History Characters / GhostStories

* AnythingThatMoves: Makes a comment that, if she had gotten locked in the broadcast room with Satsuki, she was going to have sex with either the microphone or ''Satsuki''.

The ghost of an art teacher obsessed with UsefulNotes/LeonardoDaVinci who killed himself after his work was ridiculed. He resides inside a painting of the old schoolhouse done by Satsuki's mother when she was a student there, but gets released when Satsuki makes an identical painting. He pulls inside unsuspecting women to paint them, but kills them when he's finished.

* InformedDeformity: In the ADV dub, she is mocked in multiple episodes by Hajime and Momoko about her looks, and she herself is implied to be insecure about it. Nothing about her character design seems to imply this.

* AwLookTheyReallyLoveEachOther: Despite being a brat who often antagonizes Satsuki, but he always helps her when she needs it, even in situations that don't involve danger or ghosts (like being overworked watching the rabbits at the school).

* TheChick: She helps the group.

* PromotedToParent: Toward Keiichirou since her mom's death. She's even shown to do the cooking for her family.

* {{Ephebophile}}: Implied during a flashback when Kayako becomes misty-eyed over Momoko's "cute little ass." Keep in mind that in the present day, Momoko is an upperclassman at her daughter's school.

* Ephebophile: Implied during a flashback when Kayako becomes misty-eyed over Momoko's "cute little ass." Keep in mind that in the present day, Momoko is an upperclassman at her daughter's school.

* FantasticRacism: PlayedForLaughs in the ADV dub, where for her the dealbreaker in hers and [[BestialityIsDepraved Shirotabi's]] relationship isn't that he's a rabbit or even because he was [[CameBackWrong resurrected into a horrible monster]], but because he's ''black.''

* SeriesContinuityError: Momoko spent a fairly long amount of time in the hospital, but when this is supposed to be is somewhat inconsistent. In the original, she recognizes [[spoiler:Kayako]] as being a fellow patient at a Tokyo hospital where she stayed at for a year the year prior to the series. This was backed by a leaked draft of the pulled third episode ("Am I Beautiful"), which apparently would've seen Momoko fall under suspicion in part because of her long absence in school the year prior. However, [[spoiler:Kayako died about five years prior to the start of the series at a Tokyo hospital]], so either Momoko was hospitalized twice or the writers couldn't decide how to set up the dates. That would be a valid possibility if she has chronic conditions. However, Momoko [[spoiler:explicitly states that she met Kayako the year prior.]]

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AkioOhtsuka (Japanese), Paul Oddo (English)

* IllGirl: Momoko used to be ''very'' ill in the past. [[spoiler:In fact, she met Kayako right before the latter died because both of them were in the same hospital.]] This is subverted later on: She becomes ''extremely'' sick, but [[spoiler:this was because she was hit with a curse from an angry ghost girl, "courtesy" of Leo. He begs the ghost for forgiveness in order to keep her from killing Momoko.]]

* CreepyDoll: She's a doll who suddenly appears inside Satsuki's house after she finds her near a trash can. The Japanese version plays with this trope a bit, since she really does want to be Satuski's friend and calls off the other toys because [[HeelRealization she realizes Satsuki]] isn't "having fun." Though she's still plenty creepy.

* CreepyDoll: She's a doll who suddenly appears inside Satsuki's house after she finds her near a trash can.

In the ADV dub, her cynism and short temper are cranked UpToEleven. This results in casually insulting anyone within her vicinity and disdainfully looking down on her friends and brother due to her overly-inflated ego.

** In episode 14, she tells Leo they shouldn't bother spirits who probably just want to be left alone, pitying them since they aren't in heaven like they are supposed to be. She talks Leo out of taking pictures at the railroad crossing, but it was too late by then

* SeriesContinuityError: Momoko spent a fairly long amount of time in the hospital, but when this is supposed to be is somewhat inconsistent. In the original, she recognizes [[spoiler:Kayako]] as being a fellow patient at a Tokyo hospital where she stayed at for a year the year prior to the series. This was backed by a leaked draft of the pulled third episode ("Am I Beautiful"), which apparently would've seen Momoko fall under suspicion in part because of her long absence in school the year prior. However, [[spoiler:Kayako died about five years prior to the show at a Tokyo hospital]] so either Momoko was hospitalized twice or the writers couldn't decide how to set up the dates. That would be a valid possibility if she has chronic conditions, however Momoko says[[spoiler: explicitly that she met Kayako the year prior.]]

