Shackles of betrayal
| Shackles of betrayal | |
|---|---|
| Original title | 裏 切 り は 僕 の 名 前 を 知 っ て い る |
| transcription | Uragiri wa Boku no Namae o Shitteiru |
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| genre | Fantasy , mystery , action, drama, shōjo |
| Manga | |
| country |
 Japan
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| author | Hotaru Odagiri |
| publishing company | Kadokawa Shoten |
| magazine | Gekkan Asuka |
| First publication | September 24, 2005 - April 24, 2017 |
| expenditure | 13 |
| Anime television series | |
| Country of production |
Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 2010 |
| Studio | JCStaff |
| length | 24 minutes |
| Episodes | 24 |
| Director | Katsushi Sakurabi |
| music | Shōgo Qaeda |
| First broadcast | April 12, 2010 on Chiba TV |
Shackles of treason ( Jap . 裏切りは僕の名前を知っている, Uragiri wa Boku no Namae o Shitteiru , dt. "The betrayal knows my name") is a manga series of Japanese illustrator Hotaru Odagiri . It was published in Japan from 2005 to 2017 and can mainly be assigned to the fantasy genre .
action
The boy Yuki was abandoned to an orphanage as a baby. He grew up there until, at the age of 15 - now a schoolboy, popular with everyone and a love of girls - he acquired strange skills. He can read the thoughts of his fellow human beings by simply touching them. He also has strange dreams and receives mysterious threatening letters. One day Zess shows up and saves Yuki from a car and Yuki confides in the attractive stranger. Takashiro Giou also turns up, who is Yuki's brother and wants to bring him to Tokyo. When Yuki is attacked by a friend from the orphanage, Zess reveals himself to be his protector, who fights for him. Because Yuki's friend is possessed by a Duras, a demon, who wants to kill Yuki. The Giou family has been fighting the Duras for a long time and is now dependent on Yuki's strength. Zess is a defected Duras whose job it is to protect Yuki.
publication
The manga was published from September 24, 2005 (11/2005 issue) to April 24, 2017 (6/2017 issue) in Asuka magazine by Kadokawa Shoten . This brought out the chapters collected in 13 volumes ( Tankōbon ).
A German translation of the manga was published by Carlsen Verlag from July 2008 to May 2018 . Yen Press published an English version, Pika Édition a French one, and Kadokawa himself a Chinese one in Taiwan.
Anime adaptation
The manga was adapted as an anime series for Japanese television in 2010 by JCStaff . The lead author was Natsuko Takahashi and the director was Katsushi Sakurabi . Mai Matsuura and Yumi Nakayama created the character designs and Hirotsugu Kakoi was the artistic director .
The series was broadcast for the first time from April 12, 2011 to September 20, 2011 at midnight (and thus on the previous television day ) by Chiba TV , as well as, with an offset, on TV Saitama , TV Kanagawa , Sun TV , TV Aichi , KBS Kyōto , Tokyo MX and TVQ Kyushu . An English subtitled version has been published online by Crunchyroll .
synchronization
| role | Japanese voice |
|---|---|
| Yuki Sakurai | Sōichiro Hoshi |
| Zess / Luka Crosszeria | Takahiro Sakurai |
music
The music in the series was composed by Shōgo Kaida . The songs Uragiri no Nai Sekai made ( 裏 切 り の な い 世界 ま で ) and Inishie ( イ ニ シ エ ) by Rayflower were used for the two opening credits . The end credits are Aoi Ito ( 蒼 い 糸 ) and Kizuna ( 絆 ), also both by Rayflower.
reception
Animania magazine praises the manga as a solid shōjo genre work. The Shackles of Treason do not come up with anything new, but are well told and implemented, even if it “seems a little overloaded in terms of content”. Stylistically, the artist remains true to her earlier works such as Only the Ringfinger knows , using many background patterns and grid foils. Dynamism is created by the varied and freely designed panels. Despite the outward impression, it is also not a Shōnen-ai story, even if the relationship between the two main characters has homoerotic undertones. Fans of the homoerotic genre could therefore still like the manga, and shōjo fans can recommend it anyway.
Web links
- Entry in the Incomplete Manga Guide
- Entry at Anime News Network (English)