Audience reviews
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maya_kotori
Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro is such a fantastic detective anime. I found it incredibly entertaining from the very beginning. The mix of mystery, supernatural elements, and dark humor creates a really unique atmosphere that you don’t see often. Neuro himself is such an unusual and fascinating character, and the dynamic between him and Yako makes every episode fun to watch. The cases are interesting, the tone is quirky in the best way, and the whole series has this strange charm that makes it stand out from other detective shows. I discovered it without expecting much, but it turned out to be genuinely great. A truly clever and enjoyable detective anime.
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Note: I usually watch newer shows, so this review will unavoidably be somewhat biased from that point of view.
This anime would be less of a chore to watch if most of the episodes and plot points weren't obvious filler to (if you're lucky) explain some world detail. Of course, some filler is okay, but the majority of the series and most of the first half (episodes 1-12) are comprised of mediocre at best filler which are only worth watching if you are incredibly bored, have time to kill or have whatever sense of humor this panders to. It being mostly filler could definitely be due to the constraint of how it was released and the era of which it was released in, but I haven't read the manga, so I cannot say.
Some of the cases have "tricks" are so insane you will never be able to guess what…
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The first word in mind for this show is CRINGEY. Neuro is a demon who comes to the human world to solve mysteries and I would have liked it a lot more if he found a Light Yagami kind of main character. Or at least a character who takes themselves somewhat seriously. The problem with a show like this is it takes a very dark, serious problem (Psychopass kind of mystery shit) and then the main character comes from a comedy shoujo anime so they cancel each other out with no clear direction for the show. It leaves you with a very niche group of people who can watch this (it's not really appealing to viewers who are into shoujo anime, but it also wouldn't appeal to like, people who are looking for a serious kind of show).
The whole "You are the criminal" part always makes me cringe - especially…
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Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro
It is an anime produced by Madhouse that aired from October 2, 2007 until March 25, 2008. It has as genres, Mystery, Comedy, Demons, Supernatural and Shounen.
Story:
Being an anime of related genres, like Mystery, Comedy, Demons, Supernatural and Shounen, is VERY unique. Basically, the story revolves around two main characters, Katsuragi Yako, a high school girl who starts getting excited about solving mysteries (in Anime, later she begins to be recognized as "The Female High School Detective") and Nougami Neuro, a DETECTIVE demon from hell. The story of the two begins with Yako's encounter with Neuro, the moment Yako sees his father dead in his room, his father's case seems unsolvable and without proving that the police accuse Yako's father of suicide, so Ya…
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Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro is equal to or even better than Case Closed. I was really thrilled when I read this, since I consider CC to be one of the best (if it isn't THE best) mystery anime out there. It's better than CC, they said. You'll love it, they said. Sadly this joke of a mystery anime failed to meet my expectations. Instead, it stumbled to it, all in its drunken glory, expecting me to accept and love this series.
If you're a fan of mystery and you're planning to watch this, then don't. As a mystery lover myself, the biggest mistake the anime made is that the clues and hints aren't always revealed to the audience before it is solved. Every time the method of killing and motive are revealed, there are always elements that weren't shown, making me feel like the author always pulled…
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Supernatural mystery. In the episodic format, demon Neuro Nogami drags a highschool girl from murder mystery to murder mystery, solving it easily (often with a deus ex machina from the '777 Tools' - thankfully, there are not actually 777 mysteries in the series) and puppeting the girl to accuse the murderer, who supernaturally transforms into the symbol of their motive and attacks Neuro, who defeats them and 'consumes their mystery' by draining them of life force. The approach is similar to the earlier _Night Walker_ and the later _UN-GO_.
The animation & art are unremarkable and somewhat offputting: very dull flat color palette, blurry washed out animation (despite being from 2007, which is not *that* long ago).
Worse, for a mystery anime, the mysteries are absolutely abysmal. The first…
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Overall Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro was enjoyable, however it wasn't what I was expecting.The tags being Comedy, Demons, and mystery along with the synopsis saying things like "As a demon, he must not make his presence noticed by the humans as it is the law in the human world" and " a demon who feeds on mysteries and puzzles, who comes to the human world to feast on the mysteries offered by humans who release negative energy from their planned crimes", we can expect a detective show with some demon shenanigans. That premise sounded interesting to me so I went in with some interest.
