Ayakashi (怪～ayakashi～, Ayakashi^?), also known as Ayakashi~ Japanese Classic Horror, is an 11-episode anime series produced by Toei Animation. The series is a collection of three classic Japanese horror stories: Yotsuya Kaidan, Tenshu Monogatari, and Bake Neko. The first two stories were based on existing Japanese plays, whereas Bake Neko is an original story. Each arc not only tells a completely different story from the other, the art style and animation also differ dramatically. The series premiered between January 13, 2006 and March 24, 2006 on Fuji TV, and is also set to air in Japan across satellite television on Animax from May 2007. In 2007 it was announced that a series based of the Medicine Seller of the "Bake Neko" would air in July, entitled Mononoke. Image File history File links Ayakashi. ... 1922s Nosferatu Horror films are films of the horror genre that are designed to elicit fright, fear, terror, disgust or horror from viewers. ... Look up Supernatural in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Television (disambiguation). ... The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) (L to R: Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Ed Tivrusky, Faye Valentine, and Ein the dog) For the oleo-resin, see Animé (oleo-resin). ... Toei Animation Company, Limited ) (JASDAQ: 4816) is a Japanese animation studio owned by the Toei Company. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... The Fuji TV headquarters in Odaiba is known for its eccentric architecture. ... Animax ) is a Japanese anime satellite television network, established and owned by Sony Corporation, and dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Toei Animation Company, Limited ) (JASDAQ: 4816) is a Japanese animation studio owned by the Toei Company. ... Yotsuya Kaidan (四つ谷怪談) is a Japanese ghost story. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The Fuji TV headquarters in Odaiba is known for its eccentric architecture. ... Artists impression of a Boeing 601 satellite, as configured for digital television transmission by SES Astra Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ... Animax ) is a Japanese anime satellite television network, established and owned by Sony Corporation, and dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. ... Mononoke ) is a [[2007 Category: ...

Story

Yotsuya Kaidan (四谷怪談)

Yotsuya Kaidan is a retelling of the classic Japanese ghost story, written by the 18th century kabuki playwright Tsuruya Nanboku. In the anime, Nanboku himself becomes the narrator. Tamiya Iemon is a ronin samurai who marries a beautiful woman named Oiwa. Oiwa is happy with her married life and the birth of their child, but Iemon feels the burden of their poverty. In return for the promise of a job by a rich man, Iemon promises to marry the man's daughter and conspires to murder his own wife. A servant is ordered by the rich man's daughter to poison Oiwa's food which permanently disfigures her face. Iemon then orders his servant to kill her after having his way with her. Oiwa commits suicide after coming to know of Iemon's treachery. The servant is also killed, and along with the dead Oiwa, is nailed to a piece of wooden board and tossed into the river. After Oiwa's death, Iemon marries the rich man's daughter, as promised. But Oiwa's vengeful spirit could not rest in peace, and she lays a curse on everyone involved with her demise. One by one, Oiwa's enemies die a horrible death, including the rich man and his daughter, and Iemon is plagued by visions of Oiwa's ghost.
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Cast

• Hiroaki Hirata as Iemon Tamiya
• Mami Koyama as Oiwa Tamiya
• Yuko Nagashima as Osode Yotsuya
• Keiichi Sonobe as Naosuke Gonbei
• Ryou Hirohashi as Oume Itou
• Wataru Takagi as Yomoshichi Satou

Hiroaki Hirata (平田 広明 Hirata Hiroaki, born August 7, 1963) is a seiyÅ« who was born in Tokyo. ... Mami Koyama (小山 茉美 Koyama Mami, born January 17, 1955) is a veteran seiyÅ« who was born in Aichi. ... Nagashima Yuko (永島 由子, born on July 3, 1970 in Osaka) is a seiyu who works for Aoni Production. ... Keiichi Sonobe ) (September 16, 1960 - ) is a male seiyÅ« from Tokyo affiliated with 81 Produce. ... Ryo Hirohashi (広橋涼 Hirohashi Ryō) is a seiyu whose birthday is August 5. ... Takagi Wataru (高木 渉, born on July 25, 1966 in Chiba) is a seiyu who works for Arts Vision. ...

