Requiem from the Darkness
京極夏彦 巷説百物語
Tired of writing riddles for children, Yamaoka Momosuke plans on gathering spooky and gruesome stories and publishing them in an anthology called Hyakumonogatari ("One Hundred Tales"). While researching these old myths and legends he comes across a mysterious trio who call themselves the Ongyou. They are detectives who are investigating the legends to reveal their truths...and bring those in the wrong to justice. Each time Momosuke meets the Ongyou he must face horrible truths and battle with his morals, but he's seeing things he shouldn't be seeing... (Source: Anime News Network)
Requiem from the Darkness is a tv with 13 episodes, from Fall 2003, produced by TMS Entertainment, rated 6.7/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
Tired of writing riddles for children, Yamaoka Momosuke plans on gathering spooky and gruesome stories and publishing them in an anthology called Hyakumonogatari ("One Hundred Tales"). While researching these old myths and legends he comes across a mysterious trio who call themselves the Ongyou. They are detectives who are investigating the legends to reveal their truths...and bring those in the wrong to justice. Each time Momosuke meets the Ongyou he must face horrible truths and battle with his morals, but he's seeing things he shouldn't be seeing... (Source: Anime News Network)
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- Historical — Partly or completely set during a real period of world history.
- Youkai — Prominently features supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore.
- Gore — Prominently features graphic bloodshed and violence.
- Episodic — Features story arcs that are loosely tied or lack an overarching plot.
- Demons — Prominently features malevolent otherworldly creatures.
- Ghost — Prominently features a character who is a ghost.
- Denpa — Works that feature themes of social dissociation, delusions, and other issues like suicide, bullying, self-isolation, paranoia, and technological necessity in daily lives. Classic iconography: telephone poles, rooftops, and trains.