Magatsu Wahrheit

Magatsu Wahrheit (Japanese: 禍つヴァールハイト, Hepburn: Magatsu Vāruhaito, transl. "Evil Truth") is a smartphone massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed and published by KLab. The game is powered by Unity, and was available for Android and iOS in April 2019 in Japan. An anime television series adaptation produced by Yokohama Animation Laboratory aired from October to December 2020.

Magatsu Wahrheit
Game header
禍つヴァールハイト
(Magatsu Vāruhaito)
Game
DeveloperKLab
PublisherKLab
Produced bySakajiri Kazuto
Music byMasaru Yokoyama
GenreMassively multiplayer online role-playing game
EngineUnity
PlatformAndroid, iOS
Released
  • JP: April 23, 2019
  • WW: October 2020
Anime television series
Magatsu Wahrheit -Zuerst-
Directed byNaoto Hosoda
Written by
  • Naoto Hosoda
  • Yūichirō Momose
Music byMasaru Yokoyama
StudioYokohama Animation Laboratory
Licensed byFunimation
Original networkTokyo MX, BS11, Wowow, MBS
Original run October 13, 2020 – December 29, 2020
Episodes12

Synopsis

Settings

This game is set in a world that has been destroyed by ten "lights" (Japanese: 光) and depicts the activities of the mobile corps, a research organization by those who gained power from "lights".[1]

