Shin Gakkou no Yuurei

Orphan presents the sequel to Gakkou no Yuurei, simply called Shin Gakkou no Yuurei (True School Ghosts). It differs from the main series in several ways, for example, new animation houses and new characters designers. It also eschews the live-action segments; all four segments are animated.

The stories are:

1. "Dead Person's Cell Phone." You really shouldn't pick up and use a lost cell phone. Suppose the ghost who used to own it decides to call you up?
   
   
   
   
   
2. "Cursed Script." A strange play titled "Girl of the Night" has not been performed in a very long time, for a very good reason.
   
   
   
   
   
3. "Summer Camp Terror." When the host at a mountain lodge' tells you to stay clear of the old building at night, it's a good idea to heed his advice.
   
   
   
   
   
4. "Spirits' Road." A girl who recently lost her grandmother desperately wants to see her obaa-san again. She even resorts to dark arts on the night of the Obon festival.

I liked "Spirits' Road" best. It's not a horror story, more a slice-of-life rooted in Japanese beliefs. Obon is intended to help the bereaved mourn, and it serves its purpose in the story.

The voice actors include:

• Hikami Kyouko played Momoko in Wedding Peach. She appeared in Gakkou no Yuurei, volume 4, and played Pastel in Megami Paradise, Momo in Ultra Nyan, and Sara in Hand Maid May all Orphan releases. 
• Okamura Akemi played Nami in the One Piece franchise, Hinoe in the Natsume Yuujinchou franchise, Fio in Porco Rosso, Risa in Lovely Complex, Mayaya in Kuragehime, Shusui in Saiunkoku Monogatari, and Shiina in Tales of Symphonia, among many other roles. She appeared in Gakkou no Yuurei, volume 2, an Orphan release.
• Masuda Yuki played Yuki in the two Ultra Nyan OVAs and appeared in Gakkou no Yuurei, volume 2, all Orphan releases. She also played Yanagi in Flame of Recca, Yuri in the Sakura Wars shows, and Nami in La Corda d'Oro.
• Kojima Sachiko played Hanako in the Massugu nu Inu OVAs, Keiko in Lemon Angel Project, Anne in Papillon Rose, and Rayan in Future Folktales.
• Satou Yuri played Nami Oota in Bakumatsu no Spasibo, an Orphan release
• Hoshino Mitsuaki played Carl in Next Senki Ehrgeiz and appeared in OL Kaizou Kouza, both Orphan releases. He also played Ryuunosuke in Rescue Wings. He had featured roles in numerous other shows.
• Yamaguchi Kappei played the title roles in the Detective Conan, Ranma 1/2, and Inuyasha franchises, Usopp in the One Piece franchise, Sakuma Ryuichi in Gravitation, and the title roles in the Arslan no Senki OVA series and Mouse, among many others. He played Shibuya in Zetsuai 1989,  Billia in Tottoi, Matsuoka Eiji in Chameleon, Nichol Hawking in Plastic Little, and Tooru in Boyfriend, all Orphan releases.
• Tagaki Wataru played the title role in Great Teacher Onizuka, Nezumi in the 1996 and 2007 versions of GeGeGe no Kitarou, his namesake, as well as other recurring roles, in the Detective Conan franchise, and old man Gorou in the recent Godzilla S.P. He played Takeshi in Kakyuusei (1995) and appeared in Gakkou no Yuurei, volume 4, both Orphan releases.
• Tomohiro Tsuboi played Shinpachi in the Hakuouki franchise, Ichirou in the Knights of Sidonia properties, Toshii Maeda in the Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings shows, and Shima in Zegapain, and appeared in Gakkou no Yuurei, volumes 1 and 4, both Orphan releases.
• Houki Katsuhisa appeared in  Hand Maid Mai, Tiger & Bunny, Babylon, Burst Angel, Fire Force, Ghost Talker's Daydream, House of Five Leaves, and Sanada 10. The last is an Orphan release.

Two directors are credited. Yazaki Shigeru, who did "Summer Camp Terror," directed Gakkou no Yuurei, volumes 3 and 4. Masui Souichi, who did the other three, directed Scrapped Princess, Hitsugi no Chaika, and the Rascal Does not Dream properties. "Summer Camp Terror" looks like previously animated segments in the series, while the other three have very different character designs: simplified outlines, with solid, usually black, eye pupils.

The staff is the same as before. Perevodildo translated and did initial timing. ninjacloud fine-timed. I edited and typeset. Nemesis and Topper3000 QCed. Our caffeinated encoder went under the pseudonym of "amaretto latte" this time, and that's as good a way as any to drink farewell to the series. I appreciate his (anonymous) services. Likewise, I'd like to acknowledge ninjacloud for getting the project off the ground and finding the encoder who could tackle its challenges.

So it's "Ave atque vale" to the Gakkou no Yuurei OVAs. Like the curate's egg, the series is good in parts; how good, and in which parts, depends on your interest in ghost stories. In any case, you can get this last installment from the usual torrent site or from IRC bot Orphan|Arutha in channels #nibl or #news on irc.rizon.net

Gakkou no Yuurei (School Ghosts), Batch

So here's the batch torrent for Gakkou no Yuurei (School Ghosts), containing all six volumes. There have been no changes. This is strictly for convenience of downloading.

The translator, Perevodildo, really liked the show and wrote a highly favorable review on MyAnimeList. In my view, the series started out okay but gradually declined in quality. A few of the live-action segments were very affecting, and the acting in them was okay, but the special effects were cheesy, to say the least: underlighting an actor with red or green is not enough to make a convincing ghost. The stories also became repetitious, as there are only so many variations on the ghosts-in-the-school (or ghosts-on-the-field-trip) theme that can be played.

