Ghost Slayers Ayashi
Ghost Slayers Ayashi
TV ShowEnded

Ghost Slayers Ayashi

4.7 / 10
2006
1 season
25 episodes
AnimationSci-Fi & FantasyComedyAction & Adventure

Ghost Slayers Ayashi is a Japanese anime series, created and written by Shō Aikawa and produced by Bones. Directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori, it featured character designs by Toshihiro Kawamoto and premiered across Japan on October 7, 2006 on TBS's 6:00 pm doroku timeslot, which has previously occupied other noted anime Blood+, Fullmetal Alchemist and both series of the Gundam Seed franchise. It received its satellite television premiere across Japan on Animax on November 14, 2006, and also received its English language television premiere on Animax's English networks across Southeast Asia and South Asia, Animax Asia, from January 2009. While originally scheduled to air for 52 episodes, the series' length was shortened to 25 due to its low ratings and ended its run on March 31, 2007.

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Cast

Seasons

  • The Youi Arrival

    1.The Youi Arrival

    07-10-200624m

    Torii Yōzō, the South Edo Magistrate, promises to recognize the legitimacy of the Bansha Aratamesho if Ogasawara and the others can recruit a man called Ryūdō Yukiatsu into the org...

  • The God of the Mountain Falls

    2.The God of the Mountain Falls

    14-10-200624m

    Yukiatsu helps the other Ayashi to protect Ōta from the Yōi.

  • Doctrine 3 - Dark Flow of Flowery Edo

    3.Doctrine 3 - Dark Flow of Flowery Edo

    21-10-200624m

    The samurai residential quarters of Edo are under attack by the second Yōi. Meanwhile, Yuki must choose between a life with Ōta and Tae-san or a life as an ayashi.

  • The Living Doll

    4.The Living Doll

    28-10-200624m

    The Office of Barbarian Knowledge Enforcement is investigating a series of missing persons around the circus area in Yotsuya. The South Edo Magistrate are also pursuing the same ca...

  • Murderer`s Story

    5.Murderer`s Story

    04-11-200624m

    Tamahei, the Okappiki, suspects that Yukiatsu might have murdered someone in Edo 15 years ago.

  • Dragon Aura Running

    6.Dragon Aura Running

    11-11-200624m

    The serpent Yōi runs wild in Edo. Torii plans to use Atl as human sacrifice to appease the Yōi.

  • The Dragon in the Cloud

    7.The Dragon in the Cloud

    18-11-200624m

    Yukiatsu tries to draw out the Ayagami from the serpent Yōi, but finds he is unable to do it. The only thing to do is to try to take the Ayagami from Shichi in order to subdue the...

  • Fox Play

    8.Fox Play

    25-11-200624m

    The Office of Barbarian Knowledge Enforcement is given jurisdiction to investigate the case of missing people around the Kabuki playhouses. Saizō is adamant to investigate the case...

  • Front and Back

    9.Front and Back

    02-12-200624m

    Saizō is possessed by the Mask Yōi and her dance is drawing all Yōi into Edo. Ogasawara orders his Ayashi to terminate Saizō.

  • Holy Music of Girl Smelling March Flowers

    10.Holy Music of Girl Smelling March Flowers

    09-12-200624m

    After Ryūdō confronts Saizō and saves her from the Mask Yōi, Saizō manages to destroy the Yōi herself.

  • Nikkou Spirit Highway

    11.Nikkou Spirit Highway

    16-12-200624m

    Ryūdō and Ogasawara travel along a highway outside Edo, slaying Yōi to make a safe path for an important official to travel through the area.

  • Equine Dragon, Howling at the Moon

    12.Equine Dragon, Howling at the Moon

    23-12-200624m

    The Western Ones use the Killing Stone to summon a vast number of Yōi in the Nikkō region. Meanwhile, Ogasawara is told he must kill his old friend Kanō to prove his innocence.

  • Record of Rumors of Hell and Paradise

    13.Record of Rumors of Hell and Paradise

    06-01-200724m

    Tamahei, the policeman, explains to Kai Shūzaburō, a young painter, about the Bansha Aratemesho. His story recaps all the previous episodes.

  • Butterfly Dance

    14.Butterfly Dance

    13-01-200724m

    After a woman is murdered in the brothel district, Shūzaburō and Atl come under suspicion from a special branch of the police called the Arson/Thievery Investigations.

  • Woman on the Rashoumon Riverbank

    15.Woman on the Rashoumon Riverbank

    20-01-200724m

    The Arson/Thievery Investigations continue to investigate the murders. Eventually the Office of Barbarian Knowledge Enforcement discover that the killer is a Yōi which uses human b...

  • The Machine Tribe

    16.The Machine Tribe

    27-01-200724m

    The government officials supporting the Office of Barbarian Knowledge Enforcement come under attack by an elusive gunman, and the ayashi investigate. Meanwhile, Abi meets a tribesm...

  • Cloistered World

    17.Cloistered World

    03-02-200724m

    Saizō and Edo Gen are help captive by the mountain tribesmen, who reveal that their true target is Torii Yozo. Meanwhile, the other ayashi investigate the tribesmen and Abi searche...

  • Wanderer`s Paradise

    18.Wanderer`s Paradise

    10-02-200724m

    The attack on Torii fails. Abi continues to seek his sister, but eventually learns that she resides in the Other World and has become a demon.

  • Three Yukiatsus

    19.Three Yukiatsus

    17-02-200724m

    Two people, a boy and an aging man, appear in Edo, both claiming to be called Ryūdo Yukiatsu. The ayashi investigate this and in doing so discover more about Ryūdo's past.

  • Shinobazu Pond Lullaby

    20.Shinobazu Pond Lullaby

    24-02-200724m

    Yukiatsu must decide whether he wants to return to his family permanently. The Ryūdo family sword transforms into a giant yōi and Ryūdo fuses with Kumoshichi to defeat it.

  • To End on a Starry Night

    21.To End on a Starry Night

    03-03-200724m

    The Western Ones create a new Yōi which travels to Edo and attacks a series of young girls, transforming them into heartless killers. Atl and Saizō act as bait for the Yōi but in t...

  • A Drunk Who Doesn`t Come Home

    22.A Drunk Who Doesn`t Come Home

    10-03-200724m

    The ayashi hunt down a sake-based Yōi which dwells in the water systems. Meanwhile, Atl meets a samurai who will soon be forced to commit seppuku so she tries to open a gate to the...

  • Official Construction in Old Canal of Inba Marsh

    23.Official Construction in Old Canal of Inba Marsh

    17-03-200724m

    The Ayashi receive a plea for help at the Inba Marsh construction site, but Atobe orders Ogasawara to not take action because Torii is supervising the construction and his failure...

  • Fantasy of the Latter Southern Dynasty

    24.Fantasy of the Latter Southern Dynasty

    24-03-200724m

    Atl's dissatisfaction with the Human world reaches its peak, and she summons a massive Yōi which falls under the Western Ones' control. To complicate matters, Yuki discovers that G...

  • Intermission

    25.Intermission

    31-03-200724m

    To complete their master plan, the Western Ones use Atl's power to summon another gigantic Yōi deep into the Ayashi's lair, but Yuki and his companions bring forth the full power o...

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