"Ghost Stories" (2000) "Gakkô no kaidan" (original title), TV series 2000-

Directors:

Noriyuki Abe
Akihiro Enomoto
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Writers:

Hiroshi Hashimoto (episode)
Masashi Sogo (episode)
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Seasons:

1

Release Date:

22 October 2000 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Horror

Cast

Takako Honda	...	Hajime Aoyama (20 episodes, 2000-2001)
Kurumi Mamiya	...	Keiichirou Miyanoshita (20 episodes, 2000-2001)
Tomoko Kawakami	...	Satsuki Miyanoshita (20 episodes, 2000-2001)
Makoto Tsumura	...	Leo Kakinoki (20 episodes, 2000-2001)
Kumi Sakuma	...	Momoko Koigakubo (19 episodes, 2000-2001)
Ryûsei Nakao	...	Amanojaku; Kaaya / ... (17 episodes, 2000-2001)
Yutaka Aoyama	...	Sakata-sensei / ... (13 episodes, 2000-2001)
Takehiro Murozono	...	Reiichirou Miyanoshita (12 episodes, 2000-2001)

Series Directed by
Noriyuki Abe		(20 episodes, 2000-2001)
Akihiro Enomoto		(3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Shigeki Hatakeyama		(3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Yuki Hayashi		(3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Hiroyuki Ishidô		(2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Jôhei Matsuura		(2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Shigenori Kageyama		(2 episodes, 2000)
Junya Koshiba		(2 episodes, 2001)
Akira Iwanaga		(1 episode, 2001)

Series Writing credits
Hiroshi Hashimoto		(20 episodes, 2000-2001)
Masashi Sogo		(4 episodes, 2000-2001)
Ryota Yamaguchi		(4 episodes, 2000-2001)
Akatsuki Yamatoya		(4 episodes, 2000-2001)
Hiroko Naka		(3 episodes, 2000-2001)

Series Produced by
Ken Hagino	....	producer (20 episodes, 2000-2001)
Hideo Katsumata	....	producer (20 episodes, 2000-2001)
Yuriko Nakamura	....	producer (20 episodes, 2000-2001)
Yûji Nunokawa	....	planner (20 episodes, 2000-2001)
Kenji Shimizu	....	planner (20 episodes, 2000-2001)
Ryuzo Shirakawa	....	planner (20 episodes, 2000-2001)

Series Original Music by
Kaoru Wada		(20 episodes, 2000-2001)

Series Cinematography by
Toshiyuki Fukushima		(20 episodes, 2000-2001)

Series Art Direction by
Takeda Shigenori		(20 episodes, 2000-2001)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Koji Yamaguchi	....	first assistant director (20 episodes, 2000-2001)

Series Art Department
Hideo Kamiya	....	color key (20 episodes, 2000-2001)
Shigenori Kageyama	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 2000-2001)
Noriyuki Abe	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Akihiro Enomoto	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Hidehito Ueda	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Yuki Hayashi	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Junya Koshiba	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Susumu Nishizawa	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2001)

Series Sound Department
Noriyuki Abe	....	sound director (20 episodes, 2000-2001)

Series Visual Effects by
Kentarô Takahashi	....	technical director (20 episodes, 2000-2001)

Series Animation Department
Mari Kitayama	....	sub character designer (20 episodes, 2000-2001)
Masaya Ônishi	....	character designer (20 episodes, 2000-2001)
Manabu Fukazawa	....	animation director (3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Hideyuki Motohashi	....	animation director (3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Kôichi Usami	....	animation director (3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Tatsuo Yanagino	....	animation director (3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Akio Kawamura	....	animation director (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Ryoji Nakamori	....	animation director (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Shinichiro Takagi	....	animation director (2 episodes, 2000-2001)

Production Companies

• Studio Pierrot Co. Ltd.

Distributors

• ADV Films (2006-2009) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"Gakkô no kaidan" - Japan (original title)
"Ghosts in the School" - International (English title) (uncensored intended title)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Certification:

South Korea:12

Company:

Studio Pierrot Co. Ltd.

Trivia:

Ghosts at School (alternate title) was translated and dubbed into English by the anime television network, Animax, who, staying true to the original, retained all of the original Japanese plot, character and dialog details, broadcasting the series uncensored and unedited within its respective networks across the world, including Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent

Quotes:

Satsuki Miyanoshita:[it's the end of the day] But we were only in there for twenty minutes!
[approximate running time of the episode up to that point]

One of the most hilarious shows I've seen!

Normally shows that have plots like this annoy me, where someplace is haunted and blah blah blah. But this one didn't I took the time to sit down and watch it and it was so funny it made chocolate milk come out of my nose! Though the characters are in elementary school, probably around fifth grade, there is so much adult humor in this show that I couldn't stop laughing. The dialog is well written, witty, and hysterical. The ongoing banter between Satsuki and Hajime are the best I've seen, and if there is any reason to watch the show it's for Hajime! It will make you remember the days when you and your friends went searching for buried treasure, or played games like that! Even though... I've never actually gone into a haunted school house, it would be rather like this show if I did. I recommend anyone who likes anime to grab your best buds, pop some popcorn...make sure your parents arn't home for all the sexual innuendos that you will hear, and be prepared to laugh until you have tears streaming down your cheeks.