Or perhaps the readers didn't have all that varied an imagination. Anyway, YMMV.

The staff was very small and stayed the same throughout the series:

• Translation and timing: Perevodildo
• Fine timing: ninjacloud
• Editing and typesetting: Collectr
• QC: Nemesis, Topper3000
• RC: Perevodildo, Collectr 
• Encoder: an anonymous caffeine fiend 

The project was ninjacloud's idea. He also recruited the coffee-infatuated encoder.

The sequel show, titled Shin Gakkou no Yuurei (New School Ghosts), is underway, but it's release schedule is unpredictable.

You can get Gakkou no Yuurei from the usual torrent site or from IRC bot Orphan|Arutha in channels #nibl or #news on irc.rizon.net. Thanks for watching.

Gakkou no Yuurei (School Ghosts), Volume 6

Here's the last volume of Gakkou no Yuurei (School Ghosts), completing the series Orphan started last November. What, you say? Aren't there seven volumes of School Ghosts? There are, but technically, the seventh volume is a sequel series, titled Shin Gakkou no Yuurei (New School Ghosts). Orphan will get to it, sooner or later. Meanwhile, this volume, which is subtitled "Final Chapter," consists of six stories, both animated and live action.

The segments in this volume are:

1. "Picking Up on a Rainy Day" (animated). A mother and daughter are going home from school on a rainy day. The mother sees another girl waiting to be picked up, but it's a girl who has been dead for eight years.
   
   
   
   
   
2. "School Trip Stone" (live action). A schoolgirl brings a pretty stone home from a field trip, but the stone was placed where it was for a reason.
   
   
   
   
   
3. "Abandoned Temple" (animated). Two schoolboys explore a ruined temple, thinking it is uninhabited. But something is still there.
   
   
   
   
   
4. "School Lunch Lady" (live action). Two schoolboys really like the hamburger steak lunch made by the amiable Auntie Katayama. She disappears, but the boys get to taste her hamburger steak one last time.
   
   
   
   
   
5. "Road to School" (animated). A schoolgirl is friends with a local dog, John, who continues to look out for her, no matter what it takes.
   
   
   
   
   
6. "The Horror at 4:44" (live action). Never, ever go to the Art Room at exactly 4:44 PM.
   

None of the stories is particularly original, but the last is by far the weakest.

The voice actors in the animated segments include:

• Ogata Megumi played Sailor Uranus in the Sailor Moon franchise, Kurama in Yuu Yuu Hakusho, Akito in Kodomo no Omocha,Shini in Evangelion, Yuugi in the first Yuugi-ou series, Kyuu in Detective Academy Q, Valkyrie in the UFO Pricess Valkyrie series, Itona in the Assassination Classroom series, and Makoto in Danganronpa. She also played Charlie in Alice in Cyberland 2 and Julianna in Megami Paradise, both Orphan releases. 
• Kingetsu Mami played Miharu in Gasaraki, Roze in Generation of Chaos, Nagisa in If I See You in My Dreams, Carrie in Labyrinth of Flames, Misao in Peach Girl, and Shiori in Tokimeki Memorial.
• Hino Yurika had featured roles in Baki the Grappler, Ghost Hound, Kai Doh Maru, Submarine 707R, X-men, and Tezuka Osamu's Tales from the Old Testament, an Orphan release.
• Soumi Youko played Olivier Armstrong in Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Natasha in Gunsmith Cats, Lyserg in Shaman King and its remake, Calessa in Vandread, Mother in Tobira o Akete, and Otsune in Hidamari no Ki, an Orphan release.
• Takano Urara played Marler in the Aa! Megami-sama franchise, Maria in the Sakura Wars franchise, Cocktail in Knights of Ramume, Gloria in PriPara, Sushi Neko in Let's Nupu Nupu, and Ken in Next Senki Ehrgeiz. The last two are Orphan releases.
• Yukino Satsuki played Kagome in the Inuyasha franchise, Miho in the Free franchise, Kaname in the Full Metal Panic! franchise, Saki in the Genshiken franchise, Tae Shimura in the Bleach franchise, Mion in the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni franchise, Hiragii in the Natsume Yuujinchou franchise, Ana Gram in the Phi Brain franchise, Vanessa in 009-1, Tina in Ai Yori Aoshi, Magisa in the Battle Spirits properties, Zhou in Cooking Master Boy, and Tamaok in Rin-ne.
• Itou Miki played Asuka Miki in Magma Taishi, Annie in Adachigahara, young Yamataro in Yamataro Comes Back, Rie in Chameleon, Colon in Cool Cool Bye, Yuumi in Every Day Is Sunday, and an Innocent in Greed, all Orphan releases. She also played Fujimura Taiga in the Fate franchise, Eiko "A-ko" Magami in the Project A-ko franchise, and appeared in most of the Happy Science movies.

The director, Koizumi Kenzou, also directed volume 5.

The staff is the same as before. Perevodildo translated and did initial timing. ninjacloud fine-timed. I edited and typeset. Nemesis and Topper3000 QCed. Our caffeinated encoder went under the pseudonym of "Wiener Melange" this time. And what, exactly, is a Wiener Melange, you ask? It's like a cappuccino, but with brewed coffee instead of espresso. Or at least, that's what Wikipedia says.

So here's the last volume of Gakkou no Yuurei. We'll release a batch in a few days, but there won't be any changes to previous volumes, and, I sincerely hope, none to this one either. You can get this release from the usual torrent site or from IRC bot Orphan|Arutha in channels #nibl or #news in irc.rizon.net.

