Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin

This anime has only gotten better as the story progresses. Don't judge it by the first few episodes.

Story-10
I love the plot. It's original, unpredictable, and always leaves me excited to see the next episode. This is the best anime of the season, in my opinion. Personally, I love to see the supernatural or occult in anime. This series shows the occult very well, and I really am enjoying it.

Art-10
The art is outstanding, I think. The animation is very smooth, and the style is nice. I it's original, and can be very dark, but also can be very bright and cleansing. I found the art in ... this anime to generally be very visually pleasing.

Sound-9
The sound is great. The opening and ending are addicting. Although, the background music wasn't incredibly memorable or noticeable. The voices suit the characters nicely.

Characters-10
I fell in love with the characters by episode 3. I think their personalities are more original than not, and I feel that they really make the story. They fit in perfectly with the plot.

Overall-10
I really have enjoyed this anime. The plot is by far my favorite part. The only downside I've seen is maybe that there's only going to be 13 episodes. I've seen 11 out of 13 episodes, and I only hope that the story slows down a bit in the last episodes and gives a satisfying ending. Don't judge this anime by the first few episodes. You have to get into it.

This is my first review. :3

This is my first review.

Even though (at this point) only 5 episodes have been aired, I still think that Occult Academy is one of the best animes of the season.

Story 8:
I don't really know what to say here. We don't know that much yet but from what I've seen it's pretty good so far.

Art 8:
I love the animation in this series. It's very smooth and I can't spot many mistakes. Character designs are simple but I still like them a lot. I also really like the art style. The opening is very well animated is very nice to look at.

... Sound 8:
It's really hard for me to comment on the overall music of a series since I don't really notice the BGM until I listen to the OST. The reason I gave this an 8 though is because of the opening and ending themes. I have had both of them stuck in my head for days now and often catch myself singing them. The opening really gets you pumped for the episode. The singer really puts a lot of emotion into both of the songs and I can't wait until the full version of the opening is released.

Character 8:
Like the story, we don't know much about the characters yet but I still love them. I like the fact the Maya downplays the Tsudere trope and is a pretty likeable character. Uchieda is also pretty likeable but we don't know much about him. The side characters (Ami, Kouze, Chihiro, JK etc.) are also great and they're all very funny (especially Chihiro xD I burst out laughing at her scenes).

Enjoyment 9:
I love this series so far. It manages to make you laugh and scare you at the same time. At the end of each episode I always say "I don't wanna wait another week!" because I really want to know what happens next. The comedy is great and you'll find yourself laughing every episode.

Overall 9:
So far Occult Academy is a great series. I really suggest that you give it a watch and hope that you enjoy it as much as I do.

Actually more of the people are way to far from getting the meaning of this anime. I'm not saying that is the best thing out there, but it's actually pretty good on his own way. Please, read everything, is worthily!

Let's start with some probable obviously things. Bunmei is coming from the summer of 2012, like we all know in the moment that I'm writing that this is the very famous "end of the world", on 21 December. And where is going Bunmei? In 1999, to stop the prophecy of Nostradamus for 21 July. Actually till now there was many endings of the world, but 1999 ... together with 2012 are really big ones. The prophecy of Nostradamus was something real in "our world" and many people believed in it, but we are still kicking asses as ever...

Let's talk a little about the best writer right now, Steven King. Did you read his book "The Dark Tower". It's a strange adventure horror with a lot of strange things like cowboys and shits. In this book he use many things from movies, other books, songs and shits... Not only like parody, but actually he create an complete other thing from them. Actually many people believe that the prophecy was for King. Near 21 July King almost die in incident, but he didn`t. This people think that the "The Dark Tower" is like a reflection of an other world, probable parallel to our. They think that King is important connection between the worlds and if he couldn`t write the book the balance of the universe would brake and the world would end. One of the bad guys in the book come in our world trying to kill King, but he was stopped from the good guys and the prophecy of Nostradamus was stopped and King finish his book.

Why I'm writing all this? Because in "Occult Academy" they use things like that too! For example, the future that they show us is like something that is come from "War of the Worlds" and "Terminator". They didn`t just use movies things, but a lot of anime stuff, like some typical anime characters and even things like magic girls. But it's maybe kind of hard to take everything like parody? This is because not everything is parody, but there still there is a lot of from it, but it use in other way too (kind of confusing xD). So... For exaple think about all shity animes that you watch... Now thing about "Occult Academy"... Isn't it something kind of wrong? All of the characters in this anime are actually maturate people! Yeah! This animes is good exactly in this, by using many stereotype things making something complete new from it that actually is even full of philosophy, but it's not easy to find.

