“There is no coincidence in Buddha’s design, only inevitability…” If there’s a genre that never ceases to entertain me, it’s definitely the crime and detective-story type. On the outset, Psychic Detective Yakumo appears to involve both with a dash of the supernatural. However, after a few episodes, I wouldn’t really consider this true crime-fiction, but [...]
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As we are now three episodes into this thirteen episode series, so far I’m quite enjoying the ride that this series is offering so far. As Haruka now has been spending a bit of time interacting with Yakumo, I like the interaction between the two main leads in this episode, and the interaction between Yakumo [...]
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  thisll be a quick blog on ep. 2 and 3 episode 2: We get some background info on Yakumo as we find out that his uncle (whome Haruka thinks has a red eye but turns out its fake he wears one fake...
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Ok so I’m a cheesy kind of person – I’ll admit to it. HMPH! This episode was another heartwarming one. Short, simple and sweet. Now that Haruka’s friends were free from the spirits, there was really no longer a reason for Haruka to hang around Saitou but in his absence she feels a bit restless [...]
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Haruka gets into another dangerous situation and Yakumo is unable to save a soul. Impressions: Maybe Yakumo is right and Haruka is trouble incarnate. I mean wow three episodes and she has found trouble three times. Maybe the second episode was less trouble since really the ghost didn’t do anything, but still she has a talent for [...]
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Haruka meets Yakumo’s family and encounters a ghost at a shrine. Impressions: Well seems this episode was in part used to help wrap up the first episode. I didn’t think too much about it, but they did have to deal with the possession. Too bad for Haruka’s friend, but I didn’t think about her too much when [...]
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Whether a series follows its original source material exactly, like High School of the Dead, it takes its time telling its story and even adds a bit here and there like Nurarihyon no Mago, or whether it tries to put 180 pages into just one episode: it all has the potential to work out well, [...]
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TAAN: I’ll be consistent on Friday, I said. Things will be different, I said. Well damn, I’ve got a bunch of tests almost constantly at the moment, so excuse my slowness. I’ll probably do a sloppy job and get back to studying this week. But whatever that’s not important. Now, I have to say, I had [...]
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Ok... I know the second episode is out but I haven't watch it yet so my impression is purely based on the first episode. The first episode was a little disappointing and I think the main reason why I felt this way was because my expectation was a little too high. The conclusion of the episode was quite heart warming but the plot itself is very predictable. I hope the future cases will be more interesting and less predictable.What's Hot?- Only Yakumo lives up to the expectation! Normally, he already looks cool but with the red eye, his cool factor multiplies.What's Not?- Predictable plot- The girl will definitely end up being Yakumo's assistant or something similar. Usually, such characters are very irritating as they are usually very useless and damsel-like. I hope she won't turn out that way.
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As I thought that previous episode was a solid introduction to this series, this episode builds the characters Yakumo and Haruka from the previous episode, as the viewer learns more about these two characters. I thought it was interesting that Yakumo lives in the Film Research Clubroom, instead of living with his family. Also the [...]
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Today’s review will have two animes! I didn’t want to spend too much time with two posts about animes I wasn’t fully interested in, but one of them turned out better than expected. Psychic Detective Yakumo: Episode 01 This series was just another anime on my to-watch list, so I didn’t have very high expectations for [...]
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Shinrei Tantei Yakumo Psychic Detective Yakumo Studio: Bee Train Premiere Date: 10/3   On a dare, a group of university students enter an abandoned school building said to be haunted. In the following days, people from that group fall mysteriously ill or suddenly commit suicide. Seeking [...]
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Okay, I may have to explain myself quite a bit for labelling this as one of the two non-sequels that I immediately found good enough to blog this season. I mean, this isn’t because I’m a Bee-Train fan: I’m a fan of Bee-Train because of Koichi Mashimo and he wasn’t involved here, and it’s also [...]
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Whatever Yakumo, you can be all tsuntsun now but whenever this chick’s in trouble you save her ass I’ll just sit here and patiently wait while we get all the psychic detective poo out of the way for some ラブラブ(;���∀���)=3������������
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Warnings: Spoilers ahead!! (after 1st paragraph) This is a detective/mystery anime cross supernatural. ^^ Not a bad combo! The quality of the art is pretty damn good so my first impression is pretty good. So far in episode 1, there appears to be two main characters: Yakumo Saitou and Haruka Osawa. Saitou is a quiet [...]