 

Gakkou no Yuurei (School Ghosts), Volume 5

No, Orphan didn't forget about this series. Real Life™ events sidelined the encoder, the timer, and others during the first quarter of 2025, but everyone's back now. So here are more ghostly doings in Japanese schools: Gakkou no Yuurei (School Ghosts), volume five, with five segments, both animated and live action.

The segments in this volume are:

1. "Transfer Student" (animated). The new transfer student is very pretty but more than a bit odd...
   
   
   
   
   
2. "Ghost on the Railroad Tracks" (animated). A train crossing gate haunted by multiple fatal accidents exerts an inexplicable pull on a girl in a nearby house.
   
   
   
   
   
3. "False Psychic Abilities" (live action). A schoolgirl lies about possessing psychic abilities in order to impress her friends, but during a test of courage, she suddenly discovers her true capabilities.
   
   
   
   
   
4. "Cat's Grudge" (animated). Never, ever treat a cat disrespectfully or cruelly.
   
   
   
   
   
5. "Print Fantasy" (live action). A broken photo printing arcade game suddenly comes to life, fulfilling a schoolgirl's romantic dreams.

The last segment, "Print Fantasy," reminds me of the 1988 movie Big, where a broken fortune-telling machine makes a small boy's wish come true.

The voice actors in the animated segments include:

• Fukami Rika played Spoor in the Crest of the Stars franchise, Myung Fang in Macross Plus, and Sailor Venus in the Sailor Moon franchise. She appeared in Raiyantsuuri no Uta, Tobira o Akete, Majo demo Steady, and Ear of the Golden Dragon, all Orphan releases.
• Kida Ayumi played Julian in Cybersix, Kiriomi in Yamato Takeru, and Mamoru in Ultra Nyan: Hoshizora kara Maiorita Fushigi Neko, an Orphan release.
• Takimoto Fujiko played the title role in Bad Badtz-Maru, Hideyoshi in Buzzer Beater, Fujisaki Suguru in Gravitation, Chihiro in Kujibiki Unbalance, Seiko in Lovely Complex, Misato Suguru in Mahoromatic, Yuu in Noein, and Million in Sorcerer on the Rocks.
• Araki Kae played lead roles in all the Sailor Moon properties, Yuki Miaka in the Fushigi Yuugi franchise, and Ann, the female lead, in Juliet. She alsoplayed Marceau, Yawara's unexpected challenger, in Yawara! The Atlanta Special, and Rena in Alice in Cyberland, episode 2, an Orphan release.
• Furusawa Tooru played the title role in Brave Police J-Decker, Nakago in Fushigi Yuugi, and Michale Howard in Speed Racer. He also appeared in Bronze: Zetsuai Since 1989, an Orphan release.
• Uchikawa Ai played D in Dual Parallel Trouble Adventure, Kana in Hamtaro, Mahoko in Kakyuusei 1999, Elanore in Madlax, and Marimo in Hi no Tori TV.
• Kikuchi Izumi played Azumi in Dokyuusei 2 Special: Sotsugyousei, an Orphan release.
• Nagashima Yuko appeared in Kiss wa Me ni Shita, Megami Paradise, Pops (all Orphan releases), Rizelmine, S-CRY-ed, and Saint Tail.
• Chafurin played the title role in Barbapapa Around the World, Inspector Megure in the Detective Conan franchise, Scotch Jii-san in the Hello Kitty franchise, Isono in Sazae-san (since 2014), and Kamoda in Yawara! He also appeared in B.B. Fish, Coluboccoro (2019), Jikuu Bouken Nuumamonjaa, Yamato 2520, Ohoshi-sama no Rail, the Sanada 10 special, and Izumo (1991), all Orphan releases.

The director, Koizumi Kenzou, also directed Yamato series 2 and 3, Choujin Locke, and Eien no Filena, an Orphan release.

The staff is the same as for volume 4. Perevodildo translated and did initial timing. ninjacloud fine-timed. I edited and typeset. Nemesis and Topper3000 QCed. Our caffeinated encoder went under the pseudonym of "Latte Macchiatto" this time.

So here's volume 5 of Gakkou no Yuurei. Nothing really new or groundbreaking, but that's to be expected in an established franchise. You can get this release from the usual torrent site or from IRC bot Orphan|Arutha in channels #nibl or #news in irc.rizon.net.

 

Gakkou no Yuurei (School Ghosts), volume 4

More ghostly doings in Japanese schools. Gakkou no Yuurei (School Ghosts), volume 4, is much like volume 3: six segments of about the same length, both animation and live-action.

The six segments in volume 4 are:

1. "Death Doll" (animated). The beloved doll of a girl killed in World War II brings destruction on anyone who hurts her, accidentally or otherwise.
   
   
   
   
   
2. "Behind Me" (live-action). Ever hear the story about how to summon a ghost at school? If you do, you'll never hear another...
   
   
   
   
   
3. "The Animal Spirit That Saved My Life" (animated). A girl is brought back from the brink of death by her determined dog, who refuses to let her cross the Sanzo River to the afterlife.
   
   
   
   
   
4. "Wandering Feet" (live-action). A pair of detached legs in geta haunts a school where she was separated from her mother in a flood and drowned.
   
   
   
   
   
5. "Boy at the Crossroads" (live-action). There's a ghostly boy at an intersection. You must never, never, never make eye contact with him.
   
   
   
   
   
6. "Jogging Old Man" (live-action). A newbie jogger receives encouragement and jogging companionship from a cheerful old man. After he calls to say goodbye, the newbie finds out that the old man had been bedridden for a year...
   

I like the fourth and sixth stories best, because they end well, but they're all fairly routine. The animation in segment 3 is very cheap, with lots of still frames instead of motion.

