Elegant Yokai Apartment Life

About Elegant Yokai Apartment Life

Elegant Yokai Apartment Life (妖怪アパートの幽雅な日常) arrives as a mystery anime by Shin-Ei Animation (2017), and the premise is easy to summarize. The premise: Yuushi Inaba, a 16-year-old boy whose parents died three years ago. He moved into his uncle's house, but resolved to move into a dormitory in high school.

Another thread: Plans changed when that dormitory burned down. He eventually comes across a cheap apartment, but finds out too late that the apartment is home to supernatural creatures such as ghosts, youkai, and mononoke, and his daily life grows into embroiled in the eccentric apartment.

With mystery at the core, clues, misdirection and a satisfying reveal are the hook. Voice work is led by Atsushi Abe as Inaba Yuushi and Yuuichi Nakamura as Mizuki Hase. This one is best suited to viewers who like piecing together a puzzle. The run is 26 episodes in total, so you know what you are signing up for.

Production & Appeal

Animation is handled by Shin-Ei Animation, so the studio's house style defines how Elegant Yokai Apartment Life looks and moves on screen. The mystery focus matters here: clues, misdirection and a satisfying reveal are the hook. Its 6.7/10 score suggests opinions are split, so it suits viewers who already like the genre. On the casting side, Atsushi Abe voicing Inaba Yuushi gives the lead role a recognizable voice. It aired in 2017, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.