Introduction
Rikuo Nura, a part-youkai and part-human boy, grew up as the young master of the Nura Clan. While he treated the clan, which consists of youkai of all shapes and sizes, like family, he soon learned that he was the only one among his classmates who saw youkai in this light. To most, they were terrifying creatures of folklore who ate children and relished in bloodshed. Taking this to heart, he swore to live his life as a normal human.
Normalcy, however, is hard to come by for young Rikuo. Complicating his goal are his youkai attendant, who under the name Tsurara Oikawa, goes to school alongside him; the young onmyouji Yura Keikain; and his close friend Kiyotsugu, who idolizes youkai and hopes to prove their existence. To make matters worse, rival youkai and other entities threaten to harm those Rikuo holds dear.
If he wants to protect what's important to him, Rikuo must acknowledge his ancestry—that he is the grandson of the legendary Nurarihyon—and transform at night into a youkai, becoming worthy of being the next leader of the Nura Clan.
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Audience reviews
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yourboikakashi
Nura rise of the yokai CLAN.....
STORY- The story was definitely interesting and engaging though lacked some information and backstory, still was engaging.
Characters- Really loved all the Characters and their relationships though some backstory would have been good . Rikuo (Main) has a good character development and buildup.
Overall- This anime is quite good if u wanna watch cool demons and badass supporting characters all living in a clan with a rich history. Really cool story and characters event hough some early episodes are boring , the story definitely builds up leading to wild war in the end .
Lowkey really liked the opening song .
The whole demon clan aspect is quite badass and cool .
7.9 / 10
Read at the sourceDompa112
Theres no shortage of Yokai Anime out there. So its a tough market. But even then Nurarihyon manages to stand out. Not that its very different or more original but for how good it is. Its one of the better ones out there imo.
Overall a good and likeable cast of characters. Even the MC which is usually a weak point in most shounens is likeable. No annoying traits. Smart and calmer than your usual stupid loudmouth. Music is good. Both the original BGM, while not fantastic is good enough. Loved the openings. Especially the second one. Strong lineup of VA. Animation is good.
Good pacing i feel while not having read the manga. Felt like things happening and got conclusions in good time. No outdrawn fights. No episodes felt like boring filler or any recaps making me feel focused on the show…
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I recommended this Anime for start your Anime Journey,this Anime story Is simple about Grandchild that have A power,and the Grandchild Is dind't want to use that power for evil things
just that for the story i think Is just a mid story 7/10
but i love the Animation and MC development
the Animation Is 9/10,if you like seeing Battle with Katana,like Samurai do and you like Japan folk Tales
trust me this Anime Is for you
so am i recommended it? YES i am
if you already watch many animes i think you Will not like this Anime
but just try it Is good
Read at the sourceWisteria413
Lots of mixed feelings about this series, the concept is good but it's filled with wasted potential.
My opinion is that this series definitely suffered because it focused so much on the yokai side of things while neglecting the human aspect despite the fact that our protagonist is 3/4 human and only 1/4 yokai. The only time I ever felt invested was whenever the human characters aka Rikuo's mom and the Kiyojuji squad, were on screen.
They're always a breath of fresh air considering how much time is spent being suffocated under the oversaturation of the arrogant and honestly unlikable yokai of the Nura clan.
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Man where to start, Nurarihyon no mago is one of my all time favorite animes and it's so underrated. I luv the characters, the art, the story and the fights. Nurarihyon no mago is kinda similar to Bleach just more supernatural. It has yokia, demons and awesome fight scenes.
I luv the main character and his goals he 1/4 yokia but instead of harming people he wants to protect everyone
I luv the fights and the cast of characters that help nura on his journey
Overall this is a great series which is super underrated and definitely worth the watch it's way better than most shouens of it's time and even today.
Read at the sourceRemixthis
I really enjoyed this anime. This review will be short compared to the other one I posted. You can find it here (change your browser to this number): reviewid=368582
The characters were fun, we have a cute love triangle. My only complaints were with one of the human characters being annoying. You'll know who. And our MC who, in his human form, is a little B****. It's not unbearable though because he does start to grow up. He is only 12 but I dont mind annoyingly weak characters so long as they grow up. The problem with this anime is Season 2. Season 1 has some kind of lackluster fights with makes sense, you're not super powerful so your characters may not be super powerful. Our MC's Demon friends and family are developed very well and 2 of the humans are developed well. The other 3 human…
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Hello I have watched both season 1 and season 2 and Ova of nurarihyon no mago series and I really loved the plot about Japanese Yokai and their adventures and actions and supernatural very much so and the characters with different personalities which i find interested and the art work as well detailed as well and i vote for 10 masterpiece of the anime series but i really wished there was more episodes in the series and wished that there was another genre added to the series lie a bit of comdey and romance action in it would have been interesting and also in the manga plot had more full details story of nurarihyon no mago series than the anime but still I love series itself and i would recommendation for anime lovers to watch this nurarihyon no mago series filled Yokai. :)
Read at the sourceViest
I watched the first few episodes of this anime when i was younger than i currently am and i vaguely remember disliking the anime for one reason or another. I picked it back up just recently because i had nothing else to watch and thought "why not."
