Requiem from the Darkness

Requiem from the Darkness

2003
1 Season
6.2
AnimationMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy

Momosuke is a young man with a dream: to travel Japan and collect one hundred stories. He journeys from place to place, searching for tales of the paranormal and bizarre, hoping to collect tales to publish in his book. However, the calm of Momosuke's life soon is shattered by a chance meeting with three sinister beings: Mataichi the priest, Nagamimi the bird-caller, and the beautiful Ogin. Soon, Momosuke learns that there might be more to his newfound comrades than first meets the eye...

Episodes

The Red Bean Washer
E1Oct 3, 200325m

The Red Bean Washer

A writer of riddle books for children, Momosuke Yamaoka's ambition is to compile a book of 100 ghost stories.

Willow Woman
E2Oct 10, 200325m

Willow Woman

Momosuke arrives at Kichibe's Willow Inn, hoping to learn about the fabled Willow Woman who is said to haunt the inn.

White Fox
E3Oct 17, 200325m

White Fox

Momosuke encounters a hunter named Yasaku while investigating the tale of Hakuzōsu, a legendary fox who posed as a monk to tempt a hunter away from killing foxes.

Dancing Head
E4Oct 24, 200325m

Dancing Head

Momosuke arrives at a town where a woman named Oyoshi is being chased by a ronin named Matajuro Ishikawa.

Salty Choji
E5Oct 31, 200325m

Salty Choji

The trio go to investigate a house on a hill where there have been reports of people dissapearing.

The Shibaemon Racoon Dog
E6Nov 7, 200325m

The Shibaemon Racoon Dog

Momosuke and the Ongyou encounter a traveling performance troupe which includes a samurai who claims to be a Tanuki, a Raccoon Dog that assumes human form.

Katabira Crossroads
E7Nov 14, 200325m

Katabira Crossroads

Momosuke hears the legend of the Katabira Crossroads where some women have mysteriously died.

Field Gun
E8Nov 21, 200325m

Field Gun

Momosuke responds to a supposed letter from his brother Gunhachiro sent to him while at Katabira Crossroads.

The Lone and Strange
E9Nov 28, 200325m

The Lone and Strange

Hearing about the murderous cutthroat Giamon of Inarizika, rumored to be a Kowai (a ghoul that can survive any fatality), Momosuke learns some of Ogin's past.

The Succubus
E10Dec 5, 200325m

The Succubus

After arriving in town, Momosuke runs into a man and learns of the missing bride Shiragiku.

The Marine Spirits
E11Dec 12, 200325m

The Marine Spirits

Momosuke hasn't seen the Ongyou for months. When he asks Tsutaya if he's heard of any ghostly rumors lately, Tsutaya tells Momosuke that there are two he knows of, with one of them being the sea ghosts of Sanuki.

The Death Spirits of Seven Man Point, Part 1
E12Dec 19, 200325m

The Death Spirits of Seven Man Point, Part 1

Strange massacres have been occurring at Seven Man Point.

The Death Spirits of Seven Man Point, Part 2
E13Dec 26, 200325m

The Death Spirits of Seven Man Point, Part 2

After Ukon ends up captured by Danjo's servant Kaburagi, Momosuke infiltrates the dungeons in order to rescue him.

Top Cast

Ryusei Nakao

Ryusei Nakao

Mataichi (voice)

Sanae Kobayashi

Sanae Kobayashi

Ogin (voice)

Norio Wakamoto

Norio Wakamoto

Nagamimi (voice)

Toshihiko Seki

Toshihiko Seki

Momosuke Yamaoka (voice)

Hiroshi Otake

Hiroshi Otake

Tsutaya (voice)

Natsuhiko Kyogoku

Natsuhiko Kyogoku

Kyogoku Tei (voice)