I’ve always love stories about supernatural things particularly Japanese folklore. Plus, this series is an episodic type of series so you could say that watching this series is like a jackpot for someone who’s been watching animes for so many years like me. I just love episodic series because it always gives you a new different excitement that comes in every new chapter. And because it is episodic, there is no specific plot in the story. It is really just a compilation of different amazing stories. The drama for every story is nicely expressed. It is not too heavy or dramatic. Even when the ending of a specific story is tragic, the drama is not overly done. And I like that the endings are not always a tragic one. All the important elements of the series are well expressed and not just the mystery or supernatural part. But what I love the most is that the mysteriousness that comes with every new story. It is something to look forward to. Whenever a chapter ends, you anticipate the next one because you are assured that it will be an amazing one like the others. You also learn something in every story so it is very knowledgeable. It’s like learning Japanese folklore even more. The lines or dialogues are nicely done as well, its’ like listening a story from an expert storyteller. Somehow it gives an extra excitement to it.
Because it is episodic and does not have a particular plot, there are only very few recurring characters. But even with Ginko being the only one who we constantly see, it is enough because he is packed with so much mysteriousness. Even if knowing that the series does not have a plot, you somehow wish to know more about Ginko. His enigmatic personality makes him a very likeable character. Well, almost all of us just love the characters that make us so curious about them.
I am so amazed how the supernatural things or phenomenon are illustrated. It somehow has the Japanese touch to it. You can really feel that it is Japanese supernatural stories. Let’s not forget how the sounds matches well with the type of element this series has. It makes the series very supernatural and very Japanese like. The sounds give the series more mysteriousness into it.
There are very few supernatural series that would really make someone interested in the series. Some would be too simple to make it interesting enough and some would be too complicated because it is so far-fetched. This series manages to balance everything and so nothing is overly done. You would genuinely appreciate every moment of it and elements that the series has. It is no doubt one of the best as of today. This is one of the very few that I truly wish would continue to air for so long.
