{"id":1045036,"date":"2026-01-17T14:43:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T14:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=483226"},"modified":"2026-01-17T14:43:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T14:43:46","slug":"netflix-brought-back-animes-prettiest-psychedelic-horror-detective-show-20-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/netflix-brought-back-animes-prettiest-psychedelic-horror-detective-show-20-years-later\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix brought back anime\u2019s prettiest psychedelic horror detective show 20 years later"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/netflix-brought-back-animes-prettiest-psychedelic-horror-detective-show-20-years-later.png\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-text-align-none\">You could describe 2007\u2019s <em>Mononoke<\/em> as a horror anime about a mysterious demon slayer. That would be technically accurate. It would also conjure almost entirely the wrong image.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">So would saying that it\u2019s rooted in Japanese ghost stories, or that it\u2019s set in the Edo period, or that it combines computer effects with traditional 2D animation. <em>Mononoke<\/em>, created and directed by Kenji Nakamura (<em>Welcome to Irabu\u2019s Office<\/em>), is more than the sum of its parts. It\u2019s a detective procedural about a tantalizingly mysterious investigator combating vengeful ghosts, as told through psychedelic, experimental visuals inspired by classical Japanese theater.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Mononoke<\/em> has been a fascinating, one-off (two-off at best) gem for almost two decades, without expectation of continuation \u2014 until now. <em>Mononoke the Movie: The Phantom in the Rain<\/em>, a feature-length movie continuing the adventures of the wandering demon-slaying detective known as Medicine Seller, hits Netflix on Nov. 28. Two more sequels are coming in 2025. Ahead of the movies\u2019 release, though, it\u2019s worth knowing where Medicine Seller came from.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div><iframe title=\"Mononoke The Movie: The Phantom in the Rain | Official Trailer | Netflix\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NJejE1Xv8vw?rel=0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The obvious appeal of the <em>Mononoke<\/em> series is in its design, inspired by classic Japanese theater and printmaking \u2014 bright colors, coarse textures, and painstakingly detailed patterns not usually seen in TV-budget anime. But for all that organic, human-hand work on the screen, the series also makes incredibly impressive use (especially for its mid-\u201900s era) of 3D modeled backgrounds and computer-generated textures. Nakamura leans into the uncanny contrast between the two styles of animation, with moody, tone-setting results.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">But <em>Mononoke<\/em> isn\u2019t all style and no substance: It asks the wonderful question, \u201cWhat if a mysterious traveling demon slayer was also a slightly catty Agatha Christie detective, who could only unsheathe his mononoke-slaying sword if he could first uncover the secret human sins that summoned the mononoke in the first place?\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do I watch Mononoke?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The good news is that 2007\u2019s 12-episode <em>Mononoke<\/em> anime, showcasing four Medicine Seller stories, is currently available to stream on Netflix.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">However, there\u2019s one more Medicine Seller story out there, and it technically comes first. Nakamura introduced Medicine Seller to the world in <em>Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales<\/em>, a 2006 animated anthology series that hasn\u2019t been licensed for U.S. streaming, but isn\u2019t hard to find online.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Nakamura\u2019s \u201cBake Neko,\u201d <em>Ayakashi<\/em>\u2019s three-episode finale story, is about a bride mysteriously slain on her wedding day, her family\u2019s dark secrets, a vengeful cat demon, and the wandering medicine seller who turns out to be a secret demon slayer. As the bakeneko devours the household one by one, this \u201cMedicine Seller\u201d (he gives no other name) prevails upon the family elders to reveal their crimes, so the truth of the matter can unlock his sword and save the innocents caught by the spirit\u2019s vengeance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">If you can find a way to watch \u201cBake Neko,\u201d I would say go for it \u2014 as the very first Medicine Seller story, it\u2019s got a more concise and complete explanation of his whole deal than the first few episodes of the <em>Mononoke<\/em> series. On top of that, it\u2019s a twisty supernatural mystery, where the horror of the demon is only surpassed by the crime it wants to avenge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">But you\u2019ll also be fine if you want to pull up Netflix and just start watching <em>Mononoke<\/em>, because Medicine Seller\u2019s shifty appearance and truth-requiring sword give the series the same trappings of the best episodic detective fiction. Crucially, nobody ever wants to admit their crimes to a weird itinerant peddler until they absolutely have to \u2014 giving <em>Mononoke <\/em>the same juicy rhythm of any good episode of <em>Columbo<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/reviews\/23569789\/poker-face-review-natasha-lyonne\"><em>Poker Face<\/em><\/a>, or <em>Murder She Wrote<\/em>. It just has much wilder visuals, swords, and an all-time magical-hero transformation sequence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The biggest mystery of <em>Mononoke<\/em> might be who Medicine Seller is, and why his only purpose (or job? Or curse?) seems to be showing up exactly where vengeful mononoke business is just about to happen. He doesn\u2019t exactly seem human, but the show never explains what else he might be. Despite that, Nakamura still gives the distinct sense that Medicine Seller doesn\u2019t care about saving people from their supernatural punishments \u2014 it\u2019s just that if they die without confessing their crimes, he\u2019ll never be able to unlock his sword and dispatch the demon they unleashed. And so, our hero\u2019s frustration also becomes the delicious tension of the detective procedural.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/netflix-brought-back-animes-prettiest-psychedelic-horror-detective-show-20-years-later-1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\u201cSo you kidnapped a bride 50 years ago and convinced yourself she actually wanted it?\u201d you may find yourself yelling at the TV, as Medicine Seller catches one more liar in a lie. \u201cAnd then you locked her in your basement as your personal whipping post, until she starved herself to death, and now the spirit of the kitten she secretly fed is back to avenge her! Just tell Medicine Seller already, before everyone here who <em>isn\u2019t<\/em> complicit dies horribly!\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The squirrely, condescending guilty parties of <em>Mononoke<\/em> never want to fess up, though, which makes it easy to root for Medicine Seller as much as you would for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/reviews\/23924375\/murder-orient-express-game-review-2023\">Hercule Poirot<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24163990\/knives-out-3-wake-up-dead-man-announced-rian-johnson\">Benoit Blanc<\/a>, even when you know next to nothing about his history or motives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The show offers assured pacing, visuals you can\u2019t look away from, and twisty plots: What kind of mononoke is haunting the latest locale Medicine Seller visits? Who made them angry? How many people will they kill to get what they want? Nakamura is incredible at foreshadowing what\u2019s to come through motifs and symbolism, showing even before he tells.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">If any of that appeals to you, I strongly recommend you check out <em>Mononoke <\/em>before watching <em>Mononoke the Movie: The Phantom in the Rain<\/em>, which arrives on Netflix on Nov. 28.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/anime\/483226\/mononoke-netflix-movie-series-how-to-watch\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You could describe 2007\u2019s Mononoke as a horror anime about a mysterious demon slayer. That would be technically accurate. It would also conjure almost entirely the wrong image.&nbsp; So would saying that it\u2019s rooted in Japanese ghost stories, or that it\u2019s set in the Edo period, or that it combines computer effects with traditional 2D animation. Mononoke, created and directed by Kenji Nakamura (Welcome to Irabu\u2019s Office), is more than the sum of its parts. It\u2019s a detective procedural about a tantalizingly mysterious investigator combating vengeful ghosts, as told through psychedelic, experimental visuals inspired by classical Japanese theater.\u00a0 Mononoke has been a fascinating, one-off (two-off at best) gem for almost two decades, without expectation of continuation \u2014 until now. 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