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Ayakashi

“Disillusioned teen with parasitic Ayakashi powers rediscovers justice after mysterious girl reveals his friend's death mystery.”

Ayakashi

6.31
8,858 rank · 30,888 viewers · 25 favorites
Action Fantasy Horror Sci-Fi Gore Super Power
12 episodes · 23 min per ep min · Winter 2008 · Tokyo Kids · R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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Synopsis

Disillusioned teen with parasitic Ayakashi powers rediscovers justice after mysterious girl reveals his friend's death mystery.

As a child, Yuu Kusaka made a vow upon a shooting star that he would stand on the side of justice and defend the weak. However, the death of one of his friends robs him of the desire to live up to that vow, and he turns a blind eye to the misery of others, using the mysterious power he possesses as a means of making money instead of helping those in need. His days of living only for himself continue, until he's forced to fight for his life against another classmate with powers similar to his. He's saved by a mysterious girl named Eimu Yoake, who also has strange powers. Eimu reveals that his powers stem from a creature known as an Ayakashi, a parasitic being that grants the user special abilities at the price of slowly draining the life of the host. She helps him fully awaken his own. Now aware of the ayakashi he possesses, Yuu must live up to his childhood vow, putting his ayakashi to use and fend off those who would use their own for evil, all while unraveling the mystery behind the death of his friend.

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5.3 /10

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50% recommend
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median 5 mode 7 σ 2.37
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σ 2.37 · split reception

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4.8 pts

Recommenders 7.8 · others 3.0

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↓ 1.70

Running avg · May 2008 → May 2023

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A Tv Production · Winter 2008

Tokyo Kids.
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Media Factory · AT-X

  • Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
  • Aired Dec 2007 – Feb 2008 Winter 2008
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
  • Ref. BS-2851 catalog

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