Released: 2012
IMDB Rating: 7.95/10
One day, a witch princess was thrown into a barrel and exiled. One day, a girl was suddenly murdered, and the culprit is still at large. And finally, one day, a war that was intertwined with magic and revenge in that time and place began! Reason and madness, logic and intelligence, confidence and beliefs. The painful story of this unreasonable world is now beginning. The Kusaribe family, a family of witches, are under the protection of the "Tree of Beginnings". Their prince, Hakaze Kusaribe, was the strongest witch among them. But Samon Kusaribe, a member of their family, is trying to revive the "Tree of Zetsuen", a tree that is directly opposite the "Tree of Beginnings" and controls the power of destruction. Samon throws Hakaze into a barrel and exiles her to a remote island. From that island, Hakaze sends a message into the sea, which is picked up by Mahiro Fuwa, a young boy who has sworn to avenge the person who killed his younger sister, Aika. Mahiro agrees to help Hakaze on the condition that she uses her magic to find the killer. But when Mahiro's best friend and Aika's lover is also drawn into this story of love and revenge, the situation becomes even more complicated.