#takigawa houshou

[daevolloqui]

the rest of the crew

[hotwaterandmilk]

Series: Ghost Hunt Artist: Inada Shiho Publication: Nakayoshi Magazine (08/1998) Source: Scanned from my personal collection

[howdoyoudothedew]

decided to make some moodboards with queer headcanons this pride month. first off is ghost hunt:

row one: ayako-aromantic; eugene-genderqueer and gay; john-trans

row two: lin- asexual; mai- trans and bi; masako-lesbian

row three: monk-bi; naru-aroace; yasu-bi

[fairydares]

Monk: Oi Naru-chan, thanx 4 finally sharing ur digits #🥳

Yasu: yeah! now we can totes goss about the l8est in paranormal research 💀⚰️👻📚

Ayako: and talk about improving our benefits. I vote for company retreats 💅

Mai: oh and holiday parties!!!

John: oh, that sounds nice, Mai!

Lin: I want noise-canceling headphones provided by SPR.

Masako: I second Lin's motion. And Ayako's. Also I want me and Naru to have matching thrones.

Naru: none of you may ever text me again.

[whocalledhimannux]

My Top YasuBou moments

Okay so there are the obvious flirty moments that get ~no homo'd~ in canon, and the Those Two Guys moments where they're just riffing on each other, but a lot of my favorite moments between them are the ones that hint at something more serious, the trust and admiration between them, so without further ado--

right from the beginning!! this Very Serious moment, and everything hinges on the premise that he cares for Yasuhara. not saying it's romantic right from the start, but that's some quick bonding...

(he's begging)

"it was really, really difficult" but he did it, he left a whole-ass job behind because Bou-san relies on him

listen I also love the panels before and after this--Bou-san making light of his injuries at first to avoid alarming people, and then both of them turning it into a joke to lighten the mood. but I also love that quiet, serious moment in between.

AND THIS ONE. it's practically Yasuhara's m.o. at this point, the light-hearted insistance on getting his own way, and I love 1) Bou-san's aggravation because he totally recognizes it and he's aggravated at being a target and concerned for Yasuhara's safety, 2) the very Married storming off "do whatever you want!" and 3) again that shift to seriousness. Bou-san is trying to protect him by keeping him from going down to the sea cave, and he's just like nope, nope, I'm protecting you this time.

posted this the other day--Dad 1 getting annoyed at the kids' bickering, Dad 2 soothing him because that's just what they're like, dear, let them blow off steam

I love this totally in-sync joint interrogation. Yasuhara gets the ball rolling by drawing Naru in, then Bou-san takes over.

"you're a perfect flirter. always works on me."

bonus: still waiting on a non-flirtatious reason for that flower changing hands...

[witchhuntress]

One of the most heartfelt moments in Ghost Hunt anime for me was when Mai casually revealed she’s an orphan during Bloodstained Labyrinth arc. The VAs did great but the direction of that part in the anime also has so much impact.

The way the conversation just sprang up so naturally, but everyone else was shocked to know that she was an orphan and literally STOPPED WHAT THEY’RE DOING. At that point, many of them probably expected the opposite, but this just goes to show that Mai actually hardly talks about herself & her life. She’s so sociable, but at the same time, she doesn’t open up that easily, even to people she’s gotten closer with at work.

I love how that scene was so warm. It showed how fond everyone is of Mai tbh, more than ever when she revealed that bit. They already were fond of her but to know that she actually doesn’t live as easy a life as they thought really put to perspective the things they probably assumed about her. I think for a long time, it really was only Naru (& perhaps Lin?) who knew she’s an orphan until she revealed that to them🥺

[autumnmobile12]

Can we talk about how weird the first episode of Ghost Hunt is?

It starts off pretty average: there's a creepy, old schoolhouse that students have been telling ghost stories about for years. Pretty standard for a ghost anime.

The faculty wants to demolish the building, but due to the haunted rumors and a series of accidents that continuously take place on the premises, no company will take the job.

