GR Anime Review: Ghost Hound

[@Jediskum]

about the bobble head babies, its aligned with the narrative and is supposed to be the form of a Homonculus, which in the show was described in class in relation to some dudes theory that i cannot remember the name of, to be a humanoid with certain parts of the body enlarged depending on certain aspect of individual, and considering the human race is most well known for its brain, the head is enlarged in comparison to the rest of the body. once the person feels hate or anger, the homonculus changed to a more agressive shape (the dog that makoto is so fond off for example) my biggest issue with that is that all the babies of the three kids are the same, even tho they all have vastly different personalities. a subtle difference besides the eyes would have been nice. TL;DR: The bobble head babies were there for a reason, not by designers choice.

[@immie93]

When he said 'avoid pink hair' I immediately thought of Yuno Gasai from Future Diary.

[@michaelbootes4822]

General rule of thumb Pink hair ALWAYS CRAZY

[@normalgirls1]

Absolutely LOVE ghost hound. It's nice to watch an anime like this once in a while.

[@Senefen]

Oh hey, someone aside from me watched this show. This is one of the most atmospheric shows I've ever seen, especially in terms of sound. I loved it.

[@GlassReflection]

Funny thing, I've reviewed both of these shows, though you'll have to watch them on my website as I haven't uploaded them to youtube as of yet. You can find a link to my site on my channel page. I hope you enjoy them!

[@davidmo4613]

here is the deep down explanation of Ghost hound: I watched this absolutely fabulously fancy yumyum yueiehfaweufdhau ygu anime a few years ago. it was awesome and badass and awesome and ya but last summer I really got into studying metaphysics and spirituality, and I have finally fully understood ghost hound. the whole anime dwells upon the subject of ASTRAL PROJECTION. what is this astral projection you may ask? well, it's just a fancier term of saying out of body experience. but while researching astral projection I realized how it's exactly what happens in this anime. When your consciousness leaves your body (btw anyone can do this, just search tutorials on youtube) as energy, you enter a different frequency of dimension. also, in every dimension you looks different (that explains the baby bobble head stuff). The ghosts in the anime are actually interdimensional beings. just as there are humans and plants and animals in our current frequency of dimension, there are beings in the other dimensions. cool eh? so therefore, ghost hound is based on the scientific and spiritual phenomenon of ASTRAL PROJECTION. man i feel proud of this lmao also, this is all proven with quantum physics, so before you go on telling me how this is fake and blahblah do yOUR RESEARCH! ( 0 --- 0)

[@hbhc1000]

You should listen and read Terrence Mckenna's works, also Julian Jane's bichameral mind theory

[@DawnDX]

Holly shit this was 11 years ago. I just got this anime from rightstuff lol

[@jyaveragecook]

I really liked it :) the bobble heads didnt bother me as much as i thought they would. I really liked it when they went into psychology and how the brain works. Im studying psychology in school so it really was interesting and it had a nice ending.

[@CherryDreamCatcher]

God i'm so glad other people know/love these show! Thankyou so much for your review. i agree with most but i have to say my australian copy didn't have the case deformity thingy your's had :/ i saw a pic of 'G.H.' on crunchyroll a few years ago and after finding out the name and summary i went to youtube and watched the intro and fell in love! that was all i needed to convince myself to buy it, and i was not disappointed! anyway thanks again! i look forward to more reviews!

[@xoxdid]

I learned a lot of psychology thanks to this anime

[@cobiobrien3038]

Arkada you are seriously one of the funniest dudes on KZbin.

[@piccolo56000]

so true , unique comedic talent.

[@WaitingForAliens]

You're videos are so great, Arcada.

[@varendrich1481]

I remember renting this anime years ago, but sadly I forgot what it was called. Thank you! Cause once I found this video of yours all the memories came back, and I shall watch this gem again, and oh myyyyyyyy, that opening. I loved LOVED that opening. Visually and musically it was perfect!

[@Vokoca]

The baby ghosts made me drop the anime back when I was watching it. A shame, since I pretty much enjoyed it otherwise.

