Ghost Hound – 01
Title - Ghost Hound/Shinreigari (Japanese)
No. Of Eps - 22
Genres - Horror, Mystery, Psychological, Supernatural
Plot Summary - Set in the town Suiten located in a desolate region on an island. Ghost Hound follows the experiences of 3 boys who each experienced traumatic events in childhood. From which the boys have learnt to transfer their souls to a parallel world known as the ‘Unseen World’. This parallel world is undergoing a change and ghosts are starting to appear in the real world, changing it in unpredictable ways.
Episode 01 - Lucid Dream
This first episode was really something, the story is what stood out the most, for me. It was creepy, incredibly interesting, I want to know more! Characters are interesting, especially Taro, who would have thought at the start of the ep that he had such a traumatic past! There are so many things that I’m desperate to learn more about, if a first episode serves to reel you in to watch the rest of the series then Ghost Hound 01 succeeds this like no other. The animation is awesome and the art is also very pleasant. Some of the character designs aren’t the most inspiring, Taro for example, but then again they do succeed in looking like regular people which suits the setting well. And something else that was very well done is the sound/music, it creates a brilliantly real and eerie atmosphere. Top marks for this episode!
Pros - Everything?!
Cons - Some of the character designs were ordinary
Episode Score - 9/10
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