The Nocturnal Community Relations Division is a team of people who specialize in solving cases involving the ominous occult creatures of the night unseen by ordinary humans. Young and unsuspecting Arata Miyako has been assigned to the Shinjuku Ward Office of the division, where he meets his fellow members Theo Himezuka and Kyouichi Sakaki.
On his first night, Arata finds himself on a mission where he discovers to his surprise that not only does every supernatural creature he once thought to be fictional actually exist, but also that he is the only human who can understand their non-human speech. Arata's surprises do not end there, as later that night, he meets a legendary creature called a Tengu that refers to him as the famous Heian-era exorcist, Abe no Seimei. Unfamiliar with the exorcist, Arata pays no mind and continues to work with his team, utilizing his unique ability to assist in the resolution of their cases.
Mistaken by many occult creatures as Abe no Seimei and quickly becoming notorious for his special ability during his work, Arata becomes curious of his origins and invests himself more into solving cases regarding occult creatures he encounters once he learns of a certain connection between himself and the exorcist. However, Arata will quickly find that dealing with supernatural creatures is not as simple as he thought, as danger begins to play a fundamental role in his everyday findings and his ability starts to present an unexpected issue.
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a1samurai
It's shocking and disappointing that this anime is getting overlooked by so many people. Personally I blame the massive amount of coverage things with more money behind them are getting. Because this is a joint Funimation-Crunchyroll venture, thus it SHOULD have enough going for it to get as many views as possible. If they'd promote it. So what is it and is it worth watching? I say absolutely. This show is basically what would happen if Men In Black and CLAMP's xxxHolic had a baby. What it pulls off best is the art and sound most of all. It's VERY pretty to look at alot of the time, the environments especially.
Most of the show takes place at night (go figure), and the people who animate and illustrate the world we're peaking into clearly knew how to work with that. The city looks amazing and there are a lot of gorgeous shots of the night sky from the Imperial Gardens.
The music is similar to Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens, with a lot of jazz and jazz-adjacent pieces. As a matter of fact the aesthetic on a whole is comparable to that, even if the themes and characters are vastly different.
Writing is important to of course, and if you liked the curiosity and occult themes in xxxHolic (which is well worth watching as well) then you're sure to enjoy this.
It's hard to explain how good the overall narrative of the season is without spoiling things, but suffice to say there are some good twists and a surprising number of emotionally evocative moments.
This show is quite tonally diverse, with the first episode being moderately light and focusing on Miyako Arata (the protagonist)'s curiosity at what he's just gotten himself into, the second and third episodes continuing this but adding some darker turns before turning things on their head a bit for a more lighthearted fourth episode, which still has some pretty serious stakes.
That's a line Mayonaka no Occult Koumuin tends to balance on quite well. It keeps things relatively light but the stakes can be quite high or emotionally intense.
This ties in quite well with how Arata's demeanor is as well. There are numerous occasions where his dealings with Anothers (occult creatures derived from real world myth, they're what make this show like Men In Black, because the Midnight Occult Civil Service is dealing with supernaturals instead of aliens, but their relationship is similar) threaten his life and/or the lives of people he cares about.
In spite of often being present when his or other lives are being threatened, Arata tends to always keep a relatively level head, and errs on the diplomatic side, generally trying to find out what the Anothers want and how to give it to them without upsetting the social balance.
Thus we have a relatively light approach coupled with serious consequence and stakes. And balancing those things in a way that isn't jarring or cringe is quite a feat.
Characters! There's a dude who looks like a chick, they mention it once in the first episode with a joke and then move on, it's only a big deal if you make it a big deal, because the show and the people in the show certainly don't, and as a character his androgynous appearance barely even registers when you couple it with his voice. This guy's the resident occult expert/nerd/scientist for the Nocturnal Relations Division.
Arata's only other non-boss co-worker at the Shinjuku Ward Office is a former host for what I assume is a karaoke bar, he has his own arc which is kinda a B story wile the A story of each episode goes on, I think it gets enough attention to be interesting without detracting from the really interesting and mostly episodic plots. And it is itself a good arc, and it makes you see both Arata's colleagues as more than just meat sacks with voices.
