The series sets off when 17-year-old Mai Taniyama is telling ghost stories
with her friends after school, in some random classroom. Without warning, they meet Kazuya Shibuya (whom Mai later dubs “Naru”, because
he's such a narcissist).
The next morning, when Mai is on her way to school, she unintentionally messes
up some ghost detection equipment Naru has set up in an abandoned building,
and gets his assistant sent to the hospital.
As a result, she is expected to work for him to pay for the replacement of the
camera she broke.
After helping him out with the first case, she goes on to continue working for
him (and falling in love with him, though there is very little emphasis on
that aspect of the series).
Ghost Hunt Anime Review
The Characters of Ghost Hunt
While the characters in many series do annoy me endlessly, the ones in Ghost Hunt 2006 seriously help to make the series as successful as I felt it was.
Mai herself wasn't the most exciting of main characters I've ever seen, but
her perspective was interesting and it was always good to see that even as she
was falling for Naru, she kept yelling at him when she thought something he
was doing was morally wrong.
As for Naru well, he's very...he's a jerk 90% of the time. He's also highly
intelligent, as much of a narcissist as Mai says he is, and yet you kind of
have to love him.
As for the other characters: Lin, Naru's assistant, doesn't get much
exploration, but he does have a few shining moments; Ayako, a priestess, is
funny in her own way, especially seeing her interact with Housho, a monk.
Then there's John Brown, a Catholic Priest who is absolutely adorable. And we
can't forget Masako Hara, the TV psychic with a serious crush on Naru. It's
really seeing the group interact that makes the series work. Also, they can be compared to the Scooby Doo gang. Just sayin'.
The Stories: Ghost Hunt
Ghost Hunt Funimation is not told in one continuous storyline; instead they use arcs,
most of which are three or four Ghost Hunt episodes.
These arcs are each their own investigation, with no overwhelming plot tying
them together.
The first (Evil Spirits All Over!) is the weakest in terms of
story, as the “haunting” isn't all that interesting, or at all creepy the way
I hoped it would be. It does, however, do its job of introducing everyone soundly.
For
storytelling / pulling at your heartstrings, the most powerful was the fifth
(Silent Christmas).
In terms of creepy-ness, the strongest two for me were the second (The Doll
House) and seventh (The Bloodstained Labyrinth).
Dolls are of course the most evil things in the world. Especially when they
talk in scary voices and move and cannot be destroyed.
Conclusion?
If you're a fan of ghost stories in any form, you'll probably
enjoy Ghost Hunt. It has something for you no matter what kind of ghost
stories you enjoy from not scary at all, to chills running up your spine.
It's pretty good to watch at two in the morning when you're the only one awake
and have all of the lights off. And despite being about ghosts with a few
moments of fright mixed in, I'd call it an easy series (Ghost Hunt Crunchyroll) to relax with because
you won't be forced to think.
My rating: 10/10
Not many anime like Ghost Hunt. There was absolutely nothing I would have changed about Ghost Hunt anime series.
The
characters, the stories...okay, well one tiny bit of romance... I would have adjusted that a little, but other than that, it was brilliant.
I
especially love that one of the arcs has a version of the Winchester Mystery
House, where I am determined to go get lost someday.
Ghost Hunt | |
| Episodes | 25 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy, Mystery, Horror, Shoujo, Supernatural |
| Aired | October 4, 2006 to March 28, 2007 |
| Directed by | Rei Mano |
| Producers | J.C. Staff, Marvelous Entertainment, FUNimation Entertainment, TV Tokyo, Avex Entertainment |
| Opening Theme | Main Theme by Toshio Masuda |
| Closing Theme | Ending Theme by Toshio Masuda (I am not even kidding on these songs) |
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