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Ghost Hound (2007)

Ghost Hound poster
Original title
神霊狩/GHOST HOUND
Directed by
Ryūtarō Nakamura
Genre
science fiction anime and manga, fantasy anime and manga, horror anime and manga
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 22 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three boys in a rural Japanese town who have all experienced trauma try to uncover supernatural secrets. They can project their spirits outside their bodies and explore a hidden parallel world.

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What happens

Ghost Hound (神霊狩/GHOST HOUND, Shinreigari/Gōsuto Haundo) is an anime television series, created by Production I.G and Masamune Shirow, renowned as being the creator of the Ghost in the Shell franchise. The original concept and design was first developed by Shirow in 1987. It is Production I.G's 20th anniversary project and was first announced at the 2007 Tokyo International Anime Fair. The series is staffed by director Ryūtarō Nakamura, screenwriter Chiaki J. Konaka, character designer and chief animation director Mariko Oka, and art director Hiromasa Ogura. It premiered on Thursday, October 18, 2007, in Japan on WOWOW at 23:30 JST. A manga adaptation, featuring art by Kanata Asahi, has been serialized in Comic Blade. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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