Kaidan Restaurant


Kaidan Restaurant is a Japanese children's storybook series. The books take the form of horror anthologies, edited by Miyoko Matsutani and illustrated by Yoshikazu Takai and Kumiko Katō. As of 2007, there were 50 volumes published by Doshinsha. Over 8 million copies of the books have published so far.
The books were adapted into a TV anime series by Toei Animation, which began airing in 2009. It derives its name from "kaidan", which loosely translates to "thriller". Rather than forming a linear plot, the anime follows the anthology format of the book and tells a collection of ghost stories similar to what would be traditionally told around a campfire. The anime was frequently among the 10 highest rated anime shows of the week in Japan.
The series was adapted into a hybrid live-action and anime feature film in 2010 starring Ayano Kudo.

Plot

There is a loose theme throughout the series of the "Thriller Restaurant", which is introduced in the first episode. The remainder of the series is a collection of ghost stories reminiscent of the Scary Stories anthology and.
Each episode is broken up into three "dishes", namely the Appetizer, the Main Dish, and the Dessert. The "Appetizer" is a short story featuring something supernatural, such as ghosts, spirits, or similar. The "Main Dish" is a longer ghost story similar to the Appetizer, usually with a twist. The "Dessert" is a ghost story told by one of the main characters while playing Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai. These involve characters not related to the series and end with some sort of a moral lesson. From the thirteenth episode onwards, a fourth story is told while the ending score plays, replacing the original animation; these stories have a scary picture shown when the music ends.

Characters

Main characters

;Ako Ozora
;Sho Komoto
;Reiko Sakuma
;Ghastly Garçon

Supporting characters

;Yuma Misakubo
;Takuma
;Michiko Ishimoto
One of Ako's classmates.
;Mari Kowada
One of Ako's friends.
; Kazuyo Ozora
Ako's mother.
;Koji Ozora
Ako's father.
;Bunta Ozora
Ako's younger brother.
;Kicchom

Episode list

Anime

#Episode titleOriginal air date

Music

Anime series

The ending theme is "Lost Boy", performed by SEAMO.