Ghost Slayers Ayashi
Ghost Slayers Ayashi is a Japanese anime television series. The series was created and written by Shō Aikawa, produced by Bones, directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori, and featured character designs by Toshihiro Kawamoto. It was broadcast for twenty-five episodes on MBS and TBS from October 2006 to March 2007. A two-volume manga adaptation by was published in Square Enix's manga magazine Young Gangan from September 2006 to July 2007. Both the anime series and the manga adaptation were licensed for English release in North America by Bandai Entertainment.
Plot
In 1843, the fourteenth year of the Tenpō Era, a decade before the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry and the Black Ships, the city of Edo faces an unprecedented threat from monstrous entities known as Youi, which emerge from the underworld. To combat these supernatural incursions, a specialized group within the Bansha Aratamesho, called the Ayashi, is tasked with confronting and repelling the Youi. Despite the growing frequency of attacks, the Ayashi persist in their mission, standing as the last line of defense against the encroaching darkness.Characters
Ayashi of the Bansha Aratamesho
;Ryūdō Yukiatsu / "Yuki";Ogasawara Hōzaburō
;Edo Genbatsu
;Saizō
;Abi
South Edo Magistrate
;Torii Yōzō;Honjō Tatsusuke
;Hanai Toraichi
;Matsue Sote
Shogunate government
;Atobe Yoshisuke;Abe Masahiro
;Tōyama Kagemoto
Other characters
;Atl;Kumoshichi
;Ōta
;Tae
;Tamahei
;The Western Ones
;Kawanabe Kyōsai / Kai Shūzaburō
Broadcast and release
Ghost Slayers Ayashi was produced by Bones and created and written by Shō Aikawa. It was directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori, featuring character designs by Toshihiro Kawamoto, and music composed by Kow Otani. The series was broadcast for twenty-five episodes on MBS and TBS from October 7, 2006, to March 31, 2007. The first opening song is ", performed by Ikimono-gakari, while the first ending song is "", performed by Porno Graffitti. The second opening song is "", performed by, and the second ending song is "Ai Toiu Kotoba", performed by. Aniplex collected its episodes in eight DVDs released from February 28 to October 24, 2007; a five-episode original video animation, tiled Ghost Slayers Ayashi: Inferno, was released with the sixth, seventh, and eighth volumes.In North America, the series was licensed for English release by Bandai Entertainment. The series was released on three DVDs from February 3 to September 15, 2009. A complete DVD set was released on July 6, 2010. In Southeast Asia, the series was broadcast on Animax Asia.
Episodes
OVAs
Manga adaptation
A manga adaptation by was serialized in Square Enix's manga magazine Young Gangan from September 15, 2006, to July 20, 2007. Square Enix collected its chapters in two volumes, released on February 24 and October 25, 2007.In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Bandai Entertainment. The volumes were released on September 16 and December 16, 2008.