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When I first heard that Psychic Detective Yakumo was airing this season, I knew it would turn out well since I happened to read the manga last year. The story revolves around Yakumo, a college student whose left eye lets him see spirits. He assists others in solving cases having to do with ghosts and [...]
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TAAN: Hey all, for this season I’ve got far less of a workload than before, so I might actually finish a series for once. In addition, I’ve got just this one anime, but hey, it seems to be interesting enough. So basically, unless random crap comes up, I’ll actually have a review up every Friday [...]
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Being a fan of mystery shows I decided to check this series and was pleasantly surprised by this first episode. This episode introduces the viewer to the main leads Yakumo Saitou and Haruka Ozawa. I thought it was cool having the main lead as a university student, as most anime series have teenagers as main [...]
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Psychic Detective Yakumo is one of the shows that are in my top priority list this fall season. I expect this to be good because it kinda looks different from any of the show this season. Let see whether or not it is up to my expectation.This show is about a Yakumo, a university student who has the psychic ability to deal with ghosts and specters. The plot started when Haruka barged in into Yakumo's office and asked him to help her get rid of the bad spirits that possessed her friends. Well, if you know me by now, you would probably guessed that I don't like Haruka right of the bat. She asked for help but acted all snotty and bitchy about it. After she got what she wanted though, she was all slutty and shit. If I was Yakumo I would have slap her and kick her out of the office. And no, I would not be tempted to rape such poor specimen either. One of Yakumo's power is that he can bridge the world of the living and the dead so the spirit and the human can meet and hug. Cliche shit.The story was supposed to be suspenseful but it was easy to guess who is the bad guy by the way they tell the story. For a detective show, this is definitely a let down. It is one of the strongest beef I have with it because it kills off the mood completely.Yakumo as a character has no special traits that stands out. That is until his left eye's contact lense gone missing and revealed his red neko-like eyes. I was delighted because it looks as hot as I thought it would be. To me, Yakumo looks like a meshed up of L and Kira and I'm not complaining about it. Haruka is not as bad as I said she was but she isn't any better either. Her back story about losing her sister because of her was cliche as fuck thus I kinda dislike her even more. Her character is that typical weak damsel in distress shit. The kind of character that I have little to no patient at all. Besides Yakumo and Haruka, there is Gotou, the real police detective who kinda help Yakumo out in his cases. Looks like there are more interesting characters to make their debut in the next episode though.At first I thought the OP sounds kinda gay. After about 20 seconds, I changed my mind. It didn't really wow me with the music but it is decent. The ED has that sad quality to it which I think fits perfectly to the show. But again, nothing special about it. Ono Daisuke is the seiyuu for Yakumo. He have voiced these kind of character with similar traits a lot, or at least a seiyuu for show with similar traits: horror/mystery. As for the other seiyuu, I don't really give a rat ass atm.In terms of art and animation, the show kinda average at best. It didn't stand out at all. But at least they did try to make Yakumo looks hot and kinda succeed at it. They phailed to adapt Haruka though. She looks so much better in the manga.Didn't I say that this show is another adaptation of a manga? Psychic Detective Yakumo or Shinrei Tantei Yakumo was released in 2007 and has only 9 chapters (2 volumes). The manga is a collaboration between Kaminaga Manabu (the authors) and Miyako Ritsu who drew it. The manga itself wasn't that big of a success but apparently there was a live action adaptation of it too so they must have did something right there.I can't say that I enjoyed the show very much. I am still kinda disappointed with the turns of spoiler events. If this continue, I don't think it will be in my top priority list anymore.art and animation 6/20story 5/10character 6/10sound 7/10enjoyment 6/10overall 6/10
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Yosuga no Sora Despite my previous decision on Yosuga no Sora, I ended up downloading the episode simply because it was there, while having the feeling that I was soon going to regret it. I was too right for my own good. That was one of the most dire first episodes I’ve seen in a [...]
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