Ghost Slayers AyashiSeason 12006 · 25 episodesEpisodes1The Youi ArrivalTorii Yōzō, the South Edo Magistrate, promises to recognize the legitimacy of the Bansha Aratamesho if Ogasawara and the others can recruit a man called Ryūdō Yukiatsu into the organization.2The God of the Mountain FallsYukiatsu helps the other Ayashi to protect Ōta from the Yōi.3Doctrine 3 - Dark Flow of Flowery EdoThe samurai residential quarters of Edo are under attack by the second Yōi. Meanwhile, Yuki must choose between a life with Ōta and Tae-san or a life as an ayashi.4The Living DollThe Office of Barbarian Knowledge Enforcement is investigating a series of missing persons around the circus area in Yotsuya. The South Edo Magistrate are also pursuing the same case.5Murderer`s StoryTamahei, the Okappiki, suspects that Yukiatsu might have murdered someone in Edo 15 years ago.6Dragon Aura RunningThe serpent Yōi runs wild in Edo. Torii plans to use Atl as human sacrifice to appease the Yōi.7The Dragon in the CloudYukiatsu tries to draw out the Ayagami from the serpent Yōi, but finds he is unable to do it. The only thing to do is to try to take the Ayagami from Shichi in order to subdue the Yōi. To change the serpent Yōi into a good spirit, Kumoshichi fuses himself with it.8Fox PlayThe Office of Barbarian Knowledge Enforcement is given jurisdiction to investigate the case of missing people around the Kabuki playhouses. Saizō is adamant to investigate the case without Yukiatsu's help.9Front and BackSaizō is possessed by the Mask Yōi and her dance is drawing all Yōi into Edo. Ogasawara orders his Ayashi to terminate Saizō.10Holy Music of Girl Smelling March FlowersAfter Ryūdō confronts Saizō and saves her from the Mask Yōi, Saizō manages to destroy the Yōi herself.11Nikkou Spirit HighwayRyūdō and Ogasawara travel along a highway outside Edo, slaying Yōi to make a safe path for an important official to travel through the area.12Equine Dragon, Howling at the MoonThe Western Ones use the Killing Stone to summon a vast number of Yōi in the Nikkō region. Meanwhile, Ogasawara is told he must kill his old friend Kanō to prove his innocence.13Record of Rumors of Hell and ParadiseTamahei, the policeman, explains to Kai Shūzaburō, a young painter, about the Bansha Aratemesho. His story recaps all the previous episodes.14Butterfly DanceAfter a woman is murdered in the brothel district, Shūzaburō and Atl come under suspicion from a special branch of the police called the Arson/Thievery Investigations.15Woman on the Rashoumon RiverbankThe Arson/Thievery Investigations continue to investigate the murders. Eventually the Office of Barbarian Knowledge Enforcement discover that the killer is a Yōi which uses human bodies as a chrysalis.16The Machine TribeThe government officials supporting the Office of Barbarian Knowledge Enforcement come under attack by an elusive gunman, and the ayashi investigate. Meanwhile, Abi meets a tribesman from his past.17Cloistered WorldSaizō and Edo Gen are help captive by the mountain tribesmen, who reveal that their true target is Torii Yozo. Meanwhile, the other ayashi investigate the tribesmen and Abi searches for his sister.18Wanderer`s ParadiseThe attack on Torii fails. Abi continues to seek his sister, but eventually learns that she resides in the Other World and has become a demon.19Three YukiatsusTwo people, a boy and an aging man, appear in Edo, both claiming to be called Ryūdo Yukiatsu. The ayashi investigate this and in doing so discover more about Ryūdo's past.20Shinobazu Pond LullabyYukiatsu must decide whether he wants to return to his family permanently. The Ryūdo family sword transforms into a giant yōi and Ryūdo fuses with Kumoshichi to defeat it.21To End on a Starry NightThe Western Ones create a new Yōi which travels to Edo and attacks a series of young girls, transforming them into heartless killers. Atl and Saizō act as bait for the Yōi but in the end it chases Edo Gen instead, and is later killed by Ryūdo.22A Drunk Who Doesn`t Come HomeThe ayashi hunt down a sake-based Yōi which dwells in the water systems. Meanwhile, Atl meets a samurai who will soon be forced to commit seppuku so she tries to open a gate to the Other World which will lead him to safety.23Official Construction in Old Canal of Inba MarshThe Ayashi receive a plea for help at the Inba Marsh construction site, but Atobe orders Ogasawara to not take action because Torii is supervising the construction and his failure could provoke his downfall. However, Ogasawara does not stop the other Ayashi from going there instead.24Fantasy of the Latter Southern DynastyAtl's dissatisfaction with the Human world reaches its peak, and she summons a massive Yōi which falls under the Western Ones' control. To complicate matters, Yuki discovers that Genbatsu has joined the Western Ones.25IntermissionTo complete their master plan, the Western Ones use Atl's power to summon another gigantic Yōi deep into the Ayashi's lair, but Yuki and his companions bring forth the full power of their ayagami to stand against them.
