List of Ghost Slayers Ayashi episodes

This is a list of episodes for original Japanese anime series, Ghost Slayers Ayashi. It is known as Tenpō Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi in Japan.

The series is created and animated by BONES, written by Shō Aikawa and had character designs done by Toshihiro Kawamoto. Directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori.

Ghost Slayers Ayashi was originally released in 3 parts, with each part having 2 DVDs. Part 1 has Volumes 1 (Episodes 1-5) & 2 (Episodes 6-10), which was released on December 2, 2008. Part 2 has Volumes 3 (Episodes 11-15) & 4 (Episodes 16-20) and was released April 7, 2009. Part 3 has Volumes 5 (Episodes 21-25) & 6 (OVAs 1-5) and was released on July 7, 2009. A Complete Collection was released on July 6, 2010. All DVDs are distributed by Bandai Entertainment.

In March 2011, Animax Asia aired and English dubbed version of the first 24 episodes.[1]

Episode list

Chapters	Title	Original airdate	English airdate
01	"The Youi Cometh" Transcription: "Yōi, Kitaru" (Japanese: 妖夷、来たる)	October 7, 2006	March 1, 2011
Torii Yōzō, the South Edo Magistrate, promises to recognize the legitimacy of the Bansha Aratamesho if Ogasawara and the others can recruit a man called Ryūdō Yukiatsu into the organization.
02	"After the Fall of the Mountain God" Transcription: "Yama no Kami Ochite" (Japanese: 山の神堕ちて)	October 14, 2006	March 2, 2011
Yukiatsu helps the other Ayashi to protect Ōta from the Yōi.
03	"The Undercurrents of Beautiful Edo" Transcription: "Hana Edo Anryū" (Japanese: 華江戸暗流)	October 21, 2006	March 3, 2011
The samurai residential quarters of Edo are under attack by the second Yōi. Meanwhile, Yuki must choose between a life with Ōta and Tae-san or a life as an ayashi.
04	"Life-Size Dolls" Transcription: "Iki Ningyo" (Japanese: 生き人形)	October 28, 2006	March 4, 2011
The Office of Barbarian Knowledge Enforcement is investigating a series of missing persons around the circus area in Yotsuya. The South Edo Magistrate are also pursuing the same case.
05	"The Tale of a Murderer" Transcription: "Hitogoroshi no Hanashi" (Japanese: ひとごろしのはなし)	November 4, 2006	March 7, 2011
Tamahei, the Okappiki, suspects that Yukiatsu might have murdered someone in Edo 15 years ago.
06	"Racing Dragon Aura" Transcription: "Ryūki Hashiru" (Japanese: 竜気奔る)	November 11, 2006	March 8, 2011
The serpent Yōi runs wild in Edo. Torii plans to use Atl as human sacrifice to appease the Yōi.
07	"The Dragon is Within the Cloud" Transcription: "Ryū wa Kumo ni" (Japanese: 竜は雲に)	November 18, 2006	March 9, 2011
Yukiatsu tries to draw out the Ayagami from the serpent Yōi, but finds he is unable to do it. The only thing to do is to try to take the Ayagami from Shichi in order to subdue the Yōi. To change the serpent Yōi into a good spirit, Kumoshichi fuses himself with it.
08	"Fox Theatre" Transcription: "Kitsune Shibai" (Japanese: 狐芝居)	November 25, 2006	March 10, 2011
The Office of Barbarian Knowledge Enforcement is given jurisdiction to investigate the case of missing people around the Kabuki playhouses. Saizō is adamant to investigate the case without Yukiatsu's help.
09	"Front and Back" Transcription: "Omote to Ura" (Japanese: 面と怨)	December 2, 2006	March 11, 2011
Saizō is possessed by the Mask Yōi and her dance is drawing all Yōi into Edo. Ogasawara orders his Ayashi to terminate Saizō.
10	"A Maiden's Dance Like Spring Flowers" Transcription: "Yayoi Hana Niō Musume no Kagura" (Japanese: 弥生花匂女神楽)	December 9, 2006	March 14, 2011
After Ryūdō confronts Saizō and saves her from the Mask Yōi, Saizō manages to destroy the Yōi herself.
11	"Nikkō Fey Road" Transcription: "Nikkō Kaidō" (Japanese: 日光怪道)	December 16, 2006	March 15, 2011
Ryūdō and Ogasawara travel along a highway outside Edo, slaying Yōi to make a safe path for an important official to travel through the area.
12	"Hakuryu Howls to the Moon" Transcription: "Hakuryū, Tsuki ni Hoeru" (Japanese: 駁竜、月に吠える)	December 23, 2006	March 16, 2011
The Western Ones use the Killing Stone to summon a vast number of Yōi in the Nikkō region. Meanwhile, Ogasawara is told he must kill his old friend Kanō to prove his innocence.
13	"Heaven, Hell and a Book of Rumors" Transcription: "Jigoku Gokuraku Fūbungaki" (Japanese: 地獄極楽風聞書)	December 30, 2006	March 17, 2011
Tamahei, the policeman, explains to Kai Shūzaburō, a young painter, about the Bansha Aratemesho. His story recaps all the previous episodes.
14	"Butterfly Dance" Transcription: "Kochō Umai" (Japanese: 胡蝶舞)	January 13, 2007	March 18, 2011
After a woman is murdered in the brothel district, Shūzaburō and Atl come under suspicion from a special branch of the police called the Arson/Thievery Investigations.
15	"Woman of Rashōmon Alley" Transcription: "Rashōmon Gashi no Onna" (Japanese: 羅生門河岸の女)	January 20, 2007	March 21, 2011
The Arson/Thievery Investigations continue to investigate the murders. Eventually the Office of Barbarian Knowledge Enforcement discover that the killer is a Yōi which uses human bodies as a chrysalis.
16	"People of Craft" Transcription: "Ki no Tami" (Japanese: 機の民)	January 27, 2007	March 22, 2011
The government officials supporting the Office of Barbarian Knowledge Enforcement come under attack by an elusive gunman, and the ayashi investigate. Meanwhile, Abi meets a tribesman from his past.
17	"The Shrouded World" Transcription: "Kakuriyo" (Japanese: 幽世)	February 3, 2007	March 23, 2011
Saizō and Edo Gen are help captive by the mountain tribesmen, who reveal that their true target is Torii Yozo. Meanwhile, the other ayashi investigate the tribesmen and Abi searches for his sister.
18	"Wanderer's Paradise" Transcription: "Hyōhakusha no Rakuen" (Japanese: 漂泊者の楽園)	February 10, 2007	March 24, 2011
The attack on Torii fails. Abi continues to seek his sister, but eventually learns that she resides in the Other World and has become a demon.
19	"The Three Yukiatsus" Transcription: "Sannin Yukiatsu" (Japanese: 三人往壓)	February 17, 2007	March 25, 2011
Two people, a boy and an aging man, appear in Edo, both claiming to be called Ryūdo Yukiatsu. The ayashi investigate this and in doing so discover more about Ryūdo's past.
20	"Shinobazu Pond Lullaby" Transcription: "Shinobazunoike Komoriuta" (Japanese: 不忍池子守唄)	February 24, 2007	March 28, 2011
Yukiatsu must decide whether he wants to return to his family permanently. The Ryūdo family sword transforms into a giant yōi and Ryūdo fuses with Kumoshichi to defeat it.
21	"To Perish in the Starlit Night" Transcription: "Seiya ni Hatsu" (Japanese: 星夜に果つ)	March 3, 2007	March 29, 2011
The Western Ones create a new Yōi which travels to Edo and attacks a series of young girls, transforming them into heartless killers. Atl and Saizō act as bait for the Yōi but in the end it chases Edo Gen instead, and is later killed by Ryūdo.
22	"The Drunk Who Does Not Come Home" Transcription: "Kaette Konai Yopparai" (Japanese: 帰ってこないヨッパライ)	March 10, 2007	March 30, 2011
The ayashi hunt down a sake-based Yōi which dwells in the water systems. Meanwhile, Atl meets a samurai who will soon be forced to commit seppuku so she tries to open a gate to the Other World which will lead him to safety.
23	"Inba Swamp Construction Along the Old Canal" Transcription: "Inbanuma Furuhori Sujigofushin" (Japanese: 印旛沼古堀筋御普請)	March 17, 2007	March 31, 2011
The Ayashi receive a plea for help at the Inba Marsh construction site, but Atobe orders Ogasawara to not take action because Torii is supervising the construction and his failure could provoke his downfall. However, Ogasawara does not stop the other Ayashi from going there instead.
24	"Fantasy of the Latter Southern Court" Transcription: "Gonanchō Gensō" (Japanese: 後南朝幻想)	March 24, 2007	April 1, 2011
Atl's dissatisfaction with the Human world reaches its peak, and she summons a massive Yōi which falls under the Western Ones' control. To complicate matters, Yuki discovers that Genbatsu has joined the Western Ones.
25	"Interlude - People are Ayashi" Transcription: "Hito wa Ayashi" (Japanese: ヒトハアヤシ)	March 31, 2007	N/A
To complete their master plan, the Western Ones use Atl's power to summon another gigantic Yōi deep into the Ayashi's lair, but Yuki and his companions bring forth the full power of their ayagami to stand against them.

