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Instead of listing the famous names that recommended this manga, I want to clearly state my thoughts about this beginning premise.

-Okay typical school setting
-Occultic science fiction shit
-What the fuck

Some of the shit we've seen in the first chapter alone can be taken extremely out of context, in which I compare this part to the random shit I've or you've seen in Fire Punch (Author was an assistant under Fujimoto).

While there isn't much to go on, I can sorta guess the route we are taking... Honestly, the first chapter was so random I wouldn't even know. I would like to think of it as some sort ... of bootleg mob psycho but this time we have more variety in the mixed.

Well besides the occultic battle premise without much to go on, the characters in particular have their potential of course to grow and mature maybe. We are introduced to a nerd and an aggressive girl that tries to prove their theories against each other, but in the end they prove each other right.

Other than that, this series gets pretty weird and creepy like it was suppose to be a one-shot parody but apparently we'll be introduced to more. So in any case, look out for more!

10/10 Occultist shit

After having read all of the manga that’s out now (89 chapters) I can definitely say that this shounen is extremely average LOL.

The artwork is amazing, very charming character design and sometimes entertaining interactions. The absurdity is also fun sometimes. I think that’s all the praise I have for it.

My main issues with the work revolve around how the female characters all fall so flat. I know that shounen is not a genre known for writing great female characters, like I’m not going into this expecting anything out of them let’s be real. But when so many of the main/reoccurring characters are girls, their poor ... characterization really shows. One of my least favorite tropes is also women being threatened with sexual violence only to be saved by a man, and this manga has that happen multiple times. It’s fucking weird.

I think fans of the manga really enjoy the art, how crazy everything is, and the MoTW kinda story, but I don’t feel anything while reading it. I’m keeping up with it solely out of the hopes I will see what everyone else sees, but I’m 80 chapters in and there’s nothing there. There’s definitely some aspects of this work that are enjoyable, but nothing that would make me sing its praises or recommend it to a friend. Something can be silly, absurd, and completely detached from reality while still having character depth and a great storyline. This work is lacking in the latter.

Why did I leave this series unfinished?

A boy who believes in aliens but not in ghosts and a girl who believes in ghosts but not in aliens cross paths. While they both want to prove their thesis, the boy is possessed by a ghost and the girl is abducted by aliens. The two of them escape from the aliens with the help of the ghost's power, and with their chakras opened, they must now protect the world from alien attacks and evil spirits as special people. Meanwhile, hundreds of low-brow jokes and nonsense ensue, and in Volume 6, the girl's former best friend asks for ... help to purify a cursed house. The ghost of the haunted house takes over her body and she becomes an athletic, panty-clad ghost boy. Will the couple be able to save this poor boy from the ghost?

Take me seriously when I say that this is only 10% of the absurdity of the fiction. They even sent a cow from the village to space in a UFO for the alien baby who needs to drink milk, you can imagine the rest.

Although the themes of “human evil” used by the author to justify these absurdities are realistic and sad, I find it hard to understand how such a bad fiction can be so popular.