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Day Break Illusion

Day Break Illusion

20137.41 Season13 EpisodesEndedTV-PG

Overview

In a world plagued by the Daemonia, creatures that take advantage of the negative emotions of people and transform them into monsters, girls from 22 special bloodlines are chosen to wield the power of the Elemental Tarot and confront them. The story follows Akari Taiyo, a 12-year-girl who becomes the wielder of card "The Sun" and joins the mysterious organization "Sefiro Fiore" to confront the Daemonia along other card wielders. However, it does not take long for Akari to learn that with their duty comes an unbearable guilt, as to defeat the Daemonia, the humans afflicted by them must perish as well.

Top Cast

Mai Kadowaki

Mai Kadowaki

Akari Taiyou (voice)

Eri Kitamura

Eri Kitamura

Seira Hoshikawa (voice)

Sora Tokui

Sora Tokui

Luna Tsukuyomi (voice)

Yuiko Tatsumi

Yuiko Tatsumi

Ginka Shirokane (voice)

Takashi Kondo

Takashi Kondo

Cerebrum (voice)

Ayane Sakura

Ayane Sakura

Fuyuna Shinzaki (voice)

Aya Endo

Aya Endo

Etia Visconti (voice)

Ruriko Aoki

Ruriko Aoki

Priscilla Twilight (voice)

Nao Toyama

Nao Toyama

Meltina Melvis (voice)

Saori Hayami

Saori Hayami

Kiyone Okakura (voice)

Themes & Keywords

animepsychological

About Day Break Illusion

Day Break Illusion is a action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy, animation series that first aired in 2013 exploring themes of anime, psychological. it stars Mai Kadowaki, Eri Kitamura, Sora Tokui. In a world plagued by the Daemonia, creatures that take advantage of the negative emotions of people and transform them into monsters, girls from 22 special bloodlines are chosen to wield the power of the Elemental Tarot and confront them. The story follows Akari Taiyo, a 12-year-girl who becomes the wielder of card "The Sun" and joins the mysterious organization "Sefiro Fiore" to confront the Daemonia along other card wielders. However, it does not take long for Akari to learn that with their duty comes an unbearable guilt, as to defeat the Daemonia, the humans afflicted by them must perish as well.

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