怪談レストラン
Kaidan Restaurant
TV Asahi announced a new kids anime "Kaidan Restaurant (Thriller Restaurant)" based on a picture book. Each episode will consist of three stories or ''dishes'': the appetizer, the main dish, and dessert. The first two ''dishes'' will deal with an ordinary sixth-grade schoolgirl named Ako Ozara and the bizarre occurrences that befall her classmates. The third ''dish'' will be a standalone short ghost story told by Ako and her friends.
Names
| Original | 怪談レストラン (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Kaidan Restaurant |
| English | — |
| Chinese | 怪谈餐馆 (simplified · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | Thriller Restaurant |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 23 ep · 19 min · 7h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2009-10-13 → 2010-06-08 (Autumn 2009) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Source | Picture book |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Kids |
| Genres | HorrorMysterySupernatural |
| Themes | KidsGhostYoukaiDemonsPrimarily Child CastAchronological Order |
Reception
| Community score | 7.02 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 7.38 / 10 |
| Composite | 50.3 |
| On lists | 3,918 |
| Favourited | 44 (1.1%) |
| Completion | 64.8% |
| Drop rate | 14.1% |
| In backlog | 53.9% |
| Score spread σ | 1.73 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Autumn 2009 | C | 25 of 75 |
| Year | 2009 | C | 92 of 261 |
| Genre | Horror | C | 96 of 272 |
| Studio | Toei Animation | D | 130 of 243 |
| Demographic | Kids | C | 173 of 363 |
| Genre | Mystery | D | 376 of 652 |
| Length | Two-cour | D | 412 of 699 |
| Era | Late 2000s | C | 414 of 1,149 |
| Genre | Supernatural | D | 658 of 1,234 |
| Season (all years) | Autumn | C | 880 of 1,921 |
| Format | TV series | C | 1,603 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | C | 3,066 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Youko Ikeda, Akira Takahashi |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Shouji Yonemura |
| Character design | Akira Takahashi |
| Music | Hiroshi Takaki |
| Original creator | Miyoko Matsutani |
AniList id 6980 · MAL id 6980 · record updated 2026-08-26