Chinese Mystery Man 中国惊奇先生 (Zhōng Guó Jīng Qí Xiān Shēng)

Genre: Comedy, Supernatural, Youkai, Omnyouji, Thriller

 

Description: 

 

A lost form of magic is revived from the Eastern Han dynasty, meanwhile, dangerous man eating monsters lurk the streets. What will stop these beasts from their mindless terror?

 

Episode: 63 + 1 Movie

 

Original Run

Series: February 28, 2014 – May 17, 2016

Movie: November 30, 2023

Studio: Haoliners Animation League & Pb Animation Co. Ltd

Heaven Official's Blessing 天官赐福 (Tiān Guān Cì Fú/TGCF)

Genre: Action, Adventure, Supernatural, Historical, Drama, 

               Shounen-Ai, Fantasy, Youkai, Spirits, Onmyouji,

               Gods/Goddesses/Deities

 

Description: 

 

The heavens shake, the thunder rumbles, and Xie Lian appears with an apologetic smile—again! Eight hundred years prior, he was a beloved martial god, known as the Crown Prince of Xianle. Now, he ascends to the heavenly realm for the third time, but simply as a pitiful scrap-collecting god with no followers behind him.

On his first mission, Xie Lian finds himself alone in the dark moonlit night. There, a gentle man dressed in red guides him through the forest. However, as abruptly as he appeared, the man suddenly dissipates into a swarm of silver butterflies.

Xie Lian later learns that this mysterious stranger was none other than Hua Cheng, the Crimson Rain Sought Flower, a Ghost King feared by both demons and gods alike. But before Xie Lian can figure out why Hua Cheng would help a Heavenly Official like himself, he meets San Lang. A young man possessing great knowledge on not only the Ghost King, but also the now forgotten Crown Prince, San Lang decides to accompany Xie Lian on his journey of unveiling the mysteries of the past.

 

Episode

Season 1: 11 + 1 Special 

Jap. Series: 12

Season 2: 12

 

Original Run

Season 1: October 21, 2020 – January 2, 2021

Special: February 16, 2021

Japanese Season 1: July 28, 2021 – October 14, 2021

Season 2: October 18, 2023 – January 17, 2024

Studio: Haoliners Animation League (S1 & Special) / 

                Red Dog Culture House (S2)

 

TelevisionDrama: TBA - currently in production (60 episodes)

Fire Force 炎炎ノ消防隊 (Enen no Shouboutai)

Alternative Name: 炎炎消防队 (Yán Yán Xiāo Fáng Duì)

 

Genre: Magic, Exorcists, Superpowers, Post-Apocalyptic, 

               Adventure, Dark Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Action, Supernatural

 

Description: 

 

In the year 198 of the Age of the Sun, Tokyo is a crowded cosmopolis. But the world's most populous city is threatened by devils that cause people to burst into flame at random. The only ones who can stop it are the Pyrofighters, a team of specialized firefighters. The young Shinra, blessed with the ability to ignite his feet and travel at the speed of a rocket, wants nothing more than to be a hero, and knows that this is the place for him. But he's not the best at following orders. 

 

Episode: 24 + 24 + 30 ONA

 

Original Run

Season 1: July 6, 2019 – December 28, 2019

Season 2: July 4, 2020 – December 12, 2020

ONA: January 8, 2021 – July 30, 2021

Season 3: To be on Aired April 2025

Studio: David Production

 

Ninja Collection 忍者コレクション

Alternative Name: 忍者收藏 (Rěn Zhě Shōu Cáng)

Genre: Horror, Supernatural, Alternative Version, Youkai, Spirits, 

               Onmyouji, Ninjas

 

Description: 

 

The Tōkeshū ninja group oversee Tokyo, the city where dreams and desires swirl like eddies in a river. With ancient techniques passed down through generations, the ninja are intent on wiping out the "darkness" enveloping people in the current Reiwa era.