The show starts off with my expectations being filled. There is a demon, there is some comedy and there is some mysteries to solve. However the quality of all this is very mediocre. First the detective act feels…
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I started watching this anime only because I had nothing else to do. But now that I've finished it, I am SO happy that I decided to see it. Frankly, this anime left me begging for more. My only complaint with it is that I wish it was a bit longer. Its totally unique and different from any anime that I have ever seen and is truly one of a kind. If you want an anime that is funny, mysterious, cunning and just a little weird all in one, then this is exactly what you are looking for.
STORY:
The plot isnt too intense, and does allow for some comedy. The entire story is very episodic in nature, and develops very nicely before building pressure at the end. Most of the cases are, unrelated, but as the story progresses, everything starts to come together into one fantastic plot.
ART:
The art in t…
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I thoroughly enjoyed all 25 episodes of this anime. The mystery solving and murder cases reminded me of the Detective Conan series- even the story structure! Maybe that's why I enjoyed watching it~
Story: 9
For me, the story was great! It wasn't the most original plot.. However, it was interesting and kept me on my toes the whole time. To be honest, the set up is quite similar to Detective Conan. Neuro is like Conan- the person who's actually solving all the cases. Then there's Yako who's like Mouri Kogoro- the person who's taking credit for the cases. Finally, there's Sai who's practically Kaitou Kid. However, Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro takes on a more supernatural theme. Also, despite the similar roles, the characters have completely different personalities.
*I only used Detective Cona…
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Right off the bat you should know the anime doesn't cover the full series but is the anime worthy of a gateway into its manga? From the author of Assassination Classroom, Neuro: Supernatural Detective follows the episodic lifestyle of Yako; a girl who is accompanied by a demon from hell, Neuro. Each episode deals with murder cases where Neuro solves the case in order to fulfill his hunger for mysteries. As an added bonus, most murderers transform into demons representing their ugly personality.
Most of the anime is just this but manages to make some appeals. For instance, the anime took some liberties in rewriting events of the manga to serve as a better conclusion. (from what I read the changes were better in the anime)
This show is hit or miss in terms of adaptation as the manga later…
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Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro is a very entertaining anime. Most of the arcs (initially, at least) are episodic, wrap up quickly, and have a fun mini-mystery to solve. So if you're looking for something light, fairly humorous, and quirky, encased in a decent mystery, this is something you should watch.
That being said, there are several points that led me to give this anime the rating that I did.
First, the characters. Neuro (obviously) and Sai are, hands down, the best things about this show. I've only mentioned two. That's because these two are, sadly, the only two really memorable characters in this series. While Yako is cute, and has a tiny bit of development, it's very clear that Neuro and his sadistically adorable quirks are carrying the show. The other characters desperately needed a…
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This series is something different...
One of those rare series's that comes along once in a while and manages to entertain without relying on the same old acceptable writing tool - infact, it actually turn the conventional up-side-down.
How often do we have:
- Comic violence dished out on a female by a male?
Pretty much never, but we do within this
- How often is comic violence nessessary to a plot?
Rarely - yet in this case, it is very nessessary (training from hell)
- An anime that doesn't hype up sexualisation to keep the viewers interested?
Rarely, yet within this series, there's - no ecchi and ecchi related missunderstanding, no romance in general actually and no drilling into the viewers heads that 'This character is attractive!' - characters are respected for their acheivements an…
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Nougami Neuro, a demon from hell who eats mysteries, not your typical detective-anime in many ways.
I've always liked this type of animes because of the suspense and because of
how brilliant the characters are at discovering cases, but this in particular because , well, its a badass demon that eats mysteries!