In many animes the names of the heroes have some meaning, but here they are really, really important! They are include in every name of the episodes and if you switch there place with there meaning they make something new! I will give you there meaning replace them on your own, Bunmei - civilization, knowledge; Maya - illusion; (ka)Mikaze - divine wind, Kozue - treetop(check on google for more info); Ami - net, friend; Akari - light.

I'm an assohle so I will give you many keys, but I will not told you which one is for the door and which door, because this way is more good and more interesting. Think well about the name of the episodes and what happen in them, and while doing that, remember "What important are the things you can`t see with your eyes" and try to see the things that it one to tell us about the humans, the occult and the society.

But still i give him 8/10, because I'm fan of the real goods scary/horror storyies and that wasn`t horror at all, but it's not even on the genres even. Still they could do it way more seriously and to use the occult for really scary things and to can say to us the same thing. And the "not seriously" seriously of the anime in some moments was going a little to far and was even a little annoying.

P.S. Sorry for my poor writing skills on this language, and of course you always have the right to think about me like an idiot, because i believe that this animes is actually good. But you are human too, therefore you are an idiot too.

P.S.2 The end was kicking fucking asses all over the place!

'Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin' (Turn of the Century Occult Academy) is the third and final installment of 'Anime no Chikara' (Power of Anime) Project by TV Tokyo and Aniplex, following 'Sora no Oto' and 'Senkou no Night Raid'.

Story: 5/10
As the title suggests, the setting is in an Occult Academy in 1999, a school notorious for study of the pseudoscience. Series of paranormal incidents have been observed in the academy in recent months, including the one where the dean was killed. Soon after the dean's daughter returns, a psychokinetic 'time agent' descends from the sky, and together, the duo seeks Nostradamus' Key, which supposedly was the cause ... of the apocalypse as predicted in the prophecy.

The show started off very strong, quickly introducing the main characters, the premise, and the mission.

The story gets episodic after a while. It seems the producers are more interested in introducing occult trivia than actual development of the story.

The team encounter various paranormal events, so much at one point that it bothered me how they so conveniently and easily came across occult mysteries, which by definition should not be so easily found. To my surprise, all was explained by a dark magician as the culprit. At first, I was turned off by seemingly rushed sum up, but after a second thought, it was extremely appropriate since magic is the most well-known occult mystery.
There were still a whole bunch of plot holes though... why does Ramachandran-Fischer conjecture result in alien invasions anyway? Not to mention all the time travel paradoxes of the ending.


The story overall was nothing out of ordinary and sometimes even predictable, but the pacing was good enough to keep me interested throughout the series.

Character: 6/10
Maya is a tsundere, oh wait, that word didn't exist yet... she's just another girl who's not honest with her feelings. Toward both Fumiaki and the occult. Fumiaki on the other hand is a typical loser whose incompetence knows no limit, and easily gets carried away. In fact, he's practically Nobita from Doraemon series. Despite this, both characters come with a dark past that they eventually learn to overcome through their adventures.

All the side characters though, are grossly underused. We know absolutely nothing about their pasts, and their characters were flat to the end. Perhaps they gave the leading couple more screen time to develop, but I can't help but feel they existed simply to advance otherwise impossible plots.
JK pops up whenever someone goes missing and needs to be found. Smile just follows JK and beat the crap out of bad guys. Mikaze turned out to be a villain behind all the occult incidents around the academy, but it was never explained what she had to gain by letting aliens rule the world...


Animation: 7/10
Background art was extremely detailed, just like in 'Sora no Oto'. It was also noticeably lacking motion, but had far better texture and engaging.

Unlike 'Sora no Oto', character design this time was very original, with unique faces, hair, and signature stockings + heels, suits + ahoge, and accessories (dowsing rods, wrench, glasses/blindness etc) that made each character memorable.
Characters really lacked details, especially compared to the awesome backgrounds, but made up for it by incredibly realistic face/body expressions that seemed to flawlessly convey their state of mind.

Animation in general was decent, but occasional 3D-CG-assisted camera movement was absolute disaster.

Sound: 7/10
I really liked Mikaze's voice. It sounded like an ordinary cute girl voice, but there was a certain cold, eeriness in her speech that worked very well for her character. Rest of the cast was average.

BGM was nothing remarkable and sometimes even hard to notice. Although the sound effects were pretty good.

