meronichan

First of all, this anime is UNFINISHED. As it stands, it's essentially a giant teaser for the manga.

Ashiya is about as stereotypical a main character as one can get, and Abeno his friend/master isn't much better. Their chipper/dour dynamic is tired, and you've seen it before. Often. In fact, I feel that a majority of the appeal of this show is counting on fangirls being able to ship them together, because there isn't much else going for either of them aside from the possibility they might boink.

There are a few underlying plot elements that are mentioned but never examined again, likely due to it only being one season. Even the designs of the main characters and the yokai they encounter feel uninspired. And you know, after 13 episodes, I still don't understand why a Mononoke master has to go to high school, when he constantly tells his pupil to stay away from humans! I would say the only thing I enjoyed about this at all was the animation, but a majority of anime coming out these days look great, so that's almost a moot point. 

If this was made to see if it would do well before continuing, I can see why no more seasons were produced. It isn't the best example of its genre, nor even a slightly memorable one. Because it's more or less a sample of the source material, none of the characters have enough time to develop, and in all honesty even if they did, I find it difficult to believe you would care much. I certainly didn't. It's your typical episodic yokai anime with polish, but no substance. Skip it and go for Mononoke TV or Natsume Yuujinchou, which are far better and more interesting productions.