La serie narra las aventuras de Ichigo Kurosaki, un adolescente que tiene la facultad de interactuar con los espíritus. Una noche, Ichigo se encuentra con una shinigami —personificación japonesa del Dios de la muerte— llamada Rukia Kuchiki, quien se sorprende que pueda verla. Sin embargo, su conversación es interrumpida por la aparición de un hollow, un espíritu maligno. Después de que Rukia fuera gravemente herida al tratar de proteger a Ichigo, esta intenta traspasarle parte de sus poderes a Ichigo para que pueda enfrentarse al hollow en igualdad de condiciones. No obstante, Ichigo sin darse cuenta los absorbe casi por completo y logra vencer con facilidad al espíritu.

Mirage of Blaze is a shōnen-ai light novel series by Mizuna Kuwabara, which are published under Shueisha's Cobalt label. It was adapted into an anime TV series directed by Susumu Kudo in 2002 and an OVA 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.

The anime TV series and the OVAs have since been released in North America by Media Blasters, and both have aired on Encore Action and Encore WAM.

Sasaki is a middle-aged office worker living in Japan. Feeling drained by the vapid corporate world, he heads to the pet shop in search of a new companion. There he finds an adorable bird named Peeps and takes him home. But Sasaki quickly learns that Peeps isn’t your average bird…he’s a powerful mage from another world! Together, they embark on a magical adventure filled with swords and sorcery.