Requiem from the Darkness

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...

AnimationMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy

Seasons

1. The Red Bean Washer

Air Date: 2003-10-03

A writer of riddle books for children, Momosuke Yamaoka's ambition is to compile a book of 100 ghost stories.

2. Willow Woman

Air Date: 2003-10-10

Momosuke arrives at Kichibe's Willow Inn, hoping to learn about the fabled Willow Woman who is said to haunt the inn.

3. White Fox

Air Date: 2003-10-17

Momosuke encounters a hunter named Yasaku while investigating the tale of Hakuzōsu, a legendary fox who posed as a monk to tempt a hunter away from killing foxes.

4. Dancing Head

Air Date: 2003-10-24

Momosuke arrives at a town where a woman named Oyoshi is being chased by a ronin named Matajuro Ishikawa.

5. Salty Choji

Air Date: 2003-10-31

The trio go to investigate a house on a hill where there have been reports of people dissapearing.

6. The Shibaemon Racoon Dog

Air Date: 2003-11-07

Momosuke and the Ongyou encounter a traveling performance troupe which includes a samurai who claims to be a Tanuki, a Raccoon Dog that assumes human form.

7. Katabira Crossroads

Air Date: 2003-11-14

Momosuke hears the legend of the Katabira Crossroads where some women have mysteriously died.

8. Field Gun

Air Date: 2003-11-21

Momosuke responds to a supposed letter from his brother Gunhachiro sent to him while at Katabira Crossroads.

9. The Lone and Strange

Air Date: 2003-11-28

Hearing about the murderous cutthroat Giamon of Inarizika, rumored to be a Kowai (a ghoul that can survive any fatality), Momosuke learns some of Ogin's past.

10. The Succubus

Air Date: 2003-12-05

After arriving in town, Momosuke runs into a man and learns of the missing bride Shiragiku.

11. The Marine Spirits

Air Date: 2003-12-12

Momosuke hasn't seen the Ongyou for months. When he asks Tsutaya if he's heard of any ghostly rumors lately, Tsutaya tells Momosuke that there are two he knows of, with one of them being the sea ghosts of Sanuki.