![]() The slow lead up throughout the series gave ample time to do some good character building (although my view of some characters was still left incomplete), but it suffered in answering all the questions that were raised in a clean manner. Doing justice to all the characters and completing the story threads to satisfaction is difficult to do in just 13 episodes, especially since Phantom World has a lot more going on than is immediately apparent. It’s this thread that constitutes the closest thing to a story arc in this anime, but it unfortunately takes shape very late in the series.Ĭonfined to a single season, I ran into the same issue that I faced with My Little Monster. In particular, Haruhiko’s family situation is touched upon at several points, with the amount of attention placed on it increasing as the story progresses. This stand alone format makes the series very episodic, but there are a few threads that the show tries to maintain. A few episodes are focused mostly on one character, offering some backstory and delving into any special connection they have with that episode’s phantom. There are various twists and turns along the way and it usually ends with the characters improving in skills, knowledge, or power. Each episode starts with a brief explanation from Haruhiko, and features one or more battles against a phantom. The story quickly sets itself up for a standard monster of the week style format. The series begins when the pair are joined by a new student, Reina Izumi, who has the unique ability to swallow phantoms in order to seal them away. It’s in one of these teams that we find our protagonists, Haruhiko Ichijou and Mai Kawakami. Completing these “assignments” yields rewards from the school in the form of cash stipends or other goods. Hosea Academy is a private school known for its Neural Error Corrections Curriculum which has capable high-school students forming teams for the purposes of fighting and sealing phantoms. While there was enough of a plot to hold my interest for most of the series, looking back… there were way better anime choices. The vibrant color and dynamics I witnessed in that short preview was not indicative of the overall quality of the series. I thought that brief snippet of an episode were enough to provide me with a fairly decent assumption as to what I could expect to see from the rest of the series. The partial episode I saw at Fan Fest was about ten minutes. The characters seemed a little silly, but with the expectation of some light comedy I thought this series had potential. The animation for Phantom World seemed full of color and movement, showcasing a technical quality that looked thoroughly modern. Because the last series I finished was way back in March, I definitely needed an anime fix (especially after a weekend at anime con). ![]() Prior to my knowing anything about Phantom World, I saw part of an episode during Otaku USA’s Anime Fan Fest in early May. Throw in a Japanese setting where the plot revolves around the restless spirits of Japanese mutants trying to get revenge on humanity? I’d read that. It sounds almost like Ghostbusters meets X-Men. Combining the ancient Japanese folklore of ghosts and yokai with a modern setting is not particularly new, but Phantom World had the added aspect of teenagers with super powers. This was one of those concepts that just sounded like a cool idea. This virus has also affected those of the next generation significantly, allowing them to develop special abilities that they can use to fight against dangerous phantoms. However, when a virus that infects the brain spreads throughout society, people’s perception of the world changes as the mythical beings are revealed to have been living alongside humanity the entire time. Phantoms: supernatural entities such as ghosts or youkai that, until recently, were thought to be superstition. Watch the trailer here Brief Synopsis and First Impressions: Where I watched: Crunchyroll (English subtitle) ![]() Source: Musaigen no Fantomu Wārudo light novel by Sōichirō Hatano Genres: Action, Comedy, Supernatural, Fantasy, Slice of Life Title: Musaigen no Phantom World (Myriad Colors Phantom World) Today I’ll be doing a review of one of the more modern animes that I’ve watched this year. When troublesome spirits invade the human world, who you gonna call? High-schoolers, obviously.
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