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Moroha Haimura
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Moroha Haimura (灰村 諸葉, Haimura Moroha) is the male protagonist of the Seiken Tsukai no World Break. He is the only one known as the Ancient Dragon, the lone savior with past lives of both White Iron and Black Magic. After his parents died in an accident, Moroha now lives with his aunt and uncle before he decides to enter Akane Academy to repay them.
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Appearance [ ]
Moroha is a fifteen-year-old young man of average height with short purple hair that has a particular white streak in the front down the center of his bang and violet-blue eyes.
Most of the time, he is usually seen wearing either the Akane Academy school and/or combat uniform.
Personality [ ]
–Moroha before defeating the Nine-Headed Hydra
Moroha is usually shown as a normal good-hearted young man. He is a kind person, but at the same time he is lazy and does not enjoy being recognized or praised much. He does not consider himself a hero of justice nor does he enjoy fighting, but due to his past and being unable to save his parents, he does not want anyone else to go through the feeling of losing a family member or someone loved, which is demonstrated when he wanted to help Elena Arshavina. He is an honorable young man willing to protect the weak and his friends which he has done in his previous lives. In spite of his strength and abilities, he doesn’t desire to be known as the «number one» in class ignoring the constant provocation from Gen Isurugi. Though if those who are close to him are in danger or are messed with, then he won’t hesitate to stand up for them, which stems from the time he was unable to save his parents with a blood transfusion as a child. He also doesn’t like being given credit for his actions as he didn’t want to be promoted for defeating the Hydra as Shizuno Urushibara’s brother continued to push him to do so.
Although Moroha tends to have respect for those higher ranked than him, he won’t hesitate to go against them if it means protecting his friends since he disobeyed Jin Isurugi’s choice to not initially assist Shizuno or Satsuki Ranjou; breaking inside of the mansion of Tadanori Urushibara, the Chairman of Akane Academy due to her transfer to England on the orders of her brother and taking her, much to her pleasure. Even if it meant that he would have to sacrifice his freedom in becoming an S-Rank and fighting Sir Edward Lampard to prove it.
Moroha also demonstrates a strong distaste and anger towards those who take from him and others. This is shown when the Russian Terror pleads for her life and to remain in power, and Moroha responds with the idea that they simply need to stop taking if they don’t want to be taken from.
Moroha does not tolerate being underestimated or called weak and when serious, he can surprise his opponents with his powers. When a subordinate of the Russian Terror called the Japanese and Moroha weak because Moroha was unwilling to kill him, Moroha drew his sword and stabbed the man in the gut, while torturing him with the blade. He explained that if the man thought the Japanese were weak, it just goes to show how very little he knew about them.
Later in the series, it was shown that Moroha and Shizuno’s relationship has gotten closer because of Shizuno’s understanding of his worries and bothersome times, especially when Satsuki goes nuts about him. It was also seen that he has feelings for Shizuno at the end of the series when they almost kissed each other until Satsuki interrupted them.
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Kensei Fraga [ ]
Kensei and Sarasha
As Kensei Fraga, he was the crowned prince of a small region and older brother of Sarasha, the past life of Satsuki Ranjou. He was hailed as being the strongest swordsman and guardian of the Holy Sword Salatiga to remain close to his sister who was the Holy Sword Maiden; it was also revealed that the two of them were lovers. Kensei never allowed Sarasha to enter the battlefield despite knowing her potential due to the dangers that it could pose and often fighting off entire armies alone.
At some point, he and his sister were betrayed due to the fear that the others had in the strength of Kensei Flaga believing him to be a monster instead of a human. While it took most their lives, they defeated the evil emperor and his forces
Shu Saura [ ]
As Shu Saura, he was hailed as the King of the Netherworld and husband of the Witch of the Netherworld, the past life of Shizuno Urushibara. At first, Shu Saura was imprisoned in some kind of enslavement camp where he soon encountered an unnamed female orphan who would soon become the Royal Witch.
In the anime, she befriended Shu Saura, feeding him while he was chained to a wall. Eventually, Shu Saura escaped his imprisonment, taking the girl with him. Sometime in the midst of conquering nations, becoming the King of the Netherworld, and flooding and freezing the world, Shu Saura married his companion, the Witch of the Netherworld, who by then matured into a beautiful sorceress. Their romantic story reached a chilling ending when the Ancient Dragon froze the Witch and crushed the resulting ice, killing her in a sad and bitter end.
Moroha Haimura [ ]
Moroha lived in a small countryside town with his parents, who had a partnership with the local agriculture farm, with his father being a cook and his mother a server. At the age of 7, when his parents were driving a small truck out to the farm in order to stock up, there was a traffic accident and rushed to the hospital along with his teacher. After hearing that his parents were in critical condition, he wanted to give them some of his blood, but the doctor said that he wasn’t old enough to consent. Afterward, the blood sent didn’t make it in time, and his parents died causing him to live with his aunt and uncle. Years later, in his third year as a middle school student, Moroha was discovered to be a Savior.