 

Episode: 13

 

Original Run: July 13, 2020 – October 26, 2020

Studio: ILCA, DRAWIZ & Toho Interactive Animation

 

In/Spectre 虚構推理 (Kyokō Suiri)

Alternative Name: 虚构推理 (Xū Gòu Tuī Lǐ)

Genre: Mystery, Romance, Supernatural, Thriller, Demons, Youkai, 

               Exorcists/Onmyouji, Spirits

 

Description: 

 

When she was still just a girl, Kotoko was kidnapped by yokai. These spirits made her into a powerful intermediary between the spirit and human worlds, but this power came at a price: an eye and a leg. Now, years later, she watches out for dangerous yokai while developing feelings for a young man named Kuro, who is also special: an incident with a yokai has given him healing powers. He's surprised when Kotoko asks him to team up to handle renegade yokai, preserving the thin line between reality and the supernatural.

 

Episode

Season 1: 12 + 38 ONA + 12 ONA

Season 2: 12 + 16 ONA

 

Original Run:

Season 1: January 12, 2020 – March 29, 2020

ONA: November 15, 2019 – February 10, 2020

ONA: January 17, 2020 – April 3, 2020

Season 2: January 9, 2023 – March 27, 2023

ONA: February 11, 2022 – September 30, 2022

Studio: Brain's Base

Eight Clouds Rising 八雲立つ (Yakumo Tatsu)

  

Alternative Name: 出云传奇 (Chū Yún Chuán Qí)

Genre: Adventure, Horror, Supernatural, Historical, Fantasy, Martial Arts,

               Ghosts/Spirits, Demons, Occult, Onmyouji

Description: 

Kuraki Fuzuchi is a quiet young man who has immense psychic powers and sword skills. He later meets Takeo Nanachi, a college student with similar latent powers. The story opens with Nanachi traveling to a small shrine in the mountains for a festival that only occurs every 49 years in order to purify his (now deceased) grandfather’s sword. There he meets Kuraki and later accidentally stumbles upon Kuraki’s initiation ritual as a Shaman. From there on, their lives are inexplicitly intertwined as they encounter various ghosts, spirits, demons, and other characters with supernatural powers while the author also provides a parallel running story depicting their previous life.

Episode: 2

Original Run: October 25, 1997 – November 25, 1997

Studio: Studio Pierrot

Namu Amida Butsu! - Rendai Utena なむあみだ仏っ! -蓮台 UTENA-

Alternative Name: 南无阿弥陀佛！-莲台 UTENA- 

                                      (Ná Mó Ā Mí Tuó Fó!-Lián Tái UTENA-)

Genre: Fantasy, Demons, Angels, Onmyouji

Description: 

The Thirteen Buddha, along with Taishakuten and Bonten, must confront the evil Māra. Māra seeks revenge against Shaka Nyorai, who had previously saved the world from suffering and conflict by achieving enlightenment.

Episode: 12

Original Run: April 8, 2019 – June 24, 2019

Studio: Asahi Production

Tales of Exorcism 降灵记 (Jiàng Líng Jì)

Genre: Action, Fantasy, Demons, Onmyouji, Youkai, Ghosts/Spirits

Description: 

A tough girl is known as spirit exorcist, she met a bad spirit who in his journey of searching his own existence and he was seal by her into a dagger. She accepted him as her spiritual servant. Although they encounter various monsters along the way, they will keep each other accompany and become more reliable companions.

Episode: 15

Original Run: March 22, 2017 – August 16, 2017

Studio: Pb Animation CO. Ltd. & Studio LAN

Twin Star Exorcists 双星の陰陽師 (Sousei no Onmyouji)

Alternative Name: 雙星之陰陽師 (Shuāng Xīng Zhī Yīn Yáng Shī)

Genre: Action, Romance, Supernatural, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, 

               Exorcists/Onmyouji, Ghosts/Spirits, Youkai/Monsters, 

Description: 

Rokuro is from a family of exorcists who remove the evil Kegare, but his real dream is to be a singer, a soccer player, or anything other than an exorcist. When another exorcist name Benio arrives, Rokura is suddenly inflamed with competitive spirit and decides to put his natural knack to good use. Their rivalry gets more complicated when they both learn they are the destined "Twin Star Exorcists," two ultimate fighters fated to marry and create the prophesied child who will eliminate all the Kegare in the world.

