Ghost Hound (Netflix Instant Watch)
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Ghost Hound (Netflix Instant Watch) From the creator of "Ghost in the Shell," comes this paranormal anime that deals with how the lives of three high school boys, with seemingly little in common, intertwine. A visit to an abandoned hospital unlocks their ability to have out-of-body experiences. In spirit form, they bear a resemblence to "Casper the Friendly Ghost," and can fly around unseen by anyone else, until they encounter other spirits and certain people who do see and hear them. When he was very little, central character Taro (left) and his sister, Mizuka, were kidnapped, but Taro was the sole survivor of the ordeal -- something that still haunts him. Masayuki (center) is the wiseguy who is living with the knowledge that his bullying caused a former classmate to curse him before jumping to his death from the school rooftop. Makoto (right), the antisocial one, has never been able to get his father's suicide out of his head, nor his mother abandoning him. Enter Miyako, a mysterious girl who lives at the local shrine with her father, whose sensitivity allows her to see the boys when they are in spirit form, but which also makes her susceptible to possession. Eventually, Taro begins to suspect she is the reincarnation of his sister. This is a mostly serious anime, sometimes creepy, which devotes entire episodes to illustrating certain psychological facts and/or theories and how they relate to advancing the plot. 22 episodes, worth a look, but nothing special. -Walt.