OP/ED were catchy songs, though ED animation was a head-scratcher... Mannequins? 3D-CG? Photoshopped picture?

Enjoyment: 8/10
The message of this show was great, that we should always keep an open mind, that we should stand on our own feet and walk our own path.
I feel this series would've been a huge success to younger audiences if they made skirts couple of inches longer, toned down Mikaze's seduction, and broadcast in daytime.

'Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin' is a horrible show if you watch it as an occult anime because it attempts to deal with too many occult mysteries in too few episodes and technically filled with flaws, but it's fascinating if you watch it as a fantasy/adventure anime. It's got dreams and shows the allurement of existence of the supernatural.

I dropped 'Senkou no Night Raid' after 2nd episode, but I think it's safe to say that 'Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin' is the best series in 'Anime no Chikara' Project, because well, it's the only one that shown me the power of anime.

"[The Occult] do no exist in reality... As long as you don't believe in them." Watch this series with an open mind.

The problem with writing reviews is in the categorizing of the actual text being reviewed. In this case: supernatural, comedy, sci-fi, etc etc.

For an anime of its genre, I feel like Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin might have missed the mark in some respects. The premise is interesting of course, but what really made this anime special for me was the characters --specifically the mains.

Let's break this down shall we?

STORY: 6/10
I love the premise. It's interesting, engaging and has enough unique elements here and there to keep us relatively intrigued about what is to come. However, what really irks me is the overwhelming amount of content ... crammed into 13 episodes. I feel like alot of this was far too rushed. You have aliens, witches, ghosts, demons --practically every supernatural being imaginable, which I don't really mind, but they're all crammed together into some kind of nonsensical mush.

I feel like this anime was designed for a much longer duration but forcibly cut down --badly at that. I would have loved to see a deeper exploration into the 2012 future scenario. It would have been nice also to have a few strange plot holes filled...

HOWEVER, don't push this anime aside just yet.
In my opinion, the plot holes here and there don't take away from the original premise of the story. This whole idea of the Nostradamus Key, the alien technology, the magic --there's something about it. If you just suspend reality a little more than you would usually, sit back and really try to feel the anime, the story is still very enjoyable.

Why? Well, pretty much because everything BESIDES the bad story progression (and I stress PROGRESSION, because the actual story isn't really that bad), makes this anime worth watching.

ART: 10/10
Rarely do you see an anime with such outstanding quality. The character designs are elaborate, clean and unique. The backgrounds are gorgeously detailed, and the colours are really engaging. I can't rave about the art enough. I absolutely adored it. Seriously, you could probably sit through all 13 episodes just for the art.

SOUND: 8/10
Shouko Nakagawa's "Flying Humanoid" is a great opening theme for this show. I particularly liked the way they integrated it into the opening sequence. Typically you'd probably think there would be heaps of action montages attached to this kind of song --but they went for a far more abstract expression, which I think is extremely refreshing. It really highlights the unique aspects of this anime.

Ayahi Takagaki sings the ending "Kimi ga iru basho" (The place where you are). The ending sequence is really different. No, really. They use real actors. It was really uncanny how they found two children that looked almost exactly like Bunmei and Maya. The song itself is sweet and very fitting for an ending theme. Definitely no complaints.

CHARACTER: 8/10

If it was a review on the main characters alone I would give it a 10, but unfortunately I have to include the others as well. Don't let that discourage you though. The only failing in the supporting characters is that there is very little development for them. Probably because there were only 13 episodes.
The main characters, however, were the primary reason I kept watching. The chemistry between Maya and Bunmei is addictive to watch. Sure, they may seem like your typical useless guy x tsundere, but stop. Just stop right there. Because in just 13 episodes, we see remarkable character development on their part, especially for Bunmei.

As much as they were a little stereotypical, there was someone very human about Bunmei and Maya's relationship. You'll find yourself watching the show just for them, and in doing so, their relationship will probably leave a very lasting impression on you. Again, it's just such a pity that there were only 13 episodes, because I feel like the producers had alot more planned for their character developments. Still, something must be good if it leaves you craving for more.

ENJOYMENT: 7/10
The first five episodes were a little slow paced for me, character development-wise, but really that's to be expected. I think it's more that the contrast between the pace of the first half of the series and second was a bit of a shock. It may be because the series ended so quickly that it leaves you with a sense of wanting so much more that takes away from the general enjoyment.

