ScreenshotsAyakashi: Japanese Classic Horror
Alt title: Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales
TV (11 eps)
3.757 of 5 from 3,287 votes
Rank #2,119
The dark and brooding Ayakashi is composed of three horror stories: the narration of a young woman named Oiwa who was abandoned and betrayed by the one she truly loved, leading her to curse all who stood in her way; a story of two star-crossed lovers – a human and a forgotten god – and their struggle to have a future together; and the tale of an evil and malicious demon who is haunting and murdering a family for unknown purposes. Though different in animation style and tone, each story shares a similar theme: the darkness of the human heart.
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Reviews
Score 7.8/10
Story
Oh boy... anything in the horror genre, let alone something that blatantly has "horror" in the title, is a must see for sothis. Luckily, with Ayakashi, it wasn’t a disappointment.
Ayakashi, in the same vein as Memories or Cockpit, is a collection of three unrelated stories that all fit into a certain genre; in this case, horror. Though the title boasts "traditional Japanese... read more
Score 6/10
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Mononoke
Mononoke is a continuation of the third story in Ayakashi. |
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Related manga
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Mononoke
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Mononoke: Umibouzu
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Mononoke: Zashiki Warashi
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Characters
Staff
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Yasuhiro NAKURA
Character Design
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Takashi HASHIMOTO
Character Design
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Hideki ITO
Character Design
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Kenji NAKAMURA
Director
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Tetsuo IMAZAWA
Director
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Hidehiko KADOTA
Director
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Yasuharu TAKANASHI
Music
