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Apr 7, 2019 8:54 AM
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So this group of characters exists to solve cases together...

Huh, the concept sounds familiar. However, I was not expecting some fairy creature to show up for the first episode. Not sold on this yet but we'll see. The overall premise sounds interesting and it has a balanced lighthearted and more serious tone for the episode.

Apr 7, 2019 10:01 AM
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OP looks interesting. The song is rock-y, too.

Suspicious midnight job, and first co-worker he met was Miyu-Miyu's character, who seems to be a lab person. Ex-British guy who looks like a lady that was being used as a "girlfriend" of another co-worker and ex-host (Maeno-san).

His first job starts on April Fool?! lol~ Investigating Another, the creatures normal people cannot see and call "occult". Learning his first job... and taping "keep out" (seal).

Couple of Tengu and Angel, the creatures that fight. Fighting for eloping couple that they got out. The fighting affecting people. Other two not knowing the reason... It seems like only the main character, newly entered, are the only one who understood what they said.

Old tengu calling him "Seimei Abeno"?

ED is nice, too (Latin style?).
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Apr 7, 2019 10:19 AM
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Never thought this will be interesting. This kind of story is new for me. I'm sold. I hope the rest of the series won't side track.
Apr 7, 2019 10:19 AM
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Mystery solving anime yay
Apr 7, 2019 10:22 AM
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Looks like this anime and it's manga is very underrated or MAL just doesn't have any info.
Apr 7, 2019 10:27 AM
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Not too bad. The bickering and bantering was pretty entertaining for the first half. I didn't care as much for the 'feuding families" (or species) trope. But it turns our our MC can understand their language. Not super hooked yet, so but maybe I'll stick with it.
Apr 7, 2019 10:33 AM
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Oh, i really like the premise about this organization looking over the various ''hidden'' races.

I didn't expect the members to not actually understand what they are saying though, really? xD Well now, they got a translator :D

Was pretty nice and i do look forward to more races and how the relations are going to be.
Apr 7, 2019 10:43 AM
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Not bad for a first episode...

After the disastrous show from Winter (Mahou Shoujo Tokushusen Asuka), I expected something bad from this studio.

The first episode is interesting.
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Apr 7, 2019 10:52 AM
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Well I guess it did waste 24 minutes of my time so leaving a first-episode commentary is a given...
Another modern fairy story, right? Mhm, maybe. I did see some merit aaaaaaaaaand then the guy turned out to be a reicarnation of Abe no Seimei and I kinda lost half the interest on the spot. Either way it is not THAT generic so someone less entitled than me might enjoy this series.
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Apr 7, 2019 11:14 AM

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Not bad tbh, I dont get why it has such a low rating :/
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Apr 7, 2019 11:16 AM

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The premise is slightly interesting but the execution makes it very very boring. The animation is bad too. I started yawning when it introduce the scientist guy with an explosion. Talk about originality. And what the hell with that scientist guy throwing a smoke grenade to a target so close only to implicate himself?
Apr 7, 2019 11:24 AM

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So basically them guys were the mystical version of the "Men in Black."

So. I'm guessing that guy with a scar, will be the bad guy..............?
Apr 7, 2019 11:28 AM
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It was interesting over all and Ill watch the next episode, but the art was pretty unappealing. I like the ideas it lays out too.
It really do be like that though.

Apr 7, 2019 11:51 AM

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So, is this Gegege no Kitaro but made by adults? Should be interesting. Also, that trap...
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Apr 7, 2019 11:54 AM

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They try to make an anime version of special unit 2 it seems. Seems pretty average as anime and the only think I dislike is mixing angels in all this. They should have kept to their own mythology
Apr 7, 2019 11:56 AM

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tsubasalover said:
OP looks interesting. The song is rock-y, too.

Suspicious midnight job, and first co-worker he met was Miyu-Miyu's character, who seems to be a lab person. Ex-British guy who looks like a lady that was being used as a "girlfriend" of another co-worker and ex-host (Maeno-san).

His first job starts on April Fool?! lol~ Investigating Another, the creatures normal people cannot see and call "occult". Learning his first job... and taping "keep out" (seal).

Couple of Tengu and Angel, the creatures that fight. Fighting for eloping couple that they got out. The fighting affecting people. Other two not knowing the reason... It seems like only the main character, newly entered, are the only one who understood what they said.

Old tengu calling him "Seimei Abeno"?

ED is nice, too (Latin style?).
Abe no Seimei. It can also be worded as Seimei no Abe dono If you want to sound more official
Apr 7, 2019 12:06 PM

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I like the twist at the end! Looking forward to this series

Also the art style reminds me of Koi to Uso
Apr 7, 2019 12:13 PM

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Ohhh, that was nice. This could probably be one of my favourite shows of the season. Looking forward.
Apr 7, 2019 12:15 PM

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So our MC is descended/reincarnated from Japan's most famous exorcist/diviner eh? That will be convenient. Not a bad start for a relatively unheralded show.
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Apr 7, 2019 12:16 PM

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I thought the first episode was interesting and promising. Looking forward to more!
Apr 7, 2019 12:16 PM

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More or less okayish, will give it another shot to see if I can enjoy it with a different mood.

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Apr 7, 2019 12:47 PM

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Wait, is it some kind of Shin Megami Tensei show (even without the post-apocalyse stuff and the violence)? Count me in.
Apr 7, 2019 12:57 PM
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I would describe this as 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'
Anyway, I love that angels have sisters relationship and tengu have dad-son relationship.
Apr 7, 2019 1:00 PM

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This is kind of interesting... Curious how this will turn out.
Also may I say that the ED is just AMAZING!? The tune and his voice are really matching! I like his singing voice!