OVA episodes

A short series of OVA episodes, the Ayashi Divine Comedy (奇士神曲, Ayashi Shinkyoku), was included with the sixth, seventh, and eighth Region 2 DVD volumes. The series spans five episodes in all.

#	Title	Release date
Inferno–I	"The River of Wailing" Transcription: "Nageki no Kawa" (Japanese: 嘆きの河)	22 August 2007 (DVD volume 6)
Finance Magistrate Atobe Yoshisuke dispatched Ogasawara Hozaburo, now a ronin and other Ayashi to investigate the case of missing Hatamoto samurai near Tsukudashima Island.
Inferno–II	"The City of Dis" Transcription: "Dīte no Ichi" (Japanese: ディーテの市)	26 September 2007 (DVD volume 7)
Ogasawara Hozaburo is thrown into jail at Kodenma-cho Prison for murder. There he met his former tutor Takano Choei again. Saizo is determined to infiltrate the prison to free Ogasawara.
Inferno–III	"Mount Purgatory" Transcription: "Rengokuzan" (Japanese: 煉獄山)	26 September 2007
Takano and Ogasawara escaped from prison after fire broke out at Kodenma-cho.
Inferno–IV	"Earthly Paradise" Transcription: "Chijō Rakuen" (Japanese: 地上楽園)	24 October 2007 (DVD volume 8)
The Ayashi traveled to Ezo (Hokkaido).
Inferno–V	"Myth" Transcription: "Shinwa" (Japanese: 神話)	24 October 2007

Notes and references

1. "Animax Asia's official website for Ghost Slayers Ayashi". Animax India. Archived from the original on 9 April 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.