Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
Thruddingsfly
I believe this anime has a lower score on this site for two main reasons. First, because this is a work of Ryukishi07, many expected it to mirror the style and impact of his most famous series, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. That isn’t quite the case here. While Ookamikakushi does share certain similarities with Higurashi, which people that have watched it (like myself) will notice, it ultimately carves out its own identity, and I’d argue it does so successfully, but slightly to its own demise - since people wanted it to be a gory-heavy horror story - which it isn't.
Second, people might have been put off by its slow pace in the beginning and dropped it before they gave it a chance to pick up. With that said, lets get into the review.
Music 8/10
I’ll start with the music, rather than startin…
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Honestly, I don't know why this anime has such a bad score because it isn't a bad experience at all.
This show has a good story, good characters, good animation and is a great experience for those who are looking for a short and fun psycological horror anime.
In a first glance it's possible to see some similarities with Ryukishi07's other works like Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni. But as the series progresses, it shows that it has it's own ideas and themes that will be developed further and is in no way a shameless clone of it's ancestor.
The animation is mid most of the time, and it doesn't quite reflect the seiyuu's emotions very well in some cases, but is really well done when it needs to be.
Personaly, I liked how the mystery unfolds and the pacing is good, although the explanation of w…
Read at the sourceLegendAqua
Hassaku~, hassaku~, Jouga no hassaku~
Okamikakushi is about Hiroshi Kuzumi voiced by Yuu Kobayashi who moves to the small remote village of Jouga, as he befriends people form his school rather quickly, he learns of a dark myth about the village as well as a festival that occurs tied to this dark my- hey wait a minute, this is Diet Higurashi!!!
Yes so straight to brass tax, Ookamikakushi does feel like well diet Higurashi what with taking the base foundation of what Higurashi's setting and placement was a put on a more slice of life spin to it in comparison to Higurahsi's more moe elements but where at least Higurashi's mystery elements was intriguing with it's tone, pacing and characters, Okamikakushi however fails in it whilst at least being having some intrigue with it's mysteries but…
Read at the sourceLysmerry
I'm a huge fan of atmospheric horror, so when I found this involved a mysterious presence in a small town, I had to take a look. Shiki is my favorite anime, and there were some comparable moments, especially including familiar and safe neighbors who suddenly become uncanny. There was a lot I really disliked, but there are some genuinely good moments for fans of atmospheric horror and Japanese folk culture. Don't expect any real scares, but there is some psychological unease and shadowy folkloric figures with interesting connotations. The scenes involving folklore are easily the strongest, with beautiful music, great art and animation, and bold dialogue.
Ookami Kakushi suffers from bland protagonist syndrome. Though he has several female friends, it is hardly a harem anime so there's not e…
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I believe this is a sadly underrated anime. It certainly has its faults, but for me the positives outweigh the negatives by far. I've divided this review into the main points which were good and those that were not so good.
The good:
-The premise/idea of the story/ world building... (the Jin-Rou or human wolves is one of my favorite themes, the creativity seen in the order of the Ookami faith is good, the effect of the hassaku scent is interesting, the idea of mitsu and kamibito and how they have learned to exist in a human world is a fine concept, etc.)
-The voice acting is good and features a variety of seiyuu that I LOVE, including Kobayashi Yuu (who I think does a god job playing pre-teen boys), Katou Emiri (who I enjoyed most for playing Kyubey in Madoka Magica), Okamoto Nobuhiko…
Read at the sourceDevilsAngel9697
To begin, I, luckily, didn't discover that this was a Ryukishi07 work until about halfway through. I do believe that many only dislike this anime because it came from Ryukishi07, as it is very different from other works. I personally liked it alright.
Story:
It took a long time to figure out what exactly was going on, and once it tells you, it rushes through everything. Simply put, this should have been a longer anime. There just didn't seem to be enough room to fit what was necessary to make it good. The story certainly gave good mystery, yet, at the same time, skated over some things and just threw others into your face so fast it was just stupid. Literally, everything comes out because two characters are trapped together for a few hours. That's the only reason.
Art:
I loved the art. I…
Read at the sourceSiyuan
I actually started watching this anime hoping for an awesome horror show. Well, I was greatly disappointed. It can hardly be called horror, and it's pretty far from awesome.
