Storyline

Momosuke is a young man with a dream: to travel Japan and collect one hundred stories. He journeys from place to place, searching for tales of the paranormal and bizarre, hoping to collect tales to publish in his book. However, the calm of Momosuke's life soon is shattered by a chance meeting with three sinister beings: Mataichi the priest, Nagamimi the bird-caller, and the beautiful Ogin. Soon, Momosuke learns that there might be more to his newfound comrades than first meets the eye...

First Aired

2003-10-03
Last Aired

2003-12-26
Creator
Genre

Animation, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Seasons

1
Episodes

13
Status

Ended
Language

English, 日本語
Network

CBC

Keywords:

anime psychological horror

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Season 1

1. The Red Bean Washer

A writer of riddle books for children, Momosuke Yamaoka's ambition is to compile a book of 100 ghost s...More

A writer of riddle books for children, Momosuke Yamaoka's ambition is to compile a book of 100 ghost stories.Less

25mins 2003-10-03

2. Willow Woman

Momosuke arrives at Kichibe's Willow Inn, hoping to learn about the fabled Willow Woman who is said to...More

Momosuke arrives at Kichibe's Willow Inn, hoping to learn about the fabled Willow Woman who is said to haunt the inn.Less

25mins 2003-10-10

3. White Fox

Momosuke encounters a hunter named Yasaku while investigating the tale of Hakuzōsu, a legendary fox wh...More

Momosuke encounters a hunter named Yasaku while investigating the tale of Hakuzōsu, a legendary fox who posed as a monk to tempt a hunter away from killing foxes.Less

25mins 2003-10-17

4. Dancing Head

Momosuke arrives at a town where a woman named Oyoshi is being chased by a ronin named Matajuro Ishika...More

Momosuke arrives at a town where a woman named Oyoshi is being chased by a ronin named Matajuro Ishikawa.Less

25mins 2003-10-24

5. Salty Choji

The trio go to investigate a house on a hill where there have been reports of people dissapearing.

The trio go to investigate a house on a hill where there have been reports of people dissapearing.Less

25mins 2003-10-31

6. The Shibaemon Racoon Dog

Momosuke and the Ongyou encounter a traveling performance troupe which includes a samurai who claims t...More

Momosuke and the Ongyou encounter a traveling performance troupe which includes a samurai who claims to be a Tanuki, a Raccoon Dog that assumes human form.Less

25mins 2003-11-07

7. Katabira Crossroads

Momosuke hears the legend of the Katabira Crossroads where some women have mysteriously died.

Momosuke hears the legend of the Katabira Crossroads where some women have mysteriously died.Less

25mins 2003-11-14

8. Field Gun

Momosuke responds to a supposed letter from his brother Gunhachiro sent to him while at Katabira Cross...More

Momosuke responds to a supposed letter from his brother Gunhachiro sent to him while at Katabira Crossroads.Less

25mins 2003-11-21

9. The Lone and Strange

Hearing about the murderous cutthroat Giamon of Inarizika, rumored to be a Kowai (a ghoul that can sur...More

Hearing about the murderous cutthroat Giamon of Inarizika, rumored to be a Kowai (a ghoul that can survive any fatality), Momosuke learns some of Ogin's past.Less

25mins 2003-11-28

10. The Succubus

After arriving in town, Momosuke runs into a man and learns of the missing bride Shiragiku.

After arriving in town, Momosuke runs into a man and learns of the missing bride Shiragiku.Less

25mins 2003-12-05

11. The Marine Spirits

Momosuke hasn't seen the Ongyou for months. When he asks Tsutaya if he's heard of any ghostly rumors l...More

Momosuke hasn't seen the Ongyou for months. When he asks Tsutaya if he's heard of any ghostly rumors lately, Tsutaya tells Momosuke that there are two he knows of, with one of them being the sea ghosts of Sanuki.Less