The appeal and reviews of "07-GHOST": A thorough analysis of the profound story and the appeal of its characters

07-GHOST - Seven Ghosts - A Tale of the Deep and Its Charm

■ Public Media

TV anime series

■ Original Media

comics

■ Broadcast period

April 6, 2009 - September 22, 2009 Chiba TV April 6, 2009 - September 21, 2009 (Episodes 1-25) Every Monday 25:40-26:10
Yomiuri TV April 6, 2009 to September 21, 2009 (Episodes 1 to 25) Every Monday 25:44 to 26:14
Fukushima Chuo Television April 7, 2009 to September 22, 2009 (Episodes 1 to 25) Every Tuesday 25:29 to 25:59
Miyagi TV April 7, 2009 to September 22, 2009 (Episodes 1 to 25) Every Tuesday 25:30 to 26:00
Teletama April 7, 2009 to September 22, 2009 (episodes 1 to 25) Every Tuesday 25:30 to 26:00
Nankai Broadcasting April 7, 2009 to September 22, 2009 (Episodes 1 to 25) Every Tuesday 25:35 to 26:05
Kumamoto Broadcasting April 7, 2009 to September 22, 2009 (Episodes 1 to 25) Every Tuesday 25:59 to 26:29
Nishinippon Broadcasting April 9, 2009 to September 24, 2009 (Episodes 1 to 25) Every Thursday 26:13 to 26:43
TV Aichi April 10, 2009 to September 25, 2009 (episodes 1 to 25) Every Friday 25:58 to 26:28
tvk April 11, 2009 to September 26, 2009 (episodes 1 to 25) Every Saturday 26:00 to 26:30
TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting April 12, 2009 to September 27, 2009 (Episodes 1 to 25) Every Sunday 26:30 to 27:00
Hokkaido Broadcasting April 13, 2009 to September 28, 2009 (Episodes 1 to 25) Every Monday 26:26 to 26:56
AT-X April 23, 2009 to October 8, 2009 (Episodes 1 to 25) Every Thursday 9:00 to 9:30
Nippon Television: July 1, 2011 to January 13, 2012 (episodes 1 to 25) Every Friday 27:08 to 27:38

■Broadcasting station

Yomiuri TV, UHF, AT-X

■Frequencies

half an hour

■ Number of Episodes

Episode 25

■Original Story

Yuki Amemiya, Yukino Ichihara

■ Director

Norihiro Takamoto

■ Production

・Animation Production: Studio DEEN
・Production: "07-GHOST" Production Committee (Ichijinsha, Avex Entertainment, Yomiuri TV, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners)

■Works

©Yuki Amemiya/Yukino Ichihara/Ichijinsha, "07-GHOST" Production Committee

■ Story

A thousand years ago, there existed two great nations with equal power in the world.
One is the Balsburg Empire, which is protected by the god known as "Raphael's Eye."
The other is the Kingdom of Ragus, which is protected by the god known as "Michael's Eye."
However, ten years ago, a fierce battle broke out between the two countries, and the Kingdom of Ragus was eventually destroyed.

And ten years later...

A scene of the Ragus Kingdom on the verge of falling?
"Tate, one day you will come to understand your true mission."
A man wearing the necklace appeared in Tate's dream and told him this.

"That dream again..."
Mikage, Tate's best friend, speaks to the confused Tate.
The two are students at the prestigious Balsburg Imperial Military Academy. As they take their graduation exams to enter the coveted Hawkburg Fortress, their hearts are filled with anticipation for what will happen after graduation.

However, when he meets Chief of Staff Ayanami, who commands a combat unit nicknamed "Black Hawk," Tate's memories come back to him.

"The man I saw in my dream..."
Standing next to him was Ayanami, holding a bloody sword...
And then, a man lying silently in a pool of blood.
"That's... my dad!"

Teito learns that he was the prince of the now-defunct Ragus Kingdom.

And Tate deserts the army?

