Gakkou no Kaidan


Ghost Stories

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Ghosts at School, School Ghost Stories
Japanese: 学校の怪談
English: Ghost Stories
German: Ghost Stories
Spanish: Ghost Stories
French: Ghost Stories
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Type: TV
Episodes: 19
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 22, 2000 to Mar 25, 2001
Premiered: Fall 2000
Broadcast: Saturdays at 19:30 (JST)
Producers: Aniplex, Fuji TV
Studios: Pierrot
Source: Novel
Genres: HorrorHorror, MysteryMystery, SupernaturalSupernatural
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Ranked: #11582
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Popularity: #1122
Members: 227,312
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Main theme of the supernatural and other occult occurrences in both series but Ghost Hunt has a more eerie feel and less comedic situation than Ghost Stories. Ghost Stories focuses more on Japanese supernatural and folklore while Ghost Hunt on murders and some para-psychology ideas.  
report Recommended by leonmcnicol
The lead characters have inherited a book that belonged to their deceased mother/grandmother and that it has something to do with ghosts, spirits and the like. :) 
report Recommended by MaeShareaza
These are two of the funniest dubs out there. Both are episodic and rely heavily on gags and quips, and both succeed at making you laugh like a madman. Great liberties were willingly extended to the dubbing production of Ghost Stories by the Japanese creators, and these were taken with gusto. Don't miss either of these comedic gems! 
report Recommended by TwistedChick
a group of kids involved with ghosts and spirits. both series only have a small amount of horror but still entertaining to watch 
report Recommended by sesgel
Kids' shows turned comedies. ADV rewrote Ghost Stories and FUNimation rewrote Crayon Shin-chan for Adult Swim. Both dubs are packed with political incorrectness and comical one-liners. 
report Recommended by hellogoodbye
Both shows have groups of students working together to face supernatural threats 
report Recommended by cekeki
Jigoku sensei nube and Gokkou no kaidan similar with paranormal and about ghost stories in japan.. and both have a comedy too and about school too. 
report Recommended by raden__
Both shows follow young school students who are investigating the paranormal activity going on at their school. Both shows have great humour (if you're watching the dub version of "Ghost stories" of course). In both shows, there's a friend group that shares a unique dynamic. Both stories have paranormal activity and involve wildly known Japanese myths and urban legends. 
report Recommended by sqqpilled
Both feature a group who face evil spirits. In Gakkou no Kaidan, Amanojaku is a sealed spirit that helps the protagonists to face ghosts, just as in Dark Gathering the sealed spirits help the protagonists. 
report Recommended by cekeki
When it comes to legendary dubs, Hajimete no Gal follows a similar story. Bombed in japan, dub studio given near complete freedom to do what they want.  
report Recommended by OKIJIN
both animes have characters fighting evil spirits 
report Recommended by mason_black
Just the English dubs though. The humor for both is lewd, crude and misconstrued. I'd explain it to you better, but the Moderator has no sense of humor.  
report Recommended by joemaamah
Both are horror series with tinges of black comedy (intentional or otherwise). 
report Recommended by Dewelleric
both are anime in which the main characters solve cases related to apparitions or ghosts 
report Recommended by Dorazaemon
They are flawed animes from the early 2000's that are still remembered to this day for their funny English Dubs. 
report Recommended by DoodlebugFour
Both having shitpost-like sense of humor. 
report Recommended by hour-friend
If you are watching the ADV dub, expect some ridiculous cringey dialog thrown in. Infamously, Ghost Stories is far more original and adventurous with its dialog. But I can't help but feel that a lot of Elfen Lied was "enhanced" as well. 
report Recommended by Khashishi
Official spoofs. Magical Heart Kokoro-chan was an April Fools' Day joke and is one big memefest making fun of everyone's least favorite harem, School Days, in a magical-girl-gone-wrong fashion. If you liked (or at least could tolerate) School Days, this is the official spoof you never asked for yet probably wanted. Ghost Stories was an anime that did so poorly in Japan that, in a desperate bid to not lose money, the producers let the American licensors do almost anything they wanted with the dub, and they chose to make the equivalent of an abridged series. Also technically a parody but don't worry, you don't  read more 
report Recommended by TK8878
If you watched one for the "Abridged Series" vibe early 2000s goofy dub, then you'll likely enjoy the other. Lupin III part 2 is an episodic series and it doesn't matter what order you watch it but know that only the first 79 episodes were dubbed! 