Still, again, a sign of something good right? Besides...the manga is currently being serialized so it's something to look forward to. lol

OVERALL: 8/10
The only thing that holds me back from a higher score for this is the length of the show. If they had just stretched it out to maybe five or six more episodes, I feel like this could have been fleshed out so much better. That said, I still recommend this for anyone who enjoys watching anime with a little action, a little mystery and great character development.

Honestly, the relationship between Maya and Bunmei has me so smitten I keep going back to watch episodes 6-13, just for them. But don't get me wrong! They're not very sparkly-lovey-dovey --if anything, the romance element is a little downplayed, which makes it all the more wonderful to watch. There's nothing worse than being smacked over the head with sparklings and bad music, and there is NONE of that here. It is a genuine, human, and beautiful kind of relationship we get to see here, set in a story that is interesting and relatively different.

Oh, and don't get me wrong. There's alot of ass-kicking as well. I'm not one for romance-only animes --just read my other reviews. If the idea of love turns you green, then the action scenes will settle you for sure.

Story: Pretty obvious from it's title - it's all about occult, or not really? At this point (episode 7) it tries to keep story steady, but it's more like drama with scars from past and trying to overcome them, with some occult elements that aren't impressive.

Art: Average in my opinion. Backgrounds are made well, but characters are somewhat plain and facial expressions can only show basic. Coloring is rather depressing with more darker tones that light.

Sound: OP isn't the kind I would like, it's like most of anime OP's wihout any thought on the anime it's used to. ED is good as standalone song and ... again not suited here.

Characters: Tsundere, wimp and other friends. Rather mainstream setup for best anime sales. They can be more hated, than loved and it concludes it.

Enjoyment: Well, I started this anime with no great expectations so i'm not really disappointed. It's watchable and you can find something interesting, but there won't be the feeling - "What's next? CAN'T WAIT TO SEE!". No, this show is more like for a tick of "Completed".

Overall: Watch it, but don't expect great things or something major. Of course you can disagree me and post your opinion in my profile, i'll read it but i doubt you'll be able to convince me other way. This concludes my first review, which is rather poor.

Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin, aka: "Occult Academy", is fairly new, with only 2+ episodes aired. And because it is so new, I can't say I have much to base the storyline on. I gave it a "10", mostly to show my high hopes for it. Having said that, they managed to fill the void of two episodes with enough plot twists to drive me crazy (in a good way). And they managed to fit in a lot of background without having to resort to a narrated picture show that explains. Nope, instead, they did it the better way. Through hints and scenes and flashbacks; very entertaining. ... And I love the Mystery/Suspense-Thriller feel to the show (it just made me want more!).

Art: The art was really beautiful, I have to say. I hadn’t expected its attention to detail to be so well done. In most anime’s all you get is plain, standstill images behind moving characters, but in Occult you had very detailed settings complete with an overgrown forest and the palace-like building in the center of it. The characters themselves have a very realistic way of walking, not the usual bouncing-and-moving-legs you see in other shows. I was impressed, to say the least. 10

Sound: The music was very beautiful, setting you up for suspense or awe, Tanaka (sound director) did a great job picking out the music. The sound-effects weren’t bad, but they weren’t drop-dead amazing either. They resembled a computer game actually, with the echoing footsteps and sounds that disappeared when you change camera angles (birds, fountain, etc). 8

Characters: They wasted no time in introducing the tuff-love protagonist, Maya Kumashiro. And after only the first episode you have a clear look at her persona: intelligent and resourceful, with a deep hatred for the Occult, easily irritated and could care less about what other people feel or think. And while her fashion sense is a little too riskay for my taste, she’s still an interesting character. 8

Enjoyment: You wouldn’t think there was much that could happen in 2 episodes, right? Wrong. Already they’ve thrown you into ‘Occult Academy’, tossed in a time-traveler, thrown in two near-death experiences and a possible conspiracy, and none of this is even the driving storyline of the show (if that was considered a spoiler, I’m sorry). Very fun. While it IS on the perverted side, it’s not filming something awkward every minute of the episode. The humor is somewhat serious, but it’s enough to hint that the comedy will get better through the anime’s progression. Definitely a Mystery/Thriller with SOME (slight understatement) blood and gore, and tons of suspense. 10

Overall, I enjoyed it. I recommend Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin, and while I normally can’t say I recommend animes to guys (I usually watch Shouji), this should have everyone glued to their computer screens.

