Day Break Illusion
Day Break Illusion - il sole penetra le illusioni is an original anime series produced by AIC and Aniplex. The series aired in Japan between July and September 2013, and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. A manga adaptation was serialized in the June 2013 issue of Square Enix's online magazine Gangan Online. A light novel adaptation written by Michiko Itō with illustrations by Gomoku Akatsuki was serialized from June 10, 2013, in the monthly magazine Newtype, published by Kadokawa Shoten. The story follows a group of magical girls whose powers and personalities are based on the Major Arcana as they fight monsters born from humans that succumbed to despair.
Plot
In a world plagued by the Daemonia, creatures that take advantage of the negative emotions of people and transform them into monsters, girls from 22 special bloodlines are chosen to wield the power of the Elemental Tarot and confront them. The story follows Akari Taiyo, a twelve-year-old girl who becomes the wielder of card "The Sun" and joins the mysterious organization "Sefiro Fiore" to confront the Daemonia along other card wielders. However, it does not take long for Akari to learn that with their duty comes an unbearable guilt, as to defeat the Daemonia, the humans afflicted by them must perish as well.Characters
Main characters
;Akari Taiyo;Luna Tsukuyomi
;Seira Hoshikawa
;Ginka Shirokane
Sefiro Fiore Nagataki Branch
;Etia Visconti;Ariel Valtiel Westcott
;Priscilla Twilight
;Meltina Melvis
;Itsuki Tendo Mutsumi TendoNanase Tendo
;Laplace
;Schrödinger
Other characters
;Fuyuna Shinzaki;Hinata Taiyo
;Mama Nagataki
;Lymro
;Hanayume
;Yatarou Shirokane
;Cerebrum
;Den'ichirō Hakama
;Amelie Lamour
;Hajime Takatori
Media
Light novel
A light novel written by Michiko Itō and illustrated by Gomoku Akatsuki was serialized by Kadokawa Shoten in the magazine Newtype, and five chapters were published between June 10, 2013, and October 10, 2013. It is titled Gen'ei o Kakeru Taiyō: Scattered and Spilled Sand of Fate, and it is a prequel to the anime series, focusing on Akari's mother Hinata Taiyo.A web novel titled The Silver That Dances in the Illusion with illustrations by Ryu Knight was also serialized, and it focuses on Silvia Leonhart, wielder of the Justice card. A volume collecting the chapters was released along with a revised version of Scattered and Spilled Sands of Fate and a drama CD. A third web novel, titled Messiah of Illusion, serves as an epilogue and includes characters from both the television anime and The Silver That Dances in the Illusion web novel.