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HAUNTED Junction

1997, TV, 12 eps, 64%, Studio DEEN

Recommended by 3 Ghost Stories fans on AniList. The same kind of story: ghost-hunting horror mysteries.

Saito High is a high school with its spiritual beings and a principal whose hobby is collecting occult paraphernalia. The school has the prophecy-chosen members of the Holy Student Council to protect it. These students have problems of their own; Haruto Houjo, the president, has…

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    Kaidan Restaurant

    2009, TV, 23 eps, 69%

    Recommended by 11 Ghost Stories fans on AniList. Both have Youkai.

  2. Cover of Gakkou no Kowai Uwasa: Hanako-san ga Kita!!
    Gakkou no Kowai Uwasa: Hanako-san ga Kita!!

    1994, TV short, 35 eps, 60%

    Both have Youkai.

  3. Cover of Gegege no Kitarou (2007)
    Gegege no Kitarou (2007)

    2007, TV, 100 eps, 71%

    Recommended by 6 Ghost Stories fans on AniList. Both have Youkai, Urban Fantasy.

  4. Cover of Toilet-bound Hanako-kun
    Toilet-bound Hanako-kun

    2020, TV, 12 eps, 77%

    Both have Afterlife, Youkai, Urban Fantasy.

  5. Cover of Ghost Hunt
    Ghost Hunt

    2006, TV, 25 eps, 73%

    Recommended by 13 Ghost Stories fans on AniList. The same kind of story: ghost-hunting horror mysteries.

  6. Cover of Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube (2025)
    Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube (2025)

    2025, TV, 13 eps, 64%

    Recommended by 7 Ghost Stories fans on AniList. Both have Youkai, Urban Fantasy.

  7. Cover of Ghost Hound
    Ghost Hound

    2007, TV, 22 eps, 71%

    Recommended by 3 Ghost Stories fans on AniList. The same kind of story: ghost-hunting horror mysteries.

  8. Cover of DAN DA DAN
    DAN DA DAN

    2024, TV, 12 eps, 83%

    Recommended by 6 Ghost Stories fans on AniList. Both have Youkai, Urban Fantasy.

  9. Cover of Ghost Sweeper Mikami
    Ghost Sweeper Mikami

    1993, TV, 45 eps, 70%

    Recommended by 5 Ghost Stories fans on AniList. The same kind of story: ghost-hunting horror mysteries.

  10. Cover of Mob Psycho 100
    Mob Psycho 100

    2016, TV, 12 eps, 84%

    Both have Parody, Urban Fantasy.

  11. Cover of xxxHOLiC
    xxxHOLiC

    2006, TV, 24 eps, 77%

    Both have Curses, Denpa, Youkai.

  12. Cover of Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghostfiles
    Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghostfiles

    1992, TV, 112 eps, 83%

    Both have Afterlife, Youkai, Urban Fantasy.

  13. Cover of Dead Account
    Dead Account

    2026, TV, 12 eps, 66%

    Both have Curses, Urban Fantasy.

  14. Cover of Dark Gathering
    Dark Gathering

    2023, TV, 25 eps, 75%

    Recommended by 18 Ghost Stories fans on AniList. The same kind of story: ghost-hunting horror mysteries.

  15. Cover of Puella Magi Madoka Magica
    Puella Magi Madoka Magica

    2011, TV, 12 eps, 83%

    Both have Urban Fantasy.

  16. Cover of Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai
    Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai

    2013, TV short, 13 eps, 65%

    Episodic, Demons, Ghost

  17. Cover of MUSHI-SHI
    MUSHI-SHI

    2005, TV, 26 eps, 85%

    Both have Youkai, Animals, Urban Fantasy.

  18. Cover of Mieruko-chan
    Mieruko-chan

    2021, TV, 12 eps, 72%

    Recommended by 44 Ghost Stories fans on AniList. The same kind of story: ghost-hunting horror mysteries.

  19. Cover of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

    2019, TV, 26 eps, 82%

    Demons, Shounen, Vampire

  20. Cover of Howl‘s Moving Castle
    Howl‘s Moving Castle

    2004, Movie, 1 ep, 85%

    Both have Curses.

  21. Cover of Gregory Horror Show
    Gregory Horror Show

    1999, TV short, 25 eps, 63%

    Recommended by 4 Ghost Stories fans on AniList. The same kind of story: ghost-hunting horror mysteries.

  22. Cover of Grave of the Fireflies
    Grave of the Fireflies

    1988, Movie, 1 ep, 83%

    Tragedy, Orphan, Survival

  23. Cover of Chainsaw Man
    Chainsaw Man

    2022, TV, 12 eps, 83%

    Both have Urban Fantasy.

Manga for fans of Ghost Stories

xxxHOLiC2003, Manga, 214 ch, 83% Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun2014, Manga, ongoing, 85% Ascendance of a Bookworm ~I'll do anything to become a librarian!~ Part 1 If there aren't any books, I'll just have make some!2015, Manga, 42 ch, 78% Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray2020, Manga, 211 ch, 90% Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin2001, Manga, 112 ch, 85% Aoashi2015, Manga, 410 ch, 87% The Fable2014, Manga, 240 ch, 84% A Home Far Away2020, Manga, 7 ch, 85%

About Ghost Stories

2000, TV, 19 eps, 74%, Studio Pierrot

Kids and ghosts. When young Satsuki finds an old book of spells from her passed away mother, she gains the power to fight ghosts that are haunting her new school. With the help of her friends, and of a really wicked devil cat, she must protect everyone around her or be haunted for ever more.

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