I'll try to make this short and to the point.
It's fairly obvious that the writers bit off more than they could chew. The story has a great basis, and arguably too much potential to squish it into 13 episodes.
Despite this, I am largely of the opinion that, while they usually lack a singular plot-driving focus, the first ten episodes are QUITE enjoyable. The 'problem solving crew', while made up of your average cliches, makes for a good laugh, with exemplary facial expressions, and Maya, and sometimes Bunmei, find ways to make each episode interesting enough.

After that however, it becomes glaringly obvious, in my opinion, that ... the writers were scrambling to reincorporate the driving plot of the series, end of the world and all that, and they got more than a bit desperate/sloppy in tying off/together loose ends, jumping into new genres here and there.

As a final note; I have several problems with the final episode, mostly preferential and logic based, what with the involvement of time travel and affecting the future and all, but that aside, I found the particular way the series ended to be very original and interesting.

All in all, the series has many faults and, who knows, might leave you feeling a little disappointed like me, but I'd still recommend it as a series worth watching.

Let's start off with the basics.
Art's on the cover, music's pretty mediocre, protagonists are slightly developed while everyone else is really shallow (but still hilarious).

NOW ABOUT THE STORY
The ending to an anime is usually either good or bad. This particular series is more of an in between, only because the ending didn't give enough of an ending. It's too subtle. The loose ends that should have been tied up nearly choked me to death. I was very confused and bothered. Time traveling in anime does that.

You could easily cut out the middle episodes, middle meaning 3 to 11. While there was some character development between ... the two protagonists, that's about it. They're nice but they're irrelevant.

In certain spots there's a touch of dramatic irony in that you know it's going to happen and the poor sap on-screen doesn't. There's also a sad episode, as this is about the occult which naturally leads us to ghosts which then leads us to a sad ghost story.

It's definitely worth the time. But keep this in mind. if you over-analyze a magic trick and figure it out it sucks. Same with this show. Don't think about it too much, you'll just facepalm later either way.

WOW ok editing this... When i read over my review i just had to smack myself, literally. Reading what i wrote 2 years ago was just plain wrong, i was such a what? An anime lover? but i have come to judge more on that.

Story:
GOOD 7
Why? I really enjoyed the plot of this anime, different and sophisticated and fulfilled my joy in watching this anime all over. It wasn't over-powered by too much kind of shounen kind or shouji. But sometimes it might be too much to take in?! Not when you've already got a lot to take in from the 1st ep ... but very consistent which made each episode detailed and very presentable.

Art:
GREAT 9
I actually thought the art to this was very impressive, some bits of it gave off a Gantz kind of feel to it, the opening is which i loved, (For some strange reason), the colours and the textures and the way they present the angles and camera scenes was very much enjoyable to my entertainment. What i like about this is that it's not like Naurto style or Bleach or One Piece. Mostly that everything seems real and *puffs a air of laughter* sustainable xD

Sound:
GOOD 7
hmmmm not much i could really talk about here to be honest... With the ops and eds i really liked both of them. The opening was very enjoyable at the beginning with an upbeat 1,2,3,4 and a very talented singer, what's not to like? and the smoothing ending song that slowly drifts you away.
I like the background sounds which makes it casual and it really fits in with anything. Whenever the tension rises the music keeps you tense too.

Characters:
GREAT 9
I love each and every character's personality, the producer tries to make each and everyone unique i believe so... but to be honest they are just your average characters truthfully said wise. From a typical bossy lady to your typical shy guy that gets bossed around. Nothing special here really but they do tend to give you a twist.

Enjoyment:
VERY GOOD 8
I don't see what's not there to like here and there. I seriously do think people are criticizing too harshly for a really good and entertaining anime that i would too like to watch again. The plot is planned out good, the anime is colourful, eye-catching and full of surprises packed into it. Each episode does sometimes keep you on suspense, wondering 'what's goning to happen next... will they be able to find the key?' that is the main question.

Although everything did happen a bit too fast and i actually wanted more xD

OVERALL:

VERY GOOD 8

I was judgemental at first. I didn't know what i was doing when i clicked on this anime. it attracted me to it, because i've always been superstitious about things and the word 'occult' caught the corner of my eye and literally used it's magnetic field and made me click the watch episode button. I really liked it to be honest and would give this anime a try.
Recommend this if you like super natural things and sci-fi futuristic settings.

it's not the end of the world yet, so your not too late to try a new anime ;)

Hello.

Well, I have to be honest... I started watching this series because of the main female star, Kumashiro Maya, but after finished watching it, I'm glad that I did cause the overall feeling was a lot more than what I was expecting.