Episode: 50

Original Run: April 6, 2016 – March 29, 2017

Studio: Studio Pierrot

Vatican Miracle Examiner バチカン奇跡調査官 (Bachikan Kiseki Chōsakan)

Alternative Name: 梵谛冈奇迹调查官 (Fàn Dì Gāng Qí Jī Diào Chá Guān)

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Psychological, Supernatural, Occult, Tragedy,

               Priests/Priestesses, Exorcists

Description: 

To detect lies, refuse fakes, and reach the miracle of God - that is their mission as Vatican Miracle Examiners. Hiraga, a scientific genius and Roberto, an expert on the decryption of cryptography and ancient documents are not only good partners but also "Miracle Examiners" working for the Vatican. They are secret examiners, who are requested to examine and identify the authenticity of miracles from all over the world.

Episode: 12 + 1 OVA

Original Run

Series: July 7, 2017 – September 22, 2017

OVA: April 11, 2018

Studio: J.C.Staff

SpiritPact スピリットパクト

Alternative Name: 灵契 (Líng Qì)

Genre: Drama, Romance, Supernatural, Shounen-Ai, Ghosts/Spirits,

               Onmyouji, Youkai

Description: 

Poverty-strikened Yang Jinghua had an accident. The moment he woke up, he seemed to turn 10 years younger overnight. Yang Jinghua thought he had been reborn and when he was about to step on the path for a new beginning, a white-haired, rich and handsome guy named Duanmu Xi, appeared right in front of him. He not only told Yang Jinghua that Yang Jinghua was already dead, he even asked for an invitation: "Young man, do you want to sign a contract with me and stay with me for the rest of your life?"

Episode: 20 ONA + 12 Episodes

Original Run
Season 1: June 21, 2016 – November 1, 2016
Season 2: February 23, 2018 – May 11, 2018

Studio: Haoliners Animation League

Live-Action Film: March 11, 2018

Ghost Slayers Ayashi 天保異聞 妖奇士 (Tenpō Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi)

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Supernatural, Historical, Spirits,

               Superpowers, Youkai/Monsters,  Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Onmyouji,

Description: 

Feudal Japan is attacked by beasts called 'Youi'. Ryuudou Yukiatsu, a 'floater' and an employee at a bath house has the power of Ayagami ("The power to find the words behind things") which can be used in fighting against the Youi. That's why the members of a Youi-fighting group Bansha Aratamesho, called the Ayashi, are looking for Yukiatsu - they want him to become an Ayashi as well. Yukiatsu runs into a woman and a son who are chased by a Youi and has to face the past he's been running away from.

Episode: 25 + 5 OVA

Original Run

Series: October 7 2006 – March 31, 2007

OVA: August 22, 2007 – October 24, 2007

Studio: Bones

Kagewani 影鰐

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Supernatural, Thriller, Detectives, 

                Youkai/Monsters, Exorcists

Description: 

Acclaimed genetic scientist Dr. Sōsuke Banba follows cases of unknown animal attacks that appear to be connected in some way with his own past and the scar on his left temple.

Episode: 13 + 13 

Original Run

Season 1: October 2, 2015 – December 25, 2015

Season 2:  April 1, 2016 – June 24, 2016

Studio: Tomovies

Laughing Under the Clouds 曇天に笑う (Donten ni Warau)

Alternative Name: 笑傲昙天 (Xiào Ào Tán Tiān)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Supernatural, Onmyouji, Ninjas, 

               Historical, Samurais, Special Abilities, Ghosts/Spirits, Military

Description: 

In the eleventh year of the Meiji era carrying swords was forbidden by the government and those known as samurai were slowly fading away. However, there were plenty who didn't like those changes taking place in Japan and inevitably the crime rates increased. The country's only solution was an inescapable lake prison. Since the prison had no other way to access it except by water, the three boys of the Kumo family were assigned to transport the criminals to their new "home".

Episode: 12 + 3 Movies + 2 ONA

Original Run
Series: October 4, 2014 – December 20, 2014
Movie: December 2, 2017
Movie: June 9, 2018
Movie: September 1, 2018
ONA: February 9, 2018
ONA: March 7, 2018

Studio: Doga Kobo / Wit Studio (Movies)

Live-Action Film: March 21, 2018

Dance with Devils ダンス・ウィズ・デビルス

Alternative Name: 与魔共舞 (Yǔ Mó Gòng Wǔ)

Genre: Romance, Supernatural, Demons, Vampires, Exorcists, 

               Reverse Harem, School

Description: 

Ritsuka Tachibana is a female second-year high school student who attends Shiko Academy in Shiko Town. She enjoyed her school life while living with her mother Maria, but one day, that balance fell into ruin when she discovers several of her attractive, male classmate are demons.