* BreadEggsBreadedEggs: Earlier in one episode, he comments that whatever tricked Satsuki into performing its summoning ritual must be a "bitch or a ghost". [[BrickJoke Later]], when they confront the culprit, he yells, "''Run! She's a ghost ''and'' a bitch!''"

A group of kids who discover the "Ghost Diary" of one of their mothers, who was a powerful exorcist before her death. They mostly goof around, attend school, [[WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld and battle evil spirits]], but they differ quite differently in personality depending on the version you watch.

* AntiHero: In the ADV dub, all of them are huge {{Jerkass}}es in some way, but they still can be counted on to stop whatever new menace that materializes.

The main protagonist and daughter of the late Kayako Miyanoshita, descended from a long line of "Quasi-lesbian Ghost Hunters." She possesses her mother's ghost diary, which she can use to send angry spirits to "Spiritual Sleep."

In the ADV dub, her cynism and short temper get cranked UpToEleven. This results in casually insulting anyone within her vicinity and disdainfully looking down on her friends and brother due to her overly-inflated ego.

* BreakTheCutie: When she's being hunted by [[CreepyDoll Merry Mary]], one of the few times she seems legitimately terrified.
* DaddysGirl: She's very close to her dad since her mom's death. Just seeing him injured is enough to make her break down crying.

* InformedDeformity: In the ADV dub, she gets mocked in multiple episodes by Hajime and Momoko about her looks, and she herself is implied to be insecure about it. Nothing about her character design seems to imply this.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In the ADV dub. She's definitely not a nice kid, but she does care deeply for her friends and family.

* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Satsuki has this hair and eye color combo. Director Noriyuki Abe [[AuthorAppeal seems to love this]] as he's also the director for the anime of ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'', which also features a major character with a similar appearance. Hajime clearly has a crush on her and is her ImpliedLoveInterest. Only Satsuki's father, brother, and best friend have impossible hair colors (all purple-heads). All the other characters have varying shades of black and brown like normal Japanese people. Most eye colors are dark as well, so the heroine having unnatural-for-Asians red hair and green eyes most definitely makes her stand out visually, which is a good thing since background characters have a tendency to look alike.

Satsuki's little brother, who has an [[AmbiguousDisorder undefined mental disorder]], at least in the ADV dub, and bonds with the demon-possessed cat they've just picked up. He's quite the crybaby stemming from being the most scared of the ghosts and [[TheBabyOfTheBunch the youngest]].

%%* ABoyAndHisX: With Amanojaku/Kaya. He's even upset when [[spoiler:Amanojaku leaves the cat's body since he grew to like the demon more.]]

* TheUnintelligible: When he gets emotional, he speaks in an incoherent babble like a baby.

* BelligerentSexualTension: He often makes perverse comments towards Satsuki, much to her annoyance, though it's implied the two have genuine feelings for each other.

--> '''Hajime:''' Don't you get scared, little guy. You're tough as nails, aren't you?
--> '''Keiichirou:''' You're hurting me.
--> '''Hajime:''' You're a goner.
--> '''Keiichirou:''' ''(bawls)''

-->'''Hajime:''' Stay there! I'll stand very close behind you!
-->'''Yuki:''' Well if you're gonna stand close behind me, stand closer, I can't even feel it! [[BlackIsBiggerInBed And they wonder why I like black men!]]

* AllJewsAreCheapskates: When he and his friends arrive at their room at an inn, his first instinct is to check for any money the previous guests might have left behind and to see if there's anything he can steal.

An upperclassman girl the group meets who has special psychic connections to spirits.