Very brief & no spoilers.

Story. You can say that is a nice one, and it's true that sometimes you get lost wondering... what the hell?... but all in all is a great experience and for me, the ending was quite nice too.

Art. I like it, not the best that I had seen but it's good, mantain the level from the beginning to the end.

Sound. ... Very nice soundtrack, and the OP & ED are both, great.

Character. For everyone's taste, there are shy, brave, weird, sexy, tsundere characters, etc. the main starring, Maya & Bunmei are very nice and you care for them through out all the story.

Enjoyment. I did enjoy the whole package, really, a great experience with lots of surprises and up-side-downs.

Overall. Give it a chance, you won't lose anything and in return there is a high chance that you will like it too.

Kumashiro Maya Sugoi! ♥♥♥

Greetings (and forgive me if I made a mistake in the review ^^)

A very good anime, I enjoyed it greatly. The only downfall is that 13 episodes was a bit too short. There was not enough time to develop and build on the story line, its as if the writers either did not plan it out or forgot it was only 13 episodes. The story progresses each episode then in the last 3 episodes it takes a sharp left turn and rushes to get everything in for an ending. Some predictability and some unexpected twists.

The concept of the story is great especially since it isnt an adaptation of a manga or novel.
Art is great and very fitting ... of the genre.
I like both the OP and ED and the sound through out the series is well done not overbearing but not lacking or unfitting of the various events.
The characters are not uncommon Maya who won't admit her love for the occult, Bunmei's uselessness, Naruse a featherbrained girl, whom strange things always happen to, yet they are memorable and their own.


I feel if it had been 24-26 episodes instead it would have made it better. More adventures, occult occurrences and building on the characters along with the story leading up to the ending. Still a great watch despite abrupt change in pace, up to and after the feeling of being hit by a truck goes away.

Do you ever believe in the supernatural? You know, something like ghosts, aliens, and the whole "end of the world" conspiracy? Well if you watch Occult Academy, then you will believe in more than what you expected. If you love it or hate it, then this is the series just for you. This series will keep you at the edge of your seat of what's going to happened...

Characters

You have a daughter of the Waldstien's Academy's headmaster, Maya Kumashiro. Her appearence is a strict type female who has a huge ... hatred towards the supernatural anything to do with it. After the death of her father, she hated the occult. When a mysterious time traveler drop in front of Maya, Fumaki Uchida, within his mission is to find the Nostrodamus' Key, which will open the gate way to hell and cause a huge damnation to the entire world. Both of them have their different characteristics, Maya, she's strong-willed, stricted, and have zero-tollerance with anyone's bull crap, especially Fumaki's bull crap, when she discovered that Fumaki isn't a man that she think he is. Fumaki was a major coward, yet a liar just to hide his true self, as a gutless unreliable loser. When Fumaki was little, he has a huge psychic powers, yet his mom is forcing him to use his powers through personal gain such as fame and fortune, yet when he's grown, his powers are obsolute. Also you have other supporting characters in the series, like Kozue, a long time friend of Maya and a huge occult otaku. Ami, also a long time friend of Maya, and always keep Kozue in line before talking about the supernatural in front of Maya. Also you have two best supporting characters who are extremly epic, JK and Smile. JK is the chubby guy who uses two metal bars just to locate anything that are paranomal and out of the ordinary. Smile is a mechanic who always hangs around with JK.

Setting

The setting takes place in 1999, where you had major consipracy theroies and predictions, such as the Y2K threat, the end-of-the-world theroies, but the process of armedgeddon would take place in July 21, 1999. This was a perfect setting actually, due to some crazy theroies and consipracies through the time about when the world is going to end in a new milleninium. Some people back then will think the future, we will be living in a cryptic world of machines dominate us all or the whole planet is in ruins thanks to World War III... I say it was genius.


Plot

Ok, I will like to say is the plot of the story is normal compare to other anime series I saw. A male and female protaganists, situations to take care of, and a mysterious atagonist which will surprise you near the end of the series. Speaking of suprises, the plots are very VERY surprising at times. Needless to say, the ongoing of the surprises will keep you at the edge of the seat of what's going to happened next, or what's going to become an outcome of the story. That's another thing I love the most.