Seiken Tsukai no World Break
World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman
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Seiken Tsukai no World Break takes place at Akane Private Academy where students who possess memories of their previous lives are being trained to use Ancestral Arts so that they can serve as defenders against monsters, called Metaphysicals, who randomly attack. Known as saviors, the students are broken up into two categories: the kurogane who are able to use their prana to summon offensive weapons and the kuroma who are able to use magic.
The story begins six months prior to the major climax of the series during the opening ceremonies on the first day of the school year. After the ceremony is over, the main character, Moroha Haimura, meets a girl named Satsuki Ranjou who reveals that she was Moroha’s little sister in a past life where Moroha was a heroic prince capable of slaying entire armies with his sword skills. Soon afterwards he meets another girl, Shizuno Urushibara, who eventually reveals that she also knew Moroha in an entirely different past life where he was a dark lord capable of using destructive magic but saved her from a life of slavery. Can those whose minds live in both the present and the past truly reach a bright future? Delve into the complex world of Seiken Tsukai no World Break to find out!
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The anime adaptation for Seiken Tsukai no World Break was first announced in February of 2014 on the wraparound jacket of the sixth volume of the original light novel series.
The voice cast from the Drama CD reprise their roles for the anime.
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Haimura, Moroha
Urushibara, Shizuno
Ranjou, Satsuki
Arshavina, Elena
Shimon, Maya
Johnson, Angela
Kanzaki, Tokiko
Momochi, Haruka
Mertesacker, Sofia
Lampard, Sir Edward
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Reviews
| Overall | 4 |
| Story | 4 |
| Animation | 5 |
| Sound | 4 |
| Character | 3 |
| Enjoyment | 3 |
Even though I want to say that I like this kind of story. I found myself that I simply couldn’t. The story itself had a premise in the first half, for sure. It wasn’t that great, but at least it was there. A little bit of polish in its storyline and character development may take its potential a bit further. Unfortunately, it was crushed by Haimura’s never-ending cringe moments. It is so bad to the point of us looking away just because of the pure secondhand embarrassment that we can feel. It makes me snort just because of how bad it is whenever he starts to chant his ultimate mantrarera.
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It starts with how saviors are known as people who possess awakened memories of their past lives. There are two types of saviors: weapons and magic. Usually, every person can only have one past life. But in the case of our Mc, it is completely different altogether. One of his past lives is known as Kensei Flaga, the strongest knight that ever lived with his divine sword «Salatiga». In contrast, his other life is as Shu Saura, is the most powerful Dark arts user. Shu Saura was described as being incredibly powerful, and razed many nations, resulting in the deaths of many, which gave him the title King of the Netherworld. However, things start to turn sour before they can even reach a happy ending. Both of them lose their loved ones to the legendary evil dragon. Now, with two of his past lives combined into one, can the present Homura prevent history from repeating itself? Can he protect his friend this time? With those 2 past lives powers he had obtained, could he change his future?
For sure, the story itself wasn’t as bad, as it was quite interesting to follow the story of a man with his 2 past lives. It has its charm, if I had to say. Although the very concept of Kensei Flaga and Shu Saura itself is just as generic as it gets. You know it would be cliche as hell when our naive main character starts with 2 powers instead of one. However, I still manage to see myself enjoying it just fine. Before it completely went downhill with its bland plot, uninteresting characters, and lack of character development aside from the power of friendship. It really could have been better, for goodness sake.
But what makes it worse, is the very art of this anime. Just don’t expect too much. Consider it to be your everyday thing when you see a misconfigured face and eyes, plus a poorly drawn character or an object here and there along the way. It is the norm in this series.
Conclusion
If you don’t have something better to do and are looking for a series that doesn’t offer you much but is still somewhat fine, then World Breaker will be your answer. But do expect some edgy and cringe scenes as well along the way. I’d say it is a special bonus for this series’ overall worth.
| Overall | 8 |
| Story | 9 |
| Animation | 7 |
| Sound | 7 |
| Character | 6 |
| Enjoyment | 8 |
| Overall | 2 |
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(This has been adapted from my blog/reddit thread. Spoilers ahead!)
Poetry is an interesting form of writing when you take a step back and appreciate what it does. It can be a beautiful piece about a long lost lover or a depressing description of the death of a family member. It can be anything it wants to be because it’s, well, poetry. Some do it for fun while others do it as a hobby. Others still base their entire careers on crafting words together in intricate ways – most music is composed of lyrics that are themselves poetry. But what if it was instead used for something a bit more avant-garde? Maybe, instead of just fighting with swords and spells, people fought with words, too? Seiken Tsukai no World Break does exactly this, and it is as ridiculous as it sounds.
