KAKANLen09
September 29, 2018
Recommended
Well, well, lookie what we have here. "It's the seasonal trash of harem and ecchi that has dawned on us again once in awhile!" I beg to differ, because of what this show has been, it was a time waster but yet did find a fairly good time watching this overall. Story (just for contextual reasons as it serves very little meaning thereafter): Kogarashi Fuyuzora, our male harem MC, has had quite the life: He's a qualified spirit medium, trained from young to harness the ability to see, discern and exterminate evil spirits. However, his background is anything but noteworthy as he is poor and homeless, andis searching for a place to reside in.
Enter in the "haunted" Yuragi Inn, which he has found in the search for a lodging place, and is cheap due to the inn being haunted by a high school JK whose corpse was laid for as long as it has held. Nevertheless, Fuyuzora settles in and unwittingly does as the former popular inn now houses women of all dimensions (sexy, loli, you name it). Since it has always been his duty to purify ghosts, it is not until his encounter with the ghost, Yuuna Yunohara, changes his life upside-down (and eventually helping her to be purified as a good spirit)! Together with the residing women of Yuragi Inn whom look ordinary from the outside, but with their unique supernatural powers, our male harem MC's life will never ever be the same again!
The story is just to provide the introduction to the main series overall, but what "sets (the story) apart" is with the characters who supports the episodic plots:
Kogarashi Fuyuzora is more than just the dense harem joker, amidst from always falling prey into the seemingly endless amount of insane lewd ecchi moments, he's a solid character that does willingly as his motivation and passion of a spirit medium does, through trained possessed experiences as a child which shapes who he is ar his core.
The residents of Yuragi Inn:
Yuuna Yunohara the titular female ghost, has no recollection about her past existence, but the point through is that for seemingly some reason, her being bound to Yuragi Inn does not forebode well to the inn if it ever wants to receive customers again (who knows?), and therefore attaches herself to Kogarashi in order to find a cure to the bounded curse and be set free.
Sagiri Ameno the demon-slaying ninja, with her sole purpose to venture and fulfill her clan obligliations to eliminate harmful and evil spirits. On the way, her tsundere-ness grows with the non-acceptable lewd and hidden love moments with Fuyuzora, to the point of her imagination running wild.
Yaya Fushigoro the human-cat vessel for the Cat God, she serves the purpose of providing others with her power, while maintaining a dandere look, one that doesn't demand others attention, but yet when needed, she is a force to be reckoned with.
Chitose Nakai the loli-looking girl who's the caretaker of Yuragi Inn, but with a definite twist of luck. That's because her power is manipulating the luck of the people of her choice, but with great power comes great consequences, so her power isn't used much. Other than that, despite her appearances, she is a great caretaker whom cares for everyone.
Nonko Arahabaki the busty crude girl whom isn't afraid to show her affections...at the sight of alcohol, that which stores her power as an oni. Her side job of being an manga author is what she does to maintain her constant supply of alcohol. Always the proactive character, her power is one that must not be undermined.
Other characters:
Koyuzu Shigaraki, a raccoon kid who is capable of shapeshifting into other people, with the help of her leaf charms which by no surprise helps her be covert with her movements, and the overtime settlement at Yuragi Inn helps her coincide better with the girls and Fuyuzora.
Chisaki Miyazaki, the oh-so-dull high school classmate, with the usual troupe of being popular for the most aestethical of traits, which is beauty. Similar to Sagiri, she is yet another tsundere that is aware of her own existence beside Fuyuzora, constantly having lewd thoughts and unable to maintain her stance (for majority of the time).
Ryuuga Genshiro and Oborou Shinto, the male heir of his own clan and the half-daughter of the Black Dragon God bloodline. Mostly for filler (the manga covered a bit more), both characters won't stop at nothing to realize their ambitions, with Oboru subsequently moves to Yuragi Inn in the hopes of harbouring a child through Fuyuzora, and in the midst, you;ve guessed it once again, like Sagiri and Chisaki, another girl vying for Fuyuzora's naive attention.
You'd think that the whole host of characters are what defined the overall series, and you'd be right to say that, because this show is entirely subserviant to the growth of the many characters, and for a sense, they all work their parts well.
Xebec's production values are good to say the least since it's a harem rom-com series, and they don't have to take a lot of considerations and liberties with the source material (decent but good manga adaptation). Both the art and animation are neither striking nor noteworthy, but for what's presented here overall, I'll take it anyday. The character models are definitely unique and props to the character designers as they stand out and it's easy to discern the character traits. Overall, an easy-to-the-eye production with good art and animation that doesn't make you cringe a lot.
The music is one that gives off the Slice-of-Life feels, yet it doesn't force you to grow on it much. Luna Haruna's OP definitely gives off that vibe, that it's a series that just explains its insane cheesy traits and it's good. Same with the ED by Yuuna, Sagiri and Chisaki, which supports the claim that whatever this anime wants it to be, "Lets-a-go!" with it. A good mix of genres I must say.
If you're not a fan of trashy ecchi, I would ask you to turn away at this moment. What's not to love about ecchi series such as this one, while it takes your time away by watching and insulting trash, it certainly doesn't disappoint if you're one that doesn't take everything here seriously, and honestly it's just a good time overall. I'd recommend this to diehard ecchi fans who just can't be milked enough from the genre.