report Recommended by gingys
Although the two are very different in terms of the tone, they are both about ghost stories. They are both semi or at least semi-episodic. Ayakashi is aimed at an older audience than Ghost Stories. They also have an element of mystery solving with the different stories. 
report Recommended by Eziprez
Both the Ghost Stories Dub and A Sister's All You Need both have infamously offensive comedy (scenes) that will make you either immediately drop or laugh out loud! Although some may disagree, both shows are self-aware enough to not condone their actions/dialogue and the characters sometimes get punished for it. Although seemingly degenerate, each show have parody themes that mock stereotypes by stereotyping the offenders. Creative and subversive. 
report Recommended by Space_Boyfriend
Both have a hilarious and arguably better English dub that has a completely different script. They especially uses edgy jokes and offensive language that wouldn’t fly by today’s standards. 
report Recommended by Kirinoze
Both dubs are comedic/a parody, rather than a true translation of the original show. 
report Recommended by swiftwind1230
Both story anime is about sealing ghost or evil spirit who wandering with guide from books, phantom books in Dantalian no Shoka and an old diary in Ghost Stories. 
report Recommended by dchoggia14
Similarity : A group of highschool student involved with ghosts and spirits Different : GnK focus on capturing ghost with dark horror atmosphere Re-kan is more light comedy parody 
report Recommended by SSSS_Shunaria
Both series are about people slaying ghosts/demons. 
report Recommended by xxjustmoe
Both shows take the original Japanese script and give it a complete revamp. However, Ghost Stores takes it to the extreme--probably more than Keroro!  
report Recommended by KhakiBlueSocks
The structure of the episodes is very similar.Beisde that,both anime are about fantastic events guided by the other world forces.Enjoy! 
report Recommended by SailorKagome
Gakkou no Kaidan is the horror version of Cardcaptor Sakura. Two girl protagonists who lost their moms when they were very young encounter the supernatural during the school and have to fight it with a creature that guides them on how to do so. Sakura is the cute and childish version of the story, with Sakura catching all the Clow Cards, and Gakkou no Kaidan is the scary version with Satsuki putting all the dangerous ghosts into spiritual sleep. Both series revolve around phenomena that managed to escape from their seals and must be sealed again. 
report Recommended by Larvice
Both anime follow group of students that encounter various mysteries/horror stories at school grounds. 
report Recommended by abystoma2
Both Tesagure! Bukatsumono Encore and the dubbed English release of Gakkou no Kaidan feature heavy amounts of improvised comedy by the VAs. The dialogue is ad libbed in both to such an extent a number of episodes of each barely adhere to anything resembling a script at all. 
report Recommended by Wozzit
The infamous English dubs of these two shows can be described in many ways: atrocious, inconsistent, LOUD, overly dramatic, incomprehensible ghibberish, BUT ABOVE ALL, hilarious. The only reason to watch these shows is the for the dub, so if you found either of the dubs consistently hilarious, you'll find plenty of enjoyment and quotable lines in the other. Without the dub as their saving grace, these shows would remain the garbage that they are. 
report Recommended by valentinefaye
When I first started watching Gakkou no Kaiden, the general theme really reminded me of Haunted Junction. I only watched the sub of Gakkou no Kaiden so I can't be sure but having seen clips of the dub, the humour between the Gakkou no Kaiden dub and Haunted Junction seem to be similar. As far as the sub goes Haunted Junction is a lot more comedy based but I personally think they're similar in a couple ways, though I enjoyed Gakkou no Kaiden much more. 
report Recommended by flamestarnyan
The same setting about horror in school, even the plot and story is different. but its worth to be wached. 
report Recommended by Retatsu
Both are meta humor about their respective show/franchise that were funny and unexpectedly on the nose with their humor. Had me asking what on earth I was watching but in a good way. Do need to a F/GO fan to fully appreciate Manga de Wakaru! Whereas Ghost Stories is for anyone. 
report Recommended by Calcature
ecchi and ghosts. But Gakkou no Kaidan is good. 
report Recommended by Madoka26