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Quick plot intro: Maya inherits a school dedicated to the occult from her dad when he dies, but she hates the occult despite seeming to be pretty handy with it.

I watched this one by mistake on Crunchyroll, thinking it was Highschool of the Dead. I may have stumbled on the better occult/zombie type anime of the season by doing that. It seems like it has potential for a smidgen more depth to its plot than this sort of series usually has, which is okay in my book. Of course, it's too early to tell if this is going to be an awesome show, or just another so-so series that makes a hokey tie-in to the occult in order to be edgy or whatever companies think having occult elements in a series does.

On the plus side for me, I didn't find the character's too irritating, and the designs seemed okay. Pending how things pan out later, the story seems less preposterous than typical, and the music isn't terrible. Still, I can't think of anything that stood out to make me say, "I have to follow this series for the rest of the summer!" I'll keep watching as long as I find nothing better, and I'm hoping this one does something to separate itself from the rest of pack before it's done.
 
Occult Academy (TV)

A11390-6.jpg


Quick plot intro: Maya inherits a school dedicated to the occult from her dad when he dies, but she hates the occult despite seeming to be pretty handy with it.

I watched this one by mistake on Crunchyroll, thinking it was Highschool of the Dead. I may have stumbled on the better occult/zombie type anime of the season by doing that. It seems like it has potential for a smidgen more depth to its plot than this sort of series usually has, which is okay in my book. Of course, it's too early to tell if this is going to be an awesome show, or just another so-so series that makes a hokey tie-in to the occult in order to be edgy or whatever companies think having occult elements in a series does.

On the plus side for me, I didn't find the character's too irritating, and the designs seemed okay. Pending how things pan out later, the story seems less preposterous than typical, and the music isn't terrible. Still, I can't think of anything that stood out to make me say, "I have to follow this series for the rest of the summer!" I'll keep watching as long as I find nothing better, and I'm hoping this one does something to separate itself from the rest of pack before it's done.
 
Pleasantly surprised by this one, I hope it lives up to or beyond what the first episode was like. I'm glad the main character isn't just some annoying bitchy girl because I hate characters like that. Though it could be too soon to tell. I feel and hope that this has the potential to be more than an average occult/ghost type story, so I have pretty high expectations for it. Am I the only one who wonders if
the girl who was turned into a spirit or whatever gets to return to normal? That would suck if she was just a random casualty, it wasn't that clear. Also I was a bit surprised when Maya cuts her father's head off, and even more so that I flinched because of it. Anyway I'm looking forward to the introduction of who I'm assuming is "#6" - our naked time traveler man and what he has to do with the story. Also interesting is that he's from 2012 (from what I've read in the plot synopsis), the "end of the world" prediction date, where as Maya is on the cusp of the "Y2K" panic, being from 1999. I though that was pretty neat-o :)
 
Pleasantly surprised by this one, I hope it lives up to or beyond what the first episode was like. I'm glad the main character isn't just some annoying bitchy girl because I hate characters like that. Though it could be too soon to tell. I feel and hope that this has the potential to be more than an average occult/ghost type story, so I have pretty high expectations for it. Am I the only one who wonders if
the girl who was turned into a spirit or whatever gets to return to normal? That would suck if she was just a random casualty, it wasn't that clear. Also I was a bit surprised when Maya cuts her father's head off, and even more so that I flinched because of it. Anyway I'm looking forward to the introduction of who I'm assuming is "#6" - our naked time traveler man and what he has to do with the story. Also interesting is that he's from 2012 (from what I've read in the plot synopsis), the "end of the world" prediction date, where as Maya is on the cusp of the "Y2K" panic, being from 1999. I though that was pretty neat-o :)
 
yeah this was a big surprise. it was interesting, it was funny and it has a great main character. also did anyone else notice
the penis in the shadow at the end? that made me laugh so hard cause it was such a surprise.
 
This one is not so bad (and by that I actually mean it's good). I thought the first episode kept too many secrets and didn't do much besides introducing a single character. I see some potential here, but at least as far as episode 1 is concerned this is nothing but ordinary.
 
Mistypearl said:
the girl who was turned into a spirit or whatever gets to return to normal? That would suck if she was just a random casualty, it wasn't that clear.
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As for the girl, it was quite clear.
She returned to normal.
However her hair was not so lucky.

After watching first episodes of HotD, Occult Gakuin, Ookami-san, and Amagami, I'd say this my favorite new show of the season at the moment.
 
yeah this was a big surprise. it was interesting, it was funny and it has a great main character. also did anyone else notice
the penis in the shadow at the end? that made me laugh so hard cause it was such a surprise.
 
People may have been trashing Anime no Chikara for not living up to expectations, but honestly, so far their anime hasn't been bad, at all (and where is my Night Raid?!).

Either way, this is certainly one of the more memorable opening episodes around. I'll be sure to follow this show.

I'm kind of getting the impression that the mechanic dude's costume is a sort of reference to the mechanic from Baccano?
 
This one is not so bad (and by that I actually mean it's good). I thought the first episode kept too many secrets and didn't do much besides introducing a single character. I see some potential here, but at least as far as episode 1 is concerned this is nothing but ordinary.
 
Mistypearl said:
Also interesting is that he's from 2012 (from what I've read in the plot synopsis), the "end of the world" prediction date, where as Maya is on the cusp of the "Y2K" panic, being from 1999. I though that was pretty neat-o :)
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In the Mayan calender the world ends in 2012... A nice play on our heroine's name.
 
Mistypearl said:
the girl who was turned into a spirit or whatever gets to return to normal? That would suck if she was just a random casualty, it wasn't that clear.
Click to expand...

As for the girl, it was quite clear.
She returned to normal.
However her hair was not so lucky.

After watching first episodes of HotD, Occult Gakuin, Ookami-san, and Amagami, I'd say this my favorite new show of the season at the moment.
 
hissatsu01 said:
Mistypearl said:
the girl who was turned into a spirit or whatever gets to return to normal? That would suck if she was just a random casualty, it wasn't that clear.
Click to expand...

As for the girl, it was quite clear.
She returned to normal.
However her hair was not so lucky.

After watching first episodes of HotD, Occult Gakuin, Ookami-san, and Amagami, I'd say this my favorite new show of the season at the moment.
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Ahh missed that, thanks!
 
That was A LOT better than I expected it to be. This show doesn't feel like anime at all, also that cliffhanger definitely has me interested in where the plot is going.
 
People may have been trashing Anime no Chikara for not living up to expectations, but honestly, so far their anime hasn't been bad, at all (and where is my Night Raid?!).

Either way, this is certainly one of the more memorable opening episodes around. I'll be sure to follow this show.

I'm kind of getting the impression that the mechanic dude's costume is a sort of reference to the mechanic from Baccano?
 
This was a surprising watch for me considering how skeptical I've been of Anime no Chikara's past works (Sora no Woto and Senkou no Night Raid). The first episode was funny, had a decent amount of depth special thanks to what we learn of Maya and some decent supernatural intrigue/ action to boot. If Anime no Chikara can keep these elements consistent throughout the length of the show, this could be a surprise hit for me this year. :D
 
Mistypearl said:
Also interesting is that he's from 2012 (from what I've read in the plot synopsis), the "end of the world" prediction date, where as Maya is on the cusp of the "Y2K" panic, being from 1999. I though that was pretty neat-o :)
Click to expand...

In the Mayan calender the world ends in 2012... A nice play on our heroine's name.
 
hissatsu01 said:
Mistypearl said:
the girl who was turned into a spirit or whatever gets to return to normal? That would suck if she was just a random casualty, it wasn't that clear.
Click to expand...

As for the girl, it was quite clear.
She returned to normal.
However her hair was not so lucky.

After watching first episodes of HotD, Occult Gakuin, Ookami-san, and Amagami, I'd say this my favorite new show of the season at the moment.
Click to expand...

Ahh missed that, thanks!
 
I really liked the first episode. Hopefully Occult Academy escapes the Anime no Chikara curse.
 
That was A LOT better than I expected it to be. This show doesn't feel like anime at all, also that cliffhanger definitely has me interested in where the plot is going.
 
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