Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
Aileen0608
"I had this anime in my list for ages, thinking it was just another okay-ish old series. But I WAS SO WRONG. This is a complete hidden gem - the story, the romance, the animation, the characters - everything is way
better than so many overrated shows. I feel sad for ignoring it all this time... It's honestly a masterpiece that deserves way more love!"
This anime is absolutely stunning. From the very first episode, it pulled me in - not with action or flashy drama - but with emotion, depth, and beautiful character dynamics. Every character has their own growth, their own story, and their own little love arc that just wraps around your heart like a warm blanket.
And let's not even get started on the setting - the Meiji era, the traditions, the outfits, the music, the supernatural twist - it'…
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You know exactly what you are going to get out this anime; it is exactly what it seems like. Even so it really delivers a good performance. But despite executing everything well enough, I feel this show is just really forgettable and it just about misses the mark for being an interesting show.
STORY:
The story of Otome Youkai Zakuro is fairly cliché as far as supernatural shoujo goes. Even so, the pacing is really decent and it ends satisfying. It doesn't waste your time either; there's no misunderstandings, love triangles or other things that simply exist to delay the story.
It's a sweet simple story that's very predictable and nothing special, but enjoyable non the less. The pacing was good, satisfying ending, it's all that I want out of anime really.
Also this is one of those anime…
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Underrated gem
Story 9
Half-spirit girls team up with military boys to solve supernatural mysteries and keep the peace between humans and spirits during Japan's modernization. What's not to love? The clash of characters is a hilarious comedy, with some sweet romance mixed in. The overarching plot is intense and exciting. My only complaint would be the pacing. The main mystery is introduced fairly early on, but ignored in favor of light episodes dealing with one-episode mysteries until the very end. I like variety but thought it was a little implausible that they would put off investigating such a serious issue. Art 7
The art was good, though not spectacular.
Sound 10
The music is fantastic! The opening "Moon Signal" is a perfect fit for the anime. The three endings are representations o…
Read at the sourceSincerelyShania
For those of you who don't feel like reading through an entire review just to get my overall, general thoughts of this anime, I'll go ahead and say this: It was good, but nothing special. Honestly, more than a few times, I found myself thinking, "I'd rather be watching Inuyasha". Now, that isn't to say I didn't enjoy my watch-through of this anime, but again, it didn't stand out in any significant way to me; the humor earned a few giggles here and there, my eyes got mildly watery at just a couple of points in the story, and although I was looking forward to seeing the relationships between the main characters blossom, I never found myself getting super hyped up over any one moment. This anime was a fun way to pass the time, but if you're looking for something to really get invested in that…
Read at the sourceRaggadish
I didnt have high expectations for "Otome Youkai Zakuro" (eng. Spirit girl Zakuro), due to some recent let downs in the romance genre department (Yes, Wolf girl & Black prince, im looking at you). But I was happily suprised by this show, it wasnt a let down at all! Yes, at first glans it can look very stereotypical, but actually had its own style and some very none sterotypical character relationships. If you are in to romance animes which is not only character based and with some deeper subjects - well, then its definitley for you.
Story: 8/10
The story isnt super deep or complicated, but surely enough to keep your intrest. In historical setting we get to follow the half-youkai female cast cooperations with a western originated male cast to ease the realtionships between humans and youka…
Read at the sourceAhoiibrause
In the beginning I was really irritated about this Anime because of the time which it plays. Stories, which plays in the beginning of 20th Century are rar and with fantasy and demons too.
I found the first episode not really good but the art looked very well and I don't wanted to give up so I watched more and I was really surprised. After I get into the story and adjust this whole anime, it was surprisingly good. At first the episodes are completed but after a while there was more tension and action and a red line.
Here are my conrete marking:
Because of the slow beginning only 7 points for story.
The art is really great and with fine animation so 9.
The sound is also really clear and the voices are very convenient to the characters.
The characters are all very typical and not somethi…
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Story- The plot wasn't confusing at all. It wasn't cliche, and very original. It did have a few things that were predictable, but only a few. I think that this was a very unique and different anime. The ended was surprisingly different then how I though it would end. There was only one thing I didn't like at the end.
Art- The art really shined in this anime. The character and setting art was average, it was the fighting. The visuals were stunning during a fight scene. There were vivid colors and it flowed nicely. The cherry blossom petals that occasionally showed look beautiful. The art in the opening rely captured the show. It showed the action part as you see Zakuro fighting, the cherry blossoms in the wind. The colors they used either represented the darkness of the show, with reds and…
Read at the sourceRohling
K, my first review goes to this, because i think i'm SO against the other reviews i need to say why.