Episode: 12 + 1 Movie

Original Run
Series: October 7, 2015 – December 23, 2015
Movie: November 4, 2017 

Studio: Brain's Base

Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales 怪

Genre: Horror, Supernatural, Tragedy, Revenge, Historical, Mystery, 

               Demons, Youkai/Monsters, Onmyouji

Description: 

Yotsuya Kaidan

"Yotsuya Ghost Story" is a retelling of the classic Japanese ghost story, written by the 18th century kabuki playwright Nanboku Tsuruya IV.

In the anime, Nanboku himself becomes the narrator. Iemon Tamiya is a ronin samurai who marries a beautiful woman named Oiwa. Oiwa is happy with her married life and the birth of their child, but Iemon feels the burden of their poverty.

In return for the promise of a job by a rich man, Iemon promises to marry the man's daughter and conspires to murder his own wife. A servant is ordered by the rich man's daughter to poison Oiwa's food; the toxin permanently disfigures Oiwa's face.

Iemon then orders his servant to kill her after having his way with her. Oiwa commits suicide after coming to know of Iemon's treachery. Another of Iemon's servants is also killed and, along with the dead Oiwa, is nailed to a piece of wooden board and tossed into the river.

After Oiwa's death, Iemon marries the rich man's daughter, as promised. But Oiwa's vengeful spirit could not rest in peace, and she lays a curse on everyone involved with her demise. One by one, Oiwa's enemies die a horrible death, including the rich man and his daughter, and Iemon is plagued by visions of Oiwa's ghost.

Tenshu Monogatari

"Goddess of the Dark Tower" is based on Tenshu Monogatari, a play by Kyōka Izumi. It tells the story of a forbidden love between a god and a human. In medieval Japan, Zushonosuke Himekawa is a falconer who is sent by his master Lord Harima to retrieve a precious falcon named Kojiro.

Zushonosuke's search is initially fruitless, though it leads him to a chance encounter with a beautiful woman bathing in a lake. Zushonosuke falls in love with her at first sight.

When news reach Lord Harima that the falcon has in fact fled to the castle keep of Shirasagi-jo, Zushonosuke is ordered to go there to bring the falcon back.

Accompanied by two friendly demons, Zushonosuke makes his way to Shirasagi-jo, which is rumored to be inhabited by beings called Wasuregami (Forgotten Gods). At the castle, Zushonosuke is surprised to find the same beautiful woman he encountered before, who introduces herself as Tomihime (Princess Tomi), beginning their forbidden romance.

Baka Neko

The episodes are presented like a play, with sliding screens taking the place of curtains. The tale takes place in the Edo period, with Ukiyo-e style artwork.

Act one

A wandering medicine peddler arrives at the house of the Sakai Clan on a wedding day, however as he crosses the threshold to the clan household he senses something is not right. It's not a happy day. To save themselves from disgrace and the poor-house, the family sold their only daughter's marriage to the Shiono Clan to clear their debts. The peddler is not welcome, but Kayo the maidservant allows him in the kitchen. Grateful, the peddler shows Kayo some special "marriage aids" for the bride, Lady Mao. Kayo's bravery and good sense will aid the peddler throughout the tale. As the bride crosses the threshold to meet her wedding escort, she dies mysteriously. The peddler being an outsider brings him under suspicion, and so he is seized and bound in ropes. Odajima searches the Peddler's pack for poison, but finds odd medicines and curios before he finds a bejeweled sword, which the peddler explains is a sword of Taima which is used to kill demons. The house comes under a demonic attack. The ropes magically fall from the peddler's arms and he casts paper wards on the walls to protect everyone. The wards will not hold for long, so the peddler urges the family and their retainers to reveal the terrible event that has caused such a powerful demon to appear. As soon as the peddler can discern the shape (katachi), truth (makoto) and reasoning (regret, kotowari) of the demon, the sword of Taima will unsheathe and dispel it. The peddler and Odajima find black cat hair, so the demon has the shape of a cat, a bake neko.