■Explanation

Are you ready to accept the truth (curse)??
The long-awaited anime adaptation of the popular comic "07-GHOST" currently being serialized in "Comic ZERO-SUM" has been announced!
The grand world of gothic fantasy is recreated in anime.

*Quoted from Studio Deen's official website

■Cast

・Tate=Klein/Mitsuki Saiga・Frau/Junichi Suwabe・Mikage/Daisuke Namikawa・Hakuren/Jun Fukuyama・Ayanami/Sho Hayami・Castl/Susumu Chiba・Labrador/Yuki Miyata・Rance/Koichi Tokon・Hyuuga/Kenji Hamada・Kuroyuri/Chiwa Saito・Konatsu/Daisuke Kishio・Katsuragi/Kazuya Nakai・Haruse/Wataru Hatano・Shuri/Miyu Irino・Shigure/Mahiro Yamanaka・Father/Hidenobu Kiuchi・Bastien/Daisuke Kirii・Ji Archbishop O/Kenji Hamada, King/Hiroki Takahashi, King of Ragus/Hiroki Takahashi, Weida/Pak?mi, Liam/Mariya Ise, Sister Athena/Ayako Kawasumi, Sister Rosalie/Mamiko Noto, Sister Lieber/Kaori Nazuka, Razzette/Saori Hayami, Spirit/Ai Hayasaka, Frau (Young Boy)/Marina Inoue, Mikage (Burpya)/Saori Hayami, Vernon/Chikara Osaka, Frank/Fumiaki Komatsu, Aldo/Daisuke Endo, Miroku/Mitsuo Senda

■ Main staff

・Original story: Yuki Amemiya, Yukino Ichihara・Planning: Yosuke Sugino, Yoshito Takatani, Yasuyuki Okuma, Kenichi Komori・Series composition: Natsuko Takahashi・Director: Norihiro Takamoto・Character design: Maki Fujii・Mechanic design: Yutaka Miya・Art director: Hirotsugu Kagaya・Color design: Eiko Kitazume・Director of photography: Shinyo Kondo・Editor: Masahiro Matsumura・3D backgrounds: Mitsuko Kato, Shingo Yonekawa・3D director: Akira Inagaki・Animation tools: Animo
・Editing Assistant: Yuki Koike ・Video Editing: Tokyo Development Laboratory (Toshiyuki Yamada)
・Sound effects/Kiyotaka Kawada ・Sound adjustment/Erina Watanabe ・Sound assistant/Satoshi Fujimura ・Recording studio/TABAC ・Sound production/Ducks Production (Tetsu Hirata, Kengo Kawazoe)
・Publicity Producer/Kotaro Sudo, Nobuzane Takeuchi, Hiroko Abe・Associate Producer/Takashi Murakami, Isao Yonekura・Production Manager/Hitoshi Fujikawa・Set Production/Hinji Yoneoka・Sound Director/Hajime Takakuwa・Music/Kotaro Nakagawa・Music Producer/Yusuke Kono・Producers/Ayako Kimijima, Masanori Goto, Tomoyuki Saito, Jin Kawamura・Animation Producer/Nobumitsu Urasaki・Animation Production/Studio DEEN
・Production: "07-GHOST" Production Committee (Ichijinsha, Avex Entertainment, Yomiuri TV, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners)

■ Main Characters

Teito Klein of the Church of Balsburg: His father was killed when he was young, and he was then taken in by Chairman Miroku of the Imperial Army. After meeting Ayanami, he discovered that he was the prince of the Kingdom of Ragus, and deserted the army.
One of the three bishops of the Fraubarsburg Church. He is a heretic of the church, with unrestrained behavior that is hard to believe for a bishop. He has an older brother-like personality and is always teasing Teit. He is the highest scorer in the history of the bishop's exam, and his abilities are recognized by everyone.
One of the three bishops of the Castrebarsburg Church. He has a gentle personality and watches over Teito with kindness, but he can also be strict at times. He controls a puppet that he created himself.
One of the three bishops of the Labrador Barsburg Church. He is always smiling and it is difficult to read his true feelings. He can talk to plants and trees and has the power to predict the future.
Assistant Archbishop of the Bastinbarsburg Church. Frau's teacher, a kind priest who is loved by everyone in the church.
Hakuren is a member of a prestigious orc family, but admires Frau and aims to become a bishop of his own volition. He is a strong-willed and confident person, and often speaks nasty words to Teito, but...

