Requiem from the Darkness

Season 1

2003 · 13 episodes · 5h 25m in all

Episodes

1. 

   1. The Red Bean Washer

   3 Oct 2003 · 25 min

   A writer of riddle books for children, Momosuke Yamaoka's ambition is to compile a book of 100 ghost stories.

2. 

   2. Willow Woman

   10 Oct 2003 · 25 min

   Momosuke arrives at Kichibe's Willow Inn, hoping to learn about the fabled Willow Woman who is said to haunt the inn.

3. 

   3. White Fox

   17 Oct 2003 · 25 min

   Momosuke encounters a hunter named Yasaku while investigating the tale of Hakuzōsu, a legendary fox who posed as a monk to tempt a hunter away from killing foxes.

4. 

   4. Dancing Head

   24 Oct 2003 · 25 min

   Momosuke arrives at a town where a woman named Oyoshi is being chased by a ronin named Matajuro Ishikawa.

5. 

   5. Salty Choji

   31 Oct 2003 · 25 min

   The trio go to investigate a house on a hill where there have been reports of people dissapearing.

6. 

   6. The Shibaemon Racoon Dog

   7 Nov 2003 · 25 min

   Momosuke and the Ongyou encounter a traveling performance troupe which includes a samurai who claims to be a Tanuki, a Raccoon Dog that assumes human form.

7. 

   7. Katabira Crossroads

   14 Nov 2003 · 25 min

   Momosuke hears the legend of the Katabira Crossroads where some women have mysteriously died.

8. 

   8. Field Gun

   21 Nov 2003 · 25 min

   Momosuke responds to a supposed letter from his brother Gunhachiro sent to him while at Katabira Crossroads.

9. 

   9. The Lone and Strange

   28 Nov 2003 · 25 min

   Hearing about the murderous cutthroat Giamon of Inarizika, rumored to be a Kowai (a ghoul that can survive any fatality), Momosuke learns some of Ogin's past.

10. 

    10. The Succubus

    5 Dec 2003 · 25 min

    After arriving in town, Momosuke runs into a man and learns of the missing bride Shiragiku.

11. 

    11. The Marine Spirits

    12 Dec 2003 · 25 min

    Momosuke hasn't seen the Ongyou for months. When he asks Tsutaya if he's heard of any ghostly rumors lately, Tsutaya tells Momosuke that there are two he knows of, with one of them being the sea ghosts of Sanuki.

12. 

    12. The Death Spirits of Seven Man Point, Part 1

    19 Dec 2003 · 25 min

    Strange massacres have been occurring at Seven Man Point.

13. 

    13. The Death Spirits of Seven Man Point, Part 2

    26 Dec 2003 · 25 min

    After Ukon ends up captured by Danjo's servant Kaburagi, Momosuke infiltrates the dungeons in order to rescue him.