History Anime / GhostStories

* ThinlyVeiledDubCountryChange: The show still takes place in Japan, but with all the constant references to American politics, pop culture and celebrities, very much the only thing still Japanese in the dub are the characters' names.

* ThinlyVeiledDubCountryChange: With all the constant references to American politics, pop culture and celebrities, very much the only thing still Japanese in the dub are the characters' names. There is even one gag where the characters suddenly speak in Spanish to a nurse, which would only make sense if the story takes place in the U.S.

--> ''"Maybe your friend was the victim of the dreaded abominable snow-woman of the mountain. Does anyone feel a little cold? I feel cold and a little watched."'' [[note]]Guess who is suddenly standing behind him? For extra bonus points, Leo even exclaims "it's her!"[[/note]]

--> ''"Maybe your friend was the victim of the dreaded abominable snow-woman of the mountain. Does anyone feel a little cold? I feel cold and a little watched."'' [[note]]Guess who is suddenly standing behind him?[[/note]]

** [[spoiler:Yuki’s design]] is also notably different than the others, going barefoot in the snow, not losing her breath while the others are clearly exhausted from running (despite being ahead of them), and wearing a relatively simple set of robes while the others wear conspicuously modern polyester/nylon outfits. Her outfit matches that of Satsuki’s middle-age aunt, hinting that they’re actually around the same age.

** At the start of the episode, the wind in the snow storm turns into a quiet crying as we are introduced to the ghost. In the ADV dub, [[spoiler:Yuki]] has a tick where she cries almost at random, especially as she talks about the lake. It's of course revealed later that [[spoiler:she's a ghost and those screams probably represent her emotions related to her death]].

*** In the ADV dub, Yuki asks her point blank after lunch if she feels something is wrong. Later on, just as a nearly hypothermic Miyuki arrives, Momoko says she detects evil in their midst. The latter comes off like a CaptainObvious statement, but she's also [[spoiler:notably facing Yuki]].

** At the start of the episode, the wind in the snow storm turns into a quiet crying as we are introduced to the ghost. In the dub, [[spoiler:Yuki]] has a tick where she cries almost at random, especially as she talks about the lake. It's of course revealed later that [[spoiler:she's a ghost and those screams probably represent her emotions related to her death]].
** When the gang first arrives at the hotel, they are greeted by a ghostly apparition. Leo panics and cries out

*** In the dub, Yuki asks her point blank after lunch if she feels something is wrong. Later on, just as a nearly hypothermic Miyuki arrives, Momoko says she detects evil in their midst. The latter comes off like a CaptainObvious statement, but she's also [[spoiler:notably facing Yuki]].
*** In the original it is more pronounced, with Momoko clearly sensing something wrong when Yuki first shows them their room (she mumbles "You..." but holds back). Later during lunch when Yuki asks if she could sense a spirit (claiming that Miyuki died earlier that morning), Momoko says she has felt something spirit related ever since she saw [[spoiler:Yuki, which she incorrectly believes is Miyuki's spirit]].

* TakeThat: There are so many that it could have its own page. This is just one example:

* ClusterFBomb:
There are plenty of F-bombs before Episode 16, but they are bleeped out. Strangely, an utterance of "shit" was bleeped out literally two minutes before Satsuki's F-bomb wasn't. This is most noticable in Episode 15 during a summoning spell:

* OffModel: The dub pokes fun at this whenever it is ''unintentional'':
--->'''Satsuki:''' ''"Oh wow convulsion that was weird. Okay…"''\\
'''Satsuki:''' ''"What's going on? What happened to my leg?"''\\
'''Kayako:''''' "And your father always thinks it's cute to cross his eyes in pictures. See? See? He... look, look he did it there!"''\\
'''Satsuki:''' ''"Oh, damn anime! Look what's happened to my eyes!"''\\
'''Amanojaku:''' ''"God, you are four of the ugliest fucking kids I have ever had the misfortune of laying my eyes on, I can't wait for this bitch to kill you."''

** An anatomy doll appears in the second episode, where it's encountered in the hallways of the old school building by Satsuki and Hajime. Instead of running, it does a GhostlyGlide. While trying to escape, Hajime knocks over a broom that hits the anatomy doll and smashes it to pieces. This isn't the end of the doll, as its [[DetachmentCombat flayed hand wanders off]], but at kleast it leaves them alone.

* CoverIdentityAnomaly: Ghosts that aren't overt will always have holes in their covertness. The cab driver in episode 10 is clearly stuck in the 70s (the fare prices being unadjusted for 2001 inflation, etc), and Utsushimi in episode 7 involves eyeless and zombie-like impostors with always-backwards print on their clothing.

** An anatomy doll appears in the second episode, where it's encountered in the hallways of the old school building by Satsuki and Hajime. Instead of running, it does a GhostlyGlide. While trying to escape, Hajime knocks over a broom that hits the anatomy doll and smashes it to pieces. This isn't the end of the doll, as its [[DetachmentCombat flayed hand wanders off]], but at least it leaves them alone.

* OffModel: This is done deliberately with the mirror people in Episode 7 to make them look creepier.

* ClusterFBomb: A bleeped out example shows up in Episode 15 during a summoning spell:

* PrecisionFStrike: There are plenty of F-bombs before Episode 16, but they are bleeped out. Strangely, an utterance of "shit" was bleeped out literally two minutes before Satsuki's F-bomb wasn't.

* MatureWorkChildProtagonists: The ADV dub provides an unusual example. The series has ghost hunting preteens and children as the main protagonists, and the original Japanese version ''is'' aimed at children, with no particularly inappropriate content for young audiences. The ADV dub, on the other hand, is clearly adult-oriented; it frequently references and satirizes early-to-mid-2000s pop culture and politics, and features ''a lot'' of crass and dark humor, which is either highly inappropriate for kids or would just go over their heads.

* MatureWorkChildProtagonists: The ADV dub provides an unusual example. The series has ghost-hunting preteens and children as the main protagonists and the original Japanese dub ''is'' aimed at children, with no particularly inappropriate content for young audiences. The English-language dub, on the other hand, is clearly adult-oriented; it frequently references and satirizes early-to-mid-2000s pop culture and politics, and features ''a lot'' of crass and dark humor, which is either highly inappropriate for kids or would just go over their heads.

** In Episode 18, whenever Akane flails around, extra care is taken to make her movements fluid to {{invoke|dTrope}} UncannyValley.

* UncannyValley: This is purposely {{invoked|Trope}} with {{Animation Bump}}s that make unnatural movements look very fluid. The best example is Akane from Episode 18.

Creator/DiscotekMedia saved the license and re-released the series in 2014; it made sure to say upfront that the ADV dub would be included.[[note]]ADV's {{Gag Sub}}s, which contained additional jokes, and special features explaining the urban legends behind each episode were left out of the original DVD re-release; the former were eventually re-implemented for their later upscaled Blu-Ray release.[[/note]] The series is also viewable in both subbed and gag dubbed forms over on [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/ghost-stories Crunchyroll.]]

Creator/DiscotekMedia saved the license and re-released the series in 2014; it made sure to say upfront that the ADV dub would be included.[[note]]ADV's {{Gag Sub}}s, which contained additional jokes, and special features explaining the urban legends behind each episode were left out of the re-release.[[/note]] The series is also viewable in both subbed and gag dubbed forms over on [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/ghost-stories Crunchyroll.]]

* SassyBlackWoman: Tomomi's mom is portrayed as one.

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