Story [3/10]
The basic story, while kind of cliche, seemed interesting enough. Well, now that I finished watching the show, I can tell it was far from interesting. First of all, the whole story was pointless. The roots of the main problem could have been eliminated long before the story would even start. But I am not going to start explaining that, it would be a spoiler. Another problem was the plot twists. It did have some of those, but they were all extremely predictable. It was obvious who the real bad guy is, and even the dumbest person could have guessed who the Girl with the scythe really was. There were many…
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To start, this anime lost points for me mainly because of character development, plot gaps, and the first three episodes.
The first quarter of the anime is quite hard to watch, it isn't interesting and it seems kind of generic except for a couple things that don't get a whole lot of attention until later. At the fourth episode, things really start to pick up and start moving quite fast and WILL keep you intrigued. It has been a while since I have had the pleasure of viewing an anime that made me struggle to stop watching before it got too late at night.
The character development is mediocre. The characters are enjoyable but only one is unique and stands out and she is a side character. The main character's sister, mana, is the only character that I believe was unique and stood out. Anoth…
Read at the sourceHime-In-A-Box
Before I get started, I'm going to state that I will be REVIEWING Ookami Kakushi, not COMPARING it to Higurashi or Umineko like the other "reviews" have been doing for this show. The only thing they have in common is the author, the setting, and the overall vibe of the series.
Here I am, my favorite anime genres being horror, thriller, psychological, mystery and anything of the like, searching for a new anime to fit said genres. That being said, it is a hard task indeed. Why? Well, there are only a handful of well done horror/thriller series out there that are really worth watching, such as Higurashi, Another, Shiki, etc. Suddenly, out of the blue, I see Ookami Kakushi! A horror-genre series with a dark atmosphere, mysterious story and the author of a few other great thriller series. "Thi…
Read at the sourceKerrgai
This is my first review so please bear with me.
4441 is what Okami kakushi is ranked on Myanimelist. For this reason I felt compel to write this review. I saw the first episode of Okami kakushi and needless to say it grab my interest, it was very good. Then I went on Myanimelist to read more about it and notice that it was ranked 4441. I was disappointed but I continued to watch it because like I said the first episode was very good. Every episode that I watched after that I was waiting for the story to fall apart or a character to go crazy. Which is actually a testament to how good this anime is because even thought I watched every episode with the wrong mindset I still enjoyed it. I’m going to be brutally honest Okami kakushi is not my favorite anime, not even close. However, it does no…
Read at the sourceHellsMalice
I figured i'd give this a short review. Mainly because, I was very skeptical of checking this anime out because it has god awful reviews.
Goes to show, I really can't trust weeaboos to have real opinions.
Anyone who outright hates this anime, is a diehard WTC/Umineko fan. They expected a psychological thriller with some brutal gore. That really isn't what this anime was about, and thus...let the hate flow.
Story: It's average. I had it pinned pretty quickly. It does start out slow at first, but it picks up in the later half. I can't say I was ever BORED though, it kept me interested or else I would have just dropped it. If you take it for what it is, you'll probably like it.
EDIT: By the way, this is definitely half Slice-of-life. Not your thing? Don't bother. You'll be bored. Not the an…
Read at the source-Yukimaru
A title created by the makers of Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni and Rozen Maiden. A great blockbuster? Rather pseudo horror without tension. Unused potential and destroyed dream about worthy successor of Higurashi.
Hiroshi Kuzumi along with his sister and father took up residence in a small village called Jouga. The boy quickly befriend with his age-mates Isuzu and Kaname. He’s also popular with the rest of the class. The carefree atmosphere end, when Hiroshi noticed that some people from his surrounding suddenly disappears. The searches lead him and his friends to an old legend about local wolves and yearly festival named Hassaku. Moreover when the night falls mysterious figures and a girl with scythe roams in the village. All these strange events seems to have some connection with Hiroshi.…
Read at the sourceFabius912
Story-5; Art-6; Sound-7; Character-6; Enjoyment-5
First of all i must say that English isn´t my languague so I can write some errors.
Story
Ookami Kakushi is a anime that could have been great... but it isn´t.
In the first half, it does develop quite slowly, what helps to create a interesting atmosphere. Since the beggining we know that something isn´t right, since everyone gets interested in our main character, which is only a boy who moved in the Town and is shy and really not interesting at all to begin it. There is also some sudden dissaperences who no one seems to notice. There are a lot of questions that are left in the air, waiting to be answered leaving us curious but... then the second half of this anime... let´s only say that is mediocre at best. The second half tries to give…
Read at the sourceLindle
Ookami Kakushi was written by Ryukishi07, best known for Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni. That should pretty much tell you what to expect, since Ookami Kakushi is an obvious, shameless clone of its considerably superior ancestor.
