Recently I have started watching this really cool anime, 07 Ghost. This anime is an adaptation of a popular manga series of the same title. Basically, it follows the story of a boy, Teito Klein, who used to be a slave and is currently now studying at Barsburg Empire's military academy.
However he came across a conversation between Ayanami and his subordinate and discovered that he used to be the heir of Raggs kingdom and it was destroyed by Ayanami. He tried to kill Ayanami but failed and was captured instead.
His best friend, Mikage, saved Teito and enabled him to escape away from the military's clutches. However he himself was captured by Ayanami and forced to choose either to save his family or Teito. Eventually he was sent on a mission to where Teito had fled to, District 7, to send him back to the military.
Back at the Disctrict 7, it is a church sanctuary where no outside laws can interfere with the district and destitute people are welcome to stay for as long as they like. Thus Teito can stay on without worrying that the military or Ayanami would come to capture him.
The characters in the story uses a special form of magic, known as zaiphon, to fight and protect themselves from attacks. Zaiphon is the ability to convert life energy into various forms of power. Zaiphons are controlled by the user conveying their emotions into this energy and the power that comes from it often takes the shape of words, though people may use weapons to channel Zaiphon. Those who have the ability to use Zaiphon are rare and thought of as blessed by God.
The bishops in the church uses a bascule to channel their zaiphons into their own unique attacks. In some cases, users manipulate their zaiphons for healing while others uses theirs to move things at will.
In this story, there are three bishops that stand out due to their abilities in zaiphon powers. They are Castor, Frau and Labrador and are part of the 7 ghosts that protect the sanctuary by removing evil and darkness.
There are many comical moments in the anime despite the seriousness of the story plot. Teito is constantly being teased by Frau and often results in Teito yelling back at Frau. I like the plot as it is unique and engaging. When Teito lost Mikage, sadness is evident throughout that episode. However Mikage is reborn as a pink-winged dragon and is constantly at Teito's side to protect him from danger, just like before.
In my opinion, the show is somewhat quite shounen-ai although it was all implicit. The bond between Teito and Mikage is so close that it's like they are lovers or something like that. Really odd in a way.
In fact it also spread to Kuroyuri and Haruse, who is often seen carrying Kuroyuri around. In the anime, when Haruse was poisoned by Labrador's flowers, Kuroyuri offered his blood to him and it is implied that he put his mouth to Haruse's.
I have not yet finished the anime and am now up to episode 20. However the whole season has already ended last month so I'm curious to know about the ending.
Now I'm also in love with the ending theme, Hitomi no Kotae by Noria. I like the song a lot and it is often played throughout the anime as a melody accompanying emotional scenes such as Mikage's death. I put the song below so hopefully it can be played and enjoyed. =)
07 - ghost - Hitomi No Kotae (noria) Mp3
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