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This is a beautiful anime that has stuck to great character development, relationship building and overall enjoyment and entertainment. I have no idea why it's received anything below a 7. Like seriously people. . . Don't you like growing with your characters and learning about them? It's not "boring" because there's no action. It's called development!

For those of you thinking this is trying to copy Natsume Yuujinchou with the whole "he can see youkai" concept, you are way out of the ballpark. This is completely different than Natsume. The only similarities I think would be they are both relaxing anime, every episode isn't packed ... full of action, and both are full of wonderful characters. But in Natsume, he rarely gets to share his youkai-seeing experiences with anyone. For Natsume, it's a blessing and a curse and he usually has to hide his ability. In this anime, Inaba shares his life with the youkai in the apartments and everyone sees them, even his best friend. So it's a much different experience.

The music is amazing. The 1st opening ("Good Night Mare" by Rozareena) is awesome. I have it on a playlist. But the rest of the OST is good as well it matches well with the story and provides the good foundation for whatever emotion the story is trying to portray.

The characters are extremely loveable. I loved the depth of a lot of the characters. I cried more than a few times during some backstories or just plain old character interactions. It also has some really good lessons in it about life and overcoming obstacles and how to talk to people. Also, there's a good focus on helping people, which is becoming more and more lost in today's society. And if you read up about this anime, most of their budget goes to the voice actors, not into graphics and animation (for anyone who dislikes the animation style). But I think the animation is lovely. This is actually my first anime by Shine-Ei animation. And although it takes a little while for Inabas best friend Hase to get a little more involved in the story, I enjoy the friendship they have.

So far I've finished 14 episodes and I will own this anime once it's finished airing. It's beautiful, it's heartfelt and it's funny. I mean, it's really funny. And not forced comedy. Just good humor from awkward situations that happen in life. And also being a normal kid who now lives in a world where he encounters spirits, ghosts, and magic on a daily basis. Inaba also tends to be a little on the gullible side, which can be cause for some fully moments.

For someone looking for an action-packed anime, this isn't for you. This is something that's a little more mild. This is about a boy who lost both his parents and is now rebuilding his life and himself. It's a sweet, funny, emotional journey of Inaba as he sets off on his own in his new apartment, where he meets new friends, both human and youkai. This is a great anime for someone looking for great character development and genuine emotion.