Requiem from the Darkness

25min

Animation

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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...

Episodes

Cast

The Red Bean Washer

1. The Red Bean Washer

25min

3rd Oct 2003

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

Willow Woman

2. Willow Woman

25min

10th Oct 2003

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

White Fox

3. White Fox

25min

17th Oct 2003

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.

Dancing Head

4. Dancing Head

25min

24th Oct 2003

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

Salty Choji

5. Salty Choji

25min

31st Oct 2003

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

The Shibaemon Racoon Dog

6. The Shibaemon Racoon Dog

25min

7th Nov 2003

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.

Katabira Crossroads

7. Katabira Crossroads

25min

14th Nov 2003

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

Field Gun

8. Field Gun

25min

21st Nov 2003

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

The Lone and Strange

9. The Lone and Strange

25min

28th Nov 2003

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.

The Succubus

10. The Succubus

25min

5th Dec 2003

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

The Marine Spirits

11. The Marine Spirits

25min

12th Dec 2003

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.

The Death Spirits of Seven Man Point, Part 1

12. The Death Spirits of Seven Man Point, Part 1

25min

19th Dec 2003

Strange massacres have been occurring at Seven Man Point.

The Death Spirits of Seven Man Point, Part 2

13. The Death Spirits of Seven Man Point, Part 2

25min

26th Dec 2003

After Ukon ends up captured by Danjo's servant Kaburagi, Momosuke infiltrates the dungeons in order to rescue him.

First air date

3rd Oct 2003

Last air date

26th Dec 2003

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

ja

Networks