Act two

To save their lives, the peddler must know the truth and reasoning behind the demonic attacks. No one will talk. While they stew in their fear, the peddler makes a protective ring of salt and magical scales. When the peddler returns, Kayo the maidservant confesses that she threw water on any cat that entered the kitchen. Kayo accuses Miss Sato of buying all the cats in the area. Sato explains that Master Sasaoka gave her the money and ordered her to do it. Sasaoka explains he had to give the cats to Lord Yoshikuni, the elder son. Yoshikuni explains he cut up the cats, to test the sharpness of his swords—a trivial matter. Enraged, the bake neko surges through the door and devours Lady Mizue and Master Katsuyama, her faithful retainer. The survivors flee to a secret room. They find a white wedding kimono, which turns blood red. Sato hysterically blames Clan Lord Yoshiyuki for the bake neko attacks.

Final act

Lord Yoshiyuki confesses there was an incident 25 years earlier. He kidnapped Tamaki, a peasant girl on the way to her wedding. He planned to return her, but she was friendly to him, so he kept her as his mistress. He gave her lavish kimono and fine foods, but she was secretly "full of regret and remorse." One day, Tamaki killed herself. As the bake neko breaks through the final barrier, the peddler attempts to unsheathe his sword, but fails. Mostly powerless the peddler laments that he is still unaware of the true nature of the demon, and nearly leaves. However Odajima calls to him for aid, as the remaining members of the clan are attacking Kayo and Odajima out of spite, which causes the peddler to erect protective barriers around them. While the peddler is still powerless the bake neko grabs and devours Yoshikuni, Sasaoka, and then Miss Sato.

The sword of Taima opens its mouth and reveals the truth in a vision from the demon itself. Tamaki was not a pampered, willing mistress. She was an abused prisoner—caged in this very room. Being a cruel man, Yoshiyuki butchered a mother cat and her kittens, which were living in this room. He didn't see the kitten hiding on top of Tamaki's cage. After Yoshiyuki left, Tamaki hid the kitten in her cage. Sato knew Tamaki was a kidnapped bride, but mocked her when she brought her a few scraps of food. Tamaki comforted and fed the kitten, so it would grow strong and escape as she could not. Tamaki told the kitten, he would be free for the both of them.

One day, Yoshiyuki caught his eldest son, Yoshikuni, raping Tamaki. To punish her for seducing his son, he beat her near to death. The kitten, now grown into an adult cat, came out of hiding and faithfully defended Tamaki. The cat could not win against armed samurai, so with her dying breath, Tamaki told the cat, "Run." The cat escaped. The vision ends with Sasaoka dumping Tamaki's corpse down an old well. The cat's regret from being unable to protect her, combined with Tamaki's sorrow, eventually turned the cat into the demon. With the shape, truth, and reasoning (regret) being known, the sword of Taima unseals itself and the peddler is able to draw it.

Disgusted by the family's evil deeds, the peddler begs the bake neko for forgiveness for what he must do. The sword releases the peddler's true spirit-nature from the human shell, allowing him to exorcise the bake neko's grief and release it from its vengeance. The confrontation and exorcism are spectacular. The demon returns to its dimension, the peddler returns to his human form, and the aged corpse of Tamaki's cat lies on the floor of the secret room.

Post credits epilogue

The only remaining member of the clan, Lord Yoshiyuki pleads with the medicine peddler and reasons that he was not deceptive. The medicine peddler agrees with him, but tells him that the "truth" he told was his own perception and that he should rethink how truthful his side of the events really is. Now knowing the clan's secret, Kayo resolves that she can no longer serve the household and will return to her parents' home. Odajima seeks to accompany the peddler, but the peddler tells him that he should seek his own destiny. Before leaving, Kayo and Odajima bury the cat next to the old well, which is Tamaki's grave. They leave flowers and pray for the two souls. As the peddler leaves someone asks him what became of the wedding which causes him to look back. He sees the spirits of Tamaki and the cat cross the threshold and leave the house of their torment and deaths. Tamaki is laughing with joy to be reunited with her cat, which is once again, just an innocent kitten. Silently the medicine peddler departs.

Episode

Season 1: 11 Episodes

Season 2: 12 Episodes + 2 Movies

Original Run
Season 1: January 13, 2006 – March 24, 2006
Season 2: July 12, 2007 – September 27, 2007

Movie: July 26, 2024

Movie:  March 14, 2025

Studio: Toei Animation (Series)/ EOTA (Movie)