The voice actors in the animated segments are:

• Ikezawa Haruna played Nagisa in CLAMP School Detectives, Christine in Daa! Daa! Daa!, Luna in the Gravion series, Noriko in Gravitation, Momoka in the Sgt. Frog franchise, Yoshino in the Maria Watches over Us franchise, Caimie in One Piece, and Broye in the Uma Musume series.
  
• Watanabe Misa played Akeginu in Basilisk, Eriko in Gilgamesh, and Mattsu in Mattsu to Yama to Moburi-san.
  
• Yamaguchi Kappei played the lead character in the Detective Conan franchise, Ranma in the Ranma 1/2 franchise, Inuyasha in all the Inuyasha properties, Usopp in the One Piece franchise, Sakuma Ryuichi in Gravitation, Arslan in the first OVA series, and the title role in Mouse, among many others. He played Billia in Tottoi, Matsuoka Eiji in Chameleon, Shibuya in Zetsuai 1989 and Bronze: Zetsuai Since 1989, and Tooru in Boyfriend, all Orphan releases.
• Yamazaki Takumi played Hans in A.D. Police, Kasugaigarasu in Demon Slayer, Kayneth in Fate/Zero, Yata in the .hack franchise, Isamu in Macross Plus, Jyoji in Monkey Turn, and Ferio in the Rayearth franchise. She appeared in Tottoi and Wolf Guy, both Orphan releases.
  
• Katsuhisa Houki played Gamo Bicchunokami Yorisato in Sanada 10, an Orphan release. He appeared in Hand Maid Mai; Tiger & Bunny, Babylon, Burst Angel, Fire Force, Ghost Talker's Daydream, and House of Five Leaves.
• Hikami Kyouko played Momoko in Wedding Peach, Pastel in Megami Paradise, Momo in Ultra Nyan, and Sara in Hand Maid May. The last three are Orphan releases.
  
• Hisakawa Aya played the title roles in Mamono Hunter Youko, Voogie's Angel, and Iria: Zeiram, Skuld in the Ah! My Goddess franchise, Cerberus in Card Captor Sakura, Sailor Mercury in the Sailor Moon franchise, Yuki in Fruits Basket, Haruka in RahXephon, Youko in The Twelve Kingdoms, and Storm in X-Men. She played Yoshiko in Ushiro no Hyakutaro, Natsuki in Kimama ni Idol, Marine in Nana Toshi Monogatari, Shizuka in Sotsugyou: Graduation, Mishima Misako in Yume Tsukai, Shana in Al Caral no Isan, Sonia in Ziggy Sore Yuke! R&R Band, Tomoko in Sensou Douwa: Boku no Boukuugou, and Koneko in Ear of the Golden Dragon, all Orphan releases.
• Takagi Wataru played the title role in Great Teacher Onizuka, Nezumi in the 1996 and 2007 versions of GeGeGe no Kitarou, his namesake, as well as other recurring roles, in the Detective Conan franchise, old man Gorou in the recent Godzilla S.P., and Takeshi in Kakyuusei (1995), an Orphan release.
  
• Tsuboi Tomohiro played Shinpachi in the Hakuouki franchise, Ichirou in the Knights of Sidonia properties, Toshii Maeda in the Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings shows, and Shima in Zegapain, and appeared in the first volume of Gakkou no Yuurei, an Orphan release.
  

The director, Yazaki Shigeru, also directed the animated segments in volume 3 as well as Kyuuketsuki, an h-anime.

The staff is the same as for volume 3. Perevodildo translated and did initial timing. ninjacloud fine-timed. I edited and typeset. Nemesis and Topper3000 QCed. Our caffeinated encoder went under the pseudonym of "cappucino" this time.

So here's volume 4 of Gakkou no Yuurei. Nothing really new or groundbreaking, and I'm concerned about the decline in the animation production values. Time will tell. You can get this volume from the usual torrent site or from IRC bot Orphan|Arutha in channels #nibl or #news in irc.rizon.net.

Gakkou no Yuurei (School Ghosts), volume 3

Let's start out 2025 on a scary note, 'cause it's gonna be a scary year. Gakkou no Yuurei (School Ghosts), volume 3, features more supernatural doings on Japanese school campuses. (How come the schools I attended never had any of this sort of thing?) The segments are all the same length, a format I like better than the mix of short and long segments in volume 2.

The six segments in volume 3 are:

1. "The Hateful Rabbit" (animated). Some school bullies seek revenge on another student by killing the rabbits he takes care of. They get much more than they bargained for.
   
   
   
   
   
2. "Closed Room" (live-action). Three bored schoolgirls decided to test their courage by visiting a forbidden basement room where ghosts supposedly reside. (They do.)
   
   
   
   
   
3. "Kamaitachi" (animated). Two boys taking a shortcut through an unused tunnel discover that it is inhabited by the battling ghosts of dead samurai. The ghost swords can't seem to hurt them, but perhaps that's not entirely true...
   
   
   
   
   
4. "Filled-In Pond" (live-action). The ghost of a drowned girl haunts a schoolteacher.
   
   
   
   
   
5. "The Devil's Convex Mirror" (animated). A corner mirror intended to show crossing traffic seems to show a schoolgirl the future instead. This is not the blessing it appears to be.
   
   
   
   
   
6. "The Soldier Who Returned" (live-action). The ghost of a soldier killed in World War II haunts a schoolyard. He was supposed to meet the girl he loved there, but he was called up and shipped out before the scheduled meeting.
   

As usual, the quality varies. I liked "A Soldier Who Returned" for its melancholy romanticism, and "The Hateful Rabbit" for the way the bullies get their comeuppance, but YMMV.

One translation note: Kamaitachi usually means a weasel yokai, but it can also mean a cut administered by a whirlwind.

