Requiem from the Darkness: Season 1
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
The Red Bean Washer
Oct 3, 2003 · 25 min
A writer of riddle books for children, Momosuke Yamaoka's ambition is to compile a book of 100 ghost stories.
Willow Woman
Oct 10, 2003 · 25 min
Momosuke arrives at Kichibe's Willow Inn, hoping to learn about the fabled Willow Woman who is said to haunt the inn.
White Fox
Oct 17, 2003 · 25 min
Momosuke encounters a hunter named Yasaku while investigating the tale of Hakuzōsu, a legendary fox who posed as a monk to tempt a hunter away from killing foxes.
Dancing Head
Oct 24, 2003 · 25 min
Momosuke arrives at a town where a woman named Oyoshi is being chased by a ronin named Matajuro Ishikawa.
Salty Choji
Oct 31, 2003 · 25 min
The trio go to investigate a house on a hill where there have been reports of people dissapearing.
The Shibaemon Racoon Dog
Nov 7, 2003 · 25 min
Momosuke and the Ongyou encounter a traveling performance troupe which includes a samurai who claims to be a Tanuki, a Raccoon Dog that assumes human form.
Katabira Crossroads
Nov 14, 2003 · 25 min
Momosuke hears the legend of the Katabira Crossroads where some women have mysteriously died.
Field Gun
Nov 21, 2003 · 25 min
Momosuke responds to a supposed letter from his brother Gunhachiro sent to him while at Katabira Crossroads.
The Lone and Strange
Nov 28, 2003 · 25 min
Hearing about the murderous cutthroat Giamon of Inarizika, rumored to be a Kowai (a ghoul that can survive any fatality), Momosuke learns some of Ogin's past.
The Succubus
Dec 5, 2003 · 25 min
After arriving in town, Momosuke runs into a man and learns of the missing bride Shiragiku.
The Marine Spirits
Dec 12, 2003 · 25 min
Momosuke hasn't seen the Ongyou for months. When he asks Tsutaya if he's heard of any ghostly rumors lately, Tsutaya tells Momosuke that there are two he knows of, with one of them
The Death Spirits of Seven Man Point, Part 1
Dec 19, 2003 · 25 min
Strange massacres have been occurring at Seven Man Point.
The Death Spirits of Seven Man Point, Part 2
Dec 26, 2003 · 25 min
After Ukon ends up captured by Danjo's servant Kaburagi, Momosuke infiltrates the dungeons in order to rescue him.