Ghost Hound | |
神霊狩/GHOST HOUND (Shinreigari/Gōsuto Haundo) | |
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Genre | Supernatural, suspense[1] |
Created by | Production I.G Masamune Shirow |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Ryūtarō Nakamura |
Produced by | Tetsuya Kinoshita Daisuke Katagiri Katsuji Morishita Fuminori Yamazaki Masahiro Yonezawa |
Written by | Chiaki J. Konaka |
Music by | TENG |
Studio | Production I.G |
Licensed by | |
Original network | WOWOW |
Original run | October 18, 2007 – April 3, 2008 |
Episodes | 22 |
Manga | |
Shinreigari Another Side | |
Written by | Masamune Shirow |
Illustrated by | Kanata Asahi |
Published by | Mag Garden |
Magazine | Comic Blade |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | 2007 – 2008 |
Volumes | 2 |
Ghost Hound (神霊狩/GHOST HOUND, Shinreigari/Gōsuto Haundo) is an anime television series, created by Production I.G and Masamune Shirow, renowned as being the creator of the Ghost in the Shell franchise.[2] The original concept and design was first developed by Shirow in 1987.[3] It is Production I.G's 20th anniversary project and was first announced at the 2007 Tokyo International Anime Fair.[2]
The series is staffed by director Ryūtarō Nakamura, screenwriter Chiaki J. Konaka, character designer and chief animation director Mariko Oka, and art director Hiromasa Ogura. It premiered on Thursday, October 18, 2007, in Japan on WOWOW at 23:30 JST.[2] A manga adaptation, featuring art by Kanata Asahi, has been serialized in Comic Blade.[4]