Ghost Hunt grabbed my attention with its first episode, and has been reeling me back again and again for ten episodes now. I anxiously await each release from the small cluster of fansub groups that purvey this title.
Each plot arc takes a few episodes to resolve, balancing accessibility with mystery. As a series that revolves around a team of paranormal investigators, Ghost Hunt faces the pitfalls of the genre: the writers must not make the solution too obvious, nor can they make it too arcane. The basic structure follows a simple structure that helps assure that this balance is reached. First the problem is introduced, with its new characters, setting, and the particular symptoms of the haunting or curse. Then the regular cast peels things back a layer or two, easing the audience into the particular parapsychology that will be used to resolve the case. In one cast we learn about poltergeists, in another about onmyouji curses, in another we learn about the paranormal properties of dolls. With this foundation, the parapsychology and the facts are thrown against each other. Investigation and experiments yield a theory or two, and the audience has a solid opportunity to puzzle things out. Ten episodes in, each story has been wrapped up tidily in the end without insulting or frustrating its audience.
The production value has been quite good. The character designs are a bit shoujou, but not enough to grate. The stories are the primary focus of the series, which I appreciate. Mid-series, I give Ghost Hunt a solid A-. Check it out.
Try Deathnote its a new anime a few of my friends watch it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Note
You might find it interesting.
Death Note has been very well-received by a lot of anime bloggers out there (from what I see on http://animenano.com/ ), but when I checked out the manga a while ago… I don’t know, it just didn’t strike me. I have every intention of giving it a shot eventually, but had trouble keeping up with the whopping three series I’ve been following this season (Pumpkin Scissors, Ghost Hunt, and Asatte no Houkou).
Commando-ninja’s… Pumpkin Scissors’ is a fun anime … but the name still strikes me as being random as all hell.
I will say that ghost hunt does have a very strong arc in the file #7. I had a lot of people that are really increasing my knowledge of this series, especially when they came over to the blog to discuss about it.
A good thing is that both shinsen-subs and shadow dreams are picking it up almost to the latest episode. If you like the first few episodes, you will grow to like the series and by the latest arc, you will be wowed by it.
Anyway, nice blog, I like it from my random surfing. Ok, I lied, it’s from bluemist’s huge list of blogs 😛
Bluemist certainly has an impressive list of anime-related weblogs. Kind of daunting, really.
Twenty episodes in (I had fallen a bit behind when I originally wrote this post). I’m still enjoying Ghost Hunt greatly, and look forward to episode 21. I see that there are raws in circulation, but only since Tuesday.