The premise goes as follows. Hiroshi Kuzumi, an unlikeable, spineless milquetoast, moves to a town known as Jouga with his occult fanatic father and annoying Tsundere sister, who is in a wheelchair for reasons that are never given passing explanation in the series. As they are moving in, Hiroshi meets the love interest, Isuzu Tsumuhana, who is supposed to be this series' Rena Ryuuguu despite having none of the likeability or humour that the Higurashi character possesses. For some bizarre reason, Isuzu is obsessed with Hiro, and the rest of Hiroshi's new class follows s…
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Until the end I couldn’t decide whether to like or hate this anime so that’s why I gave it the average score, 5.
Oh and by the way I'm only taking into concideration the first 11 episodes. Simply because the last one was a real big joke... unnecessary fanservice...
Story – 6
The story is what drew me in at first. It did have this air of mystery and some traditional elements in the feel of it, so it initially was very promising. But in a few episodes it became pretty weird and I was somewhat appalled by the evolution of it. Until the end it doesn’t manage to become deeper or more detailed, on the contrary it just starts creating more “mysteries” which, as I unfortunately predicted, it patched up rather messily in the end. It’s a pity though because it felt like it had some really good ide…
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Story:
It was confusing at first, but then closer to the end it was very easy to understand. It was an amazing story.
Art:
The art is just beatiful. So detailed, and the shading is great.
Sound:
Very beautiful. Music, voice actors, and sound effects were all perfect.
Characters: Most of them are very good. I only took off one point because of one character. The rest are great.
I really loved this anime, and I think you should watch it.
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Although the production quality is fair the script writing and directing lets this anime down. This is a very forgettable series. Only watch if you have a couple of hours free and don't have anything todo.
Story: 3
Although the plot as potential the overall directing let it down. It sends out so many mixed messages that at the end the protagonist has to spell out the moral of the story to save the view walking away with the wrong idea. It becomes just a little too preachy by the end of ep 11.
Art, Sound: 7 each
The art and voice acting are nicely done.
Character: 3
The characters are very shallow, with not a lot of character development.
Enjoyment: 3
The shallow characters and poorly directed story line overshadowed what would have been a quality anime.
Overall:4
I don't hate it, bu…
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Being freak out when you first arrive in town where everyone sooooooooo opening and friendly and welcome you. And i was totally freak out with just about everything in Ookami Kakushi, but was surprise that how the twist event turn out.
Though i no fan of Higurashi or Umineko, but i sure fan will enjoy suspend plus moe cuteness on this anime.
From the start of episode 1 everything was a warm and too friendly welcome for me on start, especially the character (design by Peach-Pit) has a really really big bright eye on its female character was totally freak me out at first. It really reminds me of Vampire Knights manga!
The plays of the story start by blocking you, as a viewer, that everything was nice and friendly under the bright light until the shadow of suspend befall on that bright lig…
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Wow this series had some issues, so let's get down to business.
The story goes as so: Kuzumi Hiroshi moves into the small town of Jogamachi which has the strange habit of killing off some of its inhabitants. Why might you ask? Because they're supernatural "wolves" who must be slain if they reach a certain level of insanity. Unfortunately for Hiroshi he is not aware of this and is dragged through the thick of this crazy town by his "lover." The mysteries slowly unfold as time goes on and people begin to disappear around him.
At first Ookami Kakushi seemed like a very intriguing story with that air of suspense that makes you crave the next episode... sadly I was wrong. Yes there was suspense, but it wasn't built up right. There was also the timing between discoveries -three episode waiting p…
Read at the sourceMimi_Taylor
As a fellow fan of Ryukishi07’s works (Higurashi no Naku koro Ni, Umineko no Naku Koro Ni), I was quite excited for the release Ookami Kakushi. I thought that I was in for another psychological thriller and exciting mystery, but unfortunately, Ookami Kakushi didn’t turn out to be as such. I admit, I went into the show with the wrong kind of expectations, and my review is a reflection of that. However, I still think I have some good points to offer.
Story
The original premise of the show sounded interesting enough, but here is why the story was poorly executed:
The first half of the series suffers from no development. Our main protagonist, Hiroshi, moves into a new town with his father and sister, attends school, and meets new people. However, something never feels quite right. A female…
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