“Maya and time-traveler Fumiaki search 1999 Waldstein Academy for Nostradamus Key to prevent 2012 alien apocalypse.”
Occult Academy
世紀末オカルト学院
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Synopsis
Maya and time-traveler Fumiaki search 1999 Waldstein Academy for Nostradamus Key to prevent 2012 alien apocalypse.
The story revolves around Maya, the daughter of the former Headmaster of Waldstein Academy, and a time traveling agent Fumiaki Uchida. In the year 2012, the world had been invaded by aliens and time travelers were sent back to the year 1999 in order to find and destroy the Nostradamus Key, which Nostradamus Prophecy foretold as what would bring about the apocalypse. The series then turns to the year 1999, where Maya returns to the Academy with the intention of destroying the Academy by superseding her late father's position as the principal. Her plan was interrupted when she meets Fumiaki and learns of the forthcoming destruction. Despite being distrusting towards Fumiaki, they form a pact to look for the Nostradamus Key. In order to find the Nostradamus Key, time agents were provided with specially created cell phones. When a user finds an object of interest, by thinking of destroying it and taking a photo, and if the resulting image is that of a peaceful world, then the subject is the Nostradamus Key. Conversely, if the subject is not the Nostradamus Key, then the photo displays destruction. By using the phone, Maya and Fumiaki investigates occult occurrences as they occur in the town. (Source: Wikipedia)
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Derived from 27 sampled reviews
What 27 viewers settled on.
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σ 1.61 · some divergence
4.2 pts
Recommenders 7.9 · others 3.7
↓ 1.33
Running avg · Sep 2010 → Nov 2020
- 8 “Occult Academy delivers nice animation, reasonable storylines, and amusing characters alongside a nice twist and an ending that treats time-travel seriously. I felt confused at the finish, though,...”
- 7 “I've just finished to watch it and I can sincerely say that it wasn't what I was expecting not in a bad way but in a good way. First of all the animé has pretty good theme which is the occult and...”
- 9 “I found the story to be a great experience with a satisfying ending, complemented by a very nice soundtrack featuring excellent OP and ED themes, while the diverse cast—including the wonderful Maya...”
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- Format 13 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 12m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2010 – Sep 2010 Summer 2010
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-4831 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- Xebec Producer
- TV Tokyo Music Producer
Licensed by
- NIS America, Inc. Licensor