So the principal hires a ghost hunter to settle the matter once and for all. Okay, sure. If the rumors and the stories are the problem and hiring an investigator will ease everyone's mind, even if it's a placebo effect, that makes sense. Only...he hires on five separate people:

A paranormal researcher

A Shinto priestess

A Buddhist monk

A Catholic priest

A celebrity medium

Bro hit three of Japan's religions and then some like a bingo card and administration said, "Well, this is an expense we're going to be okay with."

Bonus Round: If you haven't actually watched this show, try to guess who is who in the above picture. I dare you.

[lonelypoe]

Hello ghost hunt fandom! Weird question but how did yall discover this anime?? And why are you still into it??? ( im asking cause its been 10+ years sense ghost hunt came out and i still see fan works! )

[who-do-i-know-this-man-s3]

⚠️Vote for whomever YOU DO NOT KNOW⚠️‼️

[nillabean]

✨Ono Fuyumi’s Long-Haired Men Appreciation Post✨

[daevolloqui]

a tiny bit of nsfw. these are not my actual headcanons but I thought they'd be funny dialogues (well, the autism one is a hc, but the ADHD bit is more of a riff on classic fic tropes)

but his ass is definitely not normal

[glitchy-anime-fan]

Detail I noticed in the Ghost Hunt manga

Spoilers for the first “arc”/case file!

So I’m a big fan of Ghost Hunt, I’ve reread the manga a few times, I’m currently trying to read the light novel, and I watch the anime at least one a year. It’s my Roman Empire, what can I say?

Anywho, while I was rereading the first case file in the manga I noticed an interesting little detail i hadn’t noticed before; Naru is playing with a nail in the late beginning, early middle of the case that’s brought up by the end.

What do I mean by this? Well, after we’re introduced to our main cast of characters there’s an incident roughly between pages 80-84 where Ayako gets trapped in one of the old school house classrooms. Takigawa ends up having to break down the door because it won’t open.

Followed by the scene where they’re trying to figure out what’s going on. At one point we get a close up of Naru as they’re talking about what each specialist theorised is happening. In this panel we actually see Naru holding the nail.

Mai even makes an offhand comment about Naru “playing” with the nail-

Before we see her thoughts on the matter, where she mentions the “locked” door on the next page.

Now why is this important? How does this tie into the nail detail/forshadowing? Well, the thing is that nail is actually why Ayako got locked in the room in the first place.

Pretty much, by the end of the case we find out that Kuroda (the one who was unconsciously causing the poltergeist in the building) was getting back at Ayako for being rude to her the entire case. So she pretty much closed the door behind Ayako and stuck a nail in the floor so it wouldn’t open.

Do we see where I’m going? That nail that Naru holds up, the one he thought “wasn’t important enough” to mention? Yeah, that’s the nail he’s holding earlier in the case! It’s such a small detail that on my first read I didn’t even make the connection at first, but it’s a pretty subtle foreshadow when you look back on it. I’ve definitely watched the anime more and I’m almost certain that Naru doesn’t have any nail on his person until the end of the third episode, which made this detail stick out when I actually caught it.

Idk I just love catching little details during rereads that I didn’t notice sooner. It’s such a fun little experience that makes me happy.

Fun fact: in the first case, Kuroda herself also kinda foreshadows the resolve of the story! We find out that Kuroda is the one behind the poltergeist, unknowingly, and if you pay close enough attention you start to notice that all the poltergeist activities only seems to happen when Kuroda is in the building. A lot of the earlier incidents are proven to be accidents until Naru gives his original theory on ground subsidence being the cause. After that Kuroda starts unconsciously creating the poltergeist activity, but either way the odd happenings - things that couldn’t be explained by the land sinking anyway- almost always happen when Kuroda is around. When she’s gone almost everything is else can be logically explained away.

If you stayed till the end of my little info dump on a series that I’m sure has been dead since the early 2000’s…have some tea and cookies!

☕️ 🍪🍪🍪🍪

[kikifan21]

Ghost Hunt headcanons

Yasuhara loves dramas and soap operas. He gets really into the plot.

Lin is surprisingly good with babies. Even though he wasn't good with the children at the church when they investigated it for Christmas, for some reason babies love him. They always fall asleep on him or stop crying once they see him.

Masako always loved the ballet Swan Lake. When she was little we wanted to take ballet so she could act it out. With her rising fame, she never got the chance.