Characters
Innumael (イヌマエル, Innumaeru)
Voiced by: Atsushi Abe[2]
Innumael Grauer is one of the main characters in the Magatsu Wahrheit: Zuerst anime series. Innumael is a young man involved with the transportation industry. He's a smuggler that his colleagues have nicknamed "The Dog". It is through this dangerous line of work that one day Innumael's fate changes completely.Innumael is a young man with brown eyes and mid-length brown hair styled into two bangs, the right of which covers his eye. He wears a white dress shirt and brown vest under a green jacket. He also sports blue jeans and brown work boots.Innumael loads a truck with package preparing for a delivery, but as he chats with a friend, he gets scolded for slacking off. Seeing that, Leocadio Wöhler assists Innumael and helps him load the truck faster, but ends up loading packages not meant for delivery.
While making the delivery, a guard checks the packages and see two that shouldn't be there and finds weapons in them. Innumael is then imprisoned for smuggling and even though he attempts to explain he is innocent, the guard tells him that he can't do anything about it and he needs to be cleared in court. Before the imperial soldiers arrive to take him to the capital, the smuggling organization Headkeeper break him out of prison, explaining that he had their goods and had wrongly loaded them on his truck. However, Helman leading imperial soldiers, still manages to find them and they are forced to fight. As Schaake Gutheil was about to be killed by Seitz, Innumael kills him and saves Schaake and Headkeeper manage to escape with Innumael now a wanted criminal.
Leocadio (レオカディオ, Reokadio)
Voiced by: Yūki Ono[2]
A serious young man who belongs to the 0th Platoon of the Wahrheit Imperial Army. Despite his rank as a private, his sword skills are top-class. He lives in the Imperial City with his childhood friend, Seitz.Leocadio has gray-blue eyes and black hair. He dons the uniform of the Wahrheit Imperial Army.Leocadio lives with his siblings and Seitz, a childhood friend, who is imperial soldiers. As there are open positions, he decides to become one himself.On his first day as imperial soldier, Leocadio sees a delivery man being scolded for slacking off and decides to help him load his truck, but ends up loading goods that shouldn't have been loaded. Later, Leocadio and his squad are assigned to transport a criminal who smuggled goods, which ends up being the delivery man Leocadio helped, Innumael Grauer. But as Innumael was freed from prison by Headkeeper smuggling organization, Leocadio's commander Helman manages to locate them and engage them in a fight. During the fight, Seitz is killed by Innumael, causing Leocadio to fall in grief.
Schaake (シャアケ, Shaake Gūtohairu)
Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori[2]
Schaake Gutheil is one of the main characters in the Magatsu Wahrheit: Zuerst anime series.Schaake is a member of the smuggling organization Headkeeper. She is a mage on the team led by Arnold. Schaake is a young lady with bright red hair and yellow eyes. She wears a red thieves outfit with brown shoes and gloves.Schaake and other Headkeeper members head to take a package that was for them, but learn the package was wrongly loaded into a truck and transported out of the base. While Schaake tries to tracking it down, they learn that a delivery driver is arrested for smuggling weapons and realize its their package. Not wanting to leave innocent man suffer, Headkeeper organize a prison break and saves the driver while also taking their package. While running, Helman leading imperial soldiers manages to find them and having slower vehicle, they are forced to fight them. Schaake is losing and is about to be killed by Seitz, however the driver, Innumael Grauer kills Seitz to save her. Losing the fight, they create explosions to distract the imperial soldiers and manage to escape.
Elfriede (エルフリーデ, Erufurīde)
Voiced by: Yukiyo Fujii[2]
Elfriede is one of the main charatcers in the Magatsu Wahrheit: Zuerst anime series.A member of the smuggling organization Headkeeper. Her role is to infiltrate the Imperial Capital and perform intelligence missions alone. She behaves calmly in public but appears to be disappointed with the world when she's alone.Elfriede infiltrates the Imperial Capital and learns that money from the Headkeeper are flowing into Diet. She realizes there is a traitor among them and informs Fritz.Later Fritz, tells her to investigate a mental institution that was closed years ago, but apparently people are still entering and exiting the building. Believing that also may lead her to finding the traitor, she infiltrates it and finds out Mary Bult is involved in the secret human experiments, but before she is able to escape, she is caught. Arnold and Benjamin, leading a rescue mission manage to find her in a capsule in the mental institution and free her. But then a device activates and all people in the capsules, including Elfriende start turning to monsters and end up rampaging in the capital.
Helman (ヘルマン, Heruman)
Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda[2]
Helman is the captain of the Zeroth Platoon of the Wahrheit Empire.The captain of the Zeroth Platoon of the Wahrheit Empire, who always smiles. Handles both swords and magic. Although he has a polite tone and a soft demeanor, his true intention is immeasurable. Helman is known for his polite tone and a soft demeanor. Helman assigns Leocadio Wöhler under Seitz care. They receive assignment to take a criminal back to the capital and head to take him, but learn that there was a prison break and Headkeeper smugglers took the man, Innumael Grauer. Helman then deducts that Headkeeper attempts mislead them taking them to the wrong direction and heads the opposite, where his squad manages to find the Headkeeper members. Unable to run, Headkeeper engage in a fight and Helman injures Damian, but Seitz dies. He takes Damian as prisoner, but doesn't report that he is still alive and tortures him to interrogate him and obtain information about Headkeeper hideout in the next city. He locks-down the city, but the Headkeeper still manage to escape him.
