The BEST episodes of Requiem from the Darkness

Every episode of Requiem from the Darkness ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Requiem from the Darkness!

The setting is the end of the Edo period amid political strife and human suffering. Young Momosuke, an aspiring author, sets out on a journey to collect 100 stories to make into a book. Right away he meets up with a trio of outlaws: Mataichi the Trickster, Ogin the Puppeteer and Nagamimi the Bird Caller. As they travel, the group encounters the most twisted and horrible parts of human nature. It is the task of this group to punish each person in a manner fitting their crimes - a gruesome undertaking to say the least... Thus, the bells of the requiem are heard throughout the land...

Last Updated: 5/3/2026Network: Chubu-Nippon BroadcastingStatus: Ended

8.67

3 votes

#1 - The Marine Spirits

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/12/2003

Momosuke hasn't seen the Ongyou for months. When he asks Tsutaya if he's heard of any ghostly rumors lately, Tsutaya tells Momosuke that there are two he knows of, with one of them being the sea ghosts of Sanuki.

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8.33

3 votes

#2 - Katabira Crossroads

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/2003

Momosuke hears the legend of the Katabira Crossroads where some women have mysteriously died.

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8.33

3 votes

#3 - The Succubus

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/5/2003

After arriving in town, Momosuke runs into a man and learns of the missing bride Shiragiku.

8.33

3 votes

#4 - The Death Spirits of Seven Man Point, Part 1

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/19/2003

Strange massacres have been occurring at Seven Man Point.

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8.21

14 votes

#5 - The Red Bean Washer

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2003

A writer of riddle books for children, Momosuke Yamaoka's ambition is to compile a book of 100 ghost stories.

8.17

6 votes

#6 - White Fox

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/2003

Momosuke encounters a hunter named Yasaku while investigating the tale of Hakuzōsu, a legendary fox who posed as a monk to tempt a hunter away from killing foxes.

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8.00

11 votes

#7 - Willow Woman

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/2003

Momosuke arrives at Kichibe's Willow Inn, hoping to learn about the fabled Willow Woman who is said to haunt the inn.

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8.00

3 votes

#8 - Dancing Head

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/2003

Momosuke arrives at a town where a woman named Oyoshi is being chased by a ronin named Matajuro Ishikawa.

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8.00

2 votes

#9 - Field Gun

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/2003

Momosuke responds to a supposed letter from his brother Gunhachiro sent to him while at Katabira Crossroads.

8.00

3 votes

#10 - The Lone and Strange

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/28/2003

Hearing about the murderous cutthroat Giamon of Inarizika, rumored to be a Kowai (a ghoul that can survive any fatality), Momosuke learns some of Ogin's past.

8.00

3 votes

#11 - The Death Spirits of Seven Man Point, Part 2

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/26/2003

After Ukon ends up captured by Danjo's servant Kaburagi, Momosuke infiltrates the dungeons in order to rescue him.

7.67

3 votes

#12 - The Shibaemon Racoon Dog

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/2003

Momosuke and the Ongyou encounter a traveling performance troupe which includes a samurai who claims to be a Tanuki, a Raccoon Dog that assumes human form.

7.50

4 votes

#13 - Salty Choji

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/2003

The trio go to investigate a house on a hill where there have been reports of people dissapearing.