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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.

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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...

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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! )

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⚠️Vote for whomever YOU DO NOT KNOW⚠️‼️

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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!

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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:

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Review: This was beautiful. I've never been so immersed in a story before, it was actually unreal. I don't know you personally, but I'm proud of you, and you deserve so many headpats. ❤❤❤

Review: You recommended I read your favorite child here, and I'm glad you did. I'm loving this. I'm binge reading it.

John is such a sweetheart. And I can absolutely picture Takigawa as a laid back cop. I'm curious to see how things develop with Mai and Naru.

Can't wait to binge read more.

A companion tale set in the Detroit Become Human universe using the characters of Ghost Hunt. Fandom blind story!

John crouched and raised the camera, taking his time to adjust the zoom just right. Blue eyes squinted as he looked through the small sight and twisted the thick lens. He snapped the shot. A bird’s nest nestled securely in a rusty, disused aerial standing above an endless sea of disused warehouses, bathed in the red haze of sunset. It was quite a breath-taking view. He got to his feet with a sigh and looked around in silent awe. He’d taken quite a few shots from the old metal rooftops already. It was a wonder the area hadn’t been flattened yet. He’d almost fallen through the rusted sheets more than once that day. He took a moment to return the bulky red camera to his backpack before taking off again.

His feet made loud metallic clanks on the sloping surface as he ran, hopping over the edge of the building and dropping to a slightly lower rooftop. He looked around for a safe route down. Maybe he could even get inside one of the dilapidated buildings. The place had been shut down for almost ten years now, and over the last decade even the security had disappeared. No one ever bothered to come here. Occasionally, there may be a few teens looking for somewhere to party, but they didn’t stick around. He’d photographed some amazing graffiti that day, but all of it was quite old. Cracked and faded on rusted metal or crumbling concrete. Even students were going off this place as a secret hideout.

The warped metal creaked beneath his feet as he walked across the rooftop, coming upon an old skylight. He leaned down and ran a hand over the filthy glass. This looked like a plausible entry point. The glass itself was still firm, but as he tested the jagged metal frame, he could see the rusted seal giving way. He tugged on his protective gloves and pulled, feeling the rust turn to powder against the thick material as he heaved. There was a resounding crack as the window came loose to be pushed aside.

He was careful as he knelt on the edge and used a small flashlight to peer into the darkness below. There was a metal bar just a few feet down, probably from the old lighting system. Below that, he could see the shadowy outline of an old gangway, though he wouldn’t know how stable it was until he reached it. I just hope the lighting rails hold. He took a few steeling breaths as he got to his feet. His best bet was to swing from the rail to the gangway as quickly as possible. He trusted the gangway more than the thin rail. With that in mind, he stepped over the edge.

A small grunt slipped out as he grabbed the rail, gasping as the whole thing twisted to spin him in dizzying circles. He hadn’t considered chain supports. One hand slipped as he looked around, trying to figure out where to go. At least the rail hasn’t fallen yet. He used his legs to swing on the long bar, getting himself closer to the gangway before letting go. His feet touched down with a loud crash that was almost lost in the jingling groan of the lighting rig as it collapsed on one side to swing back and forth. That was closer than I’d like. Adrenaline buzzed in his veins as he edged his way along the cracked surface.

“Agh!” He yelped in surprise as the metal he was edging along fell through. His fingertips just caught the walkway's edge, feet kicking as he tried to look around and get a better grip. He was still too high to simply drop to the floor below. Oh no! There was only one way. A chain dangling close by. It had probably been used to heft larger loads like some sort of crane or pulley system. After all this time, it may not work, but he had little choice as the walkway groaned. Lord protect me…

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

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☆Updated Character List☆

+ what kind of writing I’ll do

Blue Exorcist

All Characters (Anime & Manga)

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Ghost Hunt

Kazuya Shibuya (Naru)

Mai Taniyama

John Brown

Houshou Takigawa

Lin Kōujo

Ayako Matsuzaki

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Oswald Cobblepot

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Victor Zsasz

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headcanons, short stories, playlists, art👀

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[whocalledhimannux]

I actually think your original point might be at least somewhat accurate? I'm not sure about the general use of the honorific in Japanese, but the spiritualist definition is the one specifically highlighted in the official translation. the cultural notes in volume 5 of the English manga translation include this:

The monk Houshou Takigawa calls Kazuya Shibuya by the nickname "Naru-bou." As explained in the beginning of the book, almost everyone calls Shibuya "Naru" (short for "narcissist"), but Takigawa adds the suffix -bou (monk or priest), similar to how other people call Takigawa "Bou-san" ("Monk-san").

so while the other aspect of the honorific may have given it a more playful tone (which is definitely fitting with Takigawa's personality), I think the respectful/spiritualist aspect is his primary motivation for using it post-Doll House. or else one of the official translators went really off the rails.

