Audience reviews
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kiyozwrld
Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin is the prime example of a show that has an interesting concept but completely fails to deliver on what it set out to initially do. My feelings on this are extremely mixed because there genuinely seems to be a lot of effort put into the show , the animation and production are good , the music was great and there seemed to be an intriguing world and story being built in the first 3 episodes. An interesting take on the occult and those who hate and love it , there are multiple references to real life occult scholars , hell they even had the characters speaking Latin to say their spells and whatnot . But it turns into this episodic show which tries to mix slice of life and occult mystery together which really took me out of my immersion.
Then my biggest issue is with…
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This shit is so peak 💔
An anime about aliens, time travelers, and witches. My first impression was that it's gonna be something like Suzumiya Haruhi. After watching it, I honestly wasn't very far off I think. To preface, this is truly a slice of life anime. I think people came into this with action in mind which disappointed their expectations.
Our main protagonists team up to save the future from its doom. To do that, they need to go around to see what was the cause of the end of the world in the first place. They investigate different occult things surrounding the Occult Academy to try to catch a lead.
The concept for me is alright, not your generic isekai but also not super avant garde. However, the cast of characters and the setting really elevates the scenario for me. It is set i…
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Clumsy is the word I would use to best describe Occult Academy. I'm not going to lie, it hooked me decently well with the first episode. The setup isn't bad, as there's a a good driving force for the plot and already several threads to explore. I took a pretty good liking to some of the setting and character design too. However, it then goes on to fumble the execution at almost every turn.
Character writing, jokes, story beats, and world building are all wonky. I have never before seen a show where it feels so clear as to what they're going for, and yet where the execution feels so incomplete. Nothing is so bad as to be obnoxious, as is the case with most bad anime, and yet it feels almost like it's literally missing scenes at many points. It's the oddest thing, the pacing is so jarring w…
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Occult Academy is a show that ultimately doesn't work, but at the same time manages to be kind of fascinating in its failure. It's not down to any single factor why Occult Academy doesn't work, and it has its share of strengths, though to be fair there are plenty of weaknesses to pick on. However, the way all the pieces go together makes the show overall one I can't recommend.
With the exceptions of the two leads, the characters are essentially one note each... but they play their notes well enough that I don't really hold it against them. A season of anime doesn't have all the time in the world, and the secondary character tier in this one is big enough that trying to give them all independent growth arcs just would have made the whole thing muddy and drowned out the plot. It still would…
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As noted in the title of the series, the occult is the main focus here. Slice of life, friendship, and good vs. evil are some of what you'll find with this anime. Love it or hate it, that'll depend upon your personal tastes. Elements of sci-fi, magic, and the occult are what you'll experience.
Story: 7/10
The story starts and ends with a great bang. Everything in the middle may be slow to some, which is quite typical of having slice of life. Given the fact that the series is only 13 episodes, the story would not be very detailed. Certain things may not be answered, certain things may simply be answered through implications. If given a bigger budget, perhaps extending the anime to 24 or 26 episodes would enable the series to achieve a more detailed story. Thus, pushing the score to 9/10.…
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I’m in the afterglow of binging this series, and so my overall score reflects that. That said, my scores are based mainly on the first 3ish and last 3 episodes of the series. The 7 episodes in the middle are almost pure filler, only necessary to establish evidence for the rapport between characters before going into the climax.
I actually started this series something like 6 months ago, got stoked on the first 3 episodes and dropped it in the middle of the fourth. I’m glad I came back to it while home sick from work. If you’re gonna get invested in this show, binging is a good way to go- savor the first and last episodes and get the rest over with like taking a pill with a glass of water. There are only 13, so it’s over pretty quickly.
I love that this series takes place right at the en…
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It is one of those situations where an anime with good artistic qualities SOMEHOW has absolutely horribly written story. Visuals are very nice, and character designs are interesting, plus there is nice music here and there. The story, however, has huge plot holes in it, ridiculous story turns, and characters, despite being nicely drawn, believe in completely nonsensical, unbelievable fashion. Detailed breakdown below.
Story: 2/10.