The effeminate one doesn't get an arc or much character development at all, but that feeds into what they are as a character, which is a professional with an avid interest in the lore which relates to their job. If this character was also given an arc and pRoBlEms the show wouldn't feel as tightly written as it is.
Arata also has a best friend who probably wants to be more than that, but the show doesn't dwell on this very much, but it does involve her somewhat in the plot on occasion. Though once again not in such a way as to feel overbearing.
Some of the other characters would be spoilers but there are a couple of Anothers who hang out with Arata/live in his house.
Mayonaka no Occult Koumuin is an excellent anime.
It's compelling (I recommend watching the first 4 episodes in one sitting to get the full range of tone that the show has), expands on itself at a decent pace to not be overwhelming, pretentious or otherwise daunting, and if you like occult things from both Japanese and other cultures, you'll enjoy seeing who pops up over the season.
The finale especially I will say was great. It showed just how much mythology the writer/s of the source material are aware of, because the Another in that episode was O B S C U R E but amazingly well executed.
Absolutely give at least a few episodes of this a watch. Also the dub isn't bad. They mispronounce a couple of words but the quality of the voice acting overall is pretty good. As I said I watched 7 episodes with it, now 8, and I'll probably keep going with that just because it's cool to see how they spin things. I think I also prefer the Anothers voices in English, though it's hard to pin down why.
KANLen09
With the abysmal number of people watching this series, it's SOOO easy to forget that this anime ever existed in the eyes of potent men, at least it was for me anyways. I really also find it hard to understand why this series GOT a green light, because, more than the manga (translated) adaptation that doesn't exist (as of this review and probably forever), I hardly doubt that even the Japanese people watching this would be happy about this. However and anywho, the crux to this series is about a new working-adult recruit called Miyako Arata. He is assigned to the Nighttime Regional Relations Department squadin Shinjuku, of which, each of Tokyo's 23 wards has departments like this, founded to mitigate paranormal and occult-related events. Unbeknownst to anyone, Arata's special skill is the Ears of Sand, which translates to the understanding of non-human speech, and through mythical Yokai creatures, many say that Arata is the Heian-era exorcist, Abe no Seimei, resurrected in spirit.
And that's the story overall, because we only get to watch and listen Arata's special skills as one that we wished to have if we could have a superpower of sorts. Plus, his interaction with the Shinjuku crew and the never-ending groups of Yokai that revere the Seimei spirit into reconciliation, just like a Yokai councilor. Needless to say, you can easily pass by the episodes with a nap, as it doesn't really try to engage with the audience well with its overarching episodic story lines.
The character count doesn't pay too well-off either. Seo Himezuka and Kyouichi Sakaki, the 2-man crew that has been in the job more than Arata doesn't strike off as redundant or useful (depending on their help to Miyako), but foremostly being assistants to helping solve daily crimes that involve Yokai, and often the 3-man crew are able to get by nicely. Even through the progression in this series of Arata meeting the mischievous Aztec god Huehuecoyotl and working together with misunderstanding colleagues from the various wards, and Sakaki saving his family member, that "meh" experience stays stagnant, as if there isn't any story nor character development to try to take advantage of to establish a base to the anime. Nein, I say.
Liden Films' art and animation is getting much worse, but thankfully it doesn't detract from the watching experience that is this and last season's Mahou Shoujo Tokushusen Asuka, which is plenty fine for its target demographics. Trying to play on the available budget offered is a good advantage, but if this is all it has to offer, I would still gladly watch it.
Musicality-wise, Evan Call is back to do the music for this series, and I can only really say it's one of the more mellow music soundtracks (as opposed to Violet Evergarden), but more action-y type of music. Both the OP and ED, performed by the characters themselves (Arata for the OP and Huehuecoyotl for the ED) fit the premise for the occult-feelings of the anime to a T. Not the greatest sounding, but not bad either.
