They made the anime in Japan and it didn't do so hot with the sub because lets face it, this is like Scooby Doo for pretty much every episode. Pierrot wanted it to dub and the studio that made it sent it over, but the one thing they forgot was the script for it to translate. When asked about the script, Pierrot told them to just do whatever they wanted with the anime, and this is the dubbed version of Ghost Stories.
Story: Pretty average. Nothing spectacular or outstanding about it. Like mentioned before, its like watching a marathon of Scooby Doo episodes over and over again. (Overall a 5)
Sound: The big part. This is one anime that you cannot watched subbed. The dub makes the show. Its ad-libbed for the most part with so many fourth wall breaks and American pop culture references for that time period you'll be going "Wait what?" at least once every episode and then grabbing the remote to hear what they said. Its obvious the voice actors had fun making up lines off the top of their heads, and it really works for something like this. (9)
Characters: Along with the dub, the characters in the dub make the show even better than what it was. Satsuki Miyanoshita is your main heroine with her brother Keiichiro. They move to town and meet perverted Hajime Aoyama, super Christian Momoko Koigakubo, Jewish Reo Kakinoki (Leo) and the demon Amanojaku, which possesses their cat. Each episode has its own set of side characters like the teachers and the dad, but that's pretty much the main group. These characters are wacky, zany, random, racist, perverted, and say the weirdest things that take a while to process before you laugh out loud. (9)
Enjoyment: I found this anime after looking at a top ten list on Youtube. I read the story about how it was ad-libbed and not taken seriously so I thought I had to try it. Before I even made it to episode 5 I was buying the dvd on Amazon and waiting for it to get here and finished it in a weekend. If your humor is somewhat like South Park's humor (toned down though it does get raunchier as the show goes on) then this at least deserves the first couple of episodes watched.
Overall its a low 9.
