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Requiem from the Darkness

  • 2003
  • Ended
  • Animation · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • ~25m / ep
  • 1 season
  • 6.2/10

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...

Latest: Season 1 · 2003

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  1. E1. The Red Bean Washer

    Oct 3, 2003 · 25m

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

  2. E2. Willow Woman

    Oct 10, 2003 · 25m

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

  3. E3. White Fox

    Oct 17, 2003 · 25m

    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.

  4. E4. Dancing Head

    Oct 24, 2003 · 25m

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

  5. E5. Salty Choji

    Oct 31, 2003 · 25m

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

  6. E6. The Shibaemon Racoon Dog

    Nov 7, 2003 · 25m

    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.

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