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The Betrayal Knows My Name

The Betrayal Knows My Name

★ 6.8/10•2010•23m•TV-14•Animation•Drama

Gifted with a strange ability to see into the troubles of others, kind-hearted Yuki Sakurai finds his life turned upside down the day a handsome stranger named Luka appears. Suddenly, evil beings known as "Duras" begin hunting for him and a world of magic, terror, and a dark truth about his past surround him.

Katsushi Sakurabi · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime23m
LanguageJA
First Air DateApr 11, 2010

Episodes

Episode 16 - Frozen TimeE1623m

Frozen Time

Takashiro invites Yuki to accompany him on a stroll through the gardens. Passing through a bamboo grove, Yuki feels a sense of nostalgia towards the place. When Takashiro winces in sudden pain, Yuki gets to know more about Takashiro's real self: Takashiro is harboring a Duras within himself, enabling him to heal his wounds and making him immortal and renewing his memories. Takashiro has actually lived for more than 1000 years and was present since the start of the battle. He proceeds to tells Yuki that he was not related by blood to Yuki and that it was a lie to gain Yuki's initial trust. The reincarnation of the Zweilt guardians are also due to Takashiro summoning their souls back into the world in order to participate in the battle. Receiving empathy and understanding from Yuki who assures Takashiro that he remains an important person to him even if they do not possess blood ties, Takashiro brings Yuki to a monument which is known as God's Stone, the source of the Giou family's powers. There, he explains the origins of Reiga who was born from a union between a Giou-clan mother and an Opast father, making him a forbidden child. Reiga's main intent is to destroy humans as he views them as not fit to live. Takashiro mentions that Reiga who was reincarnated as Kanata holds no memory of his past self before his awakening, assuring Yuki that the Kanata he has spent his childhood with is not a set up facade. Relieved, Yuki confronts Takashiro to reveal the event that causes Reiga to betray the Giou clan.

Jul 25, 2010

Episode 17 - SakuraE1723m

Sakura

Takashiro recounts the events that took place 1000 years ago, during the Heian period. The Giou clan was a well-known family who directly served the court and was led by 4 high-ranking personages: Ario, Takashiro, Reiga and a girl named Yomi. Reiga was feared and shunned due to his mixed parentage but he was supported by both Takashiro and Yomi. They lived in relative peace until a summons came from the royal court for the Giou clan to exterminate some high-ranking demons that were accidentally summoned. Takashiro accepted the task and set off from the village, leaving Reiga and Yomi in-charge of defending the village. Before he left, however, he remarked that he would be back to witness the blossoming of the lone sakura tree (representing Reiga) which had not put forth flowers for a long time. The demon-exterminating task took Takashiro longer than he initially thought and as he rode back, he noticed a great fire devastating the village. Hearing from an injured villager that Reiga had disarmed the barrier that protects the village, allowing a horde of monsters to assault the place, he ran to Yomi's room but found her dead. He received the scar on his face as Reiga directed a beam of light while Takashiro attempted to rush to Yomi's side. As Takashiro questioned Reiga as to his motive for burning the village, Reiga remarks that "everything is already too late" before disappearing. Yuki, after learning of the event that ignited the battle, decides to continue participating in it to stop others from getting hurt. It is also revealed that Ibuki and Tsubaki are his aunts; them being his mother, Mizuki's younger sisters. Handing over a picture of Mizuki to Yuki, they reassure him that his birth was not meaningless as he is loved and wanted. It was unknown, however, why Mizuki withheld the name of her husband from her sisters and also the reason Yuki was left at the orphanage.

Aug 1, 2010

Actors

Soichiro Hoshi

Soichiro Hoshi

Yuki Giou (voice)

Takahiro Sakurai

Takahiro Sakurai

Luka Crosszeria (voice)

Akira Ishida

Akira Ishida

Kanata Wakamiya (voice)

Daisuke Ono

Daisuke Ono

Hotsuma Renjou (voice)

Hiroshi Kamiya

Hiroshi Kamiya

Kuroto Hourai (voice)

Houko Kuwashima

Houko Kuwashima

Tsubaki Shikibe (voice)

Jun Fukuyama

Jun Fukuyama

Tsukumo Murasame (voice)

Marina Inoue

Marina Inoue

Toko Murasame (voice)

Mamoru Miyano

Mamoru Miyano

Shusei Usui (voice)

Satoshi Hino

Satoshi Hino

Senshirou Furuori (voice)

Junko Minagawa

Junko Minagawa

Elegy (voice)

Kana Ueda

Kana Ueda

Ashley (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Takehito Koyasu

Takashiro Giou (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

Shin-ichiro Miki

Tachibana Giou (voice)

Ken Narita

Ken Narita

Isuzu Fujiwara (voice)

Yukana

Yukana

Yuki (voice)

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