Ghost Stories (Japanese TV series)
| Ghost Stories | |
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Cover art for the first DVD release | |
| 学校の怪談 Gakkō no Kaidan | |
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| Created by | Tōru Tsunemitsu |
| Based on | School Ghost Stories by Tōru Tsunemitsu |
| Developed by | Hiroshi Hashimoto |
| Directed by | Noriyuki Abe |
| Voices of | |
| Music by | Kaoru Wada |
| Opening theme | "Grow Up" by Hysteric Blue |
| Ending theme | "Sexy Sexy" by Cascade |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 20 (list of episodes) |
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| Cinematography | Toshiyuki Fukushima |
| Editors | Junichi Uematsu Makiko Asano |
| Production companies | Fuji Network System Pierrot SPE Visual Works |
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| Network | Fuji Network System (Fuji TV) |
| Release | 22 October 2000 – 25 March 2001 |
Ghost Stories (Japanese: 学校の怪談, Hepburn: Gakkō no Kaidan, lit. "School Ghost Stories"), also known as Ghosts at School, is a Japanese series of children's novels written by Tōru Tsunemitsu. It was published by Kodansha, starting in 1990. The series is a collection of popular school ghost stories in Japan, rewritten specifically for a young demographic. A four-part film series based on the books was produced from 1995 to 1999. Additionally, it was adapted into a television series in 1994 and an anime produced by Pierrot and SPE Visual Works in 2000. A video game was also produced.
The books were received positively in Japan upon release. The first film received a nomination for Best Screenplay at the 19th Japanese Academy Awards. Sources conflict as to whether the anime's original run was successful or not, though there is evidence of it having a relatively successful run. Nevertheless, it received notoriety in the succeeding years with its official English dub, which mostly replaced the original script for the series with pop culture references and dark humor.