炎の蜃気楼(ミラージュ)

Mirage of Blaze

The generals during the Warring State Period that passed away without unifying the country have waken from death as vengeful spirits and turned the world into a "Darkness Warring Country". Fighting the "Darkness Warring Country", underworld Uesugi had the most powerful "FORCE" and purified the bad spirits and sent the spirits to the underworld. A boy named Takaya Oogi is told by Naoe at one incident that he is actually Kagetora Uesugi, the head leader of Uesugi Underworld Army... (Source: Aniplex)

Names

Original	炎の蜃気楼(ミラージュ) (japanese)
Romaji	Honoo no Mirage
English	Mirage of Blaze

Facts

Format	TV series · 13 ep · 24 min · 5h total
Aired	2002-01-07 → 2002-04-08 (Winter 2002)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	MADHOUSE
Source	Light novel
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Action Drama Romance Supernatural
Themes	Historical Amnesia Boys' Love Ghost Male Protagonist
Streaming	Hulu

Reception

Community score	5.88 / 10
Bayesian score	6.92 / 10
Composite	43.6
On lists	4,186
Favourited	32 (0.8%)
Completion	74.8%
Drop rate	10.3%
In backlog	52.7%
Score spread σ	2.17

Score distribution

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Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Winter 2002	D	28 of 35
Year	2002	E	124 of 142
Studio	MADHOUSE	E	205 of 229
Era	Early 2000s	E	572 of 687
Source material	Light novel	D	725 of 927
Genre	Supernatural	E	999 of 1,234
Season (all years)	Winter	D	1,168 of 1,557
Genre	Romance	D	1,333 of 1,687
Genre	Drama	E	1,642 of 1,917
Length	Single-cour	D	1,953 of 2,668
Genre	Action	D	2,197 of 2,765
Format	TV series	D	2,577 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	D	5,496 of 7,157