Genre: Drama - Horror - Mystery - Shoujo
STORY
Ghost Hunt follows the adventures of Kazuya Shibuya, the president of the Shibuya Psychic Research Center (SPR) and Mai Taniyama, a first year high school student. The story begins during an exchange of ghost stories between Mai and her friends, who are interrupted twice: first by a mysterious "male student" and then by a fellow classmate, who warns them of how their ghost stories attract spirits.
While out walking, Mai sees the building that all the ghost stories surround and decides to go in. As she is about to touch a camera in the middle of the room, a man stops her and ends up injuring himself. Mai is then forced to work as a stand-in assistant for the man, an employee of the "male student," who was hired to study the "paranormal" events occurring at the school. Mai nicknames this "student" "Naru" for his narcissistic attitude. Naru owns a paranormal investigation company SPR and Mai eventually earns a part-time job at SPR after assisting with the first case. The more involved Mai becomes with Naru, the more she learns about herself and her feelings towards him.
Along with Shibuya's assistant, Lin, the SPR also finds itself assisted by various spirit mediums and exorcists.
The anime has already ended its run. Many fans have asked for a second season, but while there has been no firm confirmation, some fans believe there is a possibility of a return to be around this fall. The manga is still ongoing; hence beliefs that there could be a possibility of a second season. The author has been quoted as saying that she is currently working on a girl's horror story that she began years ago. Also, it can be a possibility that she will not continue writing "Ghost Hunt" in manga since Fuyumi Ono stopped writing "Ghost Hunt," the novels, in 1994.
CHARACTERS :
♠Mai Taniyama
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☼ A first year high school student who takes up a job at the SPR when she accidentally broke the camera that Naru was using for their investigation. Later on, she began to be a regular assistant of Naru after having interest in her job and also to get close to Naru. She openly dislikes Naru for his egotistical attitude, but she seems to be harboring romantic feelings for him which manifests in dreams with him smiling and supporting her.
♠Kazuya Shibuya
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☼ A paranormal researcher and the handsome 17 year-old president of the SPR, Shibuya Psychic Research. His nickname "Naru" is short for "narcissist", given to him by Mai.
♠Koujo Lin
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☼ Originally from Hong Kong. He is Naru's calm and taciturn assistant who rarely speaks more than he needs to. He seems to get most of the unpleasant jobs, and works through the night.
♠Houshou Takigawa
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☼ A Buddhist monk from Mt. Koya, who is also a bass musician. He considers monk as a side job, while playing in a band is his real profession.
♠Ayako Matsuzaki
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☼ An outspoken self-styled Shinto miko priestess, given that she was not raised in a shrine and is actually the daughter of a wealthy doctor who owns a community hospital.
♠John Brown
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☼ A nineteen year old Catholic exorcist priest from Australia who speaks Japanese with a Kansai accent, thus giving his sentences a rather odd structure.
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Masako Hara
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☼ A spirit medium with a popular television show and the ability to speak to the dead, Masako is a young girl who resembles a Japanese doll because she is always wearing a kimono.
♠Osamu Yasuhara
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☼ 3rd year high school student and his president of his school's student council. Yasuhara first appears during an incident involving a curse at his school during "File 6".