Occult Academy

At first you're not ecstatic about what a great series this is, but you don't dismiss it either, you just kind of keep on watching. Some things you enjoy, some things you don't enjoy so much. You can like Maya, you can like Bunmei too, if only he wasn't so boob-driven... Their friends aren't annoying and you can like them too. Then there's the vice principal and her faithful dog, they don't fall into the totally annoying category either with their character. Then there's the one who makes curries and other yummy things..., some might hate her because of her nature, like I do. We continue the plot at more of an episodic pace as we solve mysteries or fight creatures. But in the background, the mystery that Bunmei came up with from the future is still sort of lingering. About three episodes before the end, we finally learn a lot more, yet the creators could have skipped the mahou-fight and the outfits. It's just that, even if it sort of catches up, we still have one last episode to go, where even that last mystery hopefully gets a name. [BEWARE THERE MAY BE A MINI SPOILER!] I didn't really like the way it ended because I was rooting for the love between those two, you understand :-) Still, the full ending leaves a little bit of room and they could totally have ended up together in the end, at least that’s what I'll believe, and thus I liked the ending quite a bit :-D [END OF MINI SPOILER!] To go on about it: even though it's not a high quality series with the best script under the sun, I think you can pass the time quite pleasantly with this anime. Plus the opening and ending sequences were great (the ending more so, it was "live action" and I liked that). A better 3 stars. (28/09/2010)