The anime really can't decide what it wants to be. It starts with an interesting premise, then forgets about it for several episodes, devolving into pretty much disconnected string of events, then near the end it freaks out, and makes absolutely insane nonsensical story turn that doesn't make sense. The anime also seriously has trouble deciding on magic level i…
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A great show ruined by a idiotic ending. Why do people try to appear smarter than they are. A great person once said: Write about what you know. The moment you depart from this then all falls to shambles. This is what happens with this show with the ending of ep 12 and ep 13. I do not want to spoil anything but there is a plot twist so overused and dumb to start to that is pathetic to use it. There could have been at least 4 different endings to the anime that would have been ok, but no the writer wanted to look smart and thought we are dumb enough to fall for it. I would say watch the show and invent your own ending because this ending is a pile of ....
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Story = 2
-- Pretty much everyone has seen one of those "Let's investigate the school's seven mysteries episodes." This story is a combination of that and the movie Ghostbusters. Although, it combines them separately. It's as if two separate entities have been born within one anime.
-- An anime that turns into nothing more than the daily adventures of the ghost club was actually meant to be a well-thought out flow of events.
-- Imagine you watched a movie, now then, have a 12 year-old go back and fill in 4 and a half hours worth of screen time.
-- There were so many plot holes that I'm amazed the developers aren't cripples yet.
-- Now include, the most forced romance since Edward Elric and Eren Jaeger.
Art = 6
-- The characters and scenery fit the setting quite well.
-- Each individ…
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Unlike other reviewers, I didn't have too much trouble understanding the plot of the anime. While it is somewhat complicated, most things make sense until the end of the show. However, I do agree that there were some things which could have been improved. At first glance, the show has mystery, horror, some funny moments, even a bit of romance. Seems to be great right? Unfortunately, the short number of episodes really seems to have hindered this anime. While the show does "conclude" the main plot, it seems to do so in a rush. For most of the 13 episodes, the show is a paranormal mystery. The first few episodes of the show were done quite well, in my opinion. The middle episodes seemed to expand on the premise started. And while some episodes may be seen as a digression from the main storyl…
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I marathoned _Occult Academy_/_Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin_ in one go, and overall: pretty solid. Nice animation, reasonable storylines, amusing characters and a nice twist for one. The ending gets my approval for taking time-travel seriously. But I felt confused at the end - I had gone in expecting tsundere+supernatural action somewhat like _Fate/stay Night_ but got a Miyazaki-style tale about the importance of relationships. I think?
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It's rare to find an anime with such a common theme, (ie, a school whose students and teachers deal with supernatural elements) that manages to spin it on its head and give it a life entirely its own. Occult Academy does this, and does it quite well. ]
Even from the first moment of episode 1, you'll see crisp, clean animation which is accompanied by some of the most, and I've no other word to describe it, stylized soundtrack you've ever heard. Both set the wonderfully spooky yet comedic atmosphere that will be explored.
This is an anime that does not follow traditional guidelines, and you'll go from crying one minute to laughing until it hurts the next. The writers of this show were clearly capable, as even repeated gags within the anime are not overused or exhausted even by the last epis…
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I'll try to make this short and to the point.
It's fairly obvious that the writers bit off more than they could chew. The story has a great basis, and arguably too much potential to squish it into 13 episodes.
Despite this, I am largely of the opinion that, while they usually lack a singular plot-driving focus, the first ten episodes are QUITE enjoyable. The 'problem solving crew', while made up of your average cliches, makes for a good laugh, with exemplary facial expressions, and Maya, and sometimes Bunmei, find ways to make each episode interesting enough.
After that however, it becomes glaringly obvious, in my opinion, that the writers were scrambling to reincorporate the driving plot of the series, end of the world and all that, and they got more than a bit desperate/sloppy in tying…
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The plot is interesting but the storyline and flow of the story becomes less anticipating. It is interesting at first considering I’ve been in love with occult, supernatural, and mystery type of stories but as the story goes it becomes less and less interesting. There are several clichés in the storyline. The only exciting part is the ending. Though, I am amaze that there are several moments of laughter in the series despite the seriousness of the story. Plus, in the ending part the male lead uses a “SPOON” to defeat the enemies. It is just so hilarious. Despite everything else the main plot is still so original.
