“Apprentice fortune teller Akari becomes a magical girl using Sun tarot power to battle Daemonia with Sefiro Fiore team.”
Day Break Illusion
幻影ヲ駆ケル太陽
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Synopsis
Apprentice fortune teller Akari becomes a magical girl using Sun tarot power to battle Daemonia with Sefiro Fiore team.
Akari Taiyou is an apprentice fortune teller living with her aunt, uncle, and their daughter Fuyuna. Having lost her mother at a young age, the only thing Akari has left of her is a deck of tarot cards and a dream to follow in her footsteps as a fortune teller. One night, Akari has a mysterious dream that seems to foreshadow something dark. When she awakens, she finds her world subtly changed in ways she can't quite explain. After a strange encounter with a supernatural threat, she is rescued by three magical girls: Ginka Shirokane, Seira Hoshikawa, and Luna Tsukuyomi. They reveal that they are from the Sefiro Fiore organization, which uses Elemental Tarot power to fight mysterious evil creatures known as "Daemonia." Akari discovers she too possesses magical abilities and has inherited her mother's power connected to The Sun card. As she learns more about her role as a magical girl, she faces difficult choices about the nature of the enemies she must fight and what it truly means to protect others. Thrust into a hidden world of magic and danger, Akari must navigate her new responsibilities while the bonds between her teammates will be tested by challenges both external and internal.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 30 sampled reviews
What 30 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.91 · split reception
4.0 pts
Recommenders 7.9 · others 3.9
↓ 2.77
Running avg · Aug 2013 → May 2021
- 10 “The art is amazing with its own new style that no other anime I've seen comes close to, and the sound links up perfectly with the ever-building story all the way down to the opening. Each character...”
- 10 “Don't trust the MAL rating on this one—Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou is a fucking lit hidden gem that delivers exactly what I want in a dark, edgy magical girl show with an incredible OP and genuine...”
- 8 “Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou exceeded my expectations as a dark mahou shoujo that stands firmly on its own, delivering unabashed chuunibyou style, unique tarot-based abilities, and brutal battles that...”
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- Format 13 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 12m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2013 – Sep 2013 Summer 2013
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-7681 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- Nihon Ad Systems Producer
- Bushiroad Producer
- Good Smile Company Producer
- Asahi Broadcasting Producer
Licensed by
- Aniplex of America Licensor