Overall, this anime just reeks stagnancy for me. All the while I try to watch this with an open mind that it will eventually get better, it instead went onto an entirely different route that hopes the aesthetics will somehow make up the difference in viewership. And it honestly never did.
And I'm finally done watching this show, on with the OVAs later in the year!
felixlovesanime
Mayonaka no Occult Koumuin is an anime that could have used more, well, animation-- the only flaw for the otherwise a pretty creative lightning strike. Supernatural-genre anime tend to follow pretty strict rules, one of which is usually to focus on Japan-specific deity only. In Mayonaka no Occult Koumuin's case, that rule happens to be shattered for a generally satisfying result. By utilizing a more urban and edgy setting, the Shinjuku Ward Nocturnal Community Relations Division team embarks on various misadventures (some are scary, some are romantic, and some are pretty psychological) by encountering what are basically worldwide-originated deities without at all feeling campy or strictlyniche. In fact, the fresh take on the genre aside, the main draw is truly the dynamics within the team itself. The civil servants are comrades without being Shounen-level dramatic and their bonds feel grounded and natural. The seiyuu could have delivered better acting but ultimately it was more of a minor glitch. Overall impression, this is a Seinen offering with a touch of mildness.
Nonetheless, the biggest flaw of the series is ironically the animation itself. It could be put into question how much faith LIDENFILMS had invested in the making of this anime which, subsequently, put into question whether the good result off this anime was because of the studio's finesse or simply a lucky shot? Mayonaka no Occult Koumuin may not be the worthy successor of Natsume Yuujinchou, but it could stand side by side with the likes of Fukigen na Mononokean and Owari no Seraph: supernatural anime that are not obvious on the nose, but ultimately good-quality slow burners. Time will tell, everyone. Time will tell.
#felixlovesanime
WdaCdaShdaDid
This is a fascinating premise that is kind of bungled and basically a modern knock off of “Shounen Onymouji”, only with mostly bad storytelling. People have pointed out that it’s a bad follow-up to “Natsume Yuujinchou”, and I definitely see the comparison (and that “Natsume Yuujinchou” does a far better job with the premise than both this and “Shounen Onymouji”), but “Shounen Onymouji” actually starred one of Abe no Seimei’s descendants (and Abe no Seimei), and focused on his abilities as a spiritualist. The art itself is reminiscent of the manga’s style, but also a bit prettied up (e.g., character models aren’t as wonky-looking, at leastin the same way, backgrounds are more detailed), while simultaneously being quite stiff and uncomfortable to watch most of the time. It actually highlights the failings of the manga, which is that the style of the Anothers doesn’t quite work with anything else in the story. In other series dealing with the occult, spirits and demons can range from being extra bizarre and goulish to somewhat artistic. But they by and large fit with the theme of the story. Here, any Another than isn’t the Tengu look… cheap. The copy-paste angels, the moth princess and her kids, the fairies, Yuki… This isn’t helped by how obvious it is that this show was hamstringed on either time, money, warm bodies, talent, or a mix, or all. The art gets rapidly worse around episode 9, and it’s even less comfortable to watch. Hands, faces, and torsos look too small or too thin, eyes are too large, characters move funny, characters standing next to each other don't look in proportion... It's not great.
That being said, it does have at least a few great human crowd shots, with a surprising variety of character models. …Which is odd, when you have shots of large number of angels that are just copy-paste the same character.
The opening is actually reminiscent of “Soul Eater” meets “Durarara!!”, and is probably the strongest in terms of art. But even it is a bit overly slow and stilted.
A lot of these shows try to have their own spin on the supernatural, but it’s kind of glaringly odd why this show insists on going to the lengths it does to stand apart, like it’s just trying too hard to be special. Canonically, Japan has a history of dealing with the supernatural (it’s got a whole agency, units, gear, and scientific study for it, as well as basic knowledge of the history of the supernatural and practitioners). But rather than calling them supernatural creatures, spirits, youkai, or otherworldly creatures, the supernatural creatures are referred to as “Anothers”, I guess because it sounds Different TM than every other show that deals with supernatural creatures. But rather than create its own system of special creatures, it’s just normal supernatural creatures that have a weird name Just Because, I guess? It’s not like the normal words don’t exist in this universe - at least one character says them - it’s just that… they wanted the Special Name TM. Because TM.
