Blast of Tempest
Blast of Tempest is a Japanese manga series written by Kyō Shirodaira and Arihide Sano, and illustrated by. It was serialized in Square Enix's Monthly Shōnen Gangan from July 2009 to March 2013, with its chapters collected in ten volumes. A 24-episode anime television series adaptation by Bones aired from October 2012 to March 2013. The anime series was licensed by Aniplex of America in North America, by Madman Entertainment in Australia and by Muse Communication in Southeast Asia.
Plot
The story revolves around Mahiro Fuwa, a teenage high school student whose younger step-sister Aika was mysteriously murdered along with their parents one year before. Mahiro is contacted by Hakaze Kusaribe, the leader of the Kusaribe clan who was left stranded on an unknown deserted island by her followers, and agrees to help Hakaze in exchange for her help to find out the culprit responsible for the tragic death of his family. Upon learning of his friend's intentions, Yoshino joins him on his quest to stand up against the rest of the Kusaribe clan who intends to awaken the "Tree of Exodus" whose power can bring ruin to the entire world.Several dialogues and plot elements in Zetsuen no Tempest pay homage to two works of William Shakespeare, Hamlet and The Tempest, which are two stories about retribution, albeit with completely opposing outcomes.
Characters
Main characters
;Yoshino Takigawa;Mahiro Fuwa
;Aika Fuwa
;Hakaze Kusaribe
Kusaribe clan
;Samon Kusaribe;Natsumura Kusaribe
;Tetsuma Kusaribe
Other characters
;Megumu Hanemura;Evangeline Yamamoto
;Junichirou Hoshimura
;Takumi Hayakawa
;Mimori Hayashi