[@Aaron-no3ne]

yeah, I remember that fact bothered me a lot too, I watched the rest, but seriously... after the dark undertones with his sister dying and just subtle but depressing atmosphere, the baby forms just seemed totally out of place... The anime just gets worse as it gets further unfortunately, but it's never quite so bad as to make you hate it absolutely. It's just the first couple episodes make you think the show is going to be a masterpiece, then the rest is... okay...

[@michaelbootes4822]

I liked them They made sense to me the only part of their non pysical selves that were well defined were their main senses the ears and eyes and taste as I recall this was further pointed out when they learnt what a homunculus was their baby forms were their homunculi basically

[@Sinom.]

and exactly these type of shows is why i like to browse through your older videos

[@merielily6100]

that ending and the red light really scared me !!!! nice work :)

[@Kserijaro]

Even tho i started disliking ur less egdy criticisms, you are still the most quality anime reviewer on youtube.

[@AnnieMay_1114]

Can you do a review of Ghost Hunt? I'd like to know your opinions on it.

[@mihochan6556]

Donno bout the review but its good 😊

[@RubykonCubes3668]

i recall watching this anime, and it left me with so many existential questions and dread 🥲

[@cedbanani]

I just finished watching this show and I like it! Good review! I understand how you feel about the ghost babies. I was thrown off by that too. I think the reason that the creators made them ghost babies was to represent that the characters were "newborns" in the Unseen Realm. Their ghost forms did mature as the series progressed. BTW, thank you for ending the review with Poltergeist. That song rocks!

[@rockclanhawkstar1454]

This is my one of my only few safe havens were I can be with other fans of this anime.

[@Ksmoovey]

He should do a review on Ghost Hunt, I just finished that and it was amazing. Also I heard its better btw the two but I will give this one a try after xxxHOLIC or hyouka.

[@katieharris4269]

Should do a review of Nabari no Ou! I thought it was alright (far as story line goes) but I know nothing about animation and would like to see what you think about it!

[@Bassyest]

I dont know man, I felt like it went waaaaaay off tracked and left me pissed afterwards....they started to focus on a character that was mostly there as an obstacle at first.....but then hes there friend and they help him to the end of the anime. Like why do that? What about the main character and his story that made the show interesting in the first place?

[@demianmendez8078]

On that note of avoiding girls with pink hair... he should probably avoid Gasai Yuno too XD

[@KyoKatTheCookie23]

I loved Ghost Hound, it's just amazing, the art, the music, the story line, the characters (Makoto!!!) And I think the bubble head baby spirit look was to sybolise the newness of their soul traveling, cause once they learn to control it, they can become anything they like... Like awesome black and red spirit dogs ^_^

[@vazzaroth]

Wow, remember when things came in cases? lol Or existed in physical medium at all?

[@RazberryPineapple]

I just wanna say that i really appreciate the fact that YOU MENTION THE ACTUAL CASE THAT THE DISKS COME IN. My god, I just hate it when manufacturers are idiots and don't even think about the thing their product actually COMES in.

[@odiwalker3973]

You really need to make an updated review of this

[@TheWitch297]

careful grarkada. your aizen jacket is showing.

[@Flowerbarrel]

Does anyone know what the hell that little goblin demon was that Tarou's therapist saw? Looks like a mini version of the Beldam from Coraline? I quit the anime not long after that part because it freaked me out and the anime was crazy and unnerving as hell anyway, but in the following episodes I saw it was never mention again. It wasn't the Astral forms of the kids, it was some little weird naked demon baby.

[@blndbot]

I just finished watching the series on Hulu and I must this anime was very different, in good way. I found it very enjoyable and literaly was stalk watching episode after episode and I enjoyed all of it, except the baby head thingys. I found the metion of this in your Big O review and I must say I'm glad the I was lead too a very interesting series. Keep up the Great Reviews Arkada.

[@MissLameLove]

Are you ever going to review ghost hunt since you mentioned it?

[@Epicness54]

I left the video so I could sleep at around 0:12 It gave me an ad at 1:02 to compensate. "Wait, here it is!" *Foreboding music* "IS THAT THE GALAXY NOTE 4?!?!?!" Worst decision of my life.

[@erinhogarty]

Amazing review, as always! I think that Mushi-Shi would be a great anime to review! A pretty quick watch, it's not too long. probably no more than 26 episodes.