The plot can be very confusing sometimes and there's also questionable actions that the characters take. Despite those, the anime was very entertaining and fun to watch. It's hard to describe my experience with anything other than "fun." It made me feel like when i first started watching anime.
The Story:
The story was quite interesting and unique, something i haven't seen before. I had a lot of fun with the changing stories of every few episodes.
The Characters:
The characters (especially the human friends) were well written and i thoroughl…
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This anime is bad. Its got a very average and predictable story with problems of telling and not showing. They drop names and nouns as if we are supposed to care. What makes it worse is the over sexual tones throughout, the characters are 12 and 13, is there really a need to have bath scenes? Come on Japan, what are you like... The protagonist does a yugioh and gets a lot older when it's night time and they hint at the conflict being that his 12/13 year old love interest is more interested in his adult version, yikes. I did like the once off episode where the yokai slayer girl sees the protagonist and the other demon chick bending down and thinks they are kissing and is openly confused about the plot, thinking that the love interest and protagonist are going out already, I related to this…
Read at the sourceChaosCrusader
This review will be to the point, contain no real spoilers, and will discuss both seasons of the show.
The intention of this review is for those who don't want an in depth review but would like to know what they're getting into.
I give an in depth breakdown each review category as I don't watch Anime for the Art or Sound. I don't really differentiate the difference between good, decent, or poor Art/Sound. Only if a show either has exceptional or terrible Art/Sound, to me it's all the same. As to whether this show falls into either extreme I can tell you no. The Art/Sound was fine for both seasons. My only gripe would be the slight increase in CGI in Season 2 that I was able to notice. When the show is 99% non-CGI, that 1% can feel out of place.
I gave Season 1 an 8/10 and Season 2 a 7/1…
Read at the sourceMury0kush0
I watched nurarihyon when it aired on animax around 2010-11 and I was completely in love with the show. It’s been quite a few year since manga ended and I couldn’t recall much of the storyline so I decided to rewatch it from the start. I didn’t know if I would enjoy it as much as I did but.....I fell in love again with this show.
As someone who’s into mythology and historical genre I enjoy this show to the core. The animation is great. And night Rikuo’s seiyuu did an amazing job. The voice just suits him so well. The action scenes are really nice too and so are the soundtracks. The animation of the Sakura tree is simply mesmerising. I wish I had one in my backyard too xD
The pacing of the story was fine by me. I’ve heard a lot of ppl say that the pacing is slow but I didn’t mind.
The openi…
Read at the sourceBlackNeonStar
Nurarihyon No Mago.
An anime i first noticed when i saw the title, and really liked the pronounciaton of the name Nurarihyon. (Don't judge me)
And to be honest, it's really good. It's far from something groundbreaking, but if you're in the mood for a battle shounen, this is actually one of the better ones out there.
Our main character is a person who is 3/4 human and 1/4 yokai/demon.
This results in the situation that he can only take on his demon form, for 1/4 of the day, specifically, right after midnight. But you can be damn sure, that when he appears, something epic is gonna happen.
The human version of rikuo is very stereotypical at times, but in my opinion, it doesn't take that much away from the show.
If you're looking for an intricate plot, then go on to the next review. Thi…
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Nurarihyon no Mago is neither inspired nor terrible. It's rather mediocre actually, which comes as a disappointment especially since it has a decent MAL score. I like the premise and I tried to be as open-minded as I could. It pleasantly surprised me in some areas; for example, the plot elements suggest some strategic thinking on the part of protagonists and antagonists alike. However, the outrageously bad action in the fight scenes is unforgivable in a shonen anime. Neither the character development nor the dialogue are sufficient to redeem this glaring weakness for this sub-genre.
So let's get that out of the way first. I have come to expect bad action in shonen anime, especially older anime, but this anime tries to push the lower bounds of that expectation. Characters stand around spou…
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I feel so much potential was wasted on this one, it is kind of frustrating.
