Haunted Junction

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Japanese: HAUNTED じゃんくしょん

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Type: TV

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Apr 2, 1997 to Jun 25, 1997

Premiered: Spring 1997

Broadcast: Thursdays at 01:45 (JST)

Producers: None found, add some

Licensors: Bandai Entertainment

Studios: Studio Deen

Source: Manga

Genres: Comedy, Supernatural

Theme: School

Demographic: Shounen

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 6.77¹ (scored by 1,818 users)

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Ranked: #5482²

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Popularity: #8606

Members: 4,795

Favorites: 13

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Synopsis

Saito High is a high school with its spiritual beings and a principal whose hobby is collecting occult paraphernalia. The school has the prophecy-chosen members of the Holy Student Council to protect it. These students have problems of their own; Haruto Houjo, the president, has a way of summoning spirits, and would resign from his duty for a normal life if it weren't for the principal. Kazumi Ryodo, the next member, is good at being possessed and has something for the Hanako. The last member is Mutsuki Asahina, who is a master of exorcism and is attracted to small boys. Unfortunately, these three are in charge of keeping the school in line and defending the world from supernatural beings, and this mission brings them through wacky predicaments.

(Source: ANN)

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Characters & Voice Actors

Houjo, Haruto

Main

Oda, Yuusei
Japanese

Mutsuki, Asahina

Main

Nakama, Yukie
Japanese

Ryudo, Kazumi

Main

Furumoto, Shinnosuke
Japanese

Blue Hanten

Supporting

Hikami, Kyouko
Japanese

Rijichou

Supporting

Aono, Takeshi
Japanese

Teke Teke

Supporting

Ootani, Ikue
Japanese

Nanjou, Haruto

Supporting

Matsuyama, Takashi
Japanese

Yamiko

Supporting

Hiramatsu, Akiko
Japanese

Kagamiko

Supporting

Iizuka, Mayumi
Japanese

Satou, Haruo

Supporting

Shimaka, Yuu
Japanese

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Mukudori, Nemu

Producer, Original Creator

Mutou, Yuuji

Director

Chiba, Shigeru

Sound Director

Yoshida, Shunji

Episode Director

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Opening Theme

"Kokoro ni Watashi ga Futari Iru (心に私がふたりいる)" by Yukie Nakama

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Ending Theme

"Tremolo (トレモロ)" by Yukie Nakama

Reviews

Mar 22, 2018

thatPinkSpider

Recommended

"OH MY GOOOOOOOOOD!"
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Ok and now I'm serious. If you're a fan of comedy or youkai or maybe both you should definitely add this to your 'plan to watch' list or even watch it NOW. I'm not a beginner when it comes to anime so I'm surprised how actually good this show is.
The [PLOT-10] is pretty interesting. I'll give it 10 out of 10. Hilarious how they showed Aka Manto or Teke Teke here. You would enjoy this even if you have no clue at all about youkai, seriously!
The [ART-5] is a typical '90's anime so it's mediocre but that doesn't matter at all ...

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May 6, 2010

Colonelfancy

Recommended

This is a great comedy show. With an excellent blend of a wacky, lovable cast, a light-hearted entertaining story, school spirits and ghosts you may have come across in other supernatural anime, and Atsuko Nakajima's character designs (Ranma 1/2), this show delivers laughs and keeps you laughing.
[STORY 8] Haruto Houjou just wants to be a normal student, but is suckered in being president of the Holy Student Counsel......and he hates it! Now, with his friends Mutsuki and Kazima they patrol Saito High exorcising spirits, keeping the school spirits in check. It's always fun in anime when the hero is relunctant, and Haruto plays this ... role to a 10. The episodes are non-linear and each is focused on a different spirit, or Japanese folklore. The premise puts this series into the mind of Urusei Yatsura or Ranma 1/2, as there is oddball wackiness with some lunatic rouge spirit that must be put in it's place.
[ART 8] Haunted Junction's visuals are gold. It might take a little bit getting used to the long-legged, oddly shaped eyed characters, but helps so much when it comes to the visual comedy. The school spirits are adorable (except Bones Suzuki and Harou Sato, they annoyed me after awhile), Red Mantle is probably my favorite, and aside from the summon scene, the animation isn't too repetitve for a title this old.
[CHARACTER 10] I thought this cast was just going to be a run-of-the-mill trio of teens with powers. Boy, I was off. Haruto is practically driven mad by his task as president and wants to live a mundane, ordinary life. Mutsuki Asahina is the strongest of the three, and as far as I can recall, is one of the few female characters in anime with a vicious shota fetish, and it's funny watching her torment poor Nino every chance she gets. Mutsuki I find very refreshing, because way too often is the male character pervert portrayed to the point where I think it's boring now. You don't get many female perverts in anime and I really appreciate her. Kazumi, the goofball of the trio, is the labeled with the job of getting possessed to properly exorcise the renegade spirits, and has a hopeless crush on the school's Toilet Hanako, a busty spirit who charms the boys. The school spirits themselves are intoxicatingly entertaining in their individual charm. I would've opted for more Mirror Girl and less of the Bones and Sato pair, but I digress. As per comedy anime goes, the cast has to be able to carry it, and the students and spirits of Haunted Junction does to perfection.
[OVERALL ENJOYMENT 9] If you find yourself wanting to look through archives to find a great comedy anime from the 90's, Haunted Junction is worth checking out. Lightly molded in the style of Ranma and Gegege no Kitaro, it's of the wall humor mixed with a fantastic cast had me sitting through this. I wish some of the writers of comedy titles of today could do a bit of research with shows like this one and Rumiko Takahashi works and try to recapture the spirit of satire and slapstick that anime like Haunted Junction used to carry so well.

PROS: Great cast, solid retro-styled comedy, very easy to get into
CONS: Mildly underused school spirits (Mirror Girl, Giant)

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Sep 14, 2007

edythemighty

Recommended

This is one of the best anime I've seen in a long while. Now for my review

Story:
This is standard school plagued with spirits fare for the most part. The Holy Student Council, of which Haruto, Kazumi and Mutsuki are members of, is tasked with keeping spiritual harmony at their school, and they accomplish this by going after errant ghosts and helping them either move on, or at least stop their foolish behaviours.
Although the concept of some ruling body policing otherwordly beings isn't new, this anime pulls it off in a strict school setting, and in just 12 episodes, bonds are formed within the group through ...

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