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is a Japanese light novel series written by Mizuna Kuwabara, which are published under Shueisha's ''Cobalt'' label. It was partially adapted into an anime TV series directed by Susumu Kudo in 2002 and an OVA directed by Fumie Muroi in 2004. Difficult to classify, ''Mirage of Blaze'' is equal parts melodrama, historical, romance, and supernatural fantasy. Japanese history predominates a heavily structured plot, which mainly involves the continued aggression between magic using guardians, or "possessors," and the denizens of a "feudal underworld," or the restless souls of long-dead samurai attempting to re-ignite ancient war on the modern plane. As for the main characters; Takaya Ougi and Nobutsuna Naoe's relationship was inspired by Mozart and Antonio Salieri in Peter Shaffer's play "Amadeus", Jesus Christ and Judas in Osamu Dazai's short novel "Kakekomi Uttae". Prequel series, ''"Honō no Mirage: Kaikou-hen The anime television series and the OVAs have since been released in North America by Media Blasters, and both have aired on Encore Action and Encore WAM. Prequel ''"Shouwa-hen"'' Vol.1 ''"Honō no Mirage Showa-hen: Yonakidori Blues(炎の蜃気楼昭和編 夜啼鳥ブルース)"'' has been made into a plays in Theater Sun-mall (Shinjuku, Japan) on September 17–23, 2014. Vol.3 ''"Honō no Mirage Showa-hen: Ruritsubame Blues(炎の蜃気楼昭和編 瑠璃燕ブルース)"'' also has been made into plays in Theater 1010 (Adachi, Tokyo, Japan) on October 8–13, 2015. Moreover, they are going to third stage on Octoper, 2016. ==Plot== Takaya Ougi, a high school student, wants nothing more than to protect his best friend Yuzuru Narita and live a normal life. That is, until Nobutsuna Naoe, an intense and charismatic man, informs Takaya that he is in fact the reincarnation of Lord Kagetora, the adopted son of a noble samurai lord, Kenshin Uesugi. Naoe, himself a "possessor," or a soul reborn through time, reawakens Takaya's abilities to exorcise evil spirits and fight the Feudal Underworld, a collection of restless warrior spirits bent on modern-day conquest. While most possessors remember their former lives before being reincarnated, Takaya does not, and is often hostile towards any effort for the complete recovery of his memory. As the plot unfolds, the complex history of the characters and their past suggests why this is so, and the true nature of the tempestuous and somewhat ambiguous relationship between the two leads provides the backdrop for a melodrama that spans several generations of Japanese history. As they ascend to the living world to renew their ancient war, Naoe, Takaya, and two other possessors gear up to prevent that from happening. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mirage of Blaze」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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