Ghost Slayers Ayashi
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Episode 30
Myth
aired: Tue, Sep 15, 2009
Choei’s sword cuts down the Divine Maiden. With her death, the rock wall before them crumbles, revealing a large block of ice with a dark shadow. It is the god of the heavens “Susa-no-O”, who is said to be the first to have descended to this world.
Episode 29
Earthly Paradise
aired: Tue, Sep 15, 2009
Saizo tells Yukiatsu and the others that she cannot return to the Ayashi and vanishes with Choei. Genbatsu and the others follow them and find the shrine that Mamiya was said to have visited. There, they encounter a girl called the “Divine Maiden”.
Episode 28
Mount Purgatory
aired: Tue, Sep 15, 2009
Choei manipulates Saizo into sending the fire Youi “Red Cat” on a rampage and set fire to the prison compound. Choei breaks out of prison and appears at Torii’s estate. Yukiatsu and the others come running, but Saizo has the Toyokawa Fox attack them.
Episode 27
The City of Dis
aired: Tue, Sep 15, 2009
Taking sole responsibility for the crimes against the Tsukudashima fishermen, Ogasawara is sent to prison. He reunites with Choei Takano, who wants revenge against Torii, Mizuno and the Tokugawa Shogunate for oppressing the scholars of Western Learning.
Episode 26
The River of Wailing
aired: Tue, Sep 15, 2009
First month of Tenpo Year 15. The Tenpo Reform has ended, but the people are still suffering. Vassals are disappearing while fishing in Edo Bay. The Ayashi, who were lying low in the city, head to Tsukudashima Island to find clues on a Youi-like monster.
Episode 25
People Are Ayashi
aired: Tue, Sep 15, 2009
The Western Ones enter Maejima Temple to bring about the fall of Edo Castle. Ogasawara returns to the Office of Barbarian Knowledge Enforcement with Yozo Torii. The Western Ones summon a centipede Youi from the Temple’s underground water veins.
Episode 24
Fantasy of the Latter Southern Court
aired: Tue, Sep 15, 2009
Atl summons a gigantic Youi named Giei from the Other World. Its appearance causes the Inba Swamp to be swallowed up by an avalanche of debris. The Western Ones appear before the Ayashi amidst this chaos. Using talismans, they can manipulate Youi at will.
Episode 23
Inba Swamp Construction Along the Old Canal
aired: Tue, Sep 15, 2009
A succession of accidents occurs during construction at Inba Swamp. It is rumored to be the work of a fiend called a black goblin. A youth named Tasaku comes to Edo to get the construction halted. Yukiatsu encounters a Youi that turns people into toads.
Episode 22
The Drunk Who Does Not Come Home
aired: Tue, Sep 15, 2009
Well water has been turned into sake and the Ayashi mobilize. The cause is a water Youi in Edo’s aqueducts, but it is hard to track, as it has burrowed underground. Meanwhile, Atl meets a warrior sentenced to die and tries to lead him to the Other World.
Episode 21
To Perish in the Starlit Night
aired: Tue, Sep 15, 2009
A Youi heads for Edo and turns young maidens into monsters, one after another. The Ayashi mobilize to capture it, using Saizo and Atl as bait. But Yozo Torii was trying to cover up the existence of “the Western Ones”, who are behind this incident.
Episode 20
Shinobazu Pond Lullaby
aired: Tue, May 5, 2009
Yukiatsu is reunited with his mother, who urges him to return to the House and take the place of the missing adopted son. Ogasawara persuades Yukiatsu to accept this proposal. The other Ayashi try to capture the boy claiming to be Yukiatsu Ryudo.
Episode 19
Three Yukiatsus
aired: Tue, May 5, 2009
A man claiming to be Yukiatsu Ryudo appears in the city of Edo. Ogasawara decides they will visit Yukiatsu’s childhood home to investigate the imposter‘s true identity. But having forsaken his home 25 years ago, Yukiatsu cannot bring himself to go back.
Episode 18
Wanderer's Paradise
aired: Tue, May 5, 2009
A Youi, Ougu, appears and Yukiatsu fails to draw out its Ayagami. Ougu disappears into the Other World with Nina, leaving their child, Ruido, behind. The Ayashi hide him at Ogasawara’s estate, but are attacked by Narikawa’s underlings.
Episode 17
The Shrouded World
aired: Tue, May 5, 2009
Masurao says he sold weapons called “air guns”, which produce no loud sounds or the smell of gunpowder, to Yamazakiya. Learning that his elder sister, Ninai, is at Yamazakiya’s, Abi rushes over where he comes face to face with her.
Episode 16
People of Craft
aired: Tue, May 5, 2009
Someone has made an attempt on the life of Finance Magistrate Yoshisuke Atobe. Similarly, ruffians who hate Western Learning appeared at a medicine wholesaler called Yamazakiya. Suspecting the two events are related, the Ayashi set out to investigate.
