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Shlugo_the_great Since: Sep, 2009
#1: Oct 17th 2016 at 7:56:39 AM

There are two girls who are in training to become Miko at the Tema Shrine: Matoi Sumeragi and Yuma Kusanagi. Matoi Sumeragi lived with her grandparents on her father's side because her mother left her since she was young, until the second year of junior high school when she finally was able to live with her father since three months ago. Matoi yearns to live a simple life. Yuma Kusanagi is the daughter of a family who lives at the shrine and is expected to become the next Miko. She knows that her ancestor used Taimakou, a technique to exorcise evil spirits and invites Matoi to challenge the ritual called Kamikagari using the skill of Taimakou.

One day after school on the way to the shrine, the two girls go to meet Yuma's parents, but discover that they have fallen in pain. Shingo, who is Matoi's father, and a police officer involved in investigating the case, discover a man giving off an unusual aura. To stop this man, Yuma calls out Kamikagari, but something happens to Matoi.

The girl who yearns for a simple life has a power to exorcise evil spirits? In order to get her simple life back, she goes on a task to exorcise evil spirits.

So yeah, a show about magical... ehm exorcist girls that fight interdimensional demons while fusing with gods. It has some potential, but the first two episode spent way too little time on Claris, who's interesting and badass, and too much on Matoi who.. isn't. And most of the attention on Matoi was just kind of humiliating her and cringe comedy. Things seem to pick up somewhat by the end of second episode, so I'll give the third one a chance.

Ruise Nyanpasu~ from your subconscious Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: It's not my fault I'm not popular!
Nyanpasu~
#2: Oct 22nd 2016 at 12:26:50 AM

I think it's awesome so far!!

And it looks like Lucelia will become Matoi and Yuma's mentor. Not as cold and professional and above-it-all as she seemed at first, she seems like a pretty regular lady. Competent, but still a person. It'll be cool to have a magical girl working with some sort of actual organization, with adults and stuff.

edited 22nd Oct '16 12:31:43 AM by Ruise

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Shlugo_the_great Since: Sep, 2009
#3: Oct 22nd 2016 at 4:40:02 AM

Adults are never any good in those types of stories.

Shlugo_the_great Since: Sep, 2009
#4: Oct 25th 2016 at 4:41:08 PM

This might be the first magical girl anime where trying to reason with the enemy is explicitly shown to be a terrible idea that ends in tragedy. Neat.

Ruise Nyanpasu~ from your subconscious Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: It's not my fault I'm not popular!
Nyanpasu~
#5: Nov 13th 2016 at 12:50:41 AM

This anime is a freakin' gem.

It's like Yuma (or the writers) read the audiences' thoughts and message boards! Yes, Yuma-chin is finally an exorcist girl!

When did Matoi become so open about being an exorcist girl? I love these twitter missions though!

Cuteness Proximity Mode gold.

Finally, someone brings an extra pair of clothes! But they should really just take their clothes off before they transform if there's no rush so they don't keep losing all their outfits! How do they afford it?

Can't Yuma just have her gods have a nice, civil little talk with Mokyu? sad

This is all Clarus's fault.

Honestly, that transformation kinda sux, fashion-wise.

Fox transformation is a bit better.

Poor Mokyu.

Shingo is best anime pops. Well. One of the best. Not even the best this season, what with Udon no Kunis Souta. But still up there.

Loves feel-good animation a whole lot.
Shlugo_the_great Since: Sep, 2009
#6: Nov 13th 2016 at 3:32:07 AM

Yuma is obnoxious and the worst part of the series, and having another episode centered on her almost killed my interest in the series.

Ruise Nyanpasu~ from your subconscious Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: It's not my fault I'm not popular!
Nyanpasu~
#7: Nov 13th 2016 at 12:51:47 PM

[up]Ok, I think you're wrong, but you can stop watching if you want to.

Loves feel-good animation a whole lot.
Shlugo_the_great Since: Sep, 2009
#8: Nov 13th 2016 at 2:08:23 PM

Haha, no. She might get eaten next episode, wouldn't want to miss that. evil grin

Besides, I think that was the last episode focusing on her so much.

Shlugo_the_great Since: Sep, 2009
#9: Nov 18th 2016 at 4:23:47 AM

So the new episode was of course full of fanservice, as expected of a combined beach-hot springs one, but it actually moved the plot along, as we meet a new exorcists, who worked with Matoi's mother in the past.

And if the preview narration is to be believed, then next episode will be a big break in Matoi character arc.

Shlugo_the_great Since: Sep, 2009
#10: Nov 23rd 2016 at 1:33:41 PM

At this point Shingo inability to connect the dots gets a little absurd.

But hey, character development!

Diamite Rainy Echoes Since: Jul, 2013
Rainy Echoes
#11: Dec 8th 2016 at 4:07:28 PM

Huh. So it seems that Pochi was a lot more than some bumbling cop if Shingo's suspecting him or maybe he isn't. Maybe he's being possessed by that Night that impersonated the leader? What surprised me during that exchange though was that Phelgor (Mr. Creed Killer) was still alive. I thought he was killed a few episodes ago.

Shlugo_the_great Since: Sep, 2009
#12: Dec 8th 2016 at 4:40:51 PM

So did I. I guess he's there so Clarie can defeat him properly.

Ruise Nyanpasu~ from your subconscious Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: It's not my fault I'm not popular!
Nyanpasu~
#13: Dec 31st 2016 at 11:27:14 PM

This was a nice anime, I'd put it in my top 12 for the year, at least. This season I'd put it just above Nanbaka and just below Show By Rock 2. Quite a positive ending!

Loves feel-good animation a whole lot.
mwisse Since: Apr, 2009
#14: Jan 1st 2017 at 12:59:28 PM

Not the best magical girl series this year (or even this season) but after a rough and somewhat misleading first episode this was great fun.

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