Cover of the first volume of the English-release of the manga adaptation Written and illustrated by Ono Fuyumi, the chapters of the Ghost Hunt manga premiered in Kodansha's shōjo manga magazine Amie in 1998, then moved to sister publication Nakayoshi .[ 1] After this, the series moved to being published in volumes only.[ 1] The series was completed in September 2010 with the twelfth and final volume.[ 1] The manga was licensed for an English-language release in North America by Del Rey Manga , which has released eleven volumes of the series. Ghost Hunt is licensed for release in the United Kingdom by Tanoshimi .
A sequel manga titled Akumu no Sumu Ie: Ghost Hunt was published in Aria from 2012 to 2016, compiled into three volumes.[ 2] [ 3]
The series focuses on the work of the Shibuya Psychic Research Center, particularly its teenage manager Kazuya Shibuya and Mai Taniyama, a first-year high schooler who becomes his assistant after his usual assistant, Lin, is hurt while they are working on a case at Mai's school. They are joined by a monk, a self-styled shrine maiden, a medium, and an Australian Catholic Priest. The manga has been adapted into a twenty-five episode anime series by J.C.Staff that premiered in Japan on October 3, 2006 on TV Aichi, where it ran until its conclusion.
No. Original release date Original ISBN North America release date North America ISBN 1 June 1998[ 4] 978-4-061-78894-7 September 27, 2005[ 5] 978-0-345-48624-0 2 March 1999[ 6] 978-4-061-78912-8 December 27, 2005[ 7] 978-0-345-48625-7 Doll House, File 1 Doll House, File 2 Doll House, File 3 Doll House, File 4 Ghost Hunt, Side Story: Ghost Stories in the Park!?
3 October 1999[ 8] 978-4-061-78923-4 March 28, 2006[ 9] 978-0-345-48626-4 After School Curse, File 1 After School Curse, File 2 After School Curse, File 3 After School Curse, File 4 After School Curse, File 5 After School Curse, File 6 Ghost Hunt, Bonus Story: Go! Go! Ghost Hunters!
4 July 2000[ 10] 978-4-061-78941-8 June 27, 2006[ 11] 978-0-345-48680-6 A Forbidden Game, File 1 A Forbidden Game, File 2 A Forbidden Game, File 3 Ghost Hunt, Side Story: Silent Christmas
5 January 2001[ 12] 978-4-061-78953-1 September 26, 2006[ 13] 978-0-345-49137-4 A Forbidden Game, File 4 A Forbidden Game, File 5 A Forbidden Game, File 6 A Forbidden Game, File 7 A Forbidden Game, File 8
6 October 2001[ 14] 978-4-061-78974-6 December 26, 2006[ 15] 978-0-345-49138-1 The Bloodstained Labyrinth, File 1 The Bloodstained Labyrinth, File 2 The Bloodstained Labyrinth, File 3 The Bloodstained Labyrinth, File 4 The Bloodstained Labyrinth, File 5
7 March 2, 2002[ 16] 978-4-061-78990-6 March 27, 2007[ 17] 978-0-345-49139-8 The Bloodstained Labyrinth, File 6 The Bloodstained Labyrinth, File 7 The Bloodstained Labyrinth, File 8 The Bloodstained Labyrinth, File 9 The Bloodstained Labyrinth, File 10
8 July 4, 2003[ 18] 978-4-063-64025-0 June 26, 2007[ 19] 978-0-345-49140-4 The Cursed House, File 1 The Cursed House, File 2 The Cursed House, File 3 The Cursed House, File 4
9 February 6, 2006[ 20] 978-4-063-64080-9 September 25, 2007[ 21] 978-0-345-49824-3 The Cursed House, File 5 The Cursed House, File 6 The Cursed House, File 7 The Cursed House, File 8 The Cursed House, File 9