Arnold (アルノルト, Arunoruto)
Voiced by: Kenichirō Matsuda[3]
Arnold is a member of the smuggling organization Headkeeper, a team leader who has a sense of responsibility and vigilance and gives accurate instructions to members. Perform smuggling involving Immanuel.Arnold and other Headkeeper members head to take a package that was for them, but learn the package was wrongly loaded into a truck and transported out of the base. While tracking it down, they learn that a delivery driver is arrested for smuggling weapons and realize its their package. They make a plan and Arnold leads them to break into prison and save the driver and take their package. While running, Helman leading imperial soldiers manages to find them and having slower vehicle, they are forced to fight them. Losing the fight, they create explosions to distract the imperial soldiers and manage to escape.
Benjamin (ベンジャミン)
Voiced by: Junichi Yanagita[3]
Benjamin is a member of Headkeeper. He is a member of the Headkeeper of the smuggling organization and belongs to the Arnold team. Because he is worried, he often gives a cautious opinion. Called "Ben" by his peers.He's known to be an anxious person and gives cautious advice.Benjamin and other Headkeeper members head to take a package that was for them, but learn the package was wrongly loaded into a truck and transported out of the base. While tracking it down, they learn that a delivery driver is arrested for smuggling weapons and realize its their package. They make a plan and manage to break into prison and save the driver and take their package. While running, Helman leading imperial soldiers manages to find them and having slower vehicle, they are forced to fight them. Losing the fight, they create explosions to distract the imperial soldiers and manage to escape.
Klaus (クラウス, Kurausu)
Voiced by: Ryōta Suzuki[3]
Klaus is a character in the Magatsu Wahrheit: Zuerst anime series.He is a member of the smuggling organization Headkeeper and belongs to the Arnold team. He has a flirty personality and loves the team's red one, Shaake. He has a younger sister at the end of thunderstorm.Klaus and other Headkeeper members head to take a package that was for them. He is assigned with Schaake Gutheil, but learn the package was wrongly loaded into a truck and transported out of the base. While tracking it down, they learn that a delivery driver is arrested for smuggling weapons and realize its their package. They make a plan and manage to break into prison and save the driver and take their package. While running, Helman leading imperial soldiers manages to find them and having slower vehicle, they are forced to fight them. Losing the fight, they create explosions to distract the imperial soldiers and manage to escape.
Conrad (コンラッド, Konraddo)
Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu[3]
Conrad Wisdom is a senior soldier of the Warheit Imperial Army in the Magatsu Wahrheit: Zuerst anime series. A nice senior soldier who belongs to the Zeroth Platoon of the Warheit Imperial Army. Act with Leocadio as a senior. His big brother, Seitz, is a close friend. At first glance, he seems to be humble, but he is actually quite sharp.Conrad has blonde hair with shaven sides and blue eyes. He wears a standard soldier uniform. Helman leads Conrad, Seitz and Leocadio Wöhler to take a prisoner back to the capital. But as the prisoner was freed by Headkeeper smuggling organization, they end up chasing them and engage in a fight, where Seitz dies. Knowing that Seitz and Leocadio were close friends and even lived together, Conrad tries to comfort Leocadio. They follow the Headkeeper in the next town, but the Headkeeper manage to escape.Later Conrad and Leocadio are assigned to find and bring Sissel, Innumael Grauer's little sister. They head into her town and after finding her explain that Innumael is part of Headkeeper and even killed a man. Sissel can't believe it, but agrees to come with them.
Fritz (フリッツ, Furittsu)
Voiced by: Tarusuke Shingaki[3]
Seitz (ザイツ, Zaitsu)
Voiced by: Takuya Satō[4]
Damian (ダミアン)
Voiced by: Taishi Murata[4]
Shisel (シセル, Shiseru)
Voiced by: Aya Yamane[4]
Marie (マリー, Marī)
Voiced by: Masako Katsuki[4]
Professor Radovaud (ラドバウド博士, Radobaudo Hakase)
Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi[4]
Jade (ジェイド, Jeido)
Voiced by: Minoru Shiraishi[4]
Lotus (ロータス, Rōtasu)
Voiced by: Shinya Takahashi[4]
Ilma (イルマ, Iruma)
Voiced by: Maria Naganawa[4]
Irma is a Headkeeper member of the Teito branch.In a hideout in the capital, Irma sees Innumael Grauer and recognizes him from the wanted posters. She is excited to see him and comments she heard that Jade likes him. Innumael comments that she must be often told she is overly chummy and she confirms.After Fritz instructs them on the rescue operation, Irma and Innumael are placed on a lookout. He asks her how she joined Headkeeper and she gets excited that he is already interested in knowing her past. She starts explaining that she has noble blood, but Innumael then sees Leocadio Wöhler in casual clothing and heads out. After he returns, he tells her that the imperial army knows of their actions and its a trap. They form an escape plan. Innumael tries to lead away the imperial soldiers who ended up following him and after loosing them into the warehouse he works, Irma comes and picks him up with the car and they run.
Faust (ファウスト, Fausuto)
Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita[4]