World Break follows young Moroha Haimura who finds himself attending Akane Academy. There, he meets two girls from his “past lives,” Shizuno Urushibara the ice mage and Satsuki Ranjou the dependent sister. Together, they fight as Saviors, defeating evil one line of prose at a time.
Whether or not it can be deemed a “feat” is questionable, but World Break does something that most anime wouldn’t have the guts to do: have their entire narrative’s foundation based on a plot contrivance. Feat or no, this is atrocious. This isn’t just a hole in the tale in the sense that they forgot to mention some important detail or they outright refuse to give it relevancy. No, what the anime does is give Moroha the capability to simply “remember.” He literally, while fighting a giant hydra or a mutated behemoth, just happens to have a recollection concerning with some part of his past, providing him with newfound knowledge in order to defeat whatever monster he happens to be fighting. This goes beyond being over-powered; main characters that are similar in strength at least have some background in regards to where their skills come from. But here, every battle involves the same unfair, random power-up at just the right moment to swing the battle in favor of Moroha and the good guys.
Yet it’s not only this broken crutch that the anime leans on. Many of the other aspects of the show don’t work because they’re unfounded or unbelievable. The aforementioned poetry is one such issue; besides being a completely silly premise, it’s nonsensical to have to write poetry in the middle of a fight in order to use one’s own abilities. Another example is the “Big Six,” a league of Saviors who are the heads of their respective countries. They seem to hold large influence, but either don’t do anything despite their positions, are uncharacteristically evil, or even become incapacitated for no other reason than to add on to the list of ever-growing coincidences. The “Transportal” being usable once a day, everyone besides Moroha being useless at what they do, Urushibara’s and Satsuki’s miraculous, deus ex machina recovery near the end of the series; there are countless instances that continually make the anime more incoherent than the last.
This all sounds like rather niche entertainment, the kind of “so bad, it’s good” media that at least provides some semblance of direction. But that’s not the case; in fact, World Break is essentially mindless in what it sets out to do. There are no themes, there is no focus, there doesn’t even exist a solitary arc that means anything to anyone. This is because our main lead is already destined for greatness, no matter where life takes him. Meaning, not only do we see that he is over-powered but it’s already predetermined that he will be. The idea that past lives have similarities across each other works against the anime, and not just there; it can be seen with Urushibara and Satsuki ending up with him. Even when there are obstacles preventing them from being with him, we “know” that they will eventually be together, and we know they will be by his side because the show’s premise dictates it being so. The finale also doesn’t have any merits. The notion that camaraderie and togetherness can change fate not only goes against everything it’s always been stating otherwise but it’s the only instance where anyone besides Moroha actually does anything, giving us no precedent for such a development. All together it’s a bunch of pointless plot points that contain zero value whatsoever.
While the quality of the art for World Break is usually low – there are serious camera issues, lighting is an afterthought, and the choreography of the action is pretty poor – it does at least give itself the chance to showcase a wide range of abilities. Various, large scale attacks such as the beasts made of thunder and lightning, the diverse kinds of magic used by the students, and the other weapons that are wielded provide the show with the opportunity to break up the monotony when it comes to not only the story it “tells” but also with the boring locales that are chosen. That last point mainly stems from where the battles take place; most of the time, they are forced to be airborne, causing the backdrops to always become cloud-filled skies. Worse still, and even though the anime is given the chance to demonstrate different skillsets, it always has to fall back on its poetry. Meaning the foreground is often littered with words and writing, which gets in the way of everything else.
The character designs tend to be hit or miss. Urushibara’s long purple hair, green eyes, and nice figure define her as the cool beauty that she is. Satsuki, likewise, has her spunky personality showcased through her fun, pink hair, yellow ribbon, and constant smiling. And Elena’s medium-length white hair and gray eyes mirror her emotionless and mysterious demeanor. The flip side contains Moroha with his single strand of silver hair to make him somehow unique, Mari’s (the principal of the academy) witch attire, and Sofia only being known for her enormous bust.
Actual animation suffers greatly for nearly the entire series. Sword swinging is often simple swipes, running is jerky and off-putting, and even when characters are sitting or talking with one another, there is hardly any movement to be had. The only portion of the show that sees increased attention is, once again, the word writing: the hand and finger motions are given nice detail since they are what take center stage at nearly all points in the show. But waving one’s hands around here and there doesn’t add up, leaving the animation in a less-than-stellar department.
