At the young age of 11, Kotoko Iwanaga was abducted by youkai for two weeks and asked to become their "God of Wisdom," a mediator between the spirit and human worlds, to which the girl quickly agreed but at the cost of her right eye and left leg. Now, six years later, whenever youkai wish for their problems to be solved, they make their way to Kotoko for consultation.
Meanwhile, Kurou Sakuragawa, a 22-year-old university student, has just broken up with his girlfriend after he fled alone when the two encountered a kappa. Seeing this as her chance to become closer with him, Kotoko immediately makes her move, hoping to get married to Kurou one day. However, she quickly realizes there is something more to Kurou. With this knowledge, she asks for his help in solving the various issues presented by the supernatural, all the while wishing her newfound partner will eventually reciprocate her feelings.
In/Spectre is a supernatural crime noire with witty dialogue wrapped in an uninspired plot.
__Story__
Enter into the tried and tested, yokai-infested, setting of contemporary Japan, where adolescent girls get kidnapped and become goddesses by having a leg chopped off and an eye removed. Where women see their boyfriends scare off monsters and don’t fall more in love with them — in fact, th…
Decent story, but uninspiring as an anime adaptation. Go watch Hyouka instead.
See last paragraph for TLDR.
As a show almost entirely consisting of people sitting around somewhere and talking, what it does to keep the viewer's attention as the protagonist goes on ten, twenty minutes long monologues episode after episode can make or break the show. As another mystery show, Hyo…
Not much ever happens and it makes for a boring show. Not worth the watch.
One word I'd use to describe this anime is disappointing. There's just so much that they could've done better.
The first problem I have with In/Spectre is that the cast of characters, which is comprised of about 6 main characters, has 1 interesting character. Kotoko is the only interesting charact…
In early 2020 before the blowout of the pandemic I was browsing through potential series I might be interested. Usually the ad spam of Crunchyroll don't really push to me watch any of the animes, but perhaps that time something catched my eye to investigate In/Spectre. I guess the quick search onlin…
In/spectre was an enjoyable watch, but the harder you think about it, the more flaws it has.
<p align="justify">In/spectre is a mystery anime with elements of romance, comedy, yokai, and a bit of horror. Most episodes have the pattern of Iwanagi trying to solve a mystery or explain a mystery. I'll rate the mysteries in my story category.
When I rate an anime, I take five categories into con…
It doesn't take a God of wisdom to realize the story relies on bland and monotone exposition.
Words, words, words. What the **** do they even mean? Well, I don’t know! But someone has to figure out what the **** this show is about and whether or not it’s good. Lucky for you, I happen to be extremely qualified in deciphering bullshit, and In/Spectre certainly is grade-A bullshit.
Where do I…
Roughly summarised, the anime delivers a strong start but absolutely weakens after the first 2 episodes.
Appearance/Synchro
Actually, there is nothing to criticise about the look and the synchro, but there were "glitches" in some episodes when streaming on Crunchyroll (the picture got stuck or the…
If I lie about what I am lying about does that make it any more true when I lie about it later?
__Overview:__
Sometimes a person sits down and thinks they want a good mystery, then believes they find one. Disappointment is one way to put it when it isn’t as expected. Lets start with everything is a lie, like really, everything is just a lie.
~~Monogatari has a lot of dialog and mystery, its…