Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin is one of only a few titles I deem worth watching this month. Correction, it’s one of only two titles I deem worth watching this month.

Yes, that shadow is what you think it is.

The other of course is Sekirei. But not for any logical reasons I can think of.

Nobody even remembers this poor sap's name.

Unfortunately Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin rips most of its comedy from Sam Raimi, and like most Japanese anime features a near-useless male lead. This would be tolerable if he had any redeeming features or hidden cards he has yet to play. However, it becomes dreadfully obvious that he has dealt everything he has to offer in the first five minutes of the second episode. And with no hint of romantic closure in the works between the two main protagonists, I believe it’s safe to say that this series will continue to be a disappointing ride through hell for just about all of us.

At least we get to see the broad naked.

Or will it? I’m willing to bet my pair of undergarments on this dark horse to revitalize whatever it had going for it in the first episode and pull into the finish with a satisfying second place. With the current lineup as it is, I don’t think of it as a longshot…

On a completely separate train of thought… what the new season of Sekirei taught me is that hanging around a sekirei long enough will force said sekirei to change gender to more suit your taste. Yea right, hitting puberty that late?