The way it handles spiritualists is also… bizarre. At first I thought all the spiritualists died out or were killed off or these agencies intentionally ignored them… but it was growingly obvious that actually, the agency does make use of the spiritual community. It’s just that none of them can communicate with Anothers. But it’s not at all presented that way for the first… 60% of the series. I also have to wonder why, with all these spiritualists and researchers… sign language was never an option? What about using pictures? We can make dogs talk in sentences, but you can’t communicate by Pictionary to another humanoid?
It doesn’t help that one plot centers on the fact that the protagonist’s style of doing things is “different” and unneeded… when it just seemed like the agency was massively out of their league and pretty incompetent. But no, they were competent… he was just assigned to the team that was bad with field missions. For some reason. It’s weird. At least “Natsume Yuujinchou” had in-universe reasons for why the protagonist only learned really late about the spiritualist community.
I think I actually benefitted from watching this before watching the manga, because the manga actually feels like a sped up version of this, with bits of the story cut out that you’re just supposed to guess at. If I’d read the manga first I would be completely confused about what’s happening. The anime steps in to make the story flows at a better pace, and give a better sense of where characters are and what their relationships are, and includes crucial dialogue to explain what’s happening and make the flow less jarring.
Unfortunately, without drastically departing from the manga, the anime can’t fix what is an okay but kind of meh plot, with a kind of underwhelming cast of characters who had potential, but overall aren’t that fun to be around. I mean Theo and Kyouichi are fascinating characters with unexplored potential (Kyouichi gets a backstory that’s kind of cliche, and ultimately has a solid ending of sorts, but his relationship with Theo is… eh; I wasn’t expecting BL from this, since it’s shoujo, but SOMETHING would be nice?). I mean, Theo walks around wearing a dog collar AT WORK! They could have done so much more with that!
Huehuecoyotl is fun…? But he feels like a bad attempt to recreate Madara or Touda, both of whom were far more compelling as characters, and got far more time to be explored in better overall stories. Huehueocoyotl all but disappears after his first two stories. And Yuki is yet another poor attempt to mimic them, but Yuki’s just annoying, with an ugly design. Miyako also had potential, and I like him. But they’re all let down by a story that has little to no interest in developing them. Dark things happen and the reaction is the equivalent of someone looking up at the sky and saying, “Oh dear, I think it might start to drizzle.” Natsume sought out help when he didn’t know what he was doing. And when he struggled because he didn’t ask for help, he learned how to do better next time. Miyako is well-intentioned, but static.
Overall it’s a meandering, kind of emotionless story with meh art quality at the best of times. Many other manga and anime have done this plot before, and they’ve done it better. It has less boobservice than some of them, but “Natsume Yuujinchou” is a long series, “Shounen Onmyouji” exists… There are other options than this.
EarthPotato
For me this is a meh, it's not that interesting, I feel like it's a waste of time. Mostly due to MC attitude, his character background does fit to be a MC but his action doesn't align that much with his moral in this series, at least from what I see. Basically what I'm saying that it's a waste of potential for MC with great background but doesn't put any effort to achieve it, the story ended up become mundane, the plot tried to pull MC along with it but ended up getting stopped by MC instead, that kind of feeling I had at the moment. He feelsympathy for the Another but his effort to improve isn't there. Every fucking episode his position stays as a newcomer, even though his background is in the opposite. He's in the same bloodline as Abe no Seimei, the most popular/generic character used for high rank onmyoji. Even though he's in that position he doesn't even put effort on improving his knowledge, technique or anything. He just keep going on with that rookie attitude with 0 knowledge into work and get tangled by the surrounding. I'm really tired of it, every fucking episode until the end of the anime. There are couple of Another that mistake him for Abe no Seimei in this anime, he should've asked what did Abe no Seimei did during his lifetime or something to learn on properly how to interact with these Another. I thought that he was gonna eventually learn some onmyoji technique or something but nope, it stays the same, rookie until the end, what a waste of potential.
