Mononoke (Season 1)

Watch Mononoke (2007) online on iFILM — a Toei Animation anthology series spun off from Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales, with visuals drawn from Japanese woodblock prints rather than anything resembling standard anime.

The nameless Medicine Seller (voiced by Takahiro Sakurai) wanders feudal Japan hunting malevolent spirits called mononoke. He cannot kill one on sight — he must first determine its Form, its Truth, and its Reason. Each arc is a standalone ghost story, three to five episodes, where the monster turns out to be the product of human cruelty or grief.

It runs as a mystery series more than a horror show, and it looks like nothing else on screen. Stream Mononoke online on iFILM.