Ayatsuri Sakon
Alt titles: Karakuri Zoushi Ayatsuri Sakon
Synopsis:
Tachibana Sakon is a skilled puppeteer with an unusual hobby: solving murders. Along with Ukon, a one-of-a-kind puppet made in the Meiji era, Sakon manages to find himself in a variety of life-threatening situations. Join the duo as they put their detective skills to the test in terrifying cases of revenge, malice, and murder.
tags:
applying filters, loading recommendationsrecommendations
Ghost Hunt
Mai Taniyama is a first year high school student who lives a carefree life telling ghost stories with her friends. One day, she meets Kazuya Shibuya, the head of Shibuya Psychic Research (SPR); and together, she tags along to help him investigate paranormal activities in a haunted school building. His assistant Lin was hurt during an incident to protect Mai from danger, so what more can Mai do than to take the job as Shibuya's assistant? Along with a team of other ghost hunters, they will uncover the mystery of a strange case coming their way, while Mai starts to discover her own abilities.
tags:
my anime:
5 people think you'd like this because...
add recAyatsuri Sakon and Ghost Hunt are both very similar because they are both a mystery about murders most of the time. I am absolutely positive you'll love one if you liked the other. :)
Alike in their creepy stories and strange mysterious qualities, Ghost Hunt and Ayatsuri Sakon hold your interest and keep you guessing until the last minute. Not only do the tales unravel before you, the characters also are concealed behind their pasts that aren't discovered by the audience but for a few spry moments of nostalgia.
These are both case by case mysteries with a light horror feel to them. Ayatsuri Sakon focuses more on the mystery and Ghost Hunt focuses more on the horror aspect of the anime. However, both are intriguing and the central characters are endearing.
Both Ayatsuri Sakon and Ghost Hunt are discovery animes in the sense that the protagonists often try to uncover some sort of mystery.
Both series follow a similar episodic manner in development, displaying several varying scenarios, while having a single storyline carrying through.
While Ayatsuri Sakon is aimed toward uncovering criminals and Ghost Hunt is aimed at the surreal, they both utilize an excellent deductive process which viewers may find intriguing.
Because both of them follow a team of people who solve murder mysteries, and both are quite a bit like Sherlock Holmes. While we see things through Mai's eyes in Ghost Hunt, we see things through Ukon's eyes in Ayatsuri Sakon, and the time it takes to solve each mystery, the complex plot and characters are all very similar.
Requiem From The Darkness
Alt titles: Hundred Stories, Kousetsu Hyaku Monogatari
- TV (13 eps)
- 2003
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...
tags:
my anime:
3 people think you'd like this because...
add recBoth 100 Stories and Ayatsuri Sakon share a creepy and strange mood. They contain many mysteries that need to be peeled back in order to grasp the truth of human nature. If you like strange creepy anime full of strange and fascinating characters, these are the shows for you.
Ayatsuri Sakon and Requiem From The Darkness portray a sense of haunting mystery and seriousness that cannot be found often in anime. Both make you think about what is going to happen next, as well as involve many complex ideas to mull over in your head as you are watching. If you liked one, you'll like the other.
Boogiepop Phantom
- TV (12 eps)
- 2000
Strange things have been happening at a local high school... mysterious disappearances, strange powers and brutal murders all emerge amongst kids who, up till now, have been perfectly normal. Even the Shinigami (Angel of Death) herself has been sighted. What's happening? The answers lie in the mysterious creature known as Boogiepop...
my anime:
2 people think you'd like this because...
add recBoth Boogiepop Phantom and Ayatsuri Sakon share a creepy and strange mood. They contain many mysteries that need to be peeled back in order to grasp the truth of human nature. If you like strange creepy anime full of strange and fascinating characters, these are the shows for you.
St. Luminous Mission High School
- TV (13 eps)
- 1998
Kaihe is a high school student who has been given the task of becoming the chairperson for St Luminous, a private religious school for girls, after his grandfather died. Kaihe, along with a friend, arrives at the school to take care of business. But soon, mysterious disappearances start to happen. Will he unravel the mystery of the school and its past before its too late?
tags:
my anime:
2 people think you'd like this because...
add recDetective Academy Q
Alt titles: Tantei Gakuen Q
Kyu has always been interested in solving mysteries. After assisting in a murder case, he earns theopportunity to take the entrance exam for the DanDetective School (aka DDS), a famous detective school established by the equally famousdetective, Dan Morihiko! DDS is trusted implicitly bythe police and receives their absolute cooperation inall matters, and its students are often able to crackeven the most difficult cases. Can Kyu, along withfellow classmates, Megumi, Kintarou, Kazuma and Ryu,meet the demands of the school and the crimes thatcross their paths?
tags:
my anime:
2 people think you'd like this because...
add recDetective Academy Q and Ayatsuri Sakon follow characters using their deductive talent to catch murderers. Both anime show well-thought case over several episodes to find who is the killer.
The protagonist in both of these series has an uncanny ability to run into murder mysteries. Furthermore, they both are enigmatic about figuring out the "trick" to the solution, while their companions stand around dumbfounded. If you have fun watching these kinds of series (as I do), I recommend both.
