Amatsuki

Rikugou Tokidoki is sent to a virtual history museum showing the Edo period to make up for failing his history class. He's the type of student who doesn't pay attention. Not a bad kid, but he's too laid-back. While looking around, he meets Shinonome Kon, also a student. He lost sight of his companion however and was attacked by strange-looking creatures. To his horror, he realizes that his attackers are not part of the simulation. He loses one eye but was saved just in time by a girl name Kuchiha. He learns that the nue which attacked him was controlled by a creature called Yakou.

Tokidoki is trapped in the real Edo and has no way of escaping. He is later cared for by Lord Shamon who is acquainted to his rescuer and the student he met in the virtual museum. Surprisingly, Tokidoki seems to have taken a liking to his new life despite finding himself in the middle of a war between demons and humans.

Rikugou Tokidoki and Shinonome Kon

Tokidoki meets strange creatures in virtual Edo

Tokidoki loses an eye when he was attacked by a nue

I found it a bit strange when Tokidoki took a liking to his new surroundings right away. Either he was too dissatisfied with his life or he was just too hungry for new adventures, I cannot say. It's not easy to tell what type of character he's supposed to be when I contrast my observation to how his new friends praise him as an individual. It's one of those series where an ordinary person who does not possess any remarkable intellectual or physical skill is destined for something great. A nobody becomes a person of interest in a new world. He would have been a more convincing lead character if the series didn't spend so much time talking about his qualities instead of showing how he earned such praises. 

This 13-episode series lacked something to make it memorable. There are powerful, mysterious beings; some promising fights that didn't turn out as well as I expected; and a magic system that was interesting. It had the ingredients to make it a good series about folk supernatural beings but the story wasn't executed well. The supporting cast were okay though.

Rating: 6.5 out of 10