Episode 15
Woman of Rashomon Alley
aired: Tue, May 5, 2009
There’s a serial murderer in Yoshiwara. The Ayashi investigate the butterfly tattoos that have disappeared from the bodies. Honjo and Torii’s other subordinates plot to capture Atl, who is framed for the murders. Kyousai declares that he will save Atl.
Episode 14
Butterfly Dance
aired: Tue, May 5, 2009
In Yoshiwara of Edo, someone is killing courtesans. Kyousai is a suspect and Atl is captured as his accomplice. Yukiatsu rushes to rescue Atl. They discover a new victim, and Kyousai realizes every murdered courtesan used to have a butterfly tattoo…
Episode 13
Heaven, Hell, and a Book of Rumors
aired: Tue, May 5, 2009
Atl is hiding in a courtesan house where a young artist, Kyousai Kawanabe, is being attended. After walking with police hand Tamahei, Kyousai becomes interested in the Ayashi. He is dazzled by Atl’s beauty, who is suspected to be involved with the group.
Episode 12
Hakuryu Howls To the Moon
aired: Tue, May 5, 2009
Honjo and the others come across stone said to possess strange powers, but it’s stolen by a mysterious group, the Western Ones, who raise an enormous Youi. Yukiatsu fights using Ayagami, but is no match. Meanwhile, Ogasawara faces his old friend, Kanou.
Episode 11
Nikko Fey Road
aired: Mon, Feb 2, 2009
Yukiatsu departs for Nikko with Ogasawara, but their way is overrun with Youi. Honjo and his group also move to destroy Youi. Ogasawara’s old friend, Kanou follows Honjo, waiting for a chance to exact his revenge. Ogasawara tries to stop Kanou, but…
Episode 10
A Maiden's Dance, Fragrance of Spring Flowers
aired: Mon, Feb 2, 2009
Saizo heads for the theatre town, still possessed by the mask Youi. Yukiatsu tries to draw out Ayagami from Saizo but she refuses, fearful of having the meaning of her name revealed. Saizo claims she is a wrongdoer, and her hidden past comes to light.
Episode 9
Front and Back
aired: Mon, Feb 2, 2009
Yukiatsu and the others arrive to rescue Saizo and find her surrounded by foxes, already possessed by the mask Youi. Leaping outside, Saizo’s dancing awakens the spirits in Edo. Ogasawara makes the decision to dispose of Saizo, though Yukiatsu refuses…
Episode 8
Fox Theater
aired: Mon, Feb 2, 2009
A person disappears in the theatre town, leaving just a mask behind. While investigating, the Ayashi are surrounded by luminous golden foxes. They make it out with Yukiatsu’s powers, but Saizo refuses his help and insists she will solve the case alone.
Episode 7
The Dragon is Within the Cloud
aired: Mon, Feb 2, 2009
The Ayashi array themselves against Yukiwa to calm him as he rages about. Yukiatsu tries to draw out Ayagami from Yukiwa, but is helpless against the coldness that he unleashes. Atl works desperately to protect Yukiwa from the Ayashi’s attacks.
Episode 6
Racing Dragon Aura
aired: Mon, Feb 2, 2009
Yukiatsu regains his memory of the crime he committed 15 years ago. Atl’s horse is being held captive by Yozo Torii. Yukiwa goes berserk when exposed to Youi blood and Atl attempts to sacrifice herself to calm him. Yukiatsu tries to stop this, but…
Episode 5
The Tale of a Murder
aired: Mon, Feb 2, 2009
Yukiatsu defeats the Youi that had possessed the life-size dolls, but Atl’s horse, Yukiwa, is captured. Meanwhile, Oshino visits Ogasawara’s estate, saying she is an old acquaintance of Yukiatsu’s and wants to report a crime he committed 15 years earlier.
Episode 4
Life-Size Dolls
aired: Mon, Feb 2, 2009
After a rash of mysterious disappearances, the Ayashi mobilize to investigate. Yukiatsu runs into Atl, a foreign girl hiding her identity, performing with a horse named Yukiwa. The Ayashi suspect Atl while Yukiatsu tries desperately to protect her.
Episode 3
The Undercurrents of Beautiful Edo
aired: Mon, Feb 2, 2009
Guided by the Ayashi, Yukiatsu enters the headquarters of the Office of Barbarian Knowledge Enforcement. There, the Ayashi once again urge Yukiatsu to join them. Around that time, a Youi of armor was making appearances all over Edo.
Episode 2
After the Fall of the Mountain God
aired: Mon, Feb 2, 2009
Mixed up in the fight between the two Youi from the Other World, Yukiatsu, Tae, and Outa are taken to Hozaburo’s estate. But the Youi Yamago appears at the estate and Outa disappears during the commotion. Yukiatsu heads into town to search for him.
Episode 1
The Youi Cometh
aired: Mon, Feb 2, 2009
Edo, Tenpo Year 14. The Ayashi of the Office of Barbarian Knowledge Enforcement secretly investigate the existence of a Youi. Yukiatsu Ryudo encounters a mother and son and gives them refuge, but the Other World appears and a giant Youi comes forth.
