20 Japanese Ghost Series to Watch
A curated MovieDB guide to 20 Japanese ghost series, selected for clear search intent, audience interest, and data quality. Browse story summaries, ratings, trailers, and where to watch in your country.
Rank 1TV Series
Ju-On: Origins
A paranormal researcher searches obsessively for a cursed home where something terrible happened to a mother and her child long ago.
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2TV Series
Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai
Yamishibai is a picture-story style of animation whose motif is surrounded and based off the rumors, and urban legends throughout the history of Japan.
3TV Series
Tales of the Bizarre
Inspired by American TV movies like "Hitchcock Theater" and "The Twilight Zone," the show features multiple works with Tamori as the storyteller and actors as the main characters. While horror and supernatural themes are predominant, a variety of genres like comedy and drama are also produced. Most episodes, however, have a bad ending.
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4TV SeriesDemon Ward
2013★ 7.3
5TV SeriesGannibal
2022★ 7.7
6TV SeriesTokyo Vampire Hotel
2017★ 6.5
7TV SeriesCrow's Blood
2016★ 7.0
8TV SeriesVampire Host
2004★ 1.5
9TV SeriesGhost Hunt
2006★ 8.0
10TV SeriesMononoke
2007★ 8.0
11TV SeriesHell Girl
2005★ 8.2
12TV SeriesMieruko-chan
2021★ 8.1
13TV SeriesAnother
2012★ 8.3
14TV SeriesHigurashi: When They Cry
2006★ 7.7
15TV SeriesShiki
2010★ 8.0
16TV SeriesGhost Stories
2000★ 8.2
17TV SeriesxxxHOLiC
2006★ 7.2
18TV SeriesSCHOOL-LIVE!
2015★ 8.4
19TV SeriesParasyte -the maxim-
2014★ 8.3
20TV SeriesThe Promised Neverland
2019★ 8.3
About this list
A curated MovieDB guide to 20 Japanese ghost series, selected for clear search intent, audience interest, and data quality. Browse story summaries, ratings, trailers, and where to watch in your country.
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