Code: Breakers

is a new manga by Akimine Kamijyo (Samurai Deeper Kyo) being released by Del Rey.  It’s genres are listed as Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Martial Arts, School Life, Shounen, and Supernatural.  So far there are 11 volumes released in Japan and the series is not yet completed.

Riding the bus one day, Sakura Sakurakouji looks out the window to see people being burned alive with a blue fire as a boy her age remains unharmed and stands over the people. When she goes back to the site the next day, there are no corpses or evidence of any kind of murder, just a small fire. When Sakura goes to class, she discovers the new transfer student is the same boy she saw the day before. Sakura soon learns that he is Rei Oogami, the sixth "Code: Breaker," a special type of assassin with a strange ability and a member of a secret organization that serves the government.

Sakura Sakurakouji

The main character, Sakura, is thought of as cute and helpless by boys who think they should protect her. However, she’s actually a martial arts expert and turns down guys who ask her out based on their protective feelings because they don’t know the real her. The story is told from Sakura’s perspective, but her influence on the plot is bare minimal (despite her efforts).

Rei Oogami

The protagonist is a mysterious young boy about whom not much is known. His first appearance in the manga is when Sakura sees him in the park, and immediately becomes a transfer student at her school the next day. He wears a black glove on his left hand. His part time job is eliminating the "trash of the people. He has so far eliminated a local gang called G-falcon who were attacking Sakurakouji and Dog, the local yakuza who controlled G-falcon, and a group of corrupt police officers, one of them vaguely knowing who the Code: Breakers are. He also apparently killed his own parents. His Code: Breaker codename is Code: 06, stating he is the weakest of the Code: Breakers.

Oogami’s left hand is capable of causing anything he touches (aside from Sakura) to combust into blue flames. However, in chapter 31 it is revealed that the ring around his thumb is a limiter, where when removed he no longer needs to touch to cause combustion and it is stated to surpass a Code: 01. He covers it with a black leather glove when he doesn’t use his power, where this glove was given to him by his brother, and wears it as a reminder to kill him. It is later revealed that his arm is not his own, explaining why his fire power only comes from his left arm and not his right. In chapter 102 it is stated that he had died once while he was younger, and that the left arm he has now acts as a heart for him because it governs life and death, without it he would die. The Lost for Rei after using his power for extended periods causes him to have a high fever along with a lower body temperature and, like all other Code: Breakers, won’t be able to use his power again until exactly 24 hours have elapsed. After the resurrection of "Code: Emperor", however, his lost form changes into invisibility, lasing for less than 24 hours. Oogami’s left arm is not his; in fact, it belongs to the Code: Emperor. He is supposed to eliminate any witnesses to his powers, but he cannot fulfill this in Sakura’s case because he cannot cause her to combust. As the story progresses, Oogami grows fond of Sakura. He become protective of her but denies it by acting cold. This grows more evident where he was willing to put on a stupid costume under the belief it would help Sakura return to normal size and became completely disociated after Sakura was kidnapped by "The one being Sought" to where he didn’t realize he came to school in his pajamas and brought canned food instead of his school books.

Oogami believes strongly in the idea behind the Code of Hammurabi, often citing the quote "Eye for eye, Tooth for tooth and adding on "EVIL for EVIL” Oogami fulfills a role similar to an anti-hero. Although he seems totally uncaring towards anyone, Sakura notes that his actions contradict his words and that he wouldn’t go to such lengths if he didn’t truly care. This is later shown where he has a complete uncaring attitude to Lily’s mercenary’s threats, only to react when he attempted to kill a pregnant woman.

He has completed studying under the student council president, strengthening his power and is currently heading to face the Re-Codes. On the fight with "The one being Sought" Oogami has memories of his life with "The one being Sought". Oogami ends up killing "The one being Sought",his brother, but had to be protected by Toki, Yuuki, and Sakura. This makes him stronger because he doesn’t want his friends to get hurt for him. After defeating "The one being Sought" Oogami starts daydreaming and making models of castles. He also appears to have a hobby in swordsmanship and is quite skilled as well, able to slice through arrows while still in flight. He starts staring into space as if regretting having killed his brother.

He also appears to have a hobby in swordsmanship and is quite skilled as well, able to slice through arrows while still in flight. He starts staring into space as if regretting having killed his brother. He also gets a new power The Black Flame called Belphegor in chapter 104 which is strong enough to burn Yuuki’s "Sound" but at a price. And his blue flame, "Satan’s flame", also came at a price – that should be his sense of taste but while the emperor is taking it, the sound protects him so the emperor takes the power of sound, which is Yuuki give to Rei.

Code: Breakers

A top secret organization involved in the killing of evils who the law cannot bring to justice. There are only six in existence at any time. The code numbers does not necessarily indicate their strength, but indicate0 the time when they started working for Eden. However, Code: Breaker 01, also known as the Ace, is typically the strongest of the six. Each Code: Breaker adds their own addition to the Code of Hammurabi. Their abilities operate on a limited capacity and will have adverse effects on the body if overused, resulting in a loss of their powers for 24 hours, also called "lost form". It is later revealed that Code: Breaker will eventually die from their own powers. Aside from the Ace, all the current Code: Breakers have been revealed. Code: Breaker who are extraordinarily strong are given code names instead of code numbers.

EDEN

The mysterious organization that controls the Code: Breakers. They give orders to the Code: Breakers of corrupt politicians that need to be assassinated or people that need to be protected from assassination. Despite their need for Code: Breakers, they often refer to them as merely dogs and will get rid of them if they are no longer useful or see them as a future threat despite the fact they have done nothing wrong. It has been stated there are three people who control EDEN, though the only one revealed so far is Fujiwara’s dad.