The life of a spiritual medium is not an easy – being constantly surrounded by spirits, each with a problem to solve! The albino Saiki Misaki is one such medium who finds herself solving mysteries, fighting spirits and even getting possessed on occasion; and since talking to spirits doesn’t manage to pay the bills, she’s also a dominatrix on the side. Together with her spirit-fearing and martial arts-loving partner, an apprentice, and her very own stalker, Misaki will help spirits come to rest while fulfilling the desires of her S&M clients.
As a spiritualist, Himiko investigates events of the strange and paranormal. While dealing with an exorcism of a child, she encounters Miyu, a child-like vampire who sends stray Shinma, demons, into the night. The Vampire Princess Miyu OVAs follow Himiko as she tries to track down Miyu and discover her secrets... but does she have other motives?
Maebara Keiichi, an ordinary high-school boy, has transferred to a new school in Hinamizawa, a small rural village. At the outset everything seems peaceful and Keiichi becomes friends with a nice group of schoolgirls with whom he spends many idle summer afternoons. Suddenly violence encroaches upon the blissful peace of the village and Keiichi becomes entangled in an endless cycle of fear and death. The inconsistent, but inevitable horrors of Hinamizawa are told and retold becoming an endless and inescapable nightmare of insanity. Will it end even if the mystery of Hinamizawa is solved?
Both Daydream and Higurashi have gore and ridiculousness in common. Though Daydream deals much more with the supernatural, Higurashi has more than its fair share of unordinary occurences. Both series are also composed of mini-mysteries with twists and turns. Though Daydream is much more adult in terms of subject matter, the intense amount of violence in Higurashi makes them about equal in terms of target age.