History Anime / GhostHound

''Ghost Hound'' is a 22-episode anime series that aired in 2007 and created by Creator/ProductionIG and Shirow Masamune, who were also responsible for the ''Franchise/GhostInTheShell'' series, and directed by Ryotaro Nakamura of ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain'' and ''LightNovel/KinosJourney''. It is part fairytale, part detective thriller, and with a great amount of (faux) science thrown in for good measure.

* {{Bishonen}}: The entire male cast for the most part. Especially Tarou who is downright {{Moe}}.

* MsFanservice: Outori, who is the show's sole source of some moderate display of boobs & [[ShesGotLegs legs]].

%%* ShesGotLegs: Outori.

* ConnectTheDeaths
* ContemplateOurNavels: A good 50% of the screentime.

* EvilMatriarch: Makoto's grandmother.

* InvisibleToNormals: The spirit layer.

* JigsawPuzzlePlot
* {{Miko}}: Miyako
* MindControlEyes

* MsFanservice: Outori, who is the show's sole source of some moderate display of [[AbsoluteCleavage boobs]] & [[ShesGotLegs legs]].
* MundaneFantastic
* NewTransferStudent: Masayuki

* OracularUrchin: Miyako

* PerpetualFrowner: Makoto
* PsychicPowers
* PsychologicalThriller

* ReligionIsMagic
* ReligionOfEvil: The Ogami Sect.
* ResearchInc: Dai-Nippon Bio, ForScience

* SceneryPorn: specially in dreams sequences

* ShesGotLegs: Outori.

* SpiritWorld: The Unseen World.
* SplitPersonality: [[spoiler:Miyako]], sort of.

* TrueCompanions: Boys, at the end.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Furusawa, the lab assistant.

* StepfordSmiler: Most characters turn out to be thisonce their secrets are revealed.

15-year old Tarou lives in the quiet, remote mountain town of Suiten at his parents' sake brewery. He had a traumatizing experience when he and his older sister were kidnapped for ransom 11 years before. His sister died during that event and Tarou now suffers from narcolepsy and recurring [[BadDreams nightmares]] in which he sees her lying on a bed, yet cannot hear her voice nor remember the face of their kidnapper. He also has out-of-body experiences, in which he tries to meet his sister again. His mother has also been deeply affected by the events, prompting her to seek psychiatric help with some limited success.

* BadDreams: A major plot point for Tarou, who records them on a tape recorder.

* HelloNurse: Outori, she's a real headturner throughout the whole series.

Compare with similar psychological anime like ''Serial Experiments Lain'' or ''Anime/BoogiepopPhantom''.

Lovers of [[MindScrew thought-provoking anime]] in the line of ''Serial Experiments Lain'' or ''Anime/BoogiepopPhantom'' may find this series thoroughly enjoyable.

** Also , Furusawa, the lab assistant,[[spoiler: the dude who threw the bioids into the dam. Was he caught?]] What were his motives? Then, there's Kabata, the lady who worked for the Ogami family. [[spoiler: Did she get arrested or something for forcing a 6th Grader to lead the sect? Isn't there a law against that sort of thing?]]

''Ghost Hound'' is a 22-episode anime series that aired in 2007 and created by ProductionIG and Shirow Masamune, who were also responsible for the ''Franchise/GhostInTheShell'' series, and directed by Ryotaro Nakamura of ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain'' and ''LightNovel/KinosJourney''. It is part fairytale, part detective thriller, and with a great amount of (faux) science thrown in for good measure.

* RedHerring: Many viewers thought the creepy-looking psychologist that Taro visits had some kind of sinister agenda. [[spoiler: Turns out he's just as much a victim of all the weird paranormal shenanigans as everyone else.]]

The ending might be a bit anticlimactic, but lovers of [[MindScrew thought-provoking anime]] in the line of ''Serial Experiments Lain'' or ''Anime/BoogiepopPhantom'' may find the series thoroughly enjoyable.

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''Ghost Hound'' is a 22-episode anime series that aired in 2007 and created by ProductionIG and Shirow Masamune, who were also responsible for the ''GhostInTheShell'' series, and directed by Ryotaro Nakamura of ''SerialExperimentsLain'' and ''Kino's Journey''. It is part fairytale, part detective thriller, and with a great amount of (faux) science thrown in for good measure.

The ending might be a bit anticlimactic, but lovers of [[MindScrew thought-provoking anime]] in the line of ''SerialExperimentsLain'' or ''BoogiepopPhantom'' may find the series thoroughly enjoyable.

''Ghost Hound'' is a 22-episode anime series that aired in 2007 and created by ProductionIG and Shirow Masamune, who were also responsible for the ''GhostInTheShell'' series, and directed by Ryotaro Nakamura of ''SerialExperimentsLain'' and ''Kino's Journey''. It is part fairytale, part detective thriller, and with a great amount of (faux) science thrown in for good measure. The series is devoid of typical anime-fare like slapstick or {{super deformed}} artwork, with only mild amounts of {{fanservice}} -- which is primarily [[MsFanservice concentrated on one character]].