[@Futababear]

Clannad had the same problem with the case. I took my clannad dvds out of that case and threw it away.

[@azitaulava]

i think you're reviews are quite underrated. btw keep it up.

[@DoYouHaveAName1]

I think that this show is recommended for those who are at least interested in scientific explanation. This show has a lot of science (Like cellular automata, the connection between the amygdala and the hippocampus and a bit of quantum physics) and while you can understand the show without them I think it will be more enjoyable if you do.

[@crow_rpg]

+DoYouHaveAName1 Or the subject of this show is simple : Narcolepsy The author made a great job here.

[@DoYouHaveAName1]

It's true that Narcolepsy is a major subject in the show but can the Snark just be overlooked? Or the reason those artificial spirits wanted to live or how they were created? And who the Lord of One Word was. A major chunk of the show is around explaining conditions, syndroms, history and so on, I'm only guessing here but I believe one can get bored if s\he is not interested in these (Untill the action starts anyways) and maybe it might get confusing too. The show revolves around Narcolepsy but touches other subjects too. I understood most of the subjects talked there (Me and quantum physics don't go well together but I was already familiar with the medicine stuff) and really enjoyed this anime.

[@foregroundeclipse8725]

@Glass Reflection Most Anime D.V.D's from Japan from what I've seen, look pretty good. Their collector edition D.V.D's or Digital Remasters look pretty stunning usually in my opinion. Not only great cover art, but genuinely nice looking D.V.D cases as well. I also love how they will even include an artbook, art prints (etc) for the set itself. I love Anime and Manga artbooks. Especially of older series .

[@foregroundeclipse8725]

@Glass Reflection Idk how different the Japanese D.VD's are for Ghost Hound compared to it's U.S. release counterpart. I am curious. I plan on researching into it. I want to try buying the Japanese D.V.D's of it, specifically a D.V.D boxset or collectors edition if such D.V.D exists for this series in Japanese.

[@Ellzard1]

Man, you make nice reviews...liked the series, so i recommend 2 others for you, maybe you can make a review, would be awsome! Ergo Proxy - i have seen you reviewed the animatrix so i thought Ergo Proxy would be nice, its a very dark and psychological anime with an amazing charakter development and a lot of philosophical foughts of human evolution Welcome to the NHK - about the Social Withdrawn Syndrom in Japan and the live of Hikikomoris, absolutely hilarious and just honest with itself

[@duckielover151]

Overall, I did really like this show, but when I try to explain it to my friends, they don't seem to understand why. ^^' It is really different, which sometimes makes explaining it a little more difficult, but that's also part of why it's so good! I really liked the graphics for the scenery, but I thought the character designs were a little dull. And I agree with you: while the English dub may be nothing special... it wasn't terrible, and it was nice to hear a change up of voices. Good review!

[@VeaFlea]

the thing about the case is that for one individual case its cool to have the extra flaps but when you go into mass production that can amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars in plastic :( . I guess the cowboy bebop guys didn't care about blowing the extra cash

[@ILessThan3Trolling]

I have seen the bottom half of the poster at 11:25 in several of his videos, but I never would have thought that it was a poster of God herself. To be honest I thought that it was Leafa, don't know why, but I think it was the green.

[@animeotaku307]

Regarding the case, I know exactly how you feel. Especially because it feels like the disk I'm pulling out is going to snap in half.

[@amandaboom3777]

Yes, you may redo this one, if for the sound quality alone... :)

[@slimyweasles4973]

Have you reviewed that old show that's loosely based off of the 16th century French nobleman who wore dresses, and solves the mystery of his sisters death in the anime (and does so while occasionally dressing like a woman)?

[@Killjoyreign]

I think the deal is with the case is that they were being cheap. The Cowboy Bebop case uses more plastic, which would cost more money. So to cut corners they made a case that has only that one spot to store discs. And if you break a disc you may go out and get another disc. A fairly evil idea, but I don't think they could have thought that far ahead.

[@DKYtut]

should i watch the anime 'Ghos hound' or 'Ghost hunt'? i've heard they're both pretty good,someone can tell me which they liked more? thanks

[@Atarius]

Interesting review not bad at all; though I was a bit confused by "Buy it!" followed by "this may not be for everyone". Little bit of a mixed signal but hopefully people are smart enough to realize their own tastes and based on what you mentioned gauge if it's a go or not.