Media

Game

The game was developed and published by KLab, using the Unity game engine.[5] The game was released in Japan on April 23, 2019 for Android and iOS platforms.[6][7] Mobimon have licensed the game for a global release in October 2020.[8] The Japanese version will end service on March 31, 2021, while international versions will remain open.[9]

Anime

An anime adaptation was announced on March 24, 2018,[10] later revealed to be a television series on April 23, 2020. It was directed and written by Naoto Hosoda, with Yūichirō Momose supervising the series scripts and co-writing. Akiko Sugizono designed the characters, while Hirotsugu Kakoi directed the art. Masaru Yokoyama returned to compose the music. The series was produced by Yokohama Animation Lab and aired from October 13 to December 29, 2020 on Tokyo MX, BS11, Wowow, and MBS.[4][11][2] The opening theme "Kimi wo Sukueru nara Boku wa Naninimo naru" (君を救えるなら僕は何にでもなる, "I Can Do Anything if I Can Save You") was performed by Maon Kurosaki, while the ending theme "disclose" was performed by H-el-ical//.[11] In Southeast Asia, the series is licensed by Muse Communication and released on YouTube.[12] Funimation acquired the series and streamed it on its website in North America and the British Isles.[13]

Episode list
No.Title [14]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [15]
1"THE GETAWAY -Part One-"Kōji Kobayashi, Masaoki NakajimaNaoto HosodaOctober 13, 2020 (2020-10-13)
The episode starts with a glimpse of an eminent future and then returns to the present, a speech is given to the audience informing about the current situation of the imperial capital reporting that the activities of mutant monsters, circulation of illegal firearms and the increased number of crimes demonstrated by citizens in public which have evolved to the points where riots are breaking out and the scene turns to a family consisting of small children and two adults, Leocadio and Seitz, who are both imperial soldiers trying to feed the whole family. At a warehouse a man named Innumael Grauer is scolded for gambling on work weekends by the boss, on seeing them leonardo offers him help in loading the goods. But then a suspicious party enters the area in search of a special package that has already been brought in. But Leocadio mistook the special package as any another forgotten good to be loaded and also loads it into the truck without knowing it was not on the loading list and hurries off to his first day of work.With this act the group which came in search for the package realises it was loaded off as a mistaken good.Later the Captain of the Imperial Army Platoon which Leocadio joins informs him of the extreme activity of the well-known smuggling organisation, Headkeeper. The group from Headkeeper prepares to retrieve the package meanwhile when Innumael arrives at a checkpoint, a guard upon checking the cargo finds the extra one not on the list and opens it up and finds heavy weaponry and glowing chemical tubes which immediately gets Innumael arrested and locked up and is waiting to hand him over to the same platoon which Leocadio joined but the group from Headkeeper breaks him out of jail along with the retrieved package. Innumael is distraught to learn that they are from Headkeeper. As they notice they are being followed by the imperial army at first they try to getaway from the platoon, instead they intercept with the heavy weaponry that Innumael smuggled unknowingly while battling the Captain brutally injures Damian and Innumael shockingly killing Seitz trying to save Schakke.
2"THE GETAWAY -Part Two-"Tamaki NakatsuNaoto HosodaOctober 20, 2020 (2020-10-20)
3"Of Creatures and Men"Ryūta OnoYūichirō MomoseOctober 27, 2020 (2020-10-27)
4"Live with Honor, Die with No Pride"Xinya CaiYūichirō MomoseNovember 3, 2020 (2020-11-03)
5"From Gutheil with Love"Motohiro AbeYūichirō MomoseNovember 10, 2020 (2020-11-10)
6"Rogue Infiltration"Michita ShiraishiNaoto HosodaNovember 17, 2020 (2020-11-17)
7"Rogue Operation"Tōru TakahashiNaoto HosodaNovember 24, 2020 (2020-11-24)
8"Rogue Ultimatum"Tamaki NakatsuNaoto HosodaDecember 1, 2020 (2020-12-01)
9"State of the Empire"Xinya Cai, Masaoki NakajimaYūichirō MomoseDecember 8, 2020 (2020-12-08)
10"Break Free"Toshiya NiidomeYūichirō MomoseDecember 15, 2020 (2020-12-15)
11"An Inconvenient Prophecy"Tetsuo Nakagawa, Keisuke NishijimaNaoto HosodaDecember 22, 2020 (2020-12-22)
12"The Hand that Rocks the Cradle"Kōji KobayashiNaoto HosodaDecember 29, 2020 (2020-12-29)

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