The BEST episodes of Requiem from the Darkness season 1
Every episode of Requiem from the Darkness season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Requiem from the Darkness season 1!
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...
#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.
Watch Now:Amazon#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.
Watch Now:Amazon#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.
Watch Now:Amazon#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.
Watch Now:Amazon#5 - 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.
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - 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.
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - 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.
Watch Now:Amazon#8 - 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.
Watch Now:Amazon#9 - 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.
Watch Now:Amazon#10 - 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.
Watch Now:Amazon#11 - 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.
Watch Now:Amazon#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.
Watch Now:Amazon#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.
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