I'd say it's a 2/10, wasted potential.
AnimeObasan
I'd be interested in reading the source material that this hot garbage came from. This show was the poor man's Natsume Yuujinchou, completely lacking in all emotion and quality all around. *Sound: terrible. Every time the "Anothers" speak, it's in this weird double voice that makes them exceedingly difficult to listen to. Plus they speak so closely to human nuances that the whole point of the anime is thrown off. *Art: Although the art style is a bit different from typical stuff, the way flying characters just hover with no movement to hair and no realistic movement bothers me. It also bothers me that whena character is looking "thoughtful," they just stare. There is no soul in ANY of the characters' eyes.
*Story: I like the idea. Dude has an ability that allows him to communicate with spirits, but they're not friendly ghosts (except that most love him anyway). He helps people by communicating where they can't, and has a tie to them thanks to an ancestor whom everyone mistakes him for. Sound familiar? It's already been done, and done SO much better!
*Character: So the Ears of Sand main character can hear "Anothers." You have a former host, an androgynous scientist, a tech guy? with no personality, and a whole slew of one dimensional single shot characters. I suppose if the anime stretched multiple seasons they might get development like in Natsume, but as it stands they're awful. Then there's the fact that the "Anothers" are supposed to be so far removed from human understanding that we just can't get along, but by the end of the first few episodes the main character has an Another cat living with him and acting like a cat as well as a supposedly terrifying trickster god from Aztec culture.
*Enjoyment: None. I kept waiting for it to pick a theme that wasn't so heavy handed, but it's really all there is.
Viest
I started this anime off with a completely different expectation and was very well surprised. I don't really have much to say other than that the anime was worth my time and I'm very glad I had the time to watch it. It was also a little neat that the anime gives you the "Wholesome" and "We're all humans!" type of vibe but in Hitoribocchi no Kyuuketsuki, it got a little dark, especially around the end! I think there was alot of dark hints around the anime but it only got really apparent in Hitoribocchi no Kyuuketsuki. The main character is also very gentle butvery naive. I'm just glad he didn't end up in any extremely serious conflicts. I also wish i could have seen more of huehuecoyotl. He was a fun character, despite how troublesome he was.
mushi_Jyou
Reason for Watching: The synopsis gave a feeling of Natsume (I do adore this series) and also the Art style really charmed me to check this out. TL;DR: It is worth the time to check out the story Concept and Art of this anime, but the pacing might be a little slow with little tension. Well first off, I think the Occult theme takes up a rather small percentage of the Supernatural Genre in anime as well as other forms of media entertainment. Relatively, I also feel that the fan base for Occult theme animes is rather small too. There may be people who are likeme who have watched a few rather satisfying anime of this theme and will end up comparing (critically) this anime to the others. For example, Natsume as I mentioned, or xxxHolic, or Shounen Onmyouji etc. I am a big fan of Shounen anime, so I supposed I am "Trained" to not critically compare stories between different animes. Hahahha~ Well, Shonuen anime usually uses the same troupes after all, but the element of fantasy usually distinguishes them really well despite similar events happening. I have learned that if I was going to compare every little thing of a new show to one of my "favourites", I might as well, re-watched that anime to get exactly what I want? (I do though, for some animes) hahhaha~ And also there will probably be copyrights issue if a show's context and troupes are close to another's~ hahaah~ There are many stories that are similar to each other, that's what makes a genre, but each story is its own, so a little advice here is: Don't base your expectations for one story because of another. You will end up closing a lot of doors~
I will be using the few Occult theme anime in my repertoire as reference for some details to help with the review.
