| Ghost Stories | |
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| 学校の怪談 (Gakkō no Kaidan) | |
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| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Noriyuki Abe |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Hiroshi Hashimoto |
| Music by | Kaoru Wada |
| Studio | Pierrot |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | FNS (Fuji TV) |
| English network | |
| Original run | 22 October 2000 – 25 March 2001 |
| Episodes | 20 |
Ghost Stories (Japanese: 学校の怪談, Hepburn: Gakkō no Kaidan, lit. "School Ghost Stories"), also known as Ghosts at School, is a Japanese series of children's novels written by Tōru Tsunemitsu. It was published by Kodansha, starting in 1990. The series is a collection of popular school ghost stories in Japan, rewritten specifically for a young demographic.[5] A four-part film series based on the books was produced from 1995 to 1999. Additionally, it was adapted into a television series in 1994 and an anime produced by Pierrot and SPE Visual Works in 2000.[6] A video game was also produced.[7]
The books were received positively in Japan upon release.[6] The first film received a nomination for Best Screenplay at the 19th Japanese Academy Awards. Sources conflict as to whether the anime's original run was successful or not, though there is evidence of it having a relatively successful run.[7] Nevertheless, it received notoriety in the succeeding years with its official English dub, which mostly replaced the original script for the series with pop culture references and dark humor.[5]
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- ^ a b c Theron, Martin (19 June 2006). "Ghost Stories DVD 3-5 - Review". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
the Japanese subtitled version offers up a "horror lite" story about children dealing with ghosts, while the English dubbed version is a dirty-minded topical comedy with horror overtones.
- ^ Theron, Martin (12 January 2006). "Ghost Stories DVD 2 - Review". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
Without the alterations you're watching a run-of-the-mill family-oriented supernatural series which is unlikely to be fully appreciated by anyone who didn't grow up in Japan
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- ^ a b "School Ghost Stories". WebJapan. 1999. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ a b Thomas, Deshawn (10 December 2021). "Why Everyone Thinks The Cult Classic Anime Ghost Stories Bombed In Japan — When It Didn't". Slashfilm. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2022.