Toon Closet Review: Ghost Hunt

So out of respect for Halloween here's Ghost Hunt which premiered on October of 2006. The series follows the Shibuya Psychic Research Center as they investigate paranormal activities around Japan. The main characters in question have interesting character chemistry among each other throughout the series. Mai Taniyama high school student who joins Kazuya Shibuya after the first three episodes. Kazuya Shibuya a paranormal researcher in charge of the Shibuya Psychic Research Center but he goes by through the series as "Naru the narcissistic" a nickname given by Mai. Hōshō Takigawa a Buddhist monk who is apparently in a popular band and wears fashionable clothes through the series he goes by Monk. Ayako Matsuzaki a self-styled shrine maiden. John Brown a young Catholic priest from Australia...very interesting. And then there's Masako Hara a famous spirit medium with her own TV show no less. There are two other characters in the series Lin Kōjo a Chinese onmyoji who is Naru's solemn and taciturn assistant and Osamu Yasuhara who is a high school student who joins SPR after the Forbidden Pastimes arc. With most of the main characters (except for Osamu Yasuhara) have their own abilities to confront paranormal forces. Mai begins to develop a few psychic abilities which includes postcognitive dreams, clairvoyance, and astral projection as the series progresses. The entire series has up to seven story arcs that are split down into three to four episodes. Minus the "Ghost Story in the Park" story which only had one episode. Each of the story arcs are set up rather nicely with a beginning, a middle, and an end that doesn't feel too short or too padded out. Furthermore, each of the story arcs have satisfying conclusions not feeling like some guy in a monster mask ending which that's a real plus.

My Final Verdict: This series is well-thought out and entertaining. Some of the story arc are actually scary at points and are really subtle. The main characters have chemistry with each other and are enjoyable to watch. If you can't get the DVD box set then you can watch the complete series on Funimation.com both dubbed and subtitle.