John is the second youngest of 5. He has 2 older brothers, 1 older sister, and 1 younger sister.

Ayako is a beast at darts. Monk still can't beat her.

Monk prefers coffee over tea.

Mai hasn't had her hair cut professionally since she started living on her own. Michiru cuts it for her.

Naru is somewhere on the spectrum. Not exactly sure where but he is and he also has inattentive ADHD. He self medicates with tea, which is why Mai is always making it.

Madoka has taken it upon herself to try and teach Naru in the art of wooing a woman (namely Mai). From self help books, to advice columns, to blogs and vlogs, she's used them all to absolutely no success and Naru's utter annoyance.

When Luella met Mai for the first time after her and Naru started dating, Luella didn't like her very much. Not to say that she hated the young psychic, but Luella had already lost one son to Japan, she wasn't willing to lose another. She warmed up to the idea after seeing Naru and Mai interact on a case in England.

Once, Yasuhara took John and Monk to a karaoke bar (even though he couldn't drink yet) got the two of them drunk and has video evidence of them singing Piano Man by Billy Joel.

Masako's mother is her manager. Though, she's not really sure she can call her "mother" anymore.

Lin may be a man of fewer words than Naru, but that doesn't stop him from updating Madoka on the soap opera that is the young manager and his younger assistant's budding romance. (romance being used lightly here lol)

Ayako is a closet anime nerd. Not at the Otaku level but she is a casual fan, never talks about it though.

...

Just some headcanons from Ghost Hunt. A lot of these are from my fics Dangerous Souls and The Haunt Continues. What headcanons for these guys do you have?

[nootingextras]

Houshou Takigawa (Monk) Icons

Series: Ghost Hunt Count: 273, as of Volume 3 Type: 100 x 100, Base Icons NSFW?: No Credit: Like or Reblog, Editing is allowed Link: Dropbox

Preview:

[thefoxtherapist]

i used to be a john brown kisser as a teenager and now im a monk kisser as an adult

[witchhuntress]

Random Midnight Ghost Hunt Thoughts

So I said earlier morning yesterday that SPR gang is well-rounded found family, and to further elaborate on that, I’m going to word vomit about how it’s such an awesome group of ghost hunters. Everyone has something to bring into the table:

Bou-san -> Buddhism

Ayako -> Shintoism/Doctor

Masako -> Mediumship/Sort of Shamanism

John -> Catholicism

Lin -> Onmyoudou (or, more aptly, Taoism)

Naru -> Parapsychology/Psychic Researcher

Mai and Yasuhara are like the odd ones out, but Mai can be considered a budding psychic researcher too. Yasuhara isn’t a psychic but he can offer some smart & out-of-the-box opinions, so he can be the objective mediator. The beauty of this found family is that they managed to bridge the gap between different set of religious & paranormal beliefs into a working relationship where everyone’s different skills complement one another. Everyone is given ways for their exorcisms and or abilities to shine. And they all nurtured respect for one another’s skills/beliefs as time goes by.

Naru with his empirical method also helps ground the group in a way that there is balance. He’s there to question people’s perception & beliefs as well as test them and how they hold up. Mai is already perceptive and observant, and she works very well to complement Naru’s different perspectives as well as challenge everyone’s biases with her intuition.

Oh and actually there’s one thing Mai can be a good source of: URBAN LEGENDS. When we were first introduced to Mai, it’s clear she likes horror storytelling & is very good at it. Throughout the series, we can tell that she’s very knowledgeable about horror stories and the occult. It’s a pastime, but with that, it’s also a solid start for psychic research; she already has the curiosity and interest for the paranormal. Adding theoretical knowledge that Naru brings, it’s like an ontological process for her.

Overall, our beloved SPR gang is a jackpot gathering in itself because it’s like a team of geniuses at some point, cracking the hardest paranormal cases in Japan. Just can’t help but further appreciate Ono-sensei’s creativity as well as radical(?) view of having an inter-religious dialogue in the form of characters in a light novel back in the 1980s. Until now, I don’t think there’s ever been a story as accepting of different religious & paranormal beliefs as Ghost Hunt tbh.

And that’s why it lives in my mind rent-free too XD