What’s astounding about some of World Break’s characters is that, despite the large focus on the past, there is very little learned about any of them. And not just in the sense that their past lives are filled with nothing, for that is partially true, too. Satsuki’s only claim to fame is being Moroha’s past sister. That’s it. She isn’t strong, she isn’t fast, and she isn’t even friendly. Her personality is as one-dimensional as it comes, with her being extremely clingy and defensive of anyone getting close to her loving brother. Moroha doesn’t fare much better, either. They make passing references to his relatives’ deaths at some point in his life, as a means to demonstrate that he is “unable” to protect the ones he loves. But outside of one, one-second clip, they’re importance is insignificant. His past lives are also filled with improper explanations concerning who he is as a person; all that is shown for the longest time is that he is a really strong guy. In a way, his obtuse lack of characterization defines him as someone without a past, as a boy whose only prevalent feature being the remembering he does on a semi-frequent basis. And looking at nearly anyone else besides these two shows a glaring issue: nobody is given their past. Again, when a core facet of the anime isn’t even applied to the majority of the cast, it only serves to weaken its overall value.
“Nearly anyone” was used because, as the phrase implies, not everyone is averse to such a problem. More specifically, Elena and Urushibara do manage to use the show’s focal point to their advantage. Elena is a woman who originally worked for the Russian branch of Saviors as a kind of spy. However, she was more or less forced to do others’ biddings due to her brother being held captive. What’s interesting about her case is what is later revealed: that her past wasn’t real, or in other words, she never had a brother to begin with. In a sort of roundabout way, World Break argues that one’s past shouldn’t control what you do. It is, after all, the past, and nothing from it can be changed. Meaning, instead of letting past transgressions haunt your person, fight in the now and for the future; for it is there where the possibilities are endless. Unfortunately, Elena’s character and the message she carries isn’t around for long; after her mini story-arc halfway through the series, she is subsequently pushed to the side and barely looked at again except for the occasional fan-service.
Undoubtedly the strongest character from the anime is Urushibara. Her past is mired in violence and darkness, which may be a factor that contributes to her cool and icy behavior. Having been a slave, she’s no stranger to chains, torture, and loneliness. This last detail is important, because it also highlights where her caring attitude comes from. For while she teases Moroha, Satsuki, and the others while remaining composed, it’s her previous lack of relationships that causes her to cherish the ones she has now. Initially, she finds herself in the same situation, with no one to turn to but herself. It’s not until Moroha saves her, as he did back then, that she remembers that there is always somebody there watching over you, that there is somebody thinking about and loving you. This, once again, ties back in to her keen understanding of others and the kindness she shows towards those near her.
The opening theme has a strange vibe about it. It’s weirdly “scary,” given the instruments and the other, ambient sound effects. This may be due to World Break’s reliance on the past; learning or investigating one’s background can sometimes be filled with rather frightening details. It’s oddly paced, adding further to its unsettling tone. The ending theme is beyond generic – regular singing segments and a used-too-often beat. Overall, the OP is a step-up from the ED, but not by much.
The soundtrack is laughably forgettable, save for one piece: the more choir-like track that plays during Moroha’s “past remembering” phases that adds a sense of sadness and longing. Other than this track, nothing else stands out or is even remotely memorable.
As for voice acting, that sits somewhere around average. Special shout-outs are in order for Aoi Yuuki as Urushibara for her calm yet sexy way of speaking and Ayana Taketatsu as Satsuki for never wavering when it came to giving the peppy girl her hyperactive way of talking.
Despite all of my harsh critiquing of the anime, I still found myself laughing during certain segments, particularly those involving Urushibara and Satsuki. Not only were their interactions with Moroha pretty funny and rather cute, but the relationship they had between each other – with the constant fighting, joking, and one-upping – were typical harem antics that easily put a smile on my face. Even Elena managed to get in on the action whenever she was around, adding one more girl into the equation.
But when those three weren’t around, the show took a dive. The action was never engaging due to the poetry-usage being quite silly, the “drama” didn’t move me, and the rest of the characters were tiresome to watch. I found myself not liking anything else it was doing that wasn’t dealing with Urushibara, Satsuki, or Elena’s humor and personalities. And since the show (understandably) couldn’t focus on them all of the time, I subsequently found myself not finding satisfaction all of the time, too.
Seiken Tsukai no World Break is a show that didn’t have much to begin with. While some of its characters are entertaining by themselves, everything else – from the story to the animation – drags it down. Unfortunately for this one, there will be no poems ever crafted in its honor.
Story: Terrible, narrative is founded on contrivances, nonsensical world aspects, and mindless plot elements
Animation: Bad, art is boring and distracting despite some variety, mix of good and bad character designs, with below average actual animation
Characters: Bad, Moroha, Satsuki, and the majority are very weak, Elena is okay, and Urushibara is good
Sound: Bad, okay OP, bad ED, bad soundtrack, average VA work
Enjoyment: Fine, Urushibara, Satsuki, and Elena were fun but that’s it