Code:Breaker English Sub & Dub

About Code:Breaker

Meet Code:Breaker (CØDE:BREAKER), an action and supernatural anime by Kinema Citrus (2012). Here is the premise in a nutshell. The premise: Riding the bus one day, Sakurakouji Sakura looks out the window to see people being burned alive with a blue fire and a boy her age who's unharmed and standing over the people. She comes back to the site the next day and there are no corpses or evidence of any kind of murder, just a small fire.

Further in, she then goes to class to find there's a new transfer learner, Oogami Rei, who looks exactly like the boy she saw before and wears a black glove only on his left hand. Oogami is a Code Breaker, one who "does not exist". He is a seemingly cold-blooded killer who follows the principle of "an eye for an eye", to "use evil against evil".

In an action series like this, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. Voice work is led by Nobuhiko Okamoto as Rei Oogami and Youko Hikasa as Sakura Sakurakouji. Think of it as a pick for viewers who like fast, high-impact fights. The run is 13 episodes in total, so you know what you are signing up for.

Production & Appeal

Production sits with Kinema Citrus, which means the visual identity of Code:Breaker follows that studio's craft. Within the action category, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. Its 6.3/10 score suggests opinions are split, so it suits viewers who already like the genre. Voice casting, including Nobuhiko Okamoto as Rei Oogami, adds to the appeal for fans who follow seiyuu. Released in 2012, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.