Tenshu Monogatari (天守物語)

This arc is based on a play of the same name by Izumi Kyoka that tells the story of a forbidden love between a god and a human. In medieval Japan, Himekawa Zushonosuke is a falconer who is sent by his master Lord Harima to retrieve a precious falcon named Kojirou. Zushonosuke's search is initially fruitless, though it leads him to a chance encounter with a beautiful woman bathing in a lake. Zushonosuke more or less falls in love with her at first sight. When news reaches Lord Harima that the falcon has in fact fled to the castle keep of Shirasagi-jo, Zushonosuke is ordered there to bring the falcon back. Accompanied by two friendly demons, Zushonosuke makes his way to Shirasagi-jo, which is rumored to be inhabited by beings called Wasuregami (Forgotten Gods). At the castle, Zushonosuke is surprised to find the same beautiful woman he encountered before, who introduces herself as Tomihime (Princess Tomi), beginning their forbidden romance.
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Cast

• Hikaru Midorikawa as Zoshonosuke Himekawa
• Houko Kuwashima as Tomihime
• Akemi Kanda as Usu
• Ako Mayama as Shitanaga-uba
• Kôzô Shioya as Harima-no-kami Takeda
• Kozue Kamada as Kikyou
• Mari Yoshikura as Kuzu
• Natsuki Sakamoto as Ogi
• Orie Kimoto as Nadeshiko
• Saeko Chiba as Oshizu
• Yui Kano as Wominaheshi
• Kappei Yamaguchi as Kaikaimaru
• Masaya Onosaka as Kikimaru

Hikaru Midorikawa ) (born May 2, 1968 in Tochigi) is a popular voice actor (seiyū) in Japan. ... Houko Kuwashima ) is a seiyū and singer born December 12, 1975 in Kanegasaki, Isawa, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. ... Akemi Kanda , born November 10, 1978 in Nagoya), Aichi) is a seiyū who is affiliated with Aoni Production. ... Kōzō Shioya (塩屋浩三, Shioya Kouzou, born August 18, 1955) is a veteran seiyuu born in Kagoshima Prefecture. ... Saeko Chiba ) is a prolific seiyū and singer who was born on August 26, 1977 in Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan, and grew up in Tokyo, Japan. ... Yui Kano , born December 22, 1983) is a female Japanese voice actor from Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. ... Kappei Yamaguchi ) (real name: Mitsuo Yamaguchi )) (born May 23, 1965) is a male seiyū from Fukuoka, Fukuoka, affiliated with Gokū and 21st Century Fox. ... Masaya Onosaka (小野坂 昌也 Onosaka Masaya), born on October 13, 1964 in Osaka) is a seiyū who works for Aoni Production. ...

Bake Neko (化猫)

In Edo Era, a granddaughter of the master of a samurai family was going to marry. However, at the moment they were going to celebrate the wedding, she was killed miserably. A druggist said it was the work of a bakeneko, or cat monster. As if prophesied by his words, the other members of the family began to be killed, one after another. The druggist claims to have the means to destroy the bakeneko, but to do so, he must know not only his form but the truth about what he wants and the reason for his appearance. That was when the family's dark secrets begin to surface. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Nekomata walking on its hind legs, illustrated by Toriyama Sekien. ...

A spin off series based on the mysterious Druggist and his confrontations with supernatural beings titled Mononoke will start airing on July 12, 2007.
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Cast

• Takahiro Sakurai as The Druggist(listed in the cast simply as 'otoko'(男), meaning man. His name remained unrevealed throughout the story arc.)
• Chikao Ohtsuka as Yoshiyuki Sakai
• Naoki Ryuta as Yoshikuni Sakai
• Seiji Sasaki as Yoshiaki Sakai
• Tetsu Inada as Odajima
• Yoko Soumi as Mizue Sakai
• Yukana as Kayo
• Yurika Hino as Sato
• Kozue Kamada as Mao Sakai and Tamaki
• Takahiro Fujimoto as The Bakeneko

Takahiro Sakurai , born June 13, 1974) is a seiyū who was born in Aichi. ... Chikao Ohtsuka (大塚 周夫 Ōtsuka Chikao, born July 5, 1929) is a veteran seiyū. He is the father of Akio Otsuka, another seiyū. Otsuka, as of 2005, is currently represented by Aoni Production. ... Tetsu Inada , born July 1, 1972 in Hachioji, Tokyo) is a seiyū who works for Aoni Production. ... Yoko Soumi (沢海 陽子 Soumi Yōko, born May 31, 1965) is a seiyū who was born in Niigata. ... Yukana Nogami (野上ゆかな Nogami Yukana, born on 6 January 1975 in Chiba, Chiba) is a seiyū who in recent years has been working only by her given name, Yukana. ... Yurika Hino (日野 由利加), whose real name is Yukari Shimizu (清水 由加里), is a seiyū was born on January 16, 1963 in Kanagawa, Japan. ...

Theme songs

• Opening Theme: HEAT ISLAND by Rhymester
• Ending Theme: Haru no Katami (Memento of Spring) by Chitose Hajime

External links

• 怪～ayakashi～ Official Homepage
• Animax's official homepage