As with volume 2, I've only looked up the seiyuu from the animated segments, not the actors from the live-action segments.

• Orikasa Ai made her debut in Shoukoushi Cedie. She played the title role in Romeo no Aoi Sora, Fee in Planetes, Seguchi Touma (the record company president) in Gravitation, Quatre in Gundam Wing, and Ryouko in the Tenchi Muyo franchise. She also played Hanamura in Houkago no Tinker Bell, Hibino Aya in Asatte Dance, Enrico in Dioxin no Natsu, Carrie in Ziggy Sore Yuke! R&R Band, Sara in Eien no Filena, Toryune in Al Caral no Isan, Katchan's mother in Tako ni Natta Okaasan, the narrator in Boku no Boukuugou, Made, Ayuuru's sister, in B.B. Fish, and young Mars in Fire Emblem, all Orphan releases.
  
• Nishihara Kumiko played Iris in the Sakura Wars franchise and Renko in Kujibiki Unbalance, both OVAs and TV series. She played Fhalei Rue in Ryokunohara Labyrinth and appeared in Kakyuusei (1995), Kosuke-sama Rikimaru-sama: Konpeitou no Ryuu, Zetsuai 1989, Dragon Fist, Tenkousei, and Blazing Transfer Student, all Orphan releases.
• Tanaka Atsuko played Mauve in ACCA, Nena Hargen in Aika, Cassandra in Alexander: Reign the Conqueror, Caster in the Fate franchise, Motoko Kusanagi in the GITS franchise, Bynas in Ozma, Claudette in Queen's Blade, and Jagara in Wolf's Rain. She also played the nameless female lead in Heart Cocktail Again, Yuri in Nemure Omoigo, Sora no Shitone ni, new Mamamega in Megami Paradise, and Dana in AWOL Compression Remix, all Orphan releases
• Tomoko Miura played Katsumi in Project Arms and Miya in Mirage of Blaze.
• Morikawa Toshiyuki took over the role of dad Nohara Hiroshi in the Crayon Shin-chan franchise. He played lead roles in Gallery Fake, Yami no Matsui, Kyou Kara Maou, and numerous other shows. He's also a regular in Orphan's releases. He played the lead role in Ear of the Golden Dragon, Wolf Guy, and Nozomi Witches, as well as delinquent student Fuwa in Mellow, Kazuma in Bakuen Campus Guardress, and Inspector Kendo in the Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo series. He delivered a scene-stealing performance as Panda Mama in Shirokuma Cafe. He also appeared in Al Caral no Isan, Akai Hayate, Dragon Fist, Kiss wa Mi ni Shite, Blazing Transfer Student, and Wild 7.
• Murozono Takehiro played Antonio in Inochi no Chikyuu: Dioxin no Natsu, an Orphan release, and had featured roles in numerous shows, including the Macross 7 franchise, Vampire Miyu, Fullmetal Panic, Hanada Shounen-shi, Monster, and Tsurune.
• Yokoyama Chisa played the title roles in Galaxy Fraulein Yuna, Iron Virgin Jun, and the Sakura Taisen franchise, as well as Sasami/Pretty Sammy in the Tenchi Muyo franchise. She played Nonoka in Princess Army, Hu Ssu, the were-tiger, in Wolf Guy, Flute in Hameln no Violin Hiki, and Mami in Boyfriend, all Orphan releases. 
• Kamei Yoshiko played the title role in Rerere no Tensai Bakabon, Gema in the Di Gi Charat franchise, and Nyan in Ultra Nyan: Hoshizora kara Maiorita Fushigi Neko, an Orphan release. She has had featured roles in Magical Meow Meow Taruto and Tiger and Bunny.
• Tano Megumi played Heigorou in the Inazuma Eleven franchise, Osamu in Mittsume ga Tooru, and Sanzo in Monkey Magic.
• Asano Mayumi played Chizuru Godai in Dance Dance Danseur, Hilda in Eureka Seven, Claus in Last Exile, Mai in Smile Down the Runway, Gascogne in Vandread, and Blue in Wolf's Rain. 
• Itou Kentarou played Doll Isamu in Super-doll Licca-chan, Tetsuo in Hikaru no Go, Akimichi in Naruto, Abarai in Bleach, Tsuchiura in Kiniro no Chord, Riki in Ai no Kusabi (2012), Tadokoro in Yowamushi Pedal, and Dr. Akizuki in Nagasaki 1945: Angelus no Kane, an Orphan release.
  

The director, Yazaki Shigeru, also directed Kyuuketsuki, an h-anime.

Most of the usual suspects were involved in this episode. Perevodildo translated and did the initial timing. ninjacloud fine-timed to the final encode. I edited and typeset. Nemesis and Topper3000 QCed. The encode is by our anonymous caffeinated friend, this time enjoying a salted caramel latte.

I've already said my piece on this series. The quality of the stories varies, and the live-action segments look a bit cheesy. Still, the multi-segment format means that the stories get their points across quickly, and the duds don't linger too long. You can get this volume of Gakkou no Yuurei from the usual torrent site or from IRC bot Orphan|Arutha in channels #nibl or #news on irc.rizon.net.

Gakkou no Yuurei (School Ghosts), Volume 2

Starting with volume 2, Gakkou no Yuurei began including live-action segments. Why? No idea. Perhaps live-action is less expensive to make. However, I find it disconcerting, and the special-effects are unconvincing. 

As one of the QCs wrote, "Gotta say, this makes the Goosebumps TV show look like fine art."

Volume 2 includes quite a few short segments, both animated and live-action, and some longer stories.

1. "Girl Scrambling Up a Wall" (animated, short). A girl goes to the music room in a most unusual manner.
   
