Ghost Stories English Sub & Dub

About Ghost Stories

Looking for background on Ghost Stories (学校の怪談)? This horror, mystery and supernatural series by Studio Pierrot (2000) starts out like this. The setup: Kids and ghosts. When young Satsuki stumbles on an old book of spells from her passed away mother, she gains the strength to struggle ghosts that are haunting her new school.

Further in, with the help of her companions, and of a really wicked devil cat, she must protect everyone around her or be haunted for ever more.

With horror at the core, atmosphere, sound and restraint do the heavy lifting. Voice work is led by Tomoko Kawakami as Satsuki Miyanoshita and Kumi Sakuma as Momoko Koigakubo. If you count yourself among viewers comfortable with dark, unsettling material, put it on your list. The run is 19 episodes in total, so you know what you are signing up for.

Production & Appeal

Studio Pierrot is the studio behind Ghost Stories, and its direction shapes everything from character design to motion. Because it leans on horror, atmosphere, sound and restraint do the heavy lifting. At 7.4/10 it earns a solid reception, a safe pick for fans of the genre. Voice casting, including Tomoko Kawakami as Satsuki Miyanoshita, adds to the appeal for fans who follow seiyuu. Released in 2000, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.