Teito's best friend, whom he met at the Barsburg Empire Mikage Military Academy. A bright, passionate boy who cares about his friends. To Teito, he is the only one of his kind.
Ayanami Balsburg, Chief of Staff of the Imperial Army. A young military ace who leads his direct unit, the Black Hawk. His outstanding abilities make him wary of the military's top brass, but he is highly trusted by his subordinates.
A member of the Hyuuga "Black Hawk" and subordinate to Ayanami, his military rank is Major. He is always joking around and calls Ayanami "Aya-tan". Contrary to his words and actions, he has a sharp gaze behind his sunglasses and is a tough guy.
A member of Kuroyuri's "Black Hawk" and subordinate to Ayanami, with the military rank of lieutenant colonel. She looks like a woman, but her gender is unknown.
Konatsu: A member of the Black Hawk and a Begleiter of Hyuuga. A serious and honest young man.
Halse: A member of "Black Hawk" and Kuroyuri's Begleiter. A kind-hearted young man who adores Kuroyuri from the bottom of his heart.
A member of "Black Hawk" and subordinate to Ayanami. His military rank is colonel. A gentle and thoughtful man.
Miroku is the head of the Imperial Military Academy and a former Imperial Army marshal. He is obsessed with Teito and orders Ayanami to rescue him.

■Subtitle

・Kapitel.1/The fate of earnest feelings (2009/04/06)
・Kapitel.2/Nostalgic memories with pain (2009/04/13)
・Kapitel.3/My innocent child, sleep with the light (2009/04/20)
・Kapitel.4/At the End of Earnest Prayer (2009/04/27)
・Kapitel.5/Hot tears, gently filling his heart...(2009/05/04)
・Kapitel.6/The Right Path to the Light (2009/05/11)
・Kapitel.7/Who dreams of a beloved child when his soul is eaten by wings? (2009/05/18)
・Kapitel.8/Half a soul awakens a sad awakening (2009/05/25)
・Kapitel.9/The color of the soul is eternal...(2009/06/01)
・Kapitel.10/That's the only atonement (2009/06/08)
・Kapitel.11/Atonement for a loved one...(2009/06/15)
・Kapitel.12/The darkness called pain is soaking in...(2009/06/22)
・Kapitel.13/What you see at the end of the lighted road...(2009/06/29)
・Kapitel.14/The reason to fight together...the qualification to be called a comrade (2009/07/06)
・Kapitel.15/I was definitely with him that day (2009/07/13)
・Kapitel.16/The truth is in the depths of darkness where no light reaches (2009/07/20)
・Kapitel.17/The Dark Wings' Kin descends, clad in misfortune (2009/07/27)
・Kapitel.18/The unforgiving drown in darkness...the loved ones are drenched in tears (2009/08/03)
・Kapitel.19/Unmixed love, but what will become of this love that never fades...(2009/08/10)
・Kapitel.20/Requiem for Two (2009/08/17)
・Kapitel.21/Why do you go through the losers' door...(2009/08/24)
・Kapitel.22/Guided by the light at the bottom of the water, what peeps...(2009/08/31)
・Kapitel.23/Beyond the darkness of the heart (2009/09/07)
・Kapitel.24/Where is justice for those without love? Heart stolen by darkness, forever...(2009/09/14)
・Kapitel.25/The truth lies beyond the many layers of our hearts...(2009/09/21)

■ Theme songs and music

・OP1
・Scarlet Fragment (Akanokakera)
・Lyrics: Kana & Noria
・Composer: NAOKI MAEDA
Arrangement: Ryo, Kotaro Nakagawa Vocals: Yuki Suzuki

・ED1
・Eye's Answer・Lyrics/Noria
・Composition: Junichi Igarashi “IGAO” ・Arrangement: Toshiaki Ooba, Kotaro Nakagawa ・Singer: Noria

