Produced by: ???

Main Cast Members: Shinjiro Atae, Ishii Meguru, Chinami Ishizaka, Nakamura Aya etc

The Story:

Based on novel by Kaminaga Manabu. Shinrei Tantei Yakumo, aka psychic detective yakumo, tells a story about a college student, Saitou Yakumo who is born with different eye colors. His red left eye gives him a special ability to see ghosts and spirits. He believes ghosts and spirits are bound to earth because of a certain 'cause' and simply eliminating that 'cause' will those spirits rest in peace. Being asked for help by the head of the police department, he begins the investigation together with his college mates.

My Thoughts:

I'm a fan of spooking Asian horror movies for years and this series is no exception. Although not as hard-core as other Japanese horrors (since the focus here is Yakumo, not a particular horrific event) and is by far 'tamed' by all standards, it still delivers some chilling moments. A ghost appearing out of nowhere still gives me the creeps and the stories (or cases) are quite interesting. But the guy playing Yakumo needs to get his butt into more acting classes since he's quite stonic & emotionless throughout the series. And his supposingly 'red eye' is not that visible either. I'm not sure whether this is intended (since I haven't read the manga or original novel) but they seriously need to improve this flaws. Oh well, at least the opening song is awesome.

My Ratings: * * *