Ghost Slayers Ayashi

Season 1

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Feudal Japan is attacked by beasts called 'Youi'. Ryuudou Yukiatsu, a 'floater' and an employee at a bath house has the power of Ayagami ("The power to find the words behind things") which can be used in fighting against the Youi. That's why the members of a Youi-fighting group Bansha Aratamesho, called the Ayashi, are looking for Yukiatsu - they want him to become an Ayashi as well. Yukiatsu runs into a woman and a son who are chased by a Youi and has to face the past he's been running away from.

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25 Episodes

The Youi Arrival
E1
The Youi ArrivalTorii Yōzō, the South Edo Magistrate, promises to recognize the legitimacy of the Bansha Aratamesho if Ogasawara and the others can recruit a man called Ryūdō Yukiatsu into the organization.
The God of the Mountain Falls
E2
The God of the Mountain FallsYukiatsu helps the other Ayashi to protect Ōta from the Yōi.
Doctrine 3 - Dark Flow of Flowery Edo
E3
Doctrine 3 - Dark Flow of Flowery EdoThe samurai residential quarters of Edo are under attack by the second Yōi. Meanwhile, Yuki must choose between a life with Ōta and Tae-san or a life as an ayashi.
The Living Doll
E4
The Living DollThe Office of Barbarian Knowledge Enforcement is investigating a series of missing persons around the circus area in Yotsuya. The South Edo Magistrate are also pursuing the same case.
Murderer`s Story
E5
Murderer`s StoryTamahei, the Okappiki, suspects that Yukiatsu might have murdered someone in Edo 15 years ago.
Dragon Aura Running
E6
Dragon Aura RunningThe serpent Yōi runs wild in Edo. Torii plans to use Atl as human sacrifice to appease the Yōi.
The Dragon in the Cloud
E7
The Dragon in the CloudYukiatsu tries to draw out the Ayagami from the serpent Yōi, but finds he is unable to do it. The only thing to do is to try to take the Ayagami from Shichi in order to subdue the Yōi. To change the serpent Yōi into a good spirit, Kumoshichi fuses himself with it.
Fox Play
E8
Fox PlayThe Office of Barbarian Knowledge Enforcement is given jurisdiction to investigate the case of missing people around the Kabuki playhouses. Saizō is adamant to investigate the case without Yukiatsu's help.
Front and Back
E9
Front and BackSaizō is possessed by the Mask Yōi and her dance is drawing all Yōi into Edo. Ogasawara orders his Ayashi to terminate Saizō.
Holy Music of Girl Smelling March Flowers
E10
Holy Music of Girl Smelling March FlowersAfter Ryūdō confronts Saizō and saves her from the Mask Yōi, Saizō manages to destroy the Yōi herself.
Nikkou Spirit Highway
E11
Nikkou Spirit HighwayRyūdō and Ogasawara travel along a highway outside Edo, slaying Yōi to make a safe path for an important official to travel through the area.
Equine Dragon, Howling at the Moon
E12
Equine Dragon, Howling at the MoonThe Western Ones use the Killing Stone to summon a vast number of Yōi in the Nikkō region. Meanwhile, Ogasawara is told he must kill his old friend Kanō to prove his innocence.
Record of Rumors of Hell and Paradise
E13
Record of Rumors of Hell and ParadiseTamahei, the policeman, explains to Kai Shūzaburō, a young painter, about the Bansha Aratemesho. His story recaps all the previous episodes.
Butterfly Dance
E14
Butterfly DanceAfter a woman is murdered in the brothel district, Shūzaburō and Atl come under suspicion from a special branch of the police called the Arson/Thievery Investigations.
Woman on the Rashoumon Riverbank
E15
Woman on the Rashoumon RiverbankThe Arson/Thievery Investigations continue to investigate the murders. Eventually the Office of Barbarian Knowledge Enforcement discover that the killer is a Yōi which uses human bodies as a chrysalis.
The Machine Tribe
E16
The Machine TribeThe government officials supporting the Office of Barbarian Knowledge Enforcement come under attack by an elusive gunman, and the ayashi investigate. Meanwhile, Abi meets a tribesman from his past.
Cloistered World
E17
Cloistered WorldSaizō and Edo Gen are help captive by the mountain tribesmen, who reveal that their true target is Torii Yozo. Meanwhile, the other ayashi investigate the tribesmen and Abi searches for his sister.
Wanderer`s Paradise
E18
Wanderer`s ParadiseThe attack on Torii fails. Abi continues to seek his sister, but eventually learns that she resides in the Other World and has become a demon.
Three Yukiatsus
E19
Three YukiatsusTwo people, a boy and an aging man, appear in Edo, both claiming to be called Ryūdo Yukiatsu. The ayashi investigate this and in doing so discover more about Ryūdo's past.
Shinobazu Pond Lullaby
E20
Shinobazu Pond LullabyYukiatsu must decide whether he wants to return to his family permanently. The Ryūdo family sword transforms into a giant yōi and Ryūdo fuses with Kumoshichi to defeat it.
To End on a Starry Night
E21
To End on a Starry NightThe Western Ones create a new Yōi which travels to Edo and attacks a series of young girls, transforming them into heartless killers. Atl and Saizō act as bait for the Yōi but in the end it chases Edo Gen instead, and is later killed by Ryūdo.
A Drunk Who Doesn`t Come Home
E22
A Drunk Who Doesn`t Come HomeThe ayashi hunt down a sake-based Yōi which dwells in the water systems. Meanwhile, Atl meets a samurai who will soon be forced to commit seppuku so she tries to open a gate to the Other World which will lead him to safety.
Official Construction in Old Canal of Inba Marsh
E23
Official Construction in Old Canal of Inba MarshThe Ayashi receive a plea for help at the Inba Marsh construction site, but Atobe orders Ogasawara to not take action because Torii is supervising the construction and his failure could provoke his downfall. However, Ogasawara does not stop the other Ayashi from going there instead.
Fantasy of the Latter Southern Dynasty
E24
Fantasy of the Latter Southern DynastyAtl's dissatisfaction with the Human world reaches its peak, and she summons a massive Yōi which falls under the Western Ones' control. To complicate matters, Yuki discovers that Genbatsu has joined the Western Ones.
Intermission
E25
IntermissionTo complete their master plan, the Western Ones use Atl's power to summon another gigantic Yōi deep into the Ayashi's lair, but Yuki and his companions bring forth the full power of their ayagami to stand against them.