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Summary: A must buy
Review: A unique gem, the quality of humor was something I had not encountered before. Get it, laugh, be sad when it's over.
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Summary: Spooky Ghost Having a Cup of Tea and Toast
Review: During the joy of conversation, should one bring up the subject of spirits or various hauntings; a wide variety of imagery is instantly resurrected to the mind's eye. Be it the ominous thoughts of thrilling tales such as William Shakespear's Macbeath to the whimsical childhood cartoons of Casper the friendly ghost, one can't help but be intrigued and maybe a litte frieghtened of the subject. However, with the exceptions of Harry Potter and Ghostbusters, there is very little middleground on the subject. Hollywood and literature has always depicted spirits and hauntings in either the extreme of the chilling macrabe or children's lighthearted fables. I am happy to annouce that Haunted Junction on DVD is neither. Treading on almost virgin territory, the plot is fresh and overflowing with offbeat energy. Centering around the life of Haruto Hojo, the president of his Highschool's Spiritual Student Council and son of the local minister. He is reluctantly forced into the task of maintaining the seven wonders of Saito High with the help of Mutsuki (the daughter of a Shinto Priest) and Kazuo (the son of a Budhist monk). Now, if you're thinking this is simply a different take on the formula behind Ghostbusters, you're so very wrong. The story is not meant for no one less than the age of teen, because it's so politically incorrect that it puts Howard Stern to a crying shame. Haunted Junction's main drive is to make one laugh until the cry in pain and this is what it accomplishes in honors. It is a comedy with an encompassing range from the deviously witty to the most riske of slapstick. Where else can one possible expect to find satiric allusions on the structure of religions and the insanity of one boy's scandelous quest to find a particular bathroom stall in the same episode. I greatly enjoyed the exploits of Haruto as he fights for his sanity in the crazy world that is Haunted Junction. If you love anime you surely will love this fresh series containing beautiful artwork and limitless energy. It's not for everyone, however, if you can keep an open mind you will find yourself succumbing to the contagious laughter of this lovable comedic work. I do apologize for being vague, but to give any detail would spoil the all the gags and jokes that are contained in this gem, because you simply can't tell one and not leave out telling the rest. It truly is a masterpiece in the art of humor for it is all tied together in this parlor of mad hurrahs.
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Summary: Scary Fork? NO!! HAUNTED JUNCTION!
Review: For those of you who don't know, Haunted Junction is an anime series, a short one, but a very good one. In my opinion it is one of the best anime's out there. The story basis runs along Saito High School, a school that is overrun by ghosts and other spirits. Within these school walls exists the Holy Student Council, whose sole aim is to keep the ghosts in line, while not getting a heart attack at the same time. I don't want to give too much of the story away so get it yourself. You'll laugh, cry, and maybe even soil your pants. Chow ^_~
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Summary: The *New* Student Council
Review: Haunted Junction, a ridiculous comedy about three high school students and the seven spirits that haunt their school. Haunted Junction is like X-files with a twist of Japanese comedy. The three students work together as the "Holy Student Council" chosen specifically out of the other students because of their religious background. Should anything get between their school and the spirits that live there, the seven school spirits are always ready to... find some creative hijinx to play around with the enemy. For the lover of anime, silly slapstick comdey, and the sci-fi fantatic, Haunted Junction is definetly worth watching!
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Summary: The best anime DVD yet (ok its at least one of the top 10)
Review: Have you ever wondered what ghost busters would have been like if it had been written by Mike Myers? It's a ghost series that doesn't take its self seriously BUY THIS DVD
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Summary: The best anime DVD yet (ok its at least one of the top 10)
Review: Have you ever wondered what ghost busters would have been like if it had been written by Mike Myers? It's a ghost series that doesn't take its self seriously BUY THIS DVD
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Summary: Great, Hilarious, Off-the-wall Anime :-)
Review: How would you like to get credit for classes you never take, converse freely with supernatural entities, and have a new comedy-filled adventure every day? Thus sums up the Haunted Junction series. This is a great, hilarious series, with an odd mixture of Human students (including a girl who LOVES young boys - you don't see THAT every day in anime!!!) and school spirits at a Tokyo high school with such a poor reputation and high level of spiritual energy that no one can transfer from the school and professional exorcists flee in terror at simply hearing the school's name. Now if only I had a Toilet Hanako in my apartment.....
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Summary: Sweet!
Review: I bought Haunted Junction on a whim and I have to say it's deffinatly one of the best anime series I've seen! Greatly enjoyable! Fun loveable characters, with a touching ending. ^.^ I enjoyed it so much I wish there were more then 12 episodes!
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Summary: Very Funny! Buy this one!
Review: I first read about Haunted Junction in an issue of Animerica en route to my first anime convention in Atlanta. I found the first three tapes and bought them, not knowing a lot about anime or the series itself. I'm glad I did! This series, while not very long, is really funny and entertaining. As some other reviewers have said, it doesn't have a real *ending* but if you're into Japanese humor, or any kind of humor at all, then this is a good set. (The set is most likely not suitable for young children because it contains a good bit of adult humor).
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Summary: Off-the-wall Supernatural Anime With a Twist
Review: I have been away from Japanime for a long while and am not very knowledgeable on what is out there these days. Just after Christmas I was at the video store and decided to take a chance. I bought the 2 DVD "Haunted Junction" Collection. (I decided to purchase it after reading on the cover that the character design was done by an artist who worked on "Ranma 1/2".) I thought buying it was a major gamble, but it turned out that I was pleasantly surprised - this anime is a riot! First of all, I like the fact that the series is self-contained. You have 12 episodes in the 2 discs and that's it. Also, the storylines flow very well from the first to the final episode. Only the last two are parts of a single story - which acts as a "season finale" for the series. The ending leaves the viewer satisfied, yet it does make one wish that more "Haunted Junction" episodes were in production. The first episode serves to introduce one of the most fun and bizarre casts of characters I have ever seen in Japanime. At first I wasn't sure what to make of the three "Holy Student Council" members or of the seven spirits/ghosts who are summoned to their aid in times of "school emergencies." It soon struck me that this was the most non-PC, unpredictable, and zany ensemble I have come across. I laughed out loud many times, and with each episode I came to like the characters more and more. About the weirdest factor in the whole story is Asahina's "Shouta" complex (she likes/lusts after boys who are only 12 years of age or younger.) However, even that I considered a parody of the usual tendency for Japanime to portray young girls as sexual icons. The only thing I would have liked to see would have been a higher quality in the animation itself. Don't get me wrong - the animation is not substandard. It's about the same quality as you would get by watching "Pokemon" or Saturday morning cartoons. It's just not in the same league as, say "Giant Robo" or "Akira". Then again, maybe it isn't meant to be - which doesn't detract one bit from your enjoyment of the humor. I highly recommend Haruto, Asahina, and Kazumi's misadventures in "Haunted Junction" to the anime newcomer. You won't find giant robots or tentacled demon monsters (not a lot of them, anyway), but you are sure to laugh your head off viewing the insane antics at the most haunted high school in the world. There's definitely a little bit of everything for everyone, from Toilet Hanako (the sex-kitten ghost who haunts the boys' rest room) to a living anatomy model and his skeleton whose special power is..... Cossack dancing. Check it out! OH MY GHOD!
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