Dead Account

Dead Account can be described in one word: Whatever. It's a very OK show. It's not awful, but it can be if you don't like shounen. Especially very bare bones modern shounen. The kind where you can imagine the next scene and it will play out exactly like you thought because you've seen this exact same plot point in like 3 different WSJ legends. Almost every cliche thing in a battle shounen shows up before you're even halfway through the anime. There's a main trio, two male one female. The main guy tends to be hyper energetic and the other guy is more chill but an asshole,the girl's entire personality is just "teenage girl". Every character gets some kinda unique weapon but the main guy has the most special power evar!!!1!! Some sort of secret society that has been protecting humanity from secret monsters. Et cetera, et cetera, The list goes on. There is the occasional sprinkle to make Dead Account kinda stand out, like the social media thing and how modern technology has changed how spirits operate, but as far as this first (maybe only) season goes it isn't actually that important. I was hoping perhaps the characters would be fighting exclusively with phones, because as stupid as that would be it would still be way funnier/interesting than the battle system we actually got. It's just...whatever.

This is a good idea of how to form a world with today's day and age in mind. It covers the normal tropes of vengeance, friendship, getting stronger, loss, etc. The main character is a little thick-headed but is mostly grounded in reality when things are explained to him. The animations are nothing special, I suppose, and it comes off as a typical shounen anime but I liked the idea of integrating new ways to fight spirits as they explain in the anime. We could see more battles and powering up in sequels to come as the anime easily poised itself to do so.

Dead Account is an anime about exorcists defeating ghosts, something that people are more than used to by now. However, the premise already starts off more interesting than the norm by changing how ghosts manifest into our world and how they are supposed to be defeated. It's a fun and creative anime with a well-written main cast of protagonists, even if the other relevant characters don't receive the same treatment. The protagonist feels very realistic, has a believable goal and isn't annoying with his mannerisms and drive. He also doesn't immediately start overpowered and has to learn and catch up with all of his seniors alonghis way to learn how to be an exorcist. All of the powers are interesting as well, not only fitting with the personality of the characters but being relevant online archetypes we're all used to. That's not to say this anime isn't without its flaws. The animation isn't the best, and not all characters are well written. In fact, most of 1B is very shallow, and the class fight arc was carried by us feeling angry with things they did instead of actually being invested in their characters. Still, it's a fun shounen anime for those looking for something nice, and it has enough creative ideas to keep someone entertained for a whole season.