Requiem from the Darkness - Season 1

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The Red Bean Washer

1 - The Red Bean Washer

Air Date: October 3, 2003

A writer of riddle books for children, Momosuke Yamaoka's ambition is to compile a book of 100 ghost stories.

Willow Woman

2 - Willow Woman

Air Date: October 10, 2003

Momosuke arrives at Kichibe's Willow Inn, hoping to learn about the fabled Willow Woman who is said to haunt the inn.

White Fox

3 - White Fox

Air Date: October 17, 2003

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

4 - Dancing Head

Air Date: October 24, 2003

Momosuke arrives at a town where a woman named Oyoshi is being chased by a ronin named Matajuro Ishikawa.

Salty Choji

5 - Salty Choji

Air Date: October 31, 2003

The trio go to investigate a house on a hill where there have been reports of people dissapearing.

The Shibaemon Racoon Dog

6 - The Shibaemon Racoon Dog

Air Date: November 7, 2003

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

7 - Katabira Crossroads

Air Date: November 14, 2003

Momosuke hears the legend of the Katabira Crossroads where some women have mysteriously died.

Field Gun

8 - Field Gun

Air Date: November 21, 2003

Momosuke responds to a supposed letter from his brother Gunhachiro sent to him while at Katabira Crossroads.

The Lone and Strange

9 - The Lone and Strange

Air Date: November 28, 2003

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

10 - The Succubus

Air Date: December 5, 2003

After arriving in town, Momosuke runs into a man and learns of the missing bride Shiragiku.

The Marine Spirits

11 - The Marine Spirits

Air Date: December 12, 2003

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 being the sea ghosts of Sanuki.

The Death Spirits of Seven Man Point, Part 1

12 - The Death Spirits of Seven Man Point, Part 1

Air Date: December 19, 2003

Strange massacres have been occurring at Seven Man Point.

The Death Spirits of Seven Man Point, Part 2

13 - The Death Spirits of Seven Man Point, Part 2

Air Date: December 26, 2003

After Ukon ends up captured by Danjo's servant Kaburagi, Momosuke infiltrates the dungeons in order to rescue him.