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James Whittle

Ghost Hunt (TV series)

Wayward spirits, possessed dolls and evil Onmyouji (a type of Japanese exorcist) are causing havoc in  Japan in a new anime called Ghost Hunt.

So, who do you call for help? The Japanese branch of Ghostbusters? No. You call Shibuya Psychic Research Centre (SPR).

Ghost Hunt was originally written by Japanese novelist Fuyumi Ono and was later  made into a shojo manga by Shiho Inada and is published by Kodansha in their Nakayoshi anthology magazine.

The anime version is produced by J.C. Staff and began airing in Japan on October 3. J.C. Staff have produced such anime hits as Excel Saga, R.O .D. (TV), Starship Operators and Zero no Tsukaima.

Ghost Hunt is a supernatural mystery anime  similar to US TV show The X-Files. However, the Scully and Mulder  in this show aren't FBI agents, but teenagers.

SPR president Shibuya is in his late teens and no longer attends school, but we don't find out why for several episodes.

While investigating a  haunted  school building, first-year high school student Mai Taniyama's  causes Shibuya's assistant  to get injured.  She is therefore forced to take the assistant's place.

As in most animes, the two lead characters don't get along. Mai finds Shibuya arrogant and narcissistic, while Shibuya finds her childish, and often  starts an explanation about psychic phenomena with 'for the benefit of Mai who doesn't know...'

Rounding out the cast  is a female  TV  medium, an Australian Catholic Exorcist, a shrine maiden and a Buddhist monk.

Ghost Hunt is an entertaining anime  with some spine-tingling moments and  a creepy  theme tune.  But it's never scary enough to keep you from sleeping.



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