2. "Teke Teke and Bun Bun" (live action, short). Three boys investigate a basement that's off-limits for a good reason.
   
3. "Hair Tangled in the Horizontal Bar" (animated, short). The dangers of gymnastics.
   
4. "The Wrath of Kokkuri-san" (animated, short). Three girls try their hands at Kokkuri-san. They should have watched Ushiro no Hyakutaro first.
   
5. "Sealed Spirits" (live-action, short). A school toilet is off-limits, and not because Hanako-kun lives there.
   
6. "A Sticky Girl Laughs" (animated). Three girls discover a ghost who seemingly just wants to play.
   
   
   
7. "A Sad Father's Love Story" (live action). A piano teacher helps a deceased father who missed his daughter's ballet recital find peace.
   
   
   
   
   
8. "Yellow Hand" (animated, short). The severed hand of a girl killed in a traffic accident returns.
   
9. "A Ghost Holding a Baby" (animated, short). A girl is attacked by the ghost of a deceased mother.
10. "Late Night Locker" (live action, short). A schoolgirl is attacked by spirits while retrieving her homework.
    
11. "Boy Drowned in the Pool" (animated, short). A drowned boy tries to ensnare other swimmers.
    
12. "The Eternal Staircase" (live action, short). A teacher encounters a staircase that never ends.
    
13. "A Ghost Kicking Its Own Head" (animated). A boy killed in a sporting accident haunts the soccer field.
    
    
    
14. "The Spirit of the Music Room" (live action). The spirit of a suicidal pianist haunts the music room.

I liked "A Sad Father's Love Story" best, probably because it has a happy ending.

The show has separate casts for the live-action and animated segments. I didn't bother with the live-action actors. Some of the seiyuu in the animated segments include:

• Honma Yukari played Mikako in Kazu & Yasu Hero Tanjou, Ayu in Mermaid Forest, and Yugo in Project Arms.
  
• Yajima Akiko played the title role in Idol Densetu Eriko, Lemon in VS Knight Ramune & 40 Fresh, Takami in Geobreeders, Dorothy in The Big O, Pino in Ergo Proxy, Kogitsune in Natsume Yuujinchou, Mipple in the Futari wa Precure franchise, and the title roles in Shin-men and of course Crayon Shin-chan. She played Lesser Panda (Red Panda) in Shirokuma Cafe, Maijima Karen in Sotsugyousei, and Hikari in Kakyuusei (1995), all Orphan releases.
• Okamura Akemi played Nami in the One Piece franchise, Hinoe in the Natsume Yuujinchou franchise, Fio in Porco Rosso, Risa in Lovely Complex, Mayaya in Kuragehime, Shusui in Saiunkoku Monogatari, and Shiina in Tales of Symphonia, among many other roles.
  
• Hiramatsu Akiko played Nene Romanova in Bubblegum Crisis and Bubblegum Crash, Mekira in Ninku, Tom Kusanagi in Mikan Enikki, Konoe (the security maid) in Hanaukyo Maid Tai, and Miyuki in the You're Under Arrest franchise. She played Ninomiya, the police chief's reckless daughter, in Every Day Is Sunday, and Tano Keiko in Houkago no Tinker Bell, both Orphan releases.
• Hiyama Nobuyuki played Madarame in the Genshiken franchise, Viral in Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Date in Lime-iro Senkitan, Murata in the Gundam Seed series, Kouyuu Li in Saiunkoku Monogatari, Shin in Cowboy Bebop, and Kiei in the Yu Yu Hakusho franchise. He also played Tokugawa Hidetada in the Sanada 10 special, Kain in Fire Emblem, Roddy in Next Senki Ehrgeiz, and King Penguin in Shirokuma Cafe, all Orphan releases.
• Watanabe Misa played Nefertiri in the One Piece franchise, Akeginu in Basilisk, Queen Beryl in Sailor Moon Crystal, and Nozomi in the World Trigger franchise.
  
• Takahashi Miki starred as Asami in Majo demo Steady (an Orphan release), but she is best known as a singer (she sang all the songs in the show). She had featured roles in MAPS (1994) and Tenamonyo Voyagers. She also appeared in Doukyuusei: Climax, an Orphan release.
• Masuda Yuki played Yuki in the two Ultra Nyan OVAs, both Orphan releases. She also played Yanagi in Flame of Recca, Yuri in the Sakura Wars shows, and Nami in La Corda d'Oro.
  
• Arakawa Tarou appeared in Blue Sonnet, Dokushin Apartment Dokudami-sou, and Tezuka Osamu's Tales from the Old Testament, all Orphan releases.
  
• Miura Tomoko appeared in Project Arms and Reideen the Superior.
  
• Kuramochi Ryouko appeared in Gilgamesh and Naruto.
  
• Okamoto Akiko had a few other minor roles.
  
• Nomura Kenji plays Gorou in the current Ao no Miburo and Jinun in Sengoku Youko. Past roles included Tatsuuma Ushiyama in Golden Kamuy, , Reystov in The Faraway Paladin, Sol in Isekai de Mofumofu, Kugayama in Genshiken, Sanosuke in Peace Maker Kurogane, and Kunio in Tactical Roar.
  
• Ogihara Hideki played Toshiya in the Mahoromatic franchise, Ryouta in Soul Link, Ma-kun in Gravitation, and Yamane in the Major franchise. He appeared in two stories in Gakkou no Yuurei volume 1.

The animated segment director, Awai Shigeki, mostly worked in h-anime.

Because the series had been abandoned after one episode, Perevodildo translated volume 2 from scratch. ninjacloud timed. I edited and typeset. Nemesis and ImAWasteOfHair QCed. The caffeinated encoder chose "cafe au lait" as his pseudonym for this episode.