The characters are not that memorable. The female protagonist is typical “TSUNDERE” type who’s usually hostile towards others, not so honest about her feelings, and always mad ty…
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I've just finished to watch it and I can sincerely say that it wasn't what I was expecting not in a bad way but in a good way. First of all the animé has pretty good theme which is the occult and it's not very common to see it on animes, I'm not a fan of occult or an practician but it sure surprised me a lot the development of the theme.
Although that the animé has a pretty good Story, the art itself it's the medium, the Soundtrack was very nice because it was in perfect time and in the perfect moment not that kind of soundtrack's just to fill in.
His characters are very unique although they're a little "freak" the situations can be pretty mysterious or very funny despite the existence of a little ecchi but just in one or two episodes.
In the general I think it's a good animé to watch and…
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Let's start off with the basics.
Art's on the cover, music's pretty mediocre, protagonists are slightly developed while everyone else is really shallow (but still hilarious).
NOW ABOUT THE STORY
The ending to an anime is usually either good or bad. This particular series is more of an in between, only because the ending didn't give enough of an ending. It's too subtle. The loose ends that should have been tied up nearly choked me to death. I was very confused and bothered. Time traveling in anime does that.
You could easily cut out the middle episodes, middle meaning 3 to 11. While there was some character development between the two protagonists, that's about it. They're nice but they're irrelevant.
In certain spots there's a touch of dramatic irony in that you know it's going to happ…
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Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin was one of the very first animes I watched in 2011. How did I noticed it? I typed 'Yoko Hikasa' on Google and this title immediately attracted my attention. Normally anyone would expect an anime series with such a cool title to have a plot that also lives up to its name...
STORY:
... But no.
The one lesson I learnt after completing this anime series was 'do not judge a book by its cover'. You have your academy which focuses on teaching its students all about the occult rather than normal textbook knowledge, interesting setting. You have your tsundere heroin and time-travelling esper hero, a plus point. You have great setting-up, with a few hints here and there in the first few episodes that indicate this might turn out to be an awesome series.
But, no. The audi…
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Hello.
Well, I have to be honest... I started watching this series because of the main female star, Kumashiro Maya, but after finished watching it, I'm glad that I did cause the overall feeling was a lot more than what I was expecting.
Very brief & no spoilers.
Story. You can say that is a nice one, and it's true that sometimes you get lost wondering... what the hell?... but all in all is a great experience and for me, the ending was quite nice too.
Art. I like it, not the best that I had seen but it's good, mantain the level from the beginning to the end.
Sound. Very nice soundtrack, and the OP & ED are both, great.
Character. For everyone's taste, there are shy, brave, weird, sexy, tsundere characters, etc. the main starring, Maya & Bunmei are very nice and you care for them throug…
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This is my first Review and I am following the rules! I hope it goes well.
I felt compelled to write this review on the Occult Academy because, I thought that this show would have great potential. I expected action, mystery, supernatural occurrences, a little romance and even a little history ... blah blah blah ... I was so sadly mistaken.
My expectations as previously mentioned were mixed in but diluted. I honestly think the writers took a safe route. I guess I just wanted more because the potential is truly there.
The one thing I did like about this series is the artwork. It was clean and had a pretty realistic feel.
Long story short... I felt that this probably could have been a multi-season series. The writers jammed way too much in and left out quite a bit for it to end the way…
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The problem with writing reviews is in the categorizing of the actual text being reviewed. In this case: supernatural, comedy, sci-fi, etc etc.
For an anime of its genre, I feel like Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin might have missed the mark in some respects. The premise is interesting of course, but what really made this anime special for me was the characters --specifically the mains.
Let's break this down shall we?
STORY: 6/10
I love the premise. It's interesting, engaging and has enough unique elements here and there to keep us relatively intrigued about what is to come. However, what really irks me is the overwhelming amount of content crammed into 13 episodes. I feel like alot of this was far too rushed. You have aliens, witches, ghosts, demons --practically every supernatural being ima…
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