I will start off with reviewing the Story in 2 parts: Concept and Execution
Concept
The reason for my rating for the Story score would be largely credited to the concept of the story. With modern world detective setting as a basis to bring out the charming supernatural beings originating from the past, along with how the supernatural are officially and scientifically recognized, the concept does bring about an interesting interaction between the Humans and Supernatural beings. I do think that this concept is flexible enough for it to spin an interesting tale even using the most basic of troupes (Making dangerous enemies out of Humans and/or Supernatural beings and then settling it with no casualties. etc~ hahah). I like how the MC has connection to a "mysterious/unknown" past, and how some of his new found supernatural acquaintances are actually connected to that past. That kind of storyline is what can be the main catalyst to a big event, the build-ups using both the unknown past and the modern day association and understanding will be fun to watch. There are several interesting settings that this concept has tied together that really does gives it a lot of potential, like the mentioned past-present connections, the Supernatural beings of different nationalities and time, the integration of Science/Engineering/Alchemy, and also the set-up that the MC is not in an environment where the supernaturals are a taboo subject. There's plenty of potential storylines I can just expect from this concoction of settings, that I am starting to get excited.
Well that's all for my praise of the Concept. But the execution of the story isn't as stellar.
Execution (Story-Telling)
The execution of the story isn't bad, it just doesn't excite me as much as the raw concept does. In all honesty, it is pretty decent for my standard. The story pacing is a little slow, in addition to being episodic (and gradually 2-episodes storyline). I am not exactly a patient person, so I can say that even though is a little on the slow side, it is definitely not draggy. Well by my standard, Jigoku Shoujo and Natsume Yujinchou are both slow paced stories (especially Jigoku, since it took roughly a season and half of episodic stories with 80 percent of them having no substantial connection to each other before the main story starts to unravel) that I have completed with satisfaction as they do reward me with their story plots in an overall sense. Even though is possible for episodic story-telling shows to also move at a fast rate, for this story, the source manga is also relatively new ( since 2015 iirc), which is possible that the animation team paced it slowly to not catch up to the manga (if they have plans for season 2). Well is just a conjecture~ . Anyhow, given how new the manga is, I think it would be a long way before the anime gets me as excited as I am about the concept (But I am willing to invest the time for this concept). BUT given how underrated (imo) this anime is, they may not even get another anime continuation~
To sum it up: For this Concept and Execution of the story, I am willing to re-watch this whole season as a recap by the time a Season 2 gets released. And I am definitely hoping for a Season 2.
I will review animation quality under Art.
For the Art and design aspect of this anime, I have to say, they got me completely trapped. Hahaha~ I do adore the art style of its characters a lot. The characters are drawn very distinctly, which is one thing I always like to observe in all animes that I watched. I admire how artists/animators can create very distinct characters that even in a black/white scenario (aka Manga), you can tell the characters apart, from a close-up on their face (cutting out most of the hairstyle). The characters are all so well drawn, even the supernaturals, that I won't even know an antagonist until he/she took some drastic actions, since I just naturally like them at first glance~ Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder right~ hahah~ The background designs as well as scenery shots are also very well done, in a way that for such quality and style, it could be put into those Slice of life anime that showcases a lot of beautiful and therapeutic scenes. Well for all my adoration for its art, is not a 10/10 because of the animation quality.
DO let me clarify though, the animation quality isn't all that bad, I have seen 50 times worse (not comparing to animes 10 years back, just merely 2-3 years back). The animation just lacks a little in certain movement dynamics, there are areas of movements that are pretty stiff and awkward, but not so bad that it will ruin the show experience. In fact, one of the first things that reassured me that I will like this show is the very first episode where the MC is introduced to the supernatural beings existence. That eye twitch when his colleagues started talking about the Supernatural beings really brings up my expectation for the animation quality. That kind of expression of doubt will mostly be animated by just a widened one eye, or the dead-fish eye. But they decided to go for the subtle facial movement of a one eye twitched. Maybe because that's exactly how my facial muscles will work if I were in the same situation that is why I am impressed by this~ hahaha~ Which also means that for the whole 12 episodes of this anime, the one time I am impressed with the animation is this scene. So in a way, the overall animation could have been even better, but there are no major dissatisfaction~ Just minor lapses here and there coupled with CGI effects that doesn't integrate well with the original art style.
