Ghost Hunt (novel series)
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Ghost Hunt (Japanese: ゴーストハント, Hepburn: Gōsuto Hanto), originally titled Akuryō Series (悪霊シリーズ), is a light novel series written by Fuyumi Ono. It follows the adventures of Shibuya Psychic Research as they investigate mysterious occurrences all over Japan with a team of other spiritualists and clever assistants. Although the last novel was published in 1994, the story was left incomplete.
Ghost Hunt | |
ゴーストハント (Gōsuto Hanto) | |
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Light novel | |
Akuryō Series | |
Written by | Fuyumi Ono |
Published by | Kodansha |
Imprint | X Bunko Teens Heart |
Demographic | Female |
Original run | August 5, 1989 – October 5, 1992 |
Volumes | 8 (List of volumes) |
Light novel | |
Written by | Fuyumi Ono |
Published by | Kodansha |
Imprint | X Bunko White Heart |
Demographic | Female |
Original run | March 1994 – April 1994 |
Volumes | 2 (List of volumes) |
Manga | |
Written by | Shiho Inada |
Published by | Kodansha |
English publisher | |
Magazine |
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Demographic | Shōjo |
Original run | July 7, 1998 – September 30, 2010 |
Volumes | 12 (List of volumes) |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Akira Mano |
Written by | Tsutomu Kamishiro |
Music by | Toshio Masuda |
Studio | J.C.Staff |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original run | October 3, 2006 – March 27, 2007 |
Episodes | 25 (List of episodes) |
Manga | |
Akumu no Sumu Ie: Ghost Hunt | |
Written by | Shiho Inada |
Published by | Kodansha |
Magazine | Aria |
Demographic | Shōjo |
Original run | July 28, 2012 – July 28, 2016 |
Volumes | 3 |
The novels were adapted into a radio drama for Akuryō Series in 1997. A manga adaptation written and illustrated by Shiho Inada began serialization in Nakayoshi in the July 7, 1998 issue and ended on the September 30, 2010 issue. The individual chapters have been collected and published in twelve tankōbon volumes by Kodansha. It is licensed for English-language release, under the name Ghost Hunt in North America by Del Rey Manga and in the United Kingdom by Tanoshimi. An anime television series adaptation of the manga was animated by J.C.Staff and premiered on October 3, 2006 in Japan on TV Tokyo where it ran for twenty-five episodes until its conclusion. The anime is licensed for English release on Region 1 DVD by Funimation Entertainment, which also uses the name Ghost Hunt.