The anime has nearly all ingredients to make a great shounen: first a good plot concept, then there's youkai and humans and their various relations, yakuza styled youkai syndicate, great art style, nice VAs and BGM, enough space to develop the plot and characters and a great deal of Shinto concepts and ideas....
And then...enter THE characters...
For me personally, the characters ruined a fair bit of what otherwise could've easily been an 8/10 shounen. While I can ignore unrealistic age and pretend they are older than what they're supposed to be in the anime, what I can not ignore is their intellectual level. I reckon stupid characters exist in nearly every anime, however, in the case of Nurarihyon no mago, at l…
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Nurarihyon no Mago is an adaptation from the manga written by Hiroshi Shiibashi. The anime and its sequel (Nurarihyon no Mago: Sennen Makyo) were both rated as Very Good on Anime News Network and 11 000 000 mangas were sold in Japan, which shows that the anime and the manga were pretty well-received by the audience.
I'd rate this anime in my top ten favorites anime. The character designs were pretty impressive, especially the yôkai aspect of Rikuo, the main character. The characters were well-made, but were still a little bit cliché and mainstream shônen characters. But this doesn't take away the enjoyment I felt from watching this anime. The story is a little bit similar to the anime Kateikyoushi Hitman Reborn!, which is also a really good anime. The fact that the main character has to c…
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typical... Typical.... Typical... And i mean it!!
Nurarihyon no mago is a typical anime in relation to a clan who overrules their species with internal and external conflicts. in the series, one would see how the protagonist, rikuo develops into a mature character and you would also see the loyal and cute supporting characters.
but never the less, despite of the common story line, this anime is worth watching. for those people who wanted this type of anime, just try and watch it. it is also action packed series since yokais are involved...
for those people who wanted enjoy series which are not so cunning and scheming, you can watch this anime.
Read at the sourceRedWolf909
Okay, I may not do very in depth reviews such as listing voice actors and writers and artists and do all these in depth "underlying theme" reviews. I hash it out cut and dry and emotionally so deal with it.
Character: Rikuo Nura. Hes a kid. Normal human during the day, badass yokai leader at night. Hes got that white knight complex a little in both, but hes all honest and innocent during the day and a cool smooth-talking badass with a bit of an ego at night. All in all I love the two drastic sides of him and he isnt a pussy when hes in human form either. I love the character. Though theres an age difference between human form and yokai form that is a little odd.
Story: I love the story. Having a story where the main character is friends with a ton of demons and yokai is pretty damn cool.…
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Firstly the story of this anime which I give an 8. It was simple, straight forward and relatable. It's all about accepting who or more precisely what you are and accepting ones responsibilities so that's pretty cool.
The art was okay, I wasn't amazed by it but it if very decent.
The sound was good, especially loved the into sequence of the second half which was dope.
Now where this anime loses a lot of it's flare is when it comes to characters. The good guys are all well and okay but the problem is the villains. They start out with a big hype seeming to be extremely powerful adversaries but turn out to be little more than a minor threat. They were just so anti climatic that they almost ruined this anime for me. After all what is a good heroe without a good villain.
The general enjoyment i…
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Criteria
Story: 7.5
A boy named Nura Rikuo finds himself as the grandson of the Supreme Commander of all demons, as the grandson he only inherited ¼ of his grandfather’s demon blood, and with his father murdered the next head of the Nura Family, the next Supreme Commander of all demons is Rikuo himself. However caught between his demon blood and his human blood he faces the struggle of what he truly is and in season 1 of Nurarihyon no Mago we see Nura Rikuo battle this struggle and all other obstacles he may face.
Season 1 of Nurarihyon no Mago did have a lot of potential up until episode 12-13 where it starts to clearly go downhill.
Ending: 8
The ending of Nurarihyon no Mago is really split into two parts, the first being action packed with some more character development from Nura Ri…
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Review 31: Nurahiyon No Mago (Is being a demon king actually good)??
The new Demonised series of anime Nurahiyon is going to be amazing at this rate; but is the idea of becoming a demon king or commander actually good or pleasing? Well in this young case it isn't....
The Nura clan is the most respected demon clan in Japan at this moment in time; due to strong powers, strong numbers and the strongest willed family as the leaders this clan will forever be the best. The clan is unknown to humans all they know is that a Young boy named Nura lives there and attends a school close by, but besides that no one elses is ever seen leaving this house. But when a human does approach all of the real inhabitants inside the demonic japanese mansion than all od the demons inside can magically turn into…
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