Sound
I usually don't have much concerns with sound of an anime, so I generally rate them way above average as long as nothing below average caught my attention~ hahahha~ I won't say the rating is unreliable. Is just my way of acknowledging the VAs' performance. I mean, no complaints means a good job right? hahah~ But I did discount on this score a little due to the sound effect the anime used for the language of the supernatural beings that humans supposedly can't understand. That "screeching" sound or however it can be described, just doesn't fit into the whole show. Is so odd that I had thought it came from around me and not from the show. Fortunately, there isn't a lot of scenes that require that sound effect.
Character
So far, there really is nothing to dislike from all the character designs. They are interesting and distinct enough, distinct from each other AND from other animes. Maybe is because of the genre or the fact that I watched too much Shounen (hahaha~), but the characters are pretty refreshing. All I can say is, the story telling and pace hasn't reach a stage where I can understand more of the characters beyond the introduced persona. But is also possible that the story will place very little focus on the characters themselves. I won't know until more of the story gets released. But overall, I enjoyed every single character's appearances.
(Well this turned out longer than I had expected, thanks for reading though, hahah~)
All in all, is just 12 episodes, and I think is worth a shot to check it out.
blackdragon88
This series is very run of the mill. There's no interesting twist to any of it. It's so typical, it's almost forgettable. The series is episodic, meaning there's a new case almost every episode. There's no overarching villain, nothing big. It's a casual series you can watch if you're bored, or perhaps you liked the anime like Tactics. That said, the music was a jazzy setup, and I love jazz, so I was really into this soundtrack. The ost contributed to the rating I gave the series. But what I really liked about the series was huehuecoyotl aka kohaku. Huehuecoyotl as a character was one of thehighlights of the show. Despite how minimal his appearance was in the series at best, in my opinion he really shined when he was in the scene. His character easily overshadowed the main character.
Honestly if it wasn't for huehuecoyotl's character and the jazzy ost I would have rated the series at a 7/10, because other than those two reason, the series is pretty dang average and doesn't stand out in any way.
lennyly
Note: May have spoilers! I think it was worth a watch. The characters are have their own personality. It showed the truth of how the world works but also let the main lead appear and tried to show us a nicer way to salvage it. I liked how the main lead is special and how sympathetic he is. I liked how he tries his best and I liked how the series do not focus on the negative emotions or the struggles for too long but focuses more on the story instead.I disliked one of the characters in the series, he's a bit too extreme. There is a brief background on why but I still don't like him.
I watched this in 2 times speed so it was okay. If I watched it in the original speed, it may be too slow....I don't know.... I think I'm already used to 2x speed, I can't go back....
I hope there is a second season, it's quite an interesting anime. I wished there are more episodes.
The rating was lower than I expected. I thought it should be around 7 or 7.5.
stmwg01
Quick take: Nothing breathtaking of note, but if you like occult, cryptids and the like, you'll find enjoyment in Mayonaka no Occult Koumuin. The story line is fairly straight forward and follows a new recruit in to the Nocturnal Relations Division of the police. Together with his co-workers and friends, he solves problems related to Anothers, or cryptids, which the average human cannot see. The overall theme of "understanding" is a little overplayed in media today, but if you don't mind that aspect, then you'll find the story line is very good. Art is really lackluster and is down right bad at times. Motions are mostly fluid,but at times the head or bodies of characters can seem slightly distorted when they move.
Sound is incredible in my opinion, with a jazzy BGM and good opening and closing songs. Acting (English) is well done and on par of most anime.
Characters are well developed and thought out. I do think there is a lack of use in the overall story though. In other words, Huehuecoyotl and Yuki are both funny and energetic characters that seem to be under utilized within the story line. In my opinion, it's just a missed opportunity.
Overall, if you enjoy the occult and cryptids, don't mind a bit of an overplayed theme and can look past the mediocre art, you'll find awesome BGM, great character interaction, good character development and an overall enjoyable piece of work.
8/10, would recommend.