Art and sound i usually don't rate (so i give it a solid 7) unless it's so good (or so bad) that it deserves a higher/lower one.
Story:
I'm usually more to the lower-counts, when it goes to tell a story, but this was just shortend beyond imagination. A struggle between demons, halfdemons and humans in that aera sounds promising, even if it's in a romance enviroment. Not that i don't like such anime from time to time.
At start there comes a lighting-demon and you learn, they do not kill them, they put them to sleep and afterwards the demon is nice. Why did it become angry at all? No answer.
Then the episode with Kai's father. Ok, Kai is afraid of ghosts, we learn that is because he saw a…
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Story - In Japan’s Meiji Era of Westernization, humans and half spirits have come together to live amongst each other. Naturally, everything isn’t so peaceful and tons of issues arise. That’s when the military decides to create the Ministry of Spirit Affairs. Each half-spirit is assigned to a human soldier and that is how we meet the powerful half fox-spirit, Zakuro and her partner Agemaki. Her friends Susukihotaru, Bonbori, Hozuki, Riken, and Ganryuu help her and the Ministry resolve issues and bring peace to conflicts. However, Zakuro must face a mystery of her own; the truth of her mother’s death.
Characters - Definitely a highlight of this anime! Every character is filled with their own histories and distinct personalities.You have the tsundere Zakuro (not a very unique trait in anim…
Read at the sourceAgelessPharaoh
If there is something that i learned over the years that i watched anime is that it doesn't matter what genre is the show , shounen , shoujo , seinen or jousei , if it has a good story i will watch it and with that in mind i tried Otome Youkai Zakuro .
Story 7
It wasn't the best story that is for sure , but it wasn't the worst either , it had ups and downs as all other animes . As some of you know cuz' you've read the plot line this anime is about 3 soldiers Agemaki ,Ganryuu and Riken , who have been assinged to the Ministry of Spirit Affairs , there they met our other protagonists , in other words Zakuro , Bonbori , Hoozuki and Susukihotaru . From here on some of you will know how it will develop , romance between characters , drama and lets not forget about the action .
What made me…
Read at the sourceHeta-rashi1
I'll start with the Overall Enjoyment- and no matter what I did enjoy this anime and give it a 9 for that. This anime itself has elements of different anime, and it starts off like many others, but is able to take on its own within the 13 episodes. The manga itself is good as well.
The story/plot again seems to be a mix of anime story lines but makes it unique and adds mystery for its main heroine. While it does seem a bit cliche to have half "spirits" working along side humans to defeat rouge spirits, it does introduce a specific time, Westernization in Japan, an interesting time that did help the story along, and helps provide back stories and current issues for the characters. Of course as the story progresses we start seeing the changes in the character's relationships and in themselv…
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This is one of those animes that I watched all the way through, just because of the amount of potential it had. I kept wanting it to dish out more, but sadly it never delivered.
Story 6/10
The story was decent but didn't seem like the main focus of the show, plus it was as predictable as it got. It seemed like the romances and relations between characters was the main focus, but even then the show didn't show any real progression until around the end of the anime, which left me wanting more.
Art 8/10
I found this anime to be beautiful, the art fit my tastes perfectly, with a wide range of color, and detailed shading on characters. It was truly eye candy and was the main attraction of the show for me.
Characters 7/10
All the characters were well made, just not well developed. You di…
Read at the sourcepinkbun17
If you want a quick short but a bit depressing, demon fighting goreish anime, with a bit of humor and romance this is your anime!
This was a lot better than I thought it would be, and I finished it pretty quickly. The art is really great to look at and the plot drew me in fairly quickly. It's a lot sadder than it would seem to be, but the ending is does not leaving you completely hanging like a lot of anime does out there, even if it is short.
Some might claim it reminds them of InuYasha, and as much as I like that anime, they are aren't very much alike. Sure the lead is half demon/spirit but she is has a toughness to her I really like (and that's hard to find in anime girls). Instead of the males being the stronger ones, the girls in this anime are the ones who protect them the most, a…
Read at the sourceHarmoniche
It's near--scratch that. It's impossible to make something without a base stereotype. It's how it's executed and developed that makes it more than a simple cliche. I can't say that Otome Youkai Zakuro does a lot of this.
