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The story centers on Keitarou Gentouga, who has the ability to be a spirit medium. In junior high school, he got someone else wrapped up in a spirit possession incident, and he has been a shut-in for more than two years. As he reintroduces himself to society as a private tutor, he meets a genius girl named Yayoi Houzuki. Yayoi is instantly able to tell that Keitarou has skill as a spirit medium, and she invites him to go with her to a haunted location. The two then start their journey capturing evil spirits.
Highest-rated episodes all ranked
- 01
S-Rank Danger: Castle H RuinsNo happy tales remain within the castle’s forsaken ruins. The danger is unimaginable: Yayoi and Keitaro risk their doom, prepared as they may be. - 02
Scary School Stories: Hide and SeekChildren can be cruel, that much is quite clear. Poor Sakashita lost all he held dear. He plays a game now, the rule is right here: don’t let him find you or you’ll disappear. - 03
The House of the Virgin ConceptionYayoi and Eiko have found the perfect home for the Graduates, but they soon discover the dark history of the family haunting the house—as well as their plans for Eiko.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
Yayoi HozukiJuly 10, 2023A glamorous woman met an unglamorous end inside that phone booth. She's still in there calling for help, but one shouldn't answer her. Keita - S01E02
Keitaro GentogaJuly 17, 2023Keitaro was cursed years ago and receives exorcisms at his grandmother’s shrine. She once warned him not to enter the basement; she locked t - S01E03
FriendsJuly 24, 2023Yayoi and Eiko head to the psychic spot Mizuko Memorial Temple which holds its own sad secrets. And what does Yayoi want with Keitaro’s fing - S01E04
Eiko HozukiJuly 31, 2023Keitaro had a bad feeling about the Urban Legends class at the university. His instincts were correct: the professor should never have playe - S01E05
The Freshmen Welcome EventAugust 7, 2023Keitaro was looking to make new friends. But he should avoid certain friendships; there’s a reason people warn children to never talk to str - S01E06
The PromiseAugust 14, 2023Camping was to be a reprieve, but the bridge is calling, the bridge is calling, the bridge is calling, the bridge is calLING, THE BRIDGE IS - S01E07
S TunnelAugust 21, 2023The car had three passengers when it entered the tunnel. A phantom hitchhiker demanded to be the fourth. Let. Her. In. - S01E08
Betrothed to DivinityAugust 28, 2023The girl’s eyes shine with stars, but two spectral presences haunt her future. - S01E09
BlasphemySeptember 4, 2023Terrifying enough to be victims in life; utterly horrific they remain so in death. - S01E10
Across JapanSeptember 11, 2023One does not defy a god lightly. If Yayoi, Keitaro and Eiko wish to save Ai, they must embark on a perilous journey across a country teeming - S01E11Season's bestS-Rank Danger: Castle H RuinsSeptember 18, 2023No happy tales remain within the castle’s forsaken ruins. The danger is unimaginable: Yayoi and Keitaro risk their doom, prepared as they ma
- S01E12
The Castle H Ruins, Danger Rank S!September 25, 2023None who have encountered the castle spirit survived to tell the tale, but both the living and the dead should fear the High Priest; it is n - S01E13
EmancipateOctober 2, 2023The tunnel is dangerous, and they must keep the High Priest in check. It is for that reason the trio need reinforcements; they need another - S01E14
Old F TunnelOctober 9, 2023Abandon all hope ye who enter here. There is nothing for anyone in this tunnel, save for the depravity of a sadistic spirit. - S01E15
Old Old F TunnelOctober 16, 2023The Imprisoned Martyr is dead, but he cannot die. He longs for someone to grant him the death he desperately yearns for, and the F Tunnel gh - S01E16
House HuntingOctober 23, 2023Eiko did not leave the tunnel unscathed. She experienced the true terror of death, and must now ask herself if her horror obsession is worth - S01E17The House of the Virgin ConceptionOctober 30, 2023Yayoi and Eiko have found the perfect home for the Graduates, but they soon discover the dark history of the family haunting the house—as we
- S01E18
Morning TwilightNovember 6, 2023The god who branded Ai takes an interest in the entity that abducted Yayoi’s mother. That can only mean one thing: a dangerous threat now br - S01E19
Within the BrothelNovember 13, 2023They’ve arrived at an old love hotel to find a Graduate, but Keitaro must locate her in a hidden room while avoiding other ghosts. Dire cons - S01E20
The Old I Watergate: An Innocent GrudgeNovember 20, 2023A little boy shows Keitaro his drawings as the trio explores an old watergate with a famous spiritualist. To his growing horror, he realizes - S01E21
The Old I Watergate: ResplendenceNovember 27, 2023She was beautiful once, but scorn burned her soul until nothing but spiteful ashes remained. Now, her wrathful fury is the only thing that c - S01E22
The Old I Watergate: Pleasure District in FlamesDecember 4, 2023The trio walk a dangerous path fraught with peril. Otogiri will not return to her prison willingly, and the spirit that replaced Nagiko is s - S01E23Scary School Stories: Hide and SeekDecember 11, 2023Children can be cruel, that much is quite clear. Poor Sakashita lost all he held dear. He plays a game now, the rule is right here: don’t le
- S01E24
Scary School Stories: NightmareDecember 18, 2023Dorothy has a plan that Yayoi needs to know about, especially since it involves the Spectre of Death. - S01E25
Dark GatheringDecember 25, 2023They now have 7 Graduates, but fighting a god also requires an ambitious, daring plan. With Ai’s time running out, the trio prepare for thei
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