Now we're at the penultimate episode. I didn't have high expectations when I watched episode 1, but I am thoroughly impressed by the show.

The writing and pacing is competent though it can be weak at times.

The animation direction is decent and, gasp, they know how to save the budget for the "action" scenes.

Also Takeru solving things in a carefree manner while everyone else who takes things seriously (I mean why wouldn't they, it is their world) is somehow always entertaining.

In this episode he literally throws salt at the slug demon to kill it. Was the salt effective because it is used in exorcisms or because it was a slug? Who knows.