Kaidan Restaurant

怪談レストラン / Thriller Restaurant
Kaidan Restaurant
Genres: Horror, Kids, Mystery, Supernatural
Demographics: Kids
Studios: Toei Animation
Producers: TV Asahi
Rating: 7.24 / 10
Rank: #3205
Popularity: #5520
Users Listed: 17,797
Users Scored: 5,654
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 04/06/2022
Aired: October 13, 2009 – June 8, 2010 (Fall)
Type: tv
Source: Picture Book
Age Rating: PG
Episodes: 23
Broadcast: Tuesday at 19:30 (JST)

Synopsis:

"Kaidan Restaurant" presents a collection of episodic tales centered around the unsettling events experienced by a group of sixth-graders. Each installment unfolds like a multi-part meal, offering three distinct stories: an opening "appetizer," a central "main dish," and a concluding "dessert." The narrative primarily follows Ako Ozara as she navigates increasingly strange occurrences amongst her classmates, blurring the line between reality and something more spectral. Interspersed are original ghost stories shared by Ako and her friends, creating a unique blend of interpersonal drama and supernatural folklore. The anime fosters an atmosphere of quiet unease, exploring themes of childhood anxieties and the power of storytelling through subtly unsettling visuals and gentle character interactions. It's an experience geared toward sparking curiosity and contemplation rather than outright fright.

Episodes:

  • Episode 1: Thriller Restaurant / The Kikimora's Puppet / She's Gone Forever... (Aired: 10/13/2009)
  • Episode 2: The Cat Goes To School / The Path To The Bottomless Pond / Become A Flounder (Aired: 10/20/2009)
  • Episode 3: Goodbye / The Midnight Princess / Passenger On A Rainy Night (Aired: 10/27/2009)
  • Episode 4: Spirited Away / The Elder At Well's End / The White Muffler (Aired: 11/10/2009)
  • Episode 5: The Wolf's Gaze / Grim Reaper Killer / You're Next (Aired: 11/17/2009)
  • ... and 18 more episodes

Characters:

  • Koumoto, Shou (Main) - Voice Actors: Yuuki, Hiro
  • Oozora, Ako (Main) - Voice Actors: Shiraishi, Ryouko, Lee, Ji Yeong
  • Sakuma, Reiko (Main) - Voice Actors: Asano, Masumi, Lee, Gye Yun
  • Ako's father (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Itou, Kentarou
  • Ako's grandfather (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Satou, Masaharu
  • Ako's mother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Maeda, Ai
  • Ako's uncle (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koyama, Rikiya
  • Aya (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Chiba, Saeko
  • Bakeneko-san (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimada, Bin
  • Baku (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamaguchi, Kappei
  • Enma-sama (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Iizuka, Shouzou
  • Fujita (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kishio, Daisuke
  • Garcon, Ghastly (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hirata, Hiroaki, Kim, Jang
  • Hinotama Boy (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Seki, Tomokazu
  • Hitotsume Chief (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimada, Bin
  • Ikegami, Kaori (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fukuen, Misato
  • Inoue, Satoko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tomioka, Misako
  • Isha (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakata, Jouji
  • Itou, Hiroshi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakaguchi, Daisuke
  • Junko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Aizawa, Mai
  • Junko's father (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fujimoto, Takahiro
  • Junko's mother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Saitou, Kimiko
  • Kaa-obasan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Uran, Sakiko
  • Kacchan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takatsuka, Masaya
  • Kapakapa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ichiryuusai, Teiyuu
  • Kenji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hibi, Aiko
  • Kimoto, Yoshio (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miyata, Kouki
  • Kouchou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kusumi, Naomi
  • Madara Oni (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tanaka, Kazunari
  • Mari (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yajima, Yuuko
  • Mari's grandmother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Saitou, Kimiko
  • Mark (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Okamoto, Hiroshi
  • Mecha Kinijrou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takagi, Wataru
  • Michiko-sensei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Toyoshima, Machiko
  • Midori (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suzuki, Masami
  • Misakubo, Yuuma (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawahara, Yoshihisa, Jeong, Myeong Jun
  • Noro-chan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ootani, Ikue
  • Okiku-chan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koorogi, Satomi
  • Ondori (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Numata, Yusuke
  • Oozora, Bunta (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ono, Fuyuka
  • Reiko's brother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakaguchi, Daisuke
  • Reiko's father (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kosugi, Juurouta
  • Reiko's mother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Doi, Mika
  • Roujin (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Maruyama, Eiji
  • Ryoushi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sonobe, Keiichi
  • Sakai, Michio (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takagi, Reiko
  • Satsujinhan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shioya, Kouzou
  • Shinichi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Morita, Masakazu
  • Shinigami Chourou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Aono, Takeshi
  • Shinigami-san (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Watanabe, Kumiko
  • Shisha (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Oda, Yuusei
  • Sumida (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takatsuka, Masaya
  • Takeshi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hanioka, Yukiko
  • Takuma (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suganuma, Hisayoshi
  • Tatsumi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Madono, Mitsuaki
  • ... and 8 more characters

Staff:

  • Washio, Takashi (Producer)
  • Ikeda, Youko (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
  • Hatano, Morio (Episode Director)
  • Hiroshima, Hideki (Episode Director)
  • Kakudou, Hiroyuki (Episode Director, Storyboard)
  • Nakamura, Ryouta (Episode Director)
  • Shimizu, Higashi (Script)
  • Yonemura, Shouji (Script, Series Composition)
  • Koga, Gou (Storyboard)
  • Sasaki, Noriyo (Storyboard)
  • SEAMO (Theme Song Performance)
  • Enomoto, Katsunori (Key Animation)
  • Furuya, Yuuji (Sound Effects)
  • Imaki, Hiroaki (Animation Director)
  • Katsumata, Aiko (Background Art)
  • Matsutani, Miyoko (Original Creator)
  • Oonishi, Youichi (Animation Director)
  • Sasakado, Nobuyoshi (Key Animation)
  • Satou, Gen (Key Animation)
  • Satou, Michio (Key Animation)
  • Seki, Hiromi (Planning)
  • Shikano, Yoshiyuki (Background Art)
  • Shimazaki, Nozomi (Key Animation)
  • Shindou, Mitsuo (Key Animation)
  • Shintani, Naohiro (Key Animation)
  • Sugiyama, Noboru (Planning)
  • Taira, Arisa (Background Art)
  • Takahashi, Akira (Chief Animation Director, Animation Director, Character Design)
  • Takaki, Hiroshi (Music)
  • Takeda, Yoshihiro (Animation Director)
  • Tsujita, Kunio (Color Design)
  • Yamauchi, Daisuke (Key Animation)
  • Yashima, Yoshitaka (Key Animation)