幻影ヲ駆ケル太陽

Day Break Illusion

Since ancient times long past, this world has been ruled by two tarot cards: Diablos Tarot—The tarot of the devil that feasts on the souls of living humans and uses that nourishment to bring countless pain and suffering. Elemental Tarot—The tarot that draws its energy from the power of nature in order to oppose the Diablos Tarot. Girls chosen from 22 different bloodlines become the wielders of the Elemental Tarot, plunging themselves into this secret battle. To maintain the balance of this world, while carrying unbearable guilt… Are they executioners? Or saviors? This is the story of the long, long battle fought by girls who cannot escape the fate they bear. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original	幻影ヲ駆ケル太陽 (japanese)
Romaji	Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou
English	Day Break Illusion
Chinese	穿透幻影的太阳 (simplified · via wikidata)
Also known as	Gen'ei wo Kakeru Taiyou · Il Sole Penetra le Illusioni · The Sun Penetrates the Illusions

Facts

Format	TV series · 13 ep · 24 min · 5h total
Aired	2013-06-23 → 2013-09-28 (Summer 2013)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	AIC
Source	Original work
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Action Mahou Shoujo
Themes	Henshin Magic Primarily Female Cast Female Protagonist Primarily Child Cast Monster Girl School Shapeshifting Witch Coming of Age Family Life Found Family Urban Fantasy Swordplay
Streaming	Crunchyroll

Reception

Community score	6.04 / 10
Bayesian score	6.40 / 10
Composite	37.2
On lists	14,939
Favourited	72 (0.5%)
Completion	69.7%
Drop rate	15.7%
In backlog	38.9%
Score spread σ	1.92

Score distribution

188213033224466579461,09071,1348548932810159

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Studio	AIC	E	66 of 69
Broadcast season	Summer 2013	E	84 of 89
Genre	Mahou Shoujo	E	241 of 255
Year	2013	E	304 of 330
Era	Early 2010s	E	1,525 of 1,627
Season (all years)	Summer	E	1,557 of 1,662
Source material	Original work	E	1,584 of 1,732
Length	Single-cour	E	2,424 of 2,668
Genre	Action	E	2,588 of 2,765
Format	TV series	E	3,083 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	E	6,680 of 7,157