I also think, given Naru's canonical lack of familiarity with idioms and the aspects of Japanese culture that don't relate to ghost-hunting, it's probably more likely that he knows the "spiritual master" connotations of the honorific that the "casual way to address a young guy" connotations.

remember when everyone started calling Naru "Naru-bou" (-bou is a very respectful yet niche honorific used for someone with a great deal of - assumed - spiritual esteem and power) and his reaction was "...finally." Like he didn't even realize his employees had a misconception about his abilities until Mai said something even though they'd basically started calling him "[Spiritual] Master Naru." If he'd gone into work one day and they all stood up and bowed to him I swear this kid would have been like, "...It's about time." And sauntered into his office without thinking twice about it.

Edit: So "-bou" is actually used to address/talk about younger boys/guys. It's sort of like "sonny" or "lad" I guess. I DO think Takigawa was using it that way, but also as something of a playful acknowledgment of Naru's (ostensible) skills as an onmyouji since "bou" as in "sonny, boy" and as in "monk" are the same kanji and he started using it after the Dollhouse case where Naru used the hitogata. I also think this because Ono loves double-layered jokes like this (another, non-linguistic example is lin having a cold but also sneezing whenever the others talk about them during the "haunting in the park" episode).

That said, i don't think Naru would have picked up on the fact that Bou-san was acknowledging him as a spiritualist master because that's not actually what the honorific means; so my original point was wrong.

...but I do think Naru would say "finally" and saunter into his office if his employees bowed lmfao.

Thanks @csakuras for correcting me

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Of crime punishment and mercy

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/kx6BhDX by trinity_of_trinities Mai taniyama never expected to get ditched by the rest of spr after naru left but it still happened, she didn't expect her friends to nearly get her set up on a date with a person who intended to harm her but they did, she never expected her psychic powers to get stronger but they did. Now she keeps astral projecting into an ability user in Russia's home base and the man is somehow tolerant of this nonsense. If only he wasn't in charge of what seems to be a growing terrorist group then they could have an easier time enjoying the rather interesting philosophical conversations with each other. (Max_sockss if you're reading this wondering why I gifted you this fic it's because I noticed you in both the bsd and ghost hunt tags and this is the first crossover between the two so I think you should get to see it.) Words: 514, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English Fandoms: 悪霊シリーズ | Ghost Hunt, 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs Rating: Not Rated Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: F/F, F/M, Gen, M/M, Multi Characters: Taniyama Mai, Hara Masako, Dazai Osamu (Bungou Stray Dogs), Nakahara Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs), Nakajima Atsushi (Bungou Stray Dogs), Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (Bungou Stray Dogs), Akutagawa Gin, Izumi Kyouka (Bungou Stray Dogs), Edogawa Ranpo (Bungou Stray Dogs), Edgar Allan Poe (Bungou Stray Dogs), Karl (Bungou Stray Dogs), Kunikida Doppo (Bungou Stray Dogs), Oliver Davis, Lin Koujo, Mori Madoka, Matsuzaki Ayako, Yasuhara Osamu, Takigawa Houshou, Howard Phillips Lovecraft (Bungou Stray Dogs), Mori Ougai (Bungou Stray Dogs), Fukuzawa Yukichi (Bungou Stray Dogs), Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Bungou Stray Dogs), Nikolai Gogol (Bungou Stray Dogs), Sigma (Bungou Stray Dogs), Kuroda Naoko, Lucy Maud Montgomery (Bungou Stray Dogs) Relationships: Oliver Davis/Taniyama Mai, Shibuya Kazuya/Taniyama Mai, Eugene Davis & Taniyama Mai, Hara Masako & Taniyama Mai, Dazai Osamu/Nakahara Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs), Akutagawa Ryuunosuke/Nakajima Atsushi (Bungou Stray Dogs), Edogawa Ranpo/Edgar Allan Poe (Bungou Stray Dogs), Fyodor Dostoyevsky/Nikolai Gogol (Bungou Stray Dogs), Fyodor Dostoyevsky/Sigma (Bungou Stray Dogs), Nikolai Gogol/Sigma (Bungou Stray Dogs) Additional Tags: Character Bashing, Touch-Starved Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Bungou Stray Dogs), Touch-Starved Nakajima Atsushi (Bungou Stray Dogs) read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/kx6BhDX

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Some Things Never Change

Ghost Hunt 10 years later.