[@cedbanani]

Cool! So what do you think? Yay or nay for this anime? (Hey that rhymes!)

[@cdm966]

Speaking of Sentai subs, how badly done are the Clannad ones? I'm about to watch Clannad and I'm wondering how I should watch it.

[@5feetaway326]

Come on the bobble heads from princess monoke (might of spelt that wrong) are adorable:3

[@Kimikachu22]

Can you review a few long series animes? I know it's rare but I think you might have watched even just a few episodes right.

[@PleaseSpellRight]

I was actually just wondering, Arkada, what stuff do you like to see in animes, anyway? What do you think makes some of them so good, and some of them so terrible?

[@AddictedMuffin]

I know what you mean on the dubbing, the part about rereleasing. When Kashimashi was originally put out on DVD, it was sub only. The subs were good, so I had no quarrels with buying the DVD. This year when the dubs came out, I about flipped my mind. I loved the manga, and the anime...so naturally i'd want the english dubs, but it felt wrong watching it in them, mainly because the dubs were horrible, but also because it was already released in sub only...

[@Tresla1408]

Hey, i've heard that the original team that made Serial Experiments Lain (Ryutaro Nakamura, Yoshitoshi Abe, Chiaki Konaka) were working on a new anime "Despera". But it was cancelled. Does anyone know if the anime will be released any time soon, or the project was shut down forever???

[@danes53]

The suggestion that there might be a level of consciousness beyond the physical realm has fascinated people for thousands of years. Are we tied to these bodies forever, or, could this vague concept of “we” be a mere illusion; a solid container that our ‘ego’ is ready to transcend at any given moment? Science has one answer, religion offers another. "Ghost Hound combines the two".----->glad i watched it (completed today);its the best i ever watched after "code geass" and "Monster". if you know something greater please reply.

[@sasy11110]

danes53 I haven't seen Ghost Hound yet, but I would suggest Texhnolyze, Lain, Ergo Proxy and Fractale.

[@danes53]

thanks dude i will check those. And i'av seen Lain it is good in its way.

[@karakurie]

This review makes me wonder if you actually watched the anime. I can agree with you completely , but only if we're talking about the first part, but it deteriorates into embarrassment as it goes on with having one of the worst endings I've ever seen in an anime. It had so much potential.

[@xXxxSoulSilverxxXx]

Ugh your ending reminded me of elfin lied and how much I loved the anime and manga I got a good nostalgia feeling lol

[@ZanraiKid]

"Oh, that's beautiful, that is the sauce right there. That is the sauce." I'm busting a gut over here.

[@mantillaAN12]

Although I agree with the ending side,are you sure it wasn't you who missed the anime? I mean,you should rewatch the final parts,or as a whole actually because then it wouldn't have too much sense, to really get what the series is about. 'Deteriorates' is like the opposite of what you can say about the development in Ghost Hound,it's just what makes it awesome.Honestly, rewatch,reanalize,rethink this series from beginning to end.

[@JayfeathersLover123]

Has he done a review on Hetalia? Because I'd like to see his opinion on it...

[@sephimaru2198]

3:28 except that one time where the show denies that fossil fuels connect to climate change. Perhaps that's just outdated though, I mean, the show is from 2008. The show tends to fall into superstitious rambling in general though.

[@mopeybloke]

Is the D2 Brigade podcast still available?

[@auroragray357]

Those bobble-headed Mononoke dolls on crack were the basis for my childhood! >:(

[@AppleGreenmusic]

Are you ever going to review FMA and Brotherhood?

[@taghreedf.hasheish5526]

Review Shiki plz

[@roshanghadigaonkar8267]

+Taghreed F.Hasheish Boring boring boring tooo much boring.. !!!!

[@DanielLearmouth]

Rest in peace, Ryutaro Nakamura.

[@AlexaSchendel]

I just remembered this anime exists! One of my most favorite ever!

[@TheMorrochben]

Have you ever watched Higurashi no Koro ni/kia? It is one of my favorite series and is one of the creepiest series I have ever watched.

[@RedLeafRetrocast]

Can you do a review of Ghost Hound? I'd like to know your opinions on it.

