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Ghost Hunt

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While at school, Mai Taniyama and her friends like to exchange ghost stories. Apparently, there is an abandoned school building on their campus that is the center of many ghost stories. During the story, they are interrupted by a mysterious male figure. The person turns out to be Kazuya Shibuya, a 17-year-old who is president of the Shibuya Psychic Research Company.

He was called by the principal to investigate the stories surrounding the abandoned school building. The next day, on the way to school, Mai passes the school building in question. While examining a strange camera she spotted inside, she gets surprised by Kazuya's assistant.

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What is Shibuya Psychic Research in Ghost Hunt?

Shibuya Psychic Research is the paranormal investigation agency run by the reserved teenager Kazuya Shibuya, whom Mai nicknames Naru. Mai joins as an assistant after accidentally injuring his original helper, Lin, during an investigation at her school.

Are the cases in Ghost Hunt connected or episodic?

The 25-episode anime is organized into multi-episode case arcs involving locations such as the abandoned school building, a doll-filled mansion, and a haunted school. The recurring investigators develop across the cases even though each haunting has its own explanation.

Does Ghost Hunt treat every haunting as a real ghost?

No, the team considers fraud, psychology, environmental causes, and measurable phenomena alongside spiritual explanations. Naru uses cameras, sensors, and controlled experiments, while characters such as Monk, John Brown, and Ayako bring religious methods.

Is the Ghost Hunt anime based on Fuyumi Ono's novels?

Yes, it ultimately derives from Fuyumi Ono's Akuryou Series novels and their manga adaptation by Shiho Inada. J.C.Staff produced the television anime, which aired from 2006 into 2007.

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