Alternative
Name: 学校怪谈 (Xué
Xiào Guài Tán)
Genre: Horror, Supernatural, Comedy, Mystery, Ghosts/Spirits, School,
Demons, Detectives,
Description:
Ghost Stories tells the tale of Satsuki Miyanoshita, who
moves with her family to the hometown of her deceased mother. On her first day
of school, Satsuki; her brother Keiichirou, a first-grader; their neighbor
Hajime Aoyama; Momoko Koigakubo, an older schoolmate; and Leo Kakinoki, a
classmate and friend of Hajime's with a penchant for the paranormal visit
the abandoned school building adjacent the current school complex and
discover that the building is haunted.
It is soon after revealed that Satsuki's mother was responsible
for sealing several ghosts who haunted not only the school but also the town,
and now they are released due to the urbanization taking place in the
surrounding area. Satsuki's mother left behind a book detailing how to exorcise the
ghosts once and for all. In her first confront, Satsuki faces a demon called
Amanojaku, but in the process Amanojaku is sealed within Satsuki's pet cat,
Kaya. Although Amanojaku does not want to help Satsuki at first, the danger
soon threatens to envelop the town and it is left up to Satsuki, her friends and
Amanojaku to stop the ghosts.
Episode: 19 + 1 OVA + 2 Special
Original Run
Series: October 22, 2000 – March 24, 2001
OVA: August 24, 2001
Special: November 15, 2000 – January 3, 2001
Studio: Studio Pierrot