Ghost stories are always going to be a mixed bag, and this volume is more mixed than most. I miss the lack of tonal variation; the stories are always serious and downbeat. But if you want more ghostly doings, you can get this volume of School Ghosts from the usual torrent site or from IRC bot Orphan|Arutha in channels #nibl or #news on irc.rizon.net.

Gakkou no Yuurei (School Ghosts), Volume 1

Gakkou no Yuurei (School Ghosts) is an anthology of ghost stories, mostly set at schools. Seven volumes were released between 1995 and 1999. Each volume has multiple, independent stories. Because there's no continuity between volumes, or even stories, Orphan will be releasing this show one volume at a time. The series is technically an orphan, because Flapsubs released one episode and then stopped.

This first volume was supposed to be released for Halloween, but Stuff Happened™. We ended up changing raws twice, first from the KPMP raw to a bespoke raw, and then to a second version of that raw to deal with the need for different frame rates in different sections. As a result, I redid the typesetting twice. The timing was tweaked very late in the process. So, for those reasons, this episode is being released post-election, when horror seems to be the order of the day.

The first volume of Gakkou no Yuurei has six stories:

1. "Forgotten Notebook." A late-staying schoolgirl is sent home by the janitor, forgets her notebook, and is killed by a train when she turns back for it. She returns later to get it...
   
   
   
   
   
2. "Batting Ghost." The ghost of a baseball coach who killed himself over an accident haunts the school baseball field.
   
   
   
   
   
3. "Cursed Summer Camp." A girls' basketball camp stays overnight at a converted hospital, only to find that the ghosts of former patients still linger.
   
   
   
   
   
4. "Night on a School Trip." Schoolgirls on a trip stay overnight an inn, where the seaside pavilion windows are nailed shut, for a reason.
   
   
   
   
   
5. "Hanako-san." A ghost inhabits the furthermost stall of the girls' bathroom. You can summon her, but you shouldn't.
   
   
   
   
   
6. "Red Eyes." The ghosts of dead warriors haunt the school chemistry lab. You really, really, REALLY mustn't look them in the eye.

Ghost stories don't appeal to me, but some of them are quite creepy. I was amused to see the story of Hanako-san, which is apparently a common urban legend in Japan.

Some translation notes:

• As Guardian Enzo points out in his informative essay, the Japanese have two words for ghosts: obake, the quasi-harmless spirits often found in Western popular media, and yuurei, the terrifying spirits of the restless dead. This show is most definitely about the latter.
• The song "You may pass, you may pass..." is from the Japanese children's game Touryanse. The song "Kagome, kagome" is from the Japanese children's game of the same name. Both are quite creepy, and both have appeared in other anime.

As an anthology series, the voice cast is huge, and online sources are no help. Using Google Translate, I did parse some of the voice credits, and Perevodildo filled in the rest. The cast contains many stalwarts from the 1990s.

Forgotten Notebook

• Iwao Junko (girl) played the title roles in Ayashi no Ceres and Devilman Lady, Tomoyo in Card Captor Sakura, Natsuko in Shin Cutie Honey, Tokiko in Key the Metal Idol, Mima in Perfect Blue, and Mika in Kakyuusei (1995), an Orphan release.
  
• Aono Takeshi (janitor) played Nurarihyon in every incarnation of GeGeGe no Kitarou through 2007, Billy Bones in Treasure Island, Bookman in D.grayman, Dracule in One Piece, Katsuhiko Masaki in the Tenchi Muyo franchise, and Shiro Sanada in the Yamato franchise. He also appeared in Bride of Deimos, A Penguin's Memories, Ginga Tansa 2100: Border-nen, Fire Emblem, Grimm Douwa: Kin no Tori, Hashire Melos!, the three Sangokushi movies (as Guan Yu), Tezuka Osamu's Tales from the Old Testament, and Rain Boy, all Orphan releases.

Batting Ghost

• Ootsuka Houchuu (Coach Nagai) played Satou in the Ajin properties, Bookman in D.grayman: Hollow, Rob in Shinigami no Kuro Maid, Ziggy in Edens Zero, Tsurumi in Golden Kamuy, the announcer in Yawara!, and Ikezu Daisuke in Asatte Dance, an Orphan release.
  
• Neya Michiko (M) played the title character in Shin Cutey Honey, Emilia in Macross 7: Ginga ga Ore o Yonde Iru!, Rally in Gunsmith Cats, Barnett in Vandread, Mako in the Initial D franchise, and Nancy in R.O.D. She also played (Mesa, Eve's mother) in Mother: Saigo no Shoujo Eve, Aya in Hidamari no Ki, and Lena in Fire Emblem, all Orphan releases.
• Tsuboi Tomohiro (Matsumoto) played Shinpachi in the Hakuouki franchise, Ichirou in the Knights of Sidonia properties, Toshii Maeda in the Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings shows, and Shima in Zegapain.
• Ogihara Hideki (student; also Morita in "Red Eyes") played Toshiya in the Mahoromatic franchise, Ryouta in Soul Link, Ma-kun in Gravitation, and Yamane in the Major franchise.
  

Cursed Summer Camp

• Okamoto Maya (Chiko) played played Maya in the Burn Up! series, Harumi in The Irresponsible Captain Tylor franchise, Saiko in the Silent Mobius properties, female Akira in Mellow, and Puck in Yousei Ou. The last two are Orphan releases.
  
• Kanai Mika (Kanna) played the title role in the Licca-chan franchise, Normad in the Galaxy Angel franchise, Histoire in the Hyperdimension Neptunia franchise, Melonpanda in the Soreike! Anpanman franchise, Misato in Nana, Lotte in Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko, and Hime in Bakuen Campus Guardress, an Orphan release.
  