10 April 11, 2008[ 22] 978-4-063-64130-1 August 2009[ 23] 978-0-345-50134-9 The Forgotten Children, File 1 The Forgotten Children, File 2 The Forgotten Children, File 3 The Forgotten Children, File 4 The Forgotten Children, File 5
11 August 6, 2009[ 24] 978-4-063-64130-1 November 23, 2010[ 25] 978-0-345-50135-6 The Forgotten Children, File 6 The Forgotten Children, File 7 The Forgotten Children, File 8 The Forgotten Children, File 9
12 September 30, 2010[ 26] 978-4-063-64266-7 — —
Akumu no Sumu Ie: Ghost Hunt [ edit ] No. Original release date Original ISBN North America release date North America ISBN 1 June 7, 2013[ 27] 978-4-063-80635-9 — — Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5
2 April 7, 2014[ 28] 978-4-063-80686-1 — — Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10
3 October 7, 2016[ 29] 978-4-063-80878-0 — — Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Epilogue Extra Chapter 1 Extra Chapter 2
^ a b c "Ghost Hunt Manga to End in Japan After 12 Volumes" . Retrieved 2011-02-23 . ^ Loo, Egan (28 July 2012). "Ghost Hunt Manga Returns in Sequel Series in Japan" . Anime News Network . Retrieved 3 August 2024 . ^ "The Ghosthunt: Akumu no Sumu Ie (manga)" . Anime News Network . Retrieved 4 August 2024 . ^ ゴーストハント (1) [Ghost Hunt (1) ] (in Japanese). ASIN 4061788949 . ^ "Ghost Hunt 1" . Del Rey Manga . Retrieved October 14, 2009 . ^ ゴーストハント (2) [Ghost Hunt (2) ] (in Japanese). ASIN 4061789120 . ^ "Ghost Hunt 2" . Del Rey Manga . Retrieved October 14, 2009 . ^ ゴーストハント (3) [Ghost Hunt (3) ] (in Japanese). ASIN 4061789236 . ^ "Ghost Hunt 3" . Del Rey Manga . Retrieved October 14, 2009 . ^ ゴーストハント (4) [Ghost Hunt (4) ] (in Japanese). ASIN 4061789414 . ^ "Ghost Hunt 4" . Del Rey Manga . Retrieved October 14, 2009 . ^ ゴーストハント (5) [Ghost Hunt (5) ] (in Japanese). ASIN 4061789538 . ^ "Ghost Hunt 5" . Del Rey Manga . Retrieved October 14, 2009 . ^ ゴーストハント (6) [Ghost Hunt (6) ] (in Japanese). ASIN 4061789740 . ^ "Ghost Hunt 6" . Del Rey Manga . Retrieved October 14, 2009 . ^ ゴーストハント (7) [Ghost Hunt (7) ] (in Japanese). ASIN 4061789902 . ^ "Ghost Hunt 7" . Del Rey Manga . Retrieved October 14, 2009 . ^ ゴーストハント (8) [Ghost Hunt (8) ] (in Japanese). ASIN 4063640256 . ^ "Ghost Hunt 8" . Del Rey Manga . Retrieved October 14, 2009 . ^ ゴーストハント (9) [Ghost Hunt (9) ] (in Japanese). ASIN 4063640809 . ^ "Ghost Hunt 9" . Del Rey Manga . Retrieved October 14, 2009 . ^ ゴーストハント (10) [Ghost Hunt (10) ] (in Japanese). ASIN 4063641309 . ^ "Ghost Hunt 10" . Del Rey Manga . Retrieved October 14, 2009 . ^ ゴーストハント (11) [Ghost Hunt (11) ] (in Japanese). ASIN 4063642038 . ^ Inada, Shiho; Ono, Fuyumi (23 November 2010). Ghost Hunt 11 . ISBN 978-0345501356 . ^ ゴーストハント (12) [Ghost Hunt (12) ] (in Japanese). ASIN 4063642666 . ^ 悪夢の棲む家 ゴーストハント(1) (KCx ARIA) [Akumu no Sumu Ie: Ghost Hunt (1) (KCx ARIA) ] (in Japanese). ASIN 4063806359 . ^ 悪夢の棲む家 ゴーストハント(2) (KCx ARIA) [Akumu no Sumu Ie: Ghost Hunt (2) (KCx ARIA) ] (in Japanese). ASIN 4063806863 . ^ 悪夢の棲む家 ゴーストハント(3)<完> (KCx ARIA) [Akumu no Sumu Ie: Ghost Hunt (3)<End> (KCx ARIA) ] (in Japanese). ASIN 4063808785 .