Story 8/10: There's not much of an on-going story at first, since at the beggining each episode is like a mini plot, where there's a new mystery/criminal for neuro and yako to unravel.However, it get better after 5 episodes,where Neuro begins to encounter new rivals with extremendous abilities that turns the story upside down involving entire Tokyo into chaos. the plot twists will keep you in suspense and excited. Not to mention the comedy in this anime is alot different than most, w…
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To be honest, I didn't really think this would be a good anime, but, man was I wrong. A demon that eats mysteries? It sounds weird, but, wow, you have to give it a chance. This show is really interesting despite being a detective-solving-mysteries type of anime (which isn't normally my thing). It is REALLY unique
Story~
This anime is about a bird demon named Neuro who leaves the demon world and enters Earth in search of more mysteries to eat. To him, mysteries are like food so, he has to keep eating them until he finds the ultimate mystery. He already ate all the mysteries in Hell DX...ya, poor Neuro. Anyways, he meets a girl named Yako whose father was brutally murdered. She wants to find the "mystery" as to how he died because everyone thinks it was a suicide even though she knows there…
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Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro... perhaps one of the weirder animes I've seen. However, this anime hit my taste buds right on! Honestly, I'm a big fan of detective fictions, main characters that are seen as intelligent, and overall weird motifs and this anime is PERFECT for you if you agree with any of the above.
Story:
Overall, the story is enjoyable, and not one second was disappointing. The plot was nothing too intense, so those of you looking for drama might think this is faulty. The plot definitely pretty mild compared to other animes such as Death Note, or Code Geass, but the main idea for each episode really, was to show us one mystery per episode and let us wait for that kick-ass catch phrase "The culprit is... YOU!" Anyways, i find it very hard to be disappointed after each episode…
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"Hannin wa...Omae da!"
Story: "So here we are with another detective story" is what I'd like to say, but that would be a lie. Not all detective stories have an uberly powerful demon came from hell in search of mysteries because it has eaten all of the mysteries in hell. The story progresses in episodic nature, slowly developing in the way, and finally climaxing in the last few episodes. The ending wasn't the best i imagined (left many open doors,) but it allows a continuation for the series, so it's fine by me.
10/10
Art: Have you noticed how black, gray and white were the primary colors in Death Note. Do you remember how well it went with the theme. Well, Neuro offers the exact opposite choice of coloring and still ends up being as wonderful as DN. It is colorful enough to slow down my…
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Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro- A series about a girl who lost her father in a murder, or as the police report it, a suicide. This girl is Yako. She is one of the main characters in this series.
Story- The story is very unique, though it gets a little repetitive. The story has it's twists and it's comedy moments, along with it's depressing moments. In the beginning, it's hard to keep up with because it starts further along in the series, and jumps back a few times to show the father's murder and to show where Yako met another main character. Besides a few flaws like those, the series was interesting, it really makes you think in a few scenes. And it's touching.
Art- The art isn't the best, but it's good. It would've been better if the art wasn't as 'pointy'; a little more curvy. Theres too man…
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Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro is a 25-episode anime based on the ongoing manga with the same name. It's original run lasted between October 2nd, 2007 and the 25th of March, 2008 (on Japanese television, of course).
The genres include: shounen, supernatural, comedy, drama and mystery.
Let's get started then.
Story: 10
The story of Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro is very original. A demon from hell (Nougami Neuro) who feeds on riddles and mysteries has run out of food, since he ate all the mysteries in hell. Therefore, he decides to leave hell and travels to the human world. There he finds Katsuragi Yako, who is deeply saddened by her father's death. Neuro forces the poor girl to become a detective, then he disguises himself as her assistant, so that he can get easy access to his food. Through th…
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Story: Very original. I’ve never seen anything like it before. Sure, there’s lots of anime that have a demon and average human as the main characters, but in Neuro it’s done in a unique way. Plus, the mysteries aren’t just solved -- they’re consumed. With each progressive episode, the mysteries get more complex and violent -- and so does the relationship between Neuro and Yako. There’s a good balance of seriousness and comedy.
Animation: It’s nothing special, but not a totally horrible mess either. It may fluctuate from high quality to low quality a few times per episode, but it’s not distracting.
Sound: The opening and ending are catchy and fitting. The background music fits well within the situations.
Characters: Here’s where I&rsq…
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Story:
Basically a demon detective, Neuro, comes to the human world from hell and teams up with a girl, Yako, whose father was murdered. Basically the story is then done is a mostly episodic manner, that is every episodes, sometimes every 2-3 episodes, are a new case. But as you progress through the cases and the episodes, you witness a lot of growth with Yako and in the end the mystery of her father's death is obviously resolved. The cases aren't really always that great and are usually pretty easy in terms of solving and predicting, but there's some nice ones, and either way, the cases are still enjoyable. The whole supernatural aspect of it makes it take a different approach than most detective and mystery shows, which I think is good.
Art:
The artwork and animation was very nice. The…
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