The Betrayal Knows My Name
The Betrayal Knows My Name is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Odagiri Hotaru. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's manga magazine Monthly Asuka between October 2005 and June 2017. A 24-episode anime televisions series adaptation was broadcast on Chiba TV from April to September 2010.
Plot
Yuki Sakurai is a teenager with a mysterious ability. He was abandoned at birth near the Asahi orphanage. Because of that event, Yuki strives for independence. He hates being a burden to anyone near him, but at the same time, he is afraid of being abandoned. Moreover, ever since he can remember, he has had a strange empathic ability that when he touches others, he can feel their emotions, and generate a very powerful wave of pure yellow light that instantaneously purifies everything in its path which is why he is known as "God's Light."
Unable to control them, he's often made insensitive blunders in the past. He later meets a mysterious yet beautiful stranger who saves his life, but for some reason he feels like they've met before. While death looms and his ability gets stronger and stronger, a man who claims to be his older brother suddenly appears, which raises the question: "What will Yuki do when he learns the whole truth of his previous life?"
Characters
Main
;Yuki Giou Sakurai
;Luka Crosszeria Zess
Zweilt Guardian
;Tsukumo Murasame
;Toko Murasame
;Hotsuma Renjou
;Shūsei Usui
;Kuroto Hourai
;Senshirou Furuori
Giou Clan
;Takashiro Giou
;Tachibana Giou
;Isuzu Fujiwara
Others
;Kanata Wakamiya
;Yuki Giou
;Ibuki Shikibe
;Tsubaki Shikibe
;Fuyutoki Kureha
;Aya Kureha
;Katsumi Tooma
;Masamune Shinmei
;Oboro
;Sodom
Opasts
;Ashley
;Elegy
;Cadenza
;Luze
;Jekyll Hyde
Media
Manga
Uragiri wa Boku no Namae o Shitteiru began running in the manga magazine Monthly Asuka in October 2005. The first volume was published by Kadokawa Shoten in July 2006. As of May 2017, thirteen volumes have been released completing the series. German publisher Carlsen Comics has licensed the series as Fesseln des Verrats. The translator is Dorothea Überall. As of November 2012, nine volumes have been released. At the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con, manga publisher Yen Press announced they had acquired the license for publication beginning in 2011, under the title The Betrayal Knows My Name. The Yen edition is a two-in-one omnibus edition, translated by Melissa Tanaka.
Drama CD
A drama CD was released in November 2007 by Kadokawa Shoten and a second CD followed shortly after. In May 2010, a third drama CD was released.
Anime
In July 2009, announcement was made that an anime adaption would be directed by Katsushi Sakurabi, written by Natsuko Takahashi, and produced by J.C.Staff. The series aired for 24 episodes on Chiba TV and other JAITS stations from April 12 to September 20, 2010. Its episodes were collected on 12 DVDs released from June 25, 2010, to May 27, 2011. The first opening theme is "Uragiri no nai Sekai made" and the first ending theme is "Aoi Ito", both performed by. The second opening theme is "Inishie" and the second ending them is "Kizuna", both performed again by Rayflower.
Live-action
The August 2011 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Asuka magazine announced that the manga would be adapted into a live-action stage production which will run in the Ginza district of Tokyo, from December 21–25. The cast included Genki Okawa as Yuki Giou, Ire Shiozaki as Zess, Masakazu Nemoto as Kanata Wakamiya/Reiga Giou, Yu Kariwa as Tsukumo Murasame, Sayaka Chinen as Toko Murasame, Bishin Kawasumi as Hotsuma Renjou, Yamamoto Ikkei as Shūsei Usui, Takafumi Miki as Takashiro Giou, and Tetsuya as Isuzu Fujiwara. The script of the play, staged in November 2012, was published by Kadokawa Shoten in a volume that includes an original UraBoku manga story.
Reception
The fourth, fifth, and sixth volumes of the manga are best-sellers according to The New York Times.