Downside

This is where the nit-pick comes into play. the ONLY thing that I hate the most in this series is Fumaki...YES the older version of Fumaki, Abe-sensei, Bunmei, Numbuh 6, whatever the heck his name is! I did mentioned earlier that he's a coward a liar. I have NEVER seen a protagonist with such personality like that in my entire life! He runs away from danger, he mostly leaving others behind during action, he's un-reliable at some sort, he never participate in anything that will help Maya out! I know they are times he have helped out a few people, but SERIOUSLY! All he wants is to hang around with that Mikaze character...and for some odd reason, Mikaze isn't effin' right! How can one guy fall in love so quickly? Oh yeah...the boobies never lie...Other than that, the guy is weak, pathethic, and I just wish that Maya can do more than just beating the living crap outta him...

Final Verdict

The anime is fun, breath-taking, and full of suprises. They are other characters that I'd enjoy the most, with the exception of Fumaki. If you wanna see how the anime ended, I advise you to watch the anime itself. If you already watch the anime, be sure you support it by buying or renting the DVDs. If you love the occult like Kozue, and hate it, like Maya, then this series is defently for you.

I've just finished to watch it and I can sincerely say that it wasn't what I was expecting not in a bad way but in a good way. First of all the animé has pretty good theme which is the occult and it's not very common to see it on animes, I'm not a fan of occult or an practician but it sure surprised me a lot the development of the theme.
Although that the animé has a pretty good Story, the art itself it's the medium, the Soundtrack was very nice because it was in perfect time and in the perfect moment not that kind ... of soundtrack's just to fill in.
His characters are very unique although they're a little "freak" the situations can be pretty mysterious or very funny despite the existence of a little ecchi but just in one or two episodes.
In the general I think it's a good animé to watch and in the end you will be sorry because it has just 13 episodes.

Unlike other reviewers, I didn't have too much trouble understanding the plot of the anime. While it is somewhat complicated, most things make sense until the end of the show. However, I do agree that there were some things which could have been improved. At first glance, the show has mystery, horror, some funny moments, even a bit of romance. Seems to be great right? Unfortunately, the short number of episodes really seems to have hindered this anime. While the show does "conclude" the main plot, it seems to do so in a rush. For most of the 13 episodes, the show is a paranormal ... mystery. The first few episodes of the show were done quite well, in my opinion. The middle episodes seemed to expand on the premise started. And while some episodes may be seen as a digression from the main storyline, they aren't unenjoyable in of them self, and most do have a hint of mystery every now and then, even in scenes where nothing seemingly out of the ordinary occur. However, as the episodes neared the end, I began to worry about the ending as there weren't many episodes left. I was left disappointed as the show suddenly used plot devices consistent with 'magical girl' anime to wrap up the ending. If I wanted to watch a show with magical girls, I would have. It felt like the writers ran out of time to come up with a convincing ending, and chose to do so for plot convenience sake.

Overall, I think this show would have been better if it were given an extra 4-5 episodes for character development and a less rushed ending.

I marathoned _Occult Academy_/_Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin_ in one go, and overall: pretty solid. Nice animation, reasonable storylines, amusing characters and a nice twist for one. The ending gets my approval for taking time-travel seriously. But I felt confused at the end - I had gone in expecting tsundere+supernatural action somewhat like _Fate/stay Night_ but got a Miyazaki-style tale about the importance of relationships. I think?

It's rare to find an anime with such a common theme, (ie, a school whose students and teachers deal with supernatural elements) that manages to spin it on its head and give it a life entirely its own. Occult Academy does this, and does it quite well. ]
Even from the first moment of episode 1, you'll see crisp, clean animation which is accompanied by some of the most, and I've no other word to describe it, stylized soundtrack you've ever heard. Both set the wonderfully spooky yet comedic atmosphere that will be explored.
This is an anime that does not follow traditional guidelines, and you'll ... go from crying one minute to laughing until it hurts the next. The writers of this show were clearly capable, as even repeated gags within the anime are not overused or exhausted even by the last episode.
Of course, all the wonderful animation and beautiful music in the world mean nothing if you don't care about the characters they follow. Fortunately, this is far from the case. Each character is wonderfully developed and fleshed out, and all have their little endearing quirks that make them all too easy to fall in love with. It's the little things that these characters do, such as the main character, Maya, using her bracelet as a set of 'brass knuckles', or Kozue groping on the floor for her glasses every time they fall al la Wilma from Scooby Doo, that truly make this show 'pop'. The characters also manage to avoid most of the pitfalls their archetypes are guilty of, so you never feel like you're watching some cookie cutter persona of the same personality.
Overall, this show is incredible. Anyone who enjoys comedy, supernatural or, obviously, occult themes, and endearing characters should definitely give this show a go. Just watch the first episode, and I guarantee you'll be hooked.