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Apr 7, 2019 1:06 PM
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It’s pretty good, I don’t understand why the ratings are so bad? I did not think it was that terrible
Apr 7, 2019 1:17 PM

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I usually tend to drop these kind of anime half-way through the first episode, and especially with the bad score I almost didn't even watch it.

Glad I did in the end.

Ok story and pacing, solid art through the episode, likable characters, I'm actually looking forward to the next episode.

Apr 7, 2019 1:27 PM

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well that was interesting...kinda like the episode and the surroundings
Apr 7, 2019 1:39 PM
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Think I need to give this more time. I'm not super hyped so far, but curious. Feels kinda like an early 00s anime to me

Not that it's bad or good, just kinda "ok"
Apr 7, 2019 1:44 PM

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The art, animation and overall concept are pretty meh, but I'm intrigued to see where they take this. Three episode treatment it is, then. We'll see.
Apr 7, 2019 2:02 PM

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I liked it. Which is surprising. Very enjoyable first episode. Op and ed were good.
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Apr 7, 2019 2:25 PM

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I really enjoyed this first episode! I loved how it started as a regular crime series before the occult kicked in. The characters work very well together and the animation is great so far. I am wondering what the old man at the end meant with 'Abe no Seimei'. Well, I guess we will figure that out next week! Oh and I also loved the ED and OP! :)
Apr 7, 2019 2:29 PM

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Interesting show. I was expecting less from it based on the current rating. I like the concept, but it does seem pretty generic and has some pretty overused ideas. I think this one will be pretty enjoyable and not overly serious.


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Apr 7, 2019 2:32 PM

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Not a big fan of the whole "secret magic society" trope à la Harry Potter/Fantastic Beats, but I think this show could end up being fairly fun. It reminds me of Double Decker from a few seasons ago.
I also like that it seems to have a strong central theme going, namely communication. I hope they get to explore that theme deeper as the show goes on
Apr 7, 2019 3:00 PM

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I like how they are slowly introducing the cast
Apr 7, 2019 3:20 PM

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That was interesting. I'm curious who was the mystery man with scar on face - they shown him near the end of episode.

And btw... omg blonde angels bigger than humans with even bigger oppai! That's fanservice!!
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Apr 7, 2019 5:32 PM

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Not sure what to think about this yet.. It's an interesting premise, but not sure how I feel about it, it's not bad but doesn't seem great as of yet either.
Apr 7, 2019 6:13 PM

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Decent start for sure surprised the rating is so low
Apr 7, 2019 6:17 PM

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Similar to that series that aired a few seasons ago, but based on yokai instead of drugs. The characters are a bit more grounded in this one, and the eccentricity that bled all over the other series is significantly reduced in this series. Relative to that other series this one is much more palatable, but I wouldn't say it did anything particular outstanding either.
Apr 7, 2019 7:41 PM
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Not very good so far. The art & animation is eh, generic. The characters are all overly fancy, with unique eyes, ex red, like what the heck...I want 'em...Story is uh, a little dull.
Apr 7, 2019 8:21 PM

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As the busty anime MILF always say Ara ara!!

What the hell was this, another Abe no Seimei supernatural anime?
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Apr 7, 2019 8:22 PM

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Not very good so far. The art & animation is eh, generic. The characters are all overly fancy, with unique eyes, ex red, like what the heck...I want 'em...Story is uh, a little dull.


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Apr 7, 2019 8:51 PM

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Interesting to say the least. After my disappointment with Lidenfilms previous release last season, Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka, I was curious to see how this one would go and so far I'm pretty intrigued. It' pretty much Men In Black but with fantasy creatures instead of aliens and instead of laser guns they have other methods of dealing with their subjects. Decent start so far, let's see how it goes from here.
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Apr 7, 2019 9:00 PM

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I was expecting this to be bad, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. The jokes were funny, the voice acting is nice, the art and animation were great, the soundtracks were nice too, and the concept was quite interesting.

Fukuyama Jun playing a character that can see youkai reminds me of Watanuki. I think some other actor should have taken the role, like Irino Miyuu. Well, this isn't a complaint; just something I thought. I love Fukuyama Jun's voice!
Apr 7, 2019 9:21 PM
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Well, obviously I see a great resemblance to this anime with "Phantom in the Twilight" xD.
I'll just keep watching it out of curiosity, maybe later the anime gets better.

The guy named Theo reminds me of Kirill from the anime "Double Decker." LOL.
Apr 8, 2019 1:02 AM

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A decent start. But I personally love the premise of government agency that involved in supernatural things so I can see I'll enjoy this to some extend.

Btw, ffs why not just make this cute character as female??! F*#%!!!
Apr 8, 2019 5:21 AM

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Not a bad first episode. Seems kinda interesting.

Apr 8, 2019 11:30 AM
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Red-headboi's eyes look weird.

Quite an underwhelming episode but i'm interested in that one morphing (wolf?) character with long purple-ish hair.
Apr 8, 2019 5:51 PM

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it was okay...Arata has talent on this field in which he's a beginner but already more capable than the others who recruited him lolz...Tengu and Angels huh...
3/5.


Apr 8, 2019 6:53 PM

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and i thought that guy who looks like a girl was actually a girl in the anime's banner lol
Apr 8, 2019 7:39 PM

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I think I just found my new paranormal series to watch! And also, I'm intrigued as to who and what he really is...hmm...
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