Code:Breaker

Sakurakouji Sakura is a girl who appears modest and graceful but in reality is skilled in martial arts. After witnessing a boy burning people with his blue flame, she is startled to see that the same boy is a transfer student, Oogami Rei. 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. Convinced that killing is not right, Sakurakouji sets out to stop him and penetrate his icy heart.

Code:Breaker is a 2012 Japanese anime action series created as a Kinema Citrus production, adapted from a manga and airing in a single thirteen-episode season. Sakurakouji Sakura (voiced by Yoko Hikasa) appears modest and graceful but secretly fights with real martial arts skill. After she witnesses a classmate burning people with blue flame, she discovers that the transfer student Oogami Rei (voiced by Nobuhiko Okamoto) is a Code Breaker, a person officially said not to exist. Oogami operates by an eye for an eye code, using evil against evil, and Sakura is determined to stop him and reach the icy heart beneath his cold exterior. The engine of the show is a steady push and pull between her idealism and his lethal certainty, played out through confrontations with rival powered figures and the shadowy society that hunts them. Its episodes are built around fights, power clashes and escalating reveals within a contemporary Japanese high school setting. The mood mixes playful school-life banter with brutal supernatural combat, grounding its fantasy in everyday classroom routines. Fans of Blue Exorcist and Darker than Black will find resonance in its blend of teenage cast, secret powers and morally conflicted action. Despite its short run, the series carries a tense, intense register that rewards viewers who enjoy anime action with a strong emotional core.

• Blue Exorcistshared supernatural action with teen students battling blue-flame powered rivals and a cold protagonist
• Darker than Blackshared supernatural high school action with secret powered factions and a reluctant hero
• Hellsingshared shonen-style power battles with an antihero code and a determined heroine

Release Date

2012-10-07

Episode runtime

24 min

Rating

6.7 / 10 (48)

What is Code:Breaker about?

A graceful, martial-arts-trained girl sets out to stop a cold-blooded blue-flame killer at her new school and convince him that killing is wrong.

What is Code:Breaker like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Code:Breaker as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.

Is Code:Breaker violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Code:Breaker as moderate.

Which shows are like Code:Breaker?

Shows with a similar feel include Blue Exorcist, Darker than Black, and Hellsing.

How long is Code:Breaker?

Code:Breaker: 1 season, 13 episodes.

Is Code:Breaker still running?

No, Code:Breaker has ended.

Where can I watch Code:Breaker?

In United States, Code:Breaker streams on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel.