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Occultic;Nine (オカルティック・ナイン Okarutikku Nain) is a Japanese light novel series written by Chiyomaru Shikura, the creator of Steins;Gate. The series is licensed in English by J-Novel Club. A manga, illustrated by Ganjii, began serialization in October 2015. An anime television series adaptation by A-1 Pictures aired in Fall 2016 for 12 episodes, beginning on October 9. A visual novel adaptation for PlayStation 4Vita and Xbox One was released in Japan on November 9, 2017. An expanded version of the visual novel titled Occultic;Nine New World was planned for Nintendo Switch, before being cancelled.

Occultic;Nine is part of the larger Science Adventure Series, serving as its fifth mainline entry.

Originally, Occultic;Nine was presented as a Science Visual Novel (SVN)[1], a series separated from the mainline entries, as well as Anonymous;Code which should have been the second entry of this series, but later they were included as part of the main Science Adventure Series.

The anime is licensed in America by Aniplex USA and in Australia by Madman Entertainment. Aniplex released the series with an English dub by Bang Zoom! Entertainment in 2 Blu-ray sets, with Volume 1 releasing on September 26, 2017 and Volume 2 releasing on December 26, 2017.

Setting[]

Occultic;Nine takes place at Kichijoji during the year 2016, the story follows nine idiosyncratic individuals, linked by the Kirikiri Basara occult summary blog run by 17-year-old second-year high school student Yuta Gamon. Little incongruities that occur around these nine eventually lead to a larger, unimaginable event that may alter what is considered common sense in this world.

Synopsis[]

The blog disproving the supernatural, Kirikiri Basara, co-run by NEET teenager Yuta Gamon and his enthusiastic best friend Ryoka Narusawa, becomes the catalyst that would bring together a group of people who supposedly have nothing to do with each other.

These individuals include high school fortune-teller Miyuu Aikawa, who joins Yuta to work on the blog; realist Sarai Hashigami, who is stunned when tragedy strikes his family; doujin artist Ririka Nishizono, who has an uncanny ability to predict the future with her art; black magic practitioner and local curse expert Aria Kurenaino and her ghostly friend; Shun Moritsuka, a seemingly childish otaku detective; and reporter Touko Sumikaze.

As this unlikely group, bound only by the strings of fate, find their way to each other, they are confronted with murder and other events that are shrouded by the presence of the supernatural. They must band together to solve the mysteries interlacing the city and their lives.

Volume 1[]

What happens when eight eccentrics cross paths on a paranormal blog run by a high school NEET? A whole lot of weird! Yuta Gamon runs an occult-related site he hopes will one day make him rich. But before his dreams can come true, strange things begin to occur as the lives of these nine oddballs collide. Can they solve a case that transcends reality and could alter the very fabric of our world?[2]

Volume 2[]

After Gamon finds Professor Hashigami’s corpse with a mysterious key in its mouth, things take a turn for the dark and twisted. Zonko taunts him with a bloody vision, claiming that Gamon himself is the killer. But Hashigami’s death isn’t the only murderous plot afoot. The Kirikiri Basara group is about to face a huge massacre of decidedly occult origins–putting the case right up their creepy alley.[3]

Volume 3[]

Yuta Gamon’s name has turned up on the list of casualties from “The 256 Incident”–an apparent mass-suicide by drowning that left 256 people dead. Refusing to believe that he might be dead, Gamon and former FBI agent Asuna Kizaki investigate the incident, uncovering a connection to the mysterious Hachifuku-shin Circle, rogue medical practitioners, secret experiments–and a conspiracy that might just transcend even death.[4]

Releases[]

No. Release date Pre-tax price ISBN-13
1 Occultic;Nine (light novel) Volume 1 (JP) August 25, 2014 ¥740 978-4-906866-21-2
2 Occultic;Nine (light novel) Volume 2 (JP) April 25, 2015
[Note 1]
¥690 978-4-86554-020-8
3 Occultic;Nine (light novel) Volume 3 (JP) September 25, 2017 ¥690 978-4-86554-112-0
4 Coming soon...

No. Release date Pre-tax price ISBN-13
1 Occultic;Nine (light novel) Volume 1 (EN) July 3, 2017 $13,99 USA
$15,99 CAN
978-1-626926-59-2
2 Occultic;Nine (light novel) Volume 2 (EN) September 12, 2017 $13,99 USA
$15,99 CAN
978-1-626926-61-5
3 Occultic;Nine (light novel) Volume 3 (EN) July 31, 2018 $13,99 USA
$16,99 CAN
978-1-626926-63-9
4 Coming soon...

Chapter List[]

Volume 1
  • 005 — Prologue (March 1 (Tuesday))
  • 008 — Site 01: Yuta Gamon (February 11 (Thursday))
  • 060 — Site 02: Isayuki Hashigami (February 11 (Thursday))
  • 082 — Site 03: Aria Kurenaino (February 11 (Thursday))
  • 101 — Site 04: Miyuu Aikawa (February 12 (Friday))
  • 131 — Site 05: MMG (February 12 (Friday))
  • 135 — Site 06: Shun Moritsuka (February 15 (Monday))
  • 145 — Site 07: Yuta Gamon (February 15 (Monday))
  • 171 — Site 08: MMG (February 15 (Monday))
  • 174 — Site 09: Touko Sumikaze (February 16 (Tuesday))
  • 196 — Site 10: Miyuu Aikawa (February 16 (Tuesday))
  • 209 — Site 11: MMG (February 16 (Tuesday))
  • 211 — Site 12: Yuta Gamon (February 17 (Wednesday))
  • 225 — Site 13: Aria Kurenaino (February 17 (Wednesday))
  • 234 — Site 14: MMG (February 17 (Wednesday))
  • 236 — Site 15: Sarai Hashigami (February 18 (Thursday))
  • 255 — Site 16: Ririka Nishizono (February 18 (Thursday))
  • 264 — Site 17: Yuta Gamon (February 18 (Thursday))
  • 292 — Site 18: Aria Kurenaino (February 19 (Friday))
  • 303 — Site 19: Yuta Gamon (February 19 (Friday))
  • 325 — Site 20: MMG (February 19 (Friday))
  • 326 — Site 21: Touko Sumikaze (February 22 (Monday))
  • 333 — Site 22: Miyuu Aikawa (February 22 (Monday))
  • 368 — Site 23: MMG (February 22 (Monday))
  • 370 — Site 24: Yuta Gamon (February 24 (Wednesday))
  • 402 — Tips
  • 408 — Afterword
Volume 2
  • 005 — Site 25: Yuta Gamon (February 24 (Wednesday))
  • 011 — Site 26: Shun Moritsuka (February 24 (Wednesday))
  • 022 — Site 27: MMG (February 24 (Wednesday))
  • 026 — Site 28: Aria Kurenaino (February 25 (Thursday))
  • 039 — Site 29: Touko Sumikaze (February 25 (Thursday))
  • 048 — Site 30: Miyuu Aikawa (February 26 (Friday))
  • 057 — Site 31: MMG (February 26 (Friday))
  • 060 — Site 32: Ririka Nishizono (February 29 (Monday))
  • 076 — Site 33: Yuta Gamon (February 29 (Monday))
  • 090 — Site 34: Kiryu Kusakabe
  • 097 — Site 35: Touko Sumikaze
  • 121 — Site 36: MMG
  • 125 — Site 37: Yuta Gamon
  • 152 — Site 38: Yuta Gamon
  • 166 — Site 39: Miyuu Aikawa
  • 180 — Site 40: Yuta Gamon
  • 200 — Site 41: Yuta Gamon
  • 226 — Site 42: Yuta Gamon
  • 245 — Site 43: MMG
  • 247 — Site 44: Shun Moritsuka
  • 251 — Site 45: Yuta Gamon
  • 264 — Site 46: Aria Kurenaino
  • 269 — Site 47: Sarai Hashigami
  • 286 — Site 48: Yuta Gamon
  • 296 — Site 49: MMG
  • 298 — Site 50: Yuta Gamon
  • 322 — Site 51: Miyuu Aikawa
  • 337 — Site 52: Yuta Gamon
  • 344 — Tips
  • 348 — Afterword
Volume 3
  • 004 — Site 53: Yuta Gamon
  • 030 — Site 54: Sarai Hashigami
  • 046 — Site 55: Touko Sumikaze
  • 056 — Site 56: Yuta Gamon
  • 070 — Site 57: Shun Moritsuka
  • 083 — Site 58: Asuna Kisaki
  • 112 — Site 59: Aria Kurenaino
  • 132 — Site 60: Asuna Kisaki
  • 162 — Site 61: Ririka Nishizono
  • 174 — Site 62: Sarai Hashigami
  • 179 — Site 63: Yuta Gamon
  • 199 — Site 64: Shun Moritsuka
  • 206 — Site 65: Asuna Kisaki
  • 221 — Site 66: Yuta Gamon
  • 232 — Site 67: Asuna Kisaki
  • 235 — Site 68: Aria Kurenaino
  • 243 — Site 69: Yuta Gamon
  • 258 — Site 70: Asuna Kisaki
  • 266 — Site 71: Yuta Gamon
  • 287 — Site 72: Asuna Kisaki
  • 305 — Site 73: Touko Sumikaze
  • 312 — Site 74: MMG
  • 320 — Site 75: Yuta Gamon
  • 334 — Site 76: Miyuu Aikawa
  • 342 — Tips
  • 346 — Afterword

Volume 1
  • 013 — Prologue (March 1 (Tuesday))
  • 015 — Site 01: Yuta Gamon (February 11 (Thursday))
  • 051 — Site 02: Isayuki Hashigami (February 11 (Thursday))
  • 067 — Site 03: Aria Kurenaino (February 11 (Thursday))
  • 083 — Site 04: Miyuu Aikawa (February 12 (Friday))
  • 099 — Site 05: MMG (February 12 (Friday))
  • 103 — Site 06: Shun Moritsuka (February 15 (Monday))
  • 111 — Site 07: Yuta Gamon (February 15 (Monday))
  • 129 — Site 08: MMG (February 15 (Monday))
  • 131 — Site 09: Touko Sumikaze (February 16 (Tuesday))
  • 147 — Site 10: Miyuu Aikawa (February 16 (Tuesday))
  • 155 — Site 11: MMG (February 16 (Tuesday))
  • 157 — Site 12: Yuta Gamon (February 17 (Wednesday))
  • 167 — Site 13: Aria Kurenaino (February 17 (Wednesday))
  • 173 — Site 14: MMG (February 17 (Wednesday))
  • 175 — Site 15: Sarai Hashigami (February 18 (Thursday))
  • 191 — Site 16: Ririka Nishizono (February 18 (Thursday))
  • 197 — Site 17: Yuta Gamon (February 18 (Thursday))
  • 217 — Site 18: Aria Kurenaino (February 19 (Friday))
  • 225 — Site 19: Yuta Gamon (February 19 (Friday))
  • 241 — Site 20: MMG (February 19 (Friday))
  • 243 — Site 21: Touko Sumikaze (February 22 (Monday))
  • 249 — Site 22: Miyuu Aikawa (February 22 (Monday))
  • 275 — Site 23: MMG (February 22 (Monday))
  • 277 — Site 24: Yuta Gamon (February 24 (Wednesday))
  • 299 — Tips
  • 307 — Afterword
Volume 2
  • 011 — Site 25: Yuta Gamon (February 24 (Wednesday))
  • 015 — Site 26: Shun Moritsuka (February 24 (Wednesday))
  • 023 — Site 27: MMG (February 24 (Wednesday))
  • 027 — Site 28: Aria Kurenaino (February 25 (Thursday))
  • 035 — Site 29: Touko Sumikaze (February 25 (Thursday))
  • 041 — Site 30: Miyuu Aikawa (February 26 (Friday))
  • 049 — Site 31: MMG (February 26 (Friday))
  • 051 — Site 32: Ririka Nishizono (February 29 (Monday))
  • 061 — Site 33: Yuta Gamon (February 29 (Monday))
  • 071 — Site 34: Kiryu Kusakabe
  • 077 — Site 35: Touko Sumikaze
  • 093 — Site 36: MMG
  • 097 — Site 37: Yuta Gamon
  • 115 — Site 38: Yuta Gamon
  • 125 — Site 39: Miyuu Aikawa
  • 135 — Site 40: Yuta Gamon
  • 149 — Site 41: Yuta Gamon
  • 165 — Site 42: Yuta Gamon
  • 179 — Site 43: MMG
  • 181 — Site 44: Shun Moritsuka
  • 185 — Site 45: Yuta Gamon
  • 196 — Site 46: Aria Kurenaino
  • 199 — Site 47: Sarai Hashigami
  • 211 — Site 48: Yuta Gamon
  • 219 — Site 49: MMG
  • 221 — Site 50: Yuta Gamon
  • 239 — Site 51: Miyuu Aikawa
  • 249 — Site 52: Yuta Gamon
  • 253 — Tips
  • 259 — Afterword
Volume 3
  • 011 — Site 53: Yuta Gamon
  • 029 — Site 54: Sarai Hashigami
  • 041 — Site 55: Touko Sumikaze
  • 049 — Site 56: Yuta Gamon
  • 059 — Site 57: Shun Moritsuka
  • 069 — Site 58: Asuna Kisaki
  • 089 — Site 59: Aria Kurenaino
  • 103 — Site 60: Asuna Kisaki
  • 123 — Site 61: Ririka Nishizono
  • 131 — Site 62: Sarai Hashigami
  • 135 — Site 63: Yuta Gamon
  • 149 — Site 64: Shun Moritsuka
  • 155 — Site 65: Asuna Kisaki
  • 165 — Site 66: Yuta Gamon
  • 173 — Site 67: Asuna Kisaki
  • 175 — Site 68: Aria Kurenaino
  • 181 — Site 69: Yuta Gamon
  • 191 — Site 70: Asuna Kisaki
  • 197 — Site 71: Yuta Gamon
  • 211 — Site 72: Asuna Kisaki
  • 223 — Site 73: Touko Sumikaze
  • 227 — Site 74: MMG
  • 233 — Site 75: Yuta Gamon
  • 243 — Site 76: Miyuu Aikawa
  • 249 — Tips
  • 255 — Afterword

Plot[]

Differences between the light novel and the other versions of Occultic;Nine[]

It is important to note that all 4 versions of Occultic;Nine are different, and none is a full adaptation of the others.

Detail from the light novel Occultic;Nine
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Occultic;Nine
(anime)
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(visual novel)
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Relation to the Science Adventure Series[]

Occultic;Nine is the only main SciADV title to be incomplete. The 4th volume of the light novel will likely be more consistent with the new concepts introduced in Anonymous;Code.

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Notes[]

  1. Reprinting of Volume 2 (JP):
    • 2 — September 14, 2016

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References[]

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