Plot:
While the plot was okay the build up was done pretty decently considering how long it was. The plot wasn't very unique, but had those nice little breaks from the flow with humor or a little background story on the characters, helping you to avoid that suffocated feeling that comes from a short anime.
Characters and Romance:
While Otome Youkai Zakuro makes its attempts and sometimes succeeds, I found Zakuro's 'kindness' to be quite boring and a little irritating in her sudden character shift. It wasn't that she was suddenly kind, or that she was mean before. It j…
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First Impression & Bias:
So what happens when you think your going to watch some shoujo with girls duking it out with twigs in pink yukatas with bishie males? Well naturally as a male I flinched a little bit. Yet, thankfully this show was heartwarming and very enjoyable from the start. This provided stress free entertainment, a pure romance that's main goal was to deliver.
Expected: 6
Episode Scores: -,-,-,-,8,-,8,8,7,9,8,8,9,9
Actual: 8 (Very Good)
The premise is predictable and very bland to tell the truth. However, the plot is rather insignificant to the show as a whole. Why, this is because the focus is only on the relationships between the couples, and to see that they progress smoothly. While they do squeeze a arc into the last few episodes, it is not just some crap pulled together…
Read at the sourceArchaeon
Cliches, stereotypes, formulas, and other such mass production "tools" that are involved in the creation of "original" anime are a common part of the industry these days. One only has to look at the shows released over the previous season, never mind the previous year, to see just how many titles are nothing more than variations on a given theme.
That doesn't mean that they're all bad though. While an anime may be burdened with cliches, have a fomulaic plot and/or stereotypical characters, if these are used in an intelligent and innovative manner then it's possible to produce something decent at least. Sadly, many of shows made this way (which unfortunately is the majority of anime these days), have more in common with the delusions of a hormone addled teenager (either male or female), th…
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Do not be deceived by the "seinen" genre, 'Otome Youkai Zakuro' ('Girl Demon Zakuro') has everything that makes it a shoujo anime.
The story is centered around newly formed Ministry of Spirit Affairs where Zakuro, along with other half-demon operatives and militants settle youkai-related problems around the city. Zakuro has a mysterious background, and slowly learns her own dark past through encounter with various antagonists. Hmm... the plot synopsis and setting sure sound like shounen. However, the story, character, and animation have such strong resemblance to typical shoujo material that it's hard to claim this is targeted toward the male demographics.
Story:
The story is set in 19th century alternate Japan, where Westernization had just begun. It actually looks like colonization bec…
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Amazing. That's a good word for this anime. When I first watched it I laughed a lot. And as the story continued I was laughing sometimes and then almost crying the next. You know when something dramatic happens and your heart just kinda seizes up? Well I felt it a lot. The plot just moves smoothly throughout the show and it all comes together perfectly at the end. I was hooked right from the start.
And the CHARACTERS!! They were drawn so well and the ears are just adorable! The pairings were so perfectly matched. So when you are reading this and deciding whether to watch it or not.. Just do it. You wont regret it. :)
~~And this was my first review so sorry if its kinda bad~~
Read at the sourcesakurax98
I personally loved the anime itself. There was really nice character development despite the fact that there wasn't much time since there was a lot of action and such in only 13 episodes. During the moments where characters were just together having a brief conversation, I felt that the story had reached a mountain. It had built up to the peak then, began its descent. In a way, it is rather childish since they all seem rather 'love-inexperienced' and watching them try to convey their feelings toward one another is rather funny. I have a feeling that they might make a season 2 since they left pleny of room for one at the end of the last episode. Like most short animes like this one, the ending seemed a bit too fast and could maybe use more development. Kind of like it reached up to where it…
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Ever hear of the saying "try something new", well I'm glad I did. At the beginning of the season I wasn't expecting much from Otome Youkai Zakuro but boy did this series surprise me.Otome Youkai Zakuro is produced by J.C. Staff and the reason I wasn't expecting much from it was because they were already producing 2 other more hyped anime this season. However I think this might be the best one out of the three they put out this season.
The series takes place in the Meiji Era (which is anywhere between 1868 and 1912). During this time 3 Soldiers are sent to the Spirit Affairs where they work with half spirits to resolve the issues between spirits and humans. But as they continue with their jobs a greater problem presents itself which is deeply related to Zakuro's past. As the story continue…
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