In the ADV dub, she's also an extreme right wing, born-again Evangelical Christian whose soft-spoken, polite demeanor heavily contrasts her prejudiced teachings and hatred to those not aligned with her faith.

* HypocriticalHumor: At one point, she mentions that there are some crazy religious people out there, not knowing that she is one herself.

** In the unreleased third episode "Am I Beautiful?", some found parts of the script seem to suggest one of the subplots would've revealed that Momoko was severely ill the previous year and didn't go to class for the year.

* RichBitch: The ADV dub makes her appear as this, as she looks down on the rest due to her religion and implies that her wealth is due to her faith in God. Satsuki even mumbles "rich Jesus skag [sic]" during Episode 17 after Momoko rubs in that she has a cell phone.
* SeriesContinuityError: Momoko spent a fairly long amount of time in the hospital, but when this is supposed to be is somewhat inconsistent. In the original, she recognizes [[spoiler: Kayako]] as being a fellow patient at a Tokyo hospital where she stayed at for a year the year prior to the series. This was backed by a leaked draft of the pulled third episode ("Am I Beautiful"), which apparently would've seen Momoko fall under suspicion in part because of her long absence in school the year prior. However, [[spoiler: Kayako died about five years prior to the show at a Tokyo hospital]] so either Momoko was hospitalized twice or the writers couldn't decide how to set up the dates. That would be a valid possibility if she has chronic conditions, however Momoko says[[spoiler: explicitly that she met Kayako the year prior.]]

Satsuki and Keiichirou's cat Kaya, who ends up being possessed by the demon Amonojaku. His personality is pretty much the same in the ADV dub, hostile, snarky and a huge asshole towards the kids. But when push comes to shove, he'll begrudgingly save them from dangerous ghosts.

* {{Expy}}: Amonojaku is sealed inside a black cat, and his voice in the ADV dub sounds almost exactly like Salem from ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch''.

* NobleDemon: Amanojaku is a total {{jerkass}} in the beginning, but starts helping Satsuki more and more as the series progresses, even though he still acts like he wants to see her in despair. In one episode, he says that he dislikes humans, but he hates ghosts [[ForTheEvulz who harm people on purpose]] even more.

Satsuki and Keiichirou's deceased mother, who was an exorcist in her youth and responsible for putting most of the ghosts in the series to spiritual sleep. Although her work as been undone by urban development causing the ghosts to be released back into the world, she continues to guide her kids through a journal she left behind with details on how to defeat each ghost.

* BadassNormal: Almost every ghost in this series was previously put away by her, which she's been doing since she was her daughter's age.

Satsuki and Keiichirou's father. He works as an engineer for a construction company and remains generally unaware of the paranormal activity around him.

Satsuki, Hajime, and Leo's homeroom teacher. Like most other adults in the series, he's unaware of the presence of ghosts, though he is often threatened by them.

** In episode 14, she tells Leo they shouldn't bother spirits who probably just want to be left alone, pitying them since they aren't in heaven like they are supposed to. She talks Leo out of taking pictures at the railroad crossing, but it was too late by then

->Voiced by:''' N/A

A kitsune-like spirit that resides inside a set of stone stairs. It grants wishes to whoever makes them while standing on the fourth step, but with horrible repercussions.

* FiveManBand:
** TheHero: Satsuki as she takes over her mother's role of sealing the ghosts the group encounters.
** TheLancer: Hajime as he occasionally serves as a FriendlyRival for Satsuki.
** TheSmartGuy: Leo due to him being the AgentMulder of the group.
** TheChick: Momoko as she helps the group.
** TagalongKid: Keiichirou as he is the youngest member who follows the group.
** TeamPet / TokenEvilTeammate: Amanojaku due to him being trapped in the body of Satsuki's cat, Kaya.

A {{kitsune}}-like spirit that resides inside a set of stone stairs. It grants wishes to whoever makes them while standing on the fourth step, but with horrible repercussions.

* RapunzelHair: Her hair almost reaches her feet.