Dec 26, 2016
Did you find Occultic;Nine confusing? Relax, the characters agree with you.
I will try to sump up this anime as briefly as i can. Occultic simply fails to be good, ending in the "ok" anime section. As the semicolon suggest, Occultic;Nine is a animation that share some similarities with Nitroplus works such as Steins;Gate and Chaos;Head, yet, it has a huge problem when it comes to narrative. The Story in the first look reseamble the Durarara!! formula, a city, a loot of characters, and they're interaction with the initial mystery, however, the story (mainly after the 7th episode) falls off pretty hard, being pushed by this
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chaotic fast-phase storytelling, which sounds original, but is simply confusing and pretty much unnecessary in the first place. There's a lot of stormshit theory, and the texts, dialogues and conversations are too quick, and i mean, damn quick, like, sound speed (i'm joking here, but is fast). Some terms are completely "what?" like the "Ascension" quotes, and the final part, after the mystery solved, is pretty much rushed and withouth the right impact (AKA no climax here). The ending itself is kinda of satisfatory, but the journey until there, is pretty much a mess.
I don't really hate the characters, but i don't like them (with one exception). I mean, the main character has that classics impotency moments, but it turns out irrelevant, since he's already all right after 10 minutes, and, to be honest, he's pretty boring. Some characters like the detective Moritsuka are pretty cool to watch, and in this specific case, Moritsuka is the only character that really suits well in the fast narrative of the plot, and is convincent when it comes to be one step ahead in information terms. Besides these "ok" characters, the other ones like Aria, Ririka or the Kotoribako boy are underused, and i really see potential in them. Actually, Ririka doesn't have a conclusion as a character (for some reason), and that tells you a lot about the whole plot in general.
The animation is definily the best part of Occultic. The A-1 Pictures Studio always do a good job when it comes to do standard quality animes, and here they make their name once more. The soundtrack is a little bit discreet, but is actually good, the art is fine (and pretty original) and the voices are good, well choosed and performed. The anatomy of "Ryotasu" is something to discuss about, but the overall animation is pretty good, and i personally liked. It's nothing amazing by any means, but it does right.
Occultic;Nine is not really an amazing intelligent anime with the likes of Steins;Gate, but is a fine watchable experience, Especially if you're looking for supernatural (or sci-fi) experiences in japanese animation. It has some flaws (more than qualities tho), but is not really bad or awful, and it may be enjoyable for you.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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