The Betrayal Knows My Name
A supernatural tale of reincarnation, empathic bonds, and clan loyalty.
The Betrayal Knows My Name is a Japanese manga series by Odagiri Hotaru that was adapted into a 24-episode anime television series broadcast in 2010. The story follows Yuki Sakurai, a teenager with empathic abilities who becomes entangled with a mysterious stranger and a man claiming to be his older brother.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Dark fantasy, Supernatural
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Plot
Yuki Sakurai, abandoned at birth near the Asahi orphanage, strives for independence while fearing abandonment. He possesses an empathic ability to feel others' emotions through touch and can generate a purifying yellow light called "God's Light." After a mysterious stranger saves his life, Yuki feels a strange familiarity with him. As his powers grow, a man claiming to be his older brother appears, forcing Yuki to confront the truth of his previous life.
Characters
Yuki Giou Sakurai is a high school freshman with Kami no Hikari, abandoned at birth and raised in Asahi Orphanage. Physical contact with distressed individuals lets him read emotions and see their past. He feels nostalgia for Zess and becomes known as Giou Yuki after moving to Twilight Mansion. As the master of the Zweilts, his technique Hallowed Wall creates a protective yellow barrier. He can heal fellow Zweilts by taking their injuries upon himself. His current life is his first as a male after many reincarnations. Zess, a Duras demon with silver eyes and black hair, has protected Yuki for 15 years. A descendant of the Crosszeria clan, he is a powerful Opasts called "Bloody Cross" for his red Brand Zess. He wields a large black sword and commands the dragon Sodom. Once bound to the demon king, he abandoned that position after meeting Yuki. Tsukumo Murasame, a high school boy and Zweilt Guardian, has Kami no Mimi abilities: hearing hearts, sensing individuals, communicating with animals, and projecting thoughts. He manifests a gun named Knell from his ring and is protective of his older sister Toko. Toko Murasame, Yuki's relative and a Zweilt guardian, produces a huge sword called Eon from her ring. She attends the same high school as her brother and is fond of Yuki, asking him to call her Toko-chan. She sometimes blushes near Luka because in her past life she had a lover resembling him.
Media
The manga Uragiri wa Boku no Namae o Shitteiru began in Monthly Asuka in October 2005. Kadokawa Shoten published the first volume in July 2006, with thirteen volumes completing the series by May 2017. Carlsen Comics licensed the series in German as Fesseln des Verrats, translated by Dorothea Überall, releasing nine volumes by November 2012. Yen Press acquired the English license at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con, publishing two-in-one omnibus editions translated by Melissa Tanaka starting in 2011. Three drama CDs were released by Kadokawa Shoten: the first in November 2007, a second shortly after, and a third in May 2010. The anime adaptation, directed by Katsushi Sakurabi and written by Natsuko Takahashi, was produced by J.C.Staff and aired 24 episodes on Chiba TV from April 12 to September 20, 2010. Episodes were collected on 12 DVDs from June 25, 2010 to May 27, 2011. Rayflower performed both opening and ending themes. A live-action stage production ran in Tokyo's Ginza district from December 21–25, with a cast including Genki Okawa as Yuki Giou and Ire Shiozaki as Zess. The script was published by Kadokawa Shoten in a volume including an original UraBoku manga story.
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