Day Break Illusion (2013– ) User Reviews

Day Break Illusion

[Tweekums · 7/10 · 6 October 2013]

This series protagonist is Akari Taiyo; a twelve year old girl who finds herself being chosen to be one of the select few who wield tarot-power… basically she is a magic girl. Those with this power must fight the Daemonia who plague the Earth. Akari fights alongside Seira, Luna and Ginka although they are suspicious of her when she claims to hear the Daemonia they are fighting believing anything that causes them to sympathise with their enemies is dangerous. As the series progresses things become more dangerous; they learn that if they fight the Daemonia with the corresponding card both will vanish; it also emerges that it is possible for them to be tricked into becoming Daemonia themselves… if they are all to survive they must stick by each other and have faith in themselves.

This isn't a bad series but one can't help comparing it to 'Madoka Magica' as both are series that show being a magical girl as a hard and dangerous life and in any comparison this series will come off worse. The central story is enjoyable, the action scenes are fairly well done and the characters are likable even if the victory through the power of friendship message is more than a little cliché. The animation and character design is bright and cheery which provides a nice contrast to the darker emotional tone of many episodes. Overall I'd say this is a decent series and it is certainly worth watching if you are a fan of the magic girl genre.

These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.

Awesome dark fantasy series with fantastic animation

[ja_kitty_71 · 10/10 · 21 May 2023]

Here is another anime series I really want on North American DVD or Blu-ray after watching it. Also, I had been looking for more "Magic Girl" series to favor until I found this one. I had originally planned to watch the series on Crunchyroll, but they took it off before I got a chance. Fortunately, I found another anime streaming site that has the series, and I got my chance, and after finishing the series, I found it awesome!

The series is about Akari Taiyou, a 12-year-old apprentice fortune teller who resides with her aunt, uncle, and cousin Fuyuna. Akari, who lost her mother when she was a young child, only has a deck of tarot cards and a desire to carry on her mother's profession as a fortune teller. One night, Akari has a dream in which she is under the control of a plant monster and sees a more capable version of herself defeat it. To her absolute horror, she is startled to discover the beast was Fuyuna upon awakening.

Strangely, Akari and her family quickly forget all about Fuyuna. Three girls save Akari from another monster later on. The girls, Ginka, Seira, and Luna, claim themselves as Sefiro Fiore group members who use Elemental Tarot power to combat the evil monsters known as "Daemonia." Akari discovers that she is also a magical girl and that she possesses the same power of the sun card as her mother. As Akari comes to terms with her gloomy purpose of safeguarding the world from the Daemonia, the organization's and their team's relationships will soon be put to the test as they face significant threats both from the outside and from within. Folks, that's all I have to say. Spoilers, you know.

I really don't have a favorite character, and I'm sorry to say that I have nothing else to say about this dark fantasy series because of its, well, fantasy and fantastic animation. And again, I really wish this series was on North American DVD or Blu-ray.