[@pippo17173]

Man you like beating to depth about how much you hate those disc boxes but I like it :D

[@TheChaoticDerp]

Does this hold up with the passage of time in your opinion?

[@dcta51]

This is one of the best anime to me! Very Interesting.

[@RandomlyAwesomeFilms]

I agree it was very thought prevoking. The only (3) thing(s) is that it should have had the ghost hound in there more, that the kid who OBE's in his dumbass pajamas was never introduced, and the bobbly heads never came in. Oh and more ghost hound appearances.

[@TheDeathMetalOtaku]

If you liked lain, Boogiebop phantom should do you well. Also like others have said Texhnolyze is also another good one.

[@foregroundeclipse8725]

@Glass Reflections I personally love Ghost Hound. It's one of my favorite Anime next to Texhnolyze honestly.

[@oscer191]

anyone else get a shiver when u heard the elfen lied jingle?

[@TheAchuuuuuuuuuu]

Something i want to recommend to David Lynch.

[@hyakkiyagyou100]

the OBE forms could be explained as cortical homunculi manifesting themselves. in which case there was a possibility that they could have been way uglier

[@zepeterinma]

i watched two eps, and will prolly watch the entire series, but what does it have to do with a hound?

[@RandomGenericGuyNo1]

I did like this anime, and it was good to me... but at the time of watching it, I wasn't exactly watching an anime to be "into" it I was watching as a light-hearted pass-time, so I didn't get the full effect. Maybe I'll do another run through while actually paying attention, rather than doing laundry and cleaning in the living room.

[@emilyblue3473]

Omg.. I couldn't stop laughing at "Avoid Pink Hair ... AH!" O-M-G.. That was hilarious!

[@dannyy353]

Well the OP is mostly about the song and not the video. But i kinda get you're point.

[@PokeChase]

I understand this is just under 3 years old but you nearly gave me a heart-attack at the end.

[@piccolo56000]

this show is what ghost horror fans dream about , i am happy for its creation , i would like to view and have fun with it sometime.

[@johndavis7755]

I saw Texhnolyze, I liked it, but I only gave it a 6/10. I'd recommend Boogiepop Phantom for a good mindfuck anime. Or if you can watch the whole thing of Mawaru Penguindrum and still understand it, (well "I" did; but apparently not many other people understood it.) I see that you have already done reviews on Lain, Evangelion, Ergo Proxy etc...

[@AtenaHena]

what about d gray man

[@Bassyest]

YESSSS.....I'm getting all the episodes in sub today and I saw this! I watched this show back when I wasn't watching anime alot and I refused to try sub. But now that I watch anime alot sub's more than dubs I am going on a marathon tomorrow :)

[@sdsdinclover]

Best line ever.... "YOU LOOK LIKE MY DEAD SISTER!"

[@veestormcourage]

And it's on Netflix. Or was when I watched it.

[@TheAndrewc5120]

why.... WHY DOESNT THIS HAVE MORE THUMBS UP.

[@lagopede334]

Hey do you know where I could find this series in english? It's not on itune :(

[@jamfubar]

I think welcome to teh NHK has the single best piece of acting in anime in it and that is Chris patton! his acting in that series was amazing!

[@NutritiouslyHigh]

I'm pretty sure the original out of body forms are supposed to be "embryonic", thus the weird, baby-like appearance. No idea why their heads are so huge though.

[@romariogayle5878]

was that ending future diary or elfen lied?

[@CRxSpin]

See....I was with you till the ending. I've watched a majority of your reviews, (I'm subscribed) but this one I just wasn't with you. At the end I felt like the writers were just like..."slap something down we're running out of time." Comparing this anime to Ghost Hunt is sorta insulting. I still respect your opinion though and will keep watching.

[@TheLouis6555]

"The gem next to K-on and One Piece" Does this man not like One Piece...? Dammit Arkada! I respected you! D:

[@kemando12]

@mronesuit its also on netflix in Canada, I just watched it.

[@andreibosul7039]

this guy is a OG

[@ohwell78]

"avoid pink hair" hmmmm. Rosario vampire, elfen lied, mirai nikki, Higurashi no naku koro ni character in it, WHAT NEXT!