I’m in the afterglow of binging this series, and so my overall score reflects that. That said, my scores are based mainly on the first 3ish and last 3 episodes of the series. The 7 episodes in the middle are almost pure filler, only necessary to establish evidence for the rapport between characters before going into the climax.

I actually started this series something like 6 months ago, got stoked on the first 3 episodes and dropped it in the middle of the fourth. I’m glad I came back to it while home sick from work. If you’re gonna get invested in this show, binging ... is a good way to go- savor the first and last episodes and get the rest over with like taking a pill with a glass of water. There are only 13, so it’s over pretty quickly.

I love that this series takes place right at the end of the 90s, as someone who grew up at that time. There’s time travel- you might think of it as kind of a poor-man’s Stein’s Gate in that sense. All the characters seem to live in this world where magic and occultism clearly exist, but are still on the fringes and not taken very seriously by society as a whole, which is a pretty interesting balance to strike.

Maya and Bunmei are great characters, and the sole reason the show gets an “8” rating on that count from me. Maya kicks ass, without being too powerful or flat as a character. She really changes over the course of the show, and the connection between her and Bunmei by the end is perfect and kind of bittersweet.
The plot hangs together as well as anything with time travel AND magic AND aliens, etc. can be expected to and the last three episodes were so much fun to watch.

I also awarded this show my special extra star, for Maya. It’s true that there’s some fan service but I feel like it was animated really well and done in an adult way instead of an immature way, which I’d honestly like to see more of. Nothing wrong with some hot ladies being hot.

So for my breakdown:
2/3 stars for characters- Maya and Bunmei specifically
2/3 for story and plot- minus 1 star for all the filler
3/3 for art and music- really well made, the short length keeps the quality high
1/1 special award for Maya and her female friendships, and also that one character with the dowsing rods who I actually thought was hilarious


P.s. Gotta say that I just realized this anime came out in 2010, and it holds up really well. I find it especially charming that it was released 2 years before 2012, the other major End of the World dooms-date.

As noted in the title of the series, the occult is the main focus here. Slice of life, friendship, and good vs. evil are some of what you'll find with this anime. Love it or hate it, that'll depend upon your personal tastes. Elements of sci-fi, magic, and the occult are what you'll experience.

Story: 7/10
The story starts and ends with a great bang. Everything in the middle may be slow to some, which is quite typical of having slice of life. Given the fact that the series is only 13 episodes, the story would not be very detailed. Certain things may not be answered, certain ... things may simply be answered through implications. If given a bigger budget, perhaps extending the anime to 24 or 26 episodes would enable the series to achieve a more detailed story. Thus, pushing the score to 9/10.

Art: 9/10
Not much need to be said here, you'll see with your eyes. The animation is quite good. Everything is animated pretty well. The facial expressions of the characters are done well. Maya's annoyed and angry faces made towards our male protagonist, Fumiaki. Given the short length of this series, one major focus should be its animation, and it has done well.

Sound: 9/10
First off, the OP/ED songs were great. I especially loved the ED song, "Kimi ga Iru Basho". The seiyuus were great. Emotions were heard. The BGM hits the mark, to give an "occult" feel of eerie and mystery.

Character: 8/10
Similar to story, if given more episodes, characters would have been more fleshed out. But, still job well done. Maya is a strong, independent, young woman. Fumiaki was a coward, but eventually steps up to the plate. Between the two supporting characters Smile and JK, JK stands out more. Smile is your usual tough guy, who has a soft spot. JK is an overweight goth, who seemingly isn't very dependable. But of course, looks can be deceiving. JK is quite dependable as it turns out. He not only helps out his friends in need, but even has his unique skill to "point" them in the right direction. Vice principle, Chihiro is another character that stands out. She is usually serious and professional. But when it comes to her love life, she gets very girly.

Enjoyment: 9/10
Only those that like this anime for what it is, will enjoy it. It's an anime that showcases friendship, magic, time travel, and various problems that people deal with in real life. Many viewers mull over the aspects of time travel used in this anime. Time travel will not be the same in every setting that it's used in. You have to keep an open mind and go along with what the author created in their story.

Overall: 8/10
For an anime with only 13 episodes to work with, it's good. You'll come to like it as well, if the genre appeals to you, if you can keep an open mind, and if you don't question the paradoxes of time traveling. At the end of the day, this anime sends us off with some great messages.