Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru (The Betrayal Knows My Name)

Growing up as an orphan, Yuki Sakurai questions his reason for living and ability to see a person's painful memory by simply touching them. After receiving anonymous notes telling him to die, Yuki is unable to shake off the nagging feeling forming inside of him. Unbeknownst to him, he is being watched, both by people who want to harm him and those who want to protect him.

One foggy night, Yuki's life is saved by a beautiful man with silver eyes and jet black hair—a man he has never met before yet seems familiar. With the arrival of this mysterious stranger, Yuki's forgotten past has been awakened and the purpose of his existence has appeared before him.

Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru tells the story of a teenage boy as he discovers who he is and where he comes from—all while making friends, experiencing betrayal, and slowly piecing together the puzzle of his past.

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Matsukura, Yuuji

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Fukuda, Jun

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Sakurabi, Katsushi

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Aketagawa, Jin

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Opening Theme

	1: "Uragiri no Nai Sekai Made (裏切りのない世界まで)" by Rayflower (eps 1-14)
	2: "Inishie (イニシエ)" by Rayflower (eps 15-24)

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	1: "Aoi Ito (蒼い糸)" by Rayflower (eps 1-14)
	2: "Kizuna (絆)" by Rayflower (eps 15-24)

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Nov 22, 2020

Nigmatillium

Recommended

I was surprised at how much I actually liked this anime. I planned on watching it for the past ten years (no, really) and now that I finally did it I wonder why it took me so long. I am certain that I would have liked it even more if I would have watched it ten years ago.

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The story isn't what I'd describe as amazing, but there is a pretty good plot that keeps you interested. I wasn't expecting much in terms of plot so I was taken by surprise. There are a few things that could have been polished a little, but overall ...

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Mar 17, 2024

chaosladyx

Mixed Feelings

If you're looking for good amimation and hot characters then give it a go. If you want good plot and interesting main characters then skip this show.

I really wanted to like this because the plot seemed interesting, but unfortunately it's just super underdeveloped. It takes like 15 episodes to learn the truth behind the war/family and its still pretty incomplete. It's like the whole show they gave me enough to think it would grow.

I felt like I learned more about Hotsuma and Kuroto's stories, personalities and backstories than anyone that was supposed to be a main character. I kinda wanted more development like that. ...

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Jun 4, 2022

CataOrShane

Not Recommended

Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru (UraBoku from now on) is a great example of how visuals and sound aren't enough to make a series enjoyable to watch.

Visuals:
1) for a 2010 anime, the animation is very clean although inconsistent at times;
2) it took me a while to ignore how every character has a sharp chin, almost like they could stab someone with it
3) ugliest hands I've ever seen in any anime and I've been watching anime for over 16 years now!
4) unappealing color palette

... Sound:
1) soundtrack is okay
2) the seiyuus are IMO the biggest selling point this anime has to offer. UraBoku's entire cast is composed by legends of the voice acting industry. People that have hundreds of roles in their careers and that have voiced some of the most popular characters in anime history. Even the minor characters are voiced by voice acting beasts!

Story and characters:
1) Without spoiling, we can say the story is about this never ending war between two sides: a typical good side and a typical bad side. This conflict has been going on for centuries without a proper resolution. They main character Yuki is a boy with a difficult childhood and terrible self-esteem. The other main character is Luka, a man who protects Yuki from the shadows. This is the setting we get after watching the 1st episode. You'd think the next 23 episodes would be enough to develop the past events that explain why this war has lasted centuries, why is Yuka so important in this story, who is Luka and why does he feel so desperate to protect Yuki at all costs, why is everyone else so crazy about Yuki, and so many other questions that get raised as each new character is introduced. I'd guess about 5% of questions are properly answered by the time the credits roll on the final episode.
2) You may think that the point was to bait for a sequel, which in my opinion is never a good approach. This sequel never happened so we're stuck with either reading the manga if we enjoyed the story after watching the whole thing or be upset for wasting time with a rubbish story. The 2nd scenario is much more likely for anybody who ends up giving this anime a chance. The reason exactly why I'll explain further down.
3) The thing I struggled the most with was the pace. I enjoyed the first episode but I only managed to finish this anime by playing each episode afterwards 2x faster. Why? Because everything took ages to happen. Characters had conversations in slow mo. Characters walked in slow mo. Characters thought in slow mo. The only thing that didn't happen in slow mo were the action scenes but those are so rare that it's a shame. This anime should've been 12 episodes long and we wouldn't lose a thing regarding its lore because as I've mentioned before, only 5% of stuff gets revealed/explained. Nothing ever happens usually and the actions scenes, which in my opinion were the only enjoyable scenes, are so rare that it's ridiculous.
4) There's a lot of love vibes between the male characters. This doesn't bother me one bit. It doesn't increase or decrease my enjoyment in a show. What bothers me, however, is the lack of courage from the author/director to make their relationships more realistic. I'm not talking about showing graphic things but at least have the characters acknowledge that there are feelings between them and make them act on them rather than "hinting" and nothing ever happening.
5) I won't spoil the ending but as I've said before, not a single thing gets explained, revealed or resolved. Not only that, but you actually end up with more questions and doubts than in the early episodes. As if this wasn't terrible enough, for many episodes there's this build up regarding a future showdown between the good side and evil side. This showdown never does happen. This is actually the main reason why the ending is so despised by the big majority of people who have watched this anime.

Unless you're a major fan of the seiyuus, stay away from this anime. It's a complete waste of time. It gets a 4/10 from me.

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