・IN1
・Requiem for Rags ・Composition: Junichi Igarashi “IGAO” ・Arrangement: Toshiaki Ooba ・Singer: Noria

07-GHOST - Seven Ghosts - A Tale of the Deep and Its Charm

"07-GHOST" is an anime series based on the original manga by Yuki Amemiya and Yukino Ichihara, and was broadcast in 2009. This work has attracted many fans with its magnificent gothic fantasy world view and deep story development. Below, we will explain the appeal of "07-GHOST" and its details in detail.

The appeal of the story

The story of "07-GHOST" takes place in the two powerful nations that have existed for a thousand years: the Barsburg Empire and the Ragus Kingdom. After the fall of the Ragus Kingdom, the protagonist Teito Klein discovers that he is the prince of the Ragus Kingdom, and embarks on a journey to find the truth, despite being at the mercy of fate. The story depicts Teito's growth and the bonds he forms with the people around him, and is centered around the themes of divine blessings and curses, as well as the courage to face the truth.

Teito's encounters and partings with his best friend Mikage, the Imperial Army's Chief of Staff Ayanami, and the three bishops of the Barsburg Church deepen the story and draw the viewer in. In particular, Teito's process of coming to terms with his identity and accepting the truth was moving and resonated with many viewers.

Character Appeal

The characters in "07-GHOST" are all unique and have deep backgrounds. The protagonist, Tate Klein, is a young man whose father was killed when he was young and who was taken in by Chairman Miroku of the Imperial Army. His growth and suffering are at the heart of the story, leaving a strong impression on viewers.

The three bishops of the Church of Barsburg, Frau, Castor, and Labrador, each have their own unique charms and are important figures supporting Teito. Frau's free-spirited and brotherly personality, Castor's gentleness and ability to manipulate puppets, and Labrador's smile and ability to predict the future add color to the story. The members of the Imperial Army's "Black Hawk" unit are also unique, with Ayanami's cold-heartedness and Hyuuga's flippant remarks being particularly memorable.

The appeal of the worldview

The world of "07-GHOST" is a grand one based on gothic fantasy. There are two countries protected by God, the Barsburg Empire and the Ragus Kingdom, and the battles and conspiracies that unfold within them add excitement to the story. In particular, the divine protections "Raphael's Eye" and "Michael's Eye" function as important elements of the story and draw the viewer's interest.

The presence of the Church of Barsburg is also important, and the rituals performed there and the role of the bishops add depth to the story. The backgrounds and abilities of each character, such as the church's heretic Frau, the gentle Kastl, and Labrador, who can predict the future, enrich the worldview.

The charm of animation and music

The animation for "07-GHOST" is known for its high-quality production by Studio DEEN. The character designs are by Maki Fujii, and they really capture the atmosphere of gothic fantasy. The mechanic design and art direction are also excellent, and the visual beauty enhances the story.

Music is also an important element, and the opening theme "Hiiro no Kakera" and ending theme "Hitomi no Kotae" are sung by Yuki Suzuki and Noria, deepening the emotion of the story. In particular, the ending theme "Ragus no Requiem" is memorable as a song that symbolizes the tragedy of the Ragus Kingdom. These pieces of music enhance the atmosphere of the story and stir the emotions of the viewer.

Ratings and Recommendations

"07-GHOST" has won many fans with its deep storyline, fascinating characters, and spectacular worldview. In particular, Tate's growth and journey to find the truth are moving and leave a strong impression on viewers. The gothic fantasy atmosphere, high-quality animation, and moving music are also appealing aspects of this work.

Here are some reasons why I recommend this film:

• Deep story and moving developments
• Unique and attractive characters
• A magnificent gothic fantasy world
• High quality animation and beautiful music

"07-GHOST" is especially recommended for those who like fantasy and drama, and those who enjoy deep stories. It is also recommended for those who like works that depict character growth and bonds. Please experience the journey of Tate and the story of the people around him through this work.