Review of Ghost Stories

[this is about the dub because who actually gives a fuck about the sub in this situation] This anime is probably a once in a lifetime show. You could not get the possibilty of having a show with the most polarizing writing now in any capacity without it being on YouTube as an abridged series. Because that's basically what this is, an official abridged dub. Story: 6/10 It's just fuckin Scooby-Doo but anime and Scooby-Doo is good on its own. Really can't say anything else about it other than there basically is no story in the dub. Art: 3/10 The animation for the most part is passable but you geta lot of errors, weird animation and also terrible drawings. If you took a shot for each time you noticed some bad animation throughout the whole series you'd probably be dead by episode 5. The backgrounds are also fine but you really can't really fuck up backgrounds more than animation, if you can then what a feat.

Sound: 5/10
The soundtrack might as well be non-existant with there only being like 3 or 4 tracks they use throughout the show, the sound mixing and design were pretty passable even if they got quite a few stock sound effects snuck in. Nothing to write home about though overall.

Characters: 10/10
Now here's the fun stuff. You could legit consider the characters are basically the VAs just dicking about and telling jokes when you realise the fact that a lot of the script was just improvised jokes from the cast and crew. And that fact only reinforces the chemistry on display from the actors and their conversations in the show. It's all just so raw and unfiltered that it feels so real even if they had to at the very least guide the plot in the right direction to appease the studio's demands.

Enjoyment: 10/10
Overall an incredible, literal lightning in a bottle experience that you will not find in any other official anime dub anytime soon. I will never understand how the studio that licensed the show to ADV just gave them that much creative freedom with it, even with the jokes mocking the poor animation and plot. You could tell me this was an abridged dub by a group of friends that was published to YouTube and I would believe you but the fact that the story of how this dub came to fruition was real makes it so much better. For the love of god, please watch this dub before you die, because even if it's not for everyone, it is a landmark of when studios just don't care.