Tactics starts out as one of those anime where the same thing keeps happening in every episode, but the main characters meet new one-shot characters every time. I'm personally not fond of these anime since they seem too childish and get boring after a short amount of time. However, the more you watch it, the more the story really begins to unfold and it becomes far more interesting. The main characters, (especially Haruka) develop a lot, though some of the characters don't seem vital to the story at all. The use of folklore and mythology is what, I think, makes the story unique. If it weren't forthat use, this story wouldn't be a far cry from anime like InuYasha and Shrine of the Morning mist, which are also stories about priests/priestess' vanquishing evil spirits/demons.