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Mononoke
Finished Airing TV R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Mononoke

モノノ怪 · 2007

A wandering exorcist hunts the spirits behind the horror.

StatusFinished Airing SeasonSummer 2007 StudioToei Animation SourceOriginal
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The Medicine Seller wanders through Edo-era Japan, encountering vengeful spirits called mononoke that can only be exorcised once he understands their Form, Truth, and Reason, three pieces of a puzzle he must uncover before he can act. Each arc drops him into a new haunted setting, from a merchant ship to a wealthy household, where human cruelty and repressed grief have curdled into something supernatural and dangerous. The stories blend genuine horror with sharp social commentary about the injustices, often against women, that give these spirits their terrible power.

⚠ Background — may contain spoilers
A spinoff continuation of the Bakeneko arc from the earlier anthology series Ayakashi, Mononoke stands out for its radically stylized, almost woodblock-print-inspired visual approach, produced by Toei Animation with a distinctive use of flat colors and unconventional framing rarely seen in television anime. Its combination of striking art direction and socially conscious horror storytelling earned it a devoted cult following and lasting critical acclaim, with many considering it one of the most visually inventive anime ever produced despite its modest twelve-episode run and limited mainstream visibility at the time.
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