I didn’t know that there was supposed to be a 26th episode of Nurarihyon no Mago, but it turns out to be a recap. A nicely cut recap that actually shows the core of the past arc, but a recap nonetheless. There was no new content and no hook for the second season.
Whether I’m going to blog the second season depends entirely on the season it airs in: if there aren’t many great series I’ll cover it, if there are however many awesome series then I’m going to prioritize those. I just have one major request for the creators: just pick what you want to focus on. Either go for a completely original arc, or just faithfully adapt this thing. You can’t do both at the same time.
Oh, and small Rikuo with an adult voice… it’s still creepy after watching it a second time.
Rating: – (Disappointing)
They’ll need a full season to adapt the arc that just ended in the manga (which follows the last anime arc) at the pace they’re going, and this arc… well, it was pretty stereotypical shonen stuff. Good stereotypical shonen stuff with plenty character development, but it felt “done already”.
On the other hand, an original arc couldn’t do better either unless they change the genre.
What’s this anime about it looks interesting
A shounen that revolves around Youkai. The author does a good job of mixing youkai lore and shounens together.
However, if you don’t mind reading manga’s, read it rather then watch the adaptation. This anime is one of… not well done adaptations.