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Supernatural Anime from 2008

25 supernatural anime that aired in 2008, ranked by score.

  1. 1
    Natsume's Book of Friends

    TV · 13 ep · summer

    Due to an unusual ability to see strange creatures called youkai, Takashi Natsume has never fit in.

  2. 2
    Spice and Wolf

    TV · 13 ep · winter

    Holo is a powerful wolf deity who is revered in the small town of Pasloe for blessing the annual harvest.

  3. 3
    xxxHOLiC◆Kei

    TV · 13 ep · spring

    Kimihiro Watanuki's life was never really normal. But in addition to his ability to see spirits, this sequel to xxxHOLