2008/Spiritual Titles

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Spiritual: (Story/Location) Spirituality, in a narrow sense, concerns itself with matters of the spirit, a concept closely tied to religious belief and faith, a transcendent reality, or one or more deities. The ↗Shinto religion was once the state religion of Japan and still holds a deep and special meaning within the Japanese culture. Traditionally considered to be an animism or shamanist religion, it places great value on nature worship and is a common theme of anime. Many series have characters possessing special powers or insights which are attributed to their being a Miko Shrine Maiden or a Shinto priest. For more information, see ↗WikiPedia entry for Spirituality.

Title Rating Synopsis
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Ga-Rei: Zero
Freshman Nimura Kensuke has the ability to see ghosts, and his life changes when he meets Kagura, a girl with the power to summon a "Ga-Rei" called Byakuei. The two work together to find evil spirits and devour them with the Ga-Rei. (summary from ANN)
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Natsume Yuujinchou
Rent Natsume Takashi has the ability to see spirits, which he has long kept secret. However, once he inherits a strange book that belonged to his deceased grandmother, Natsume Reiko, he discovers the reason why spirits surround him. Containing the names of these spirits, a binding contract was formed between the spirits and the owner of the book. Now, Takashi is determined to free the spirits and dissolve the contracts. With the help of a spirit cat, his days are filled trying to return the names to these spirits. (summary from ANN)
X

xxxHOLiC Kei
Buy

Continuing after the original series xxxHOLiC, Watanuki continues to work at Yuuko-san's shop. For this new series, Watanuki meets more interesting people and creatures including the Dream Buyer (who buys and sells dreams in the form of a balloon), Kohane-chan (a young girl who can see spirits), Doumeki's deceased grandfather, and more. Also, old favorite characters return such as Ame-Warashi and Zashiki-Warashi. Further, the secret of Himawari-chan is revealed as to why Yuuko-san tells Watanuki that Himawari-chan is not his goddess of good luck.

xxxHOLiC◆継 Buy See xxxHOLiC Kei
喰霊 -零- See Ga-Rei: Zero
夏目友人帳 (Japanese) Rent See Natsume Yuujinchou
Genre
Drama(1) Mystery(1)
Setting
Fantasy(1) Modern(2)
Demographic
Style
Acquired Taste(1) Creepy(1) Surreal(1) Weird(1)
Keywords
Dark(1) Deities(1) High School(1) Occult(1)
Psychics(1) Sequel(1) Slice of Life(1) Supernatural(3)
Type
TV(3)
Release Year

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