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“Secret Edo-era warriors, the Ayakashi, battle interdimensional monsters called Yoi under the guise of foreign-book scholars.”

Ghost Slayers Ayashi

天保異聞妖奇士

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5,395 rank · 18,323 viewers · 26 favorites

Supernatural Historical Mythology

25 episodes · 23 min per ep min · Fall 2006 · Bones · R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Synopsis

Secret Edo-era warriors, the Ayakashi, battle interdimensional monsters called Yoi under the guise of foreign-book scholars.

In the year of Tenpo 14, Yoi, monsters from another world attack Edo. Those who fight against them are members of Bansha Aratemesho. In public, Bansha Aratemsho is known as an organization to study foreign books. In fact, they are a organization dedicated to destroying the Yoi. These warriors are called Ayakashi. They gather information of odd events in the country, and are sent to destroy Yoi who appear. They are generally very strange people. For example, a guy who has lost his memory, a girl who dresses like a man. They have special powers with which to beat the Yoi. (Source: AniDB)