Histórias de Fantasmas

Normally shows that have plots like this annoy me, where someplace is haunted and blah blah blah. But this one didn't I took the time to sit down and watch it and it was so funny it made chocolate milk come out of my nose! Though the characters are in elementary school, probably around fifth grade, there is so much adult humor in this show that I couldn't stop laughing. The dialog is well written, witty, and hysterical. The ongoing banter between Satsuki and Hajime are the best I've seen, and if there is any reason to watch the show it's for Hajime! It will make you remember the days when you and your friends went searching for buried treasure, or played games like that! Even though... I've never actually gone into a haunted school house, it would be rather like this show if I did. I recommend anyone who likes anime to grab your best buds, pop some popcorn...make sure your parents arn't home for all the sexual innuendos that you will hear, and be prepared to laugh until you have tears streaming down your cheeks.

So the story is about some kids discovering new demons and unwrapping mysterious. With stereotypical characters.

The anime and plot itself was pretty cheesy and I probably would have dropped it weren't for the dub. For those who don't know this anime failed massively in japan so when it got the rights for a dub they just told the voice actors to do what ever they want.

It was dubbed into a style of a gag dub which included a lot of adult humour.

This in my opinion turned this boring trainwreck of an anime into a masterpiece.

Charleswright805 you must be out of your mind if you thought the original thing was good.

so yeah definitely check out the dub

Yes, I am going to be talking about the English Dub. The dub is what this show is now known for. It is the go-to example of how a dub can change everything. The show switches genres completely with the English dub, it goes from being a "horror adventure" to being a "dark comedy". And likewise, it changes the show from being a forgettable anime to much watch TV.

Story wise, the series could be comparable to a darker "Gravity Falls". Siblings come to a new spooky town and are guided through their journey by a relative's old journal. The original Japanese one is...meh. There's a reason why the show wasn't picked up for a second season, there wasn't much going for it.

Fast forward to 2004, companies are looking to capitalize on the anime boom that DBZ and SailorMoon helped start. But, then you give it to ADV and give them no notes, and you have yourself comedy gold.

They add so much to the show. They made Momoko a born-again Christian, made the little brother mentally slow and gave every random extra some hilarious quirk. Every episode had some incantation they'd chant to seal a ghost away. The English Dub changed each of these chants to be some juvenile joke. To say the show does not take itself seriously is a massive understatement. The characters will mock the script, the animation, and their shows own inconsistencies.

Some sub purists may be offended by how the dub dares to change their precious continuity. First off, No. There are no fans of the original show. Second, come on...this is hilarious. To quote Momoko herself, "Is this a great show or what."

More dubs should be like this. It is one of the funniest anime ever. The actors where so lucky they got to do something like this.

Sure..........Jackass..........



What if Trey Parker and Matt Stone got the rights to direct and dub an anime? This is EXACTLY what would happen I think. Must see this dub, it's hilarious!