• Ootaki Shinya (Mr. Takai) played Beat in Scoopers and Chiefson in Wolf Guy, and he appeared in Aoki Honoo, Elf ,17 and Hi-Speed Jecy. The last four are Orphan releases.
• Asaoka Natsumi (Captain) appeared in Blue Seed, Orphen, and Turn A Gundam.
  

Night on a School Trip

• Mitsuishi Kotono (Yukari; also Kumi in "Hanako-san" and Aki in "Red Eyes") played the title roles in Excel Saga, Birdy the Mighty, and the Maze TV and OVAs, Mink in Dragon Half, Katsuragi Misato in the Evangelion properties, Rosalia in the Angelique franchise, Kagura in the original Fruits Basket, Eri in Love Get Chu, and of course, Sailor Moon in the Sailor Moon franchise. She played the leads in Mother: Saigo no Shoujo Eve and Oshare Kozou wa Hanamaru, as well as Oshina in Hidamari no Ki, and appeared in Blazing Transfer Student, Nagasarete Airantou, and Yamato 2520, all Orphan releases.
• Amano Yuri (Yumi; also Kaoru in "Red Eyes") played the title role in The Legend of Snow White, Julia in Daddy Long Legs, Kiyone in the Tenchi Muyo franchise, and Moemi in Video Girl Ai. She appeared as Lady Freeze in Bakuen Campus Guardress, Catherine in Okama Hakusho, Kuzunoha in Akuemon, Angie in Condition Green, Elthena in Eien no Filena, Kitagawa in Nozomi Witches, Noriko in Singles, and Yuko in St. Michaela Gakuen Hyouryuuki, as well as multiple roles in Fukuyama Gekijou, all Orphan releases.
• Satoko Kifuji (Megumi; also Ai in "Hanako-san") - no information
  
• Mizutani Yuuko (Shoko; also Yuko Mizutani in "Red Eyes") played Pinoko in all the Black Jack properties, as well as Misako in Houkago no Tinker Bell, Hiromi in Milky Passion: Dougenzaka - Ai no Shiro, Rika in Sei Michaela Gakuen Hyouryuuki, Lila in Eien no Filena, Anna in Inochi no Chikyuu: Dioxin no Natsu, and Dr. Uematsu Kikue in Yume Kakeru Kougen, all Orphan projects.
• Nishimura Chinami (Keiko; also Yuuko in "Hanako-san") played the title role in the Aria franchise, Chibusuke in Dragon Drive, Neko Musume in the 1996 version of GeGeGe no Kitarou, Mia in Kaleido Star, Rand in the Maze properties, Hydra in the UFO Princess Valkyrie franchise, and Koko in Zatch Bell.
  
• Tahara Aruno (Mr. Yasuda) appeared in Apfelland Monogatari, Bremen 4, Oz, Raiyantsuura no Uta, and Nozomi Witches, all Orphan releases, as well as Cowboy Bebop, Rurouni Kenshin, and Death Note.
  
• Shimaka Yuu (deputy manager) played Katagiri in Yawara! He appeared in Bagi, Kosuke-sama & Rikimaru-sama: Konpeitou no Ryuu, Kasei Yakyoku, Apfelland Monogatari, Ushiro no Hyakutaro, and Tezuka Osamu's Tales from the Old Testament, all Orphan releases.
• Kobayashi Hiromi (Nakai) - no information.
  

Hanako-san

• Ootani Ikue (Hanako) provided the voice of Pikachu in in the Japanese, English, Spanish, and German versions of the Pokemon shows. She also played Mitsuhiko in the Detective Conan franchise and Tony Tony Chopper in the One Piece franchise. She appeared as the Fujiwara twins in Haruka Naru Toki no Naka de 2, Ann in Next Senki Ehrgeiz, and Sumire in Kiss wa Mi ni Shie, all Orphan releases.
• Yoshida Konami (Minako) (Ko) played the title roles in Asobo Toy-chan and Metal Fighter Miku and the lead in Idol Fighter Su-Chi-Pai. She appeared in Sensou Douwa: Kiku-chan to Ookami, Akuemon, Kiss wa Me ni Shita, and Yamato 2520, all Orphan releases.
  

Red Eyes

• Horiuchi Kenyuu (Takeda) played the title role in Guin Saga and Oscar in the Angelique franchise. He also played the lead role in Amon Saga and Raiyantsuuri no Uta, Ryuuichi in Aoko Honoo, Jin Akira in Wolf Guy, Nest in Eien no Filena, Kubota in Meisou Ou Border, Lid in Greed, Romus in Choujikuu Romanesque Samy: MISSING 99, and the refined son in Eguchi Hisashi no Kotobuki Gorou Show, all Orphan releases.

The director, Kashima Norio, also directed Dirty Pair TV, Refrain Blue, and Huckleberry Finn Monogatari.

ninjacloud really wanted to do this series and commissioned bespoke encodes of the episodes. Perevodildo translated checked the original Flapsubs subtitles; he also wrote a perceptive commentary on MyAnimeList. Perevodildo did the initial timing, and ninjacloud tweaked it for the new raw. I edited and typeset. Nemesis and ImAWasteOfHair QCed. The encoder wished to remain anonymous, but he labeled each episode with a caffeinated beverage; this episode's encoder credit is "Coffee".

 

So if you're looking for a spooky good time, you could do worse than pass 45 minutes with the ghosts of Gakkou no Yuurei. You can get this episode from the usual torrent site or from IRC bot Orphan|Arutha in channels #nibl or #news on irc.rizon.net.