Occultic;Nine

A blog disproving the supernatural, co-run by NEET teenager Yuuta Gamon and his enthusiastic best friend Ryouka Narusawa, becomes the catalyst that would bring together a group of people who supposedly have nothing to do with each other.

These individuals include high school fortune teller Miyuu Aikawa, who joins Yuuta to work on the blog; realist Sarai Hashigami, who is stunned when tragedy strikes his family; doujin artist Ririka Nishizono, who has an uncanny ability to predict the future with her art; black magic practitioner and local curse expert Aria Kurenaino and her ghostly friend; Shun Moritsuka, a seemingly childish otaku detective; and reporter Touko Sumikaze.

As this unlikely group, bound only by the strings of fate, find their way to each other, they are confronted with murder and other events that are shrouded by the presence of the supernatural. They must band together to solve the mysteries interlacing the city and their lives.

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Gamon, Yuuta Main

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

Narusawa, Ryouka Main

Sakura, Ayane Japanese

Moritsuka, Shun Main

Kakihara, Tetsuya Japanese

Kurenaino, Aria Main

Sawashiro, Miyuki Japanese

Aikawa, Miyuu Main

Yoshida, Hitomi Japanese

Hashigami, Sarai Main

Ishikawa, Kaito Japanese

Kusakabe, Kiryuu Main

Taniyama, Kishou Japanese

Sumikaze, Touko Main

Itou, Shizuka Japanese

Nishizono, Ririka Main

Noto, Mamiko Japanese

Kisaki, Asuna Supporting

Akesaka, Satomi Japanese

Fukushima, Yuuichi Producer

Yokoyama, Shuko Producer

Ishikawa, Tatsuya Assistant Producer

Ishiguro, Kyouhei Director, Episode Director, Script, Storyboard

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Jan 17, 2024

nameofuser_

Recommended

I am so happy that I did not listen to the thoughts of others, and just went into this show blindly!
All I see is others saying that this is rushed, and the pacing was off yada yada yada. THEY'RE WRONG. It is so important to go into this with an open mind, and to just accept what you see. Just because the story is told in an unorthodox way that doesn't stive to be like other animes, does not mean it is told incorrectly. The story is told in a unique way, wherein they answer one question while simultaneously creating 5 other questions. I ... personally love this since it kept me guessing the whole way through. The storytelling was fast but that was the uniqueness of its own style. Nothing was rushed, everything was explained with no plot holes (maybe save for one, honestly). The story was incredibly unique and I fully understood and quite enjoyed the picture they were painting. Also, I really have to appreciate how everything, even the smallest detail, will be integral to the story.

I greatly enjoyed the characters. The mystery was so engaging where I was so hooked, and could not stop watching. The art was satisfying and pleasing to view. The ending song is EVERYTHING and I NEVER skipped it.
This anime really showed me to take others reviews and thoughts with a grain of salt, because this was a lovely little gem that I would definitely recommend.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Aug 19, 2024

EdwinBrum

Mixed Feelings

Non spoiler review:
Overall opinion: Great concept but terrible execution
Recommendation: Watch the anime only if you like all your characters speak like they are in a rap battle while random images passed by. Or you read the Light Novel and want a closure as the LN is incomplete.

Plot: The only good aspect of the anime is the overall plot but the audience don't get to enjoy it as the anime compressed three volumes of the LN to 8-9 episodes and the first novel is mostly covered in 1-2 episodes. All the plot twists and story points are sped through which makes their impact lessened. The anime ... ending is as abrupt the entire series. You may feel that the final episode could benefit from at least a few minutes to wrap up things but that is the case for all ep

Characters: Even though the characters suffer being plot devices, they are interesting when the story allows them to have some time. Yuta, the MC could feel annoying and whiny at times but I feel it's mostly justified. However, the worst character by far is Ryoka or Ryotas.
She is an empty headed dancing boob girl with largest boobs in any anime rivalling any big boob hentai. She occasionally has thoughts flying across her head making you wonder if its all an act but I found her overall part of the story disappointing. If I wanted to watch a huge jumping anime boob, I would rather watch hentai than this nonsense.

Sound track: The sound track is fast paced and up beat which is good at times but it's not always suitable. They keep similar background while solving the mystery and while a character is breaking down which feels weird.

Overall, it is a huge let down for me considering the story but it at least has something worth of interest instead of a generic overpowered isekai anime or some shonen character who wins with the power of friendship.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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May 25, 2021

AnimeEnjoyer420

Not Recommended

Recommendation: Skip this one. Mystery fans may get some enjoyment out of it, but it will be just as likely to be annoying and frustrating.

Occultic;Nine is an interesting little mystery story that is unfortunately dragged down by horrendous characters and a pretentious, grating style that intrudes on nearly every scene. Among the 9 title characters, only about 3 of them are tolerable (the black magic girl, the fortune teller and the journalist). The main character Yuta, Ryotas, and the detective are about as aggressively off-putting as you can make characters that are ostensibly supposed to be likeable. It was a chore at ... times to keep up with this series because I disliked the characters and was not invested in their struggles.

The real detriment to this series though is in this awful attempt at making the show quirky by dramatically speeding up the dialogue and using a very distinctive visual style. The dialogue will make your head spin and there is so much exposition delivered at lightning speed that it's virtually impossible to retain all the information they throw at you. To make matters worse, the complex plot involving time travel and spirit realms and things of that sort really needs clarity when it's delivering lore to the viewer and the speed-talking makes it difficult to follow once things ramp up in the last few episodes. They absolutely went for style over substance here, and not in a way that makes the series more enjoyable to watch.

That being said, the central mystery was engaging and I definitely did not see the midseries plot twist coming. I think this could have been a good series with some tweaks to the characters and a director that would just make a normal series instead of trying to show off how stylistically unique they can be. There are a few things I would criticize here as well though. I thought the pacing could have been better, as it was a slow burn most of the time but then the ending was rushed and confusing. There are a few dead ends where you get to the end of the series and look back and you're like "why exactly did we spend all this time on this side story when it didn't mean anything in the end?" The entire story of Chi and the kotoribako is like that. Lastly, the series tracks which day it is on a regular basis and it's unclear why until the very last episode. Some sort of signal to the audience as to why it's important to keep track of that, amidst all the other things you need to keep track of, would have been much appreciated.

Overall, it's a good story let down by bad characters and some unfortunate directorial choices. A few tweaks could have made this a fun mystery series, but sadly you can't wish away the flaws and I can't recommend it even for mystery lovers given how much I disliked the characters. One final thing to note is that the OP is quite good and worth checking out even without watching the series.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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