After being raised as an orphan, Himari Momochi is thrilled when she learns that she inherited the Momochi House, a secluded mansion in the woods, on her 16th birthday. Hoping to learn more about her dead parents, she ignores the rumors that the Momochi House is haunted and hopes to live there. Inside, she is […]
Abe no Seimei is a renowned onmyouji that serves the emperor and whose expertise is often sought for on various spiritual matters. Despite his unpopularity in the court, the court noble Minamoto no Hiromasa seeks him out to help with a mysterious ox-less ox cart that has been appear around town and causing harm to
While exorcism in anime seems to have experienced a particular revival lately, anime about exorcists has always been pretty popular. Japan has a long history with religions and spirituality that have techniques and rituals to ward off evil spirits. Their spiritual history has spirits and deities for many things, and as such they also have
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Since she was a child, Aoi could see spirits. One day, while feeding a hungry spirit, she is whisked off to the hidden realm of spirits where an ogre states she will be his bride. It seems her grandfather sold her off to marry him in order to satisfy his debt that he accrued at
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If something takes root deep enough in someone’s heart, it can attract spirits that will cause mysterious diseases that modern medicine cannot cure. For those that have these unique ailments, like crying condiments from your eyes, there is Dr. Ramune who helps his patients explore the root cause of the issue in order to rid
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Mononoke follows the story of a man simply known as the Medicine Seller. However, it is not medicine he sells, but rather he travels feudal Japan ridding villages of malevolent spirits called mononoke. Before he can kill each spirit he encounters, he must first learn its Form, Truth, and its Reason. Artistic and sinister, Mononoke
For as long as he can remember, Takashi Natsume has been chased by spirits, but recently he discovered that the reason was because his deceased grandmother had passed on to him her “Book of Friends,” a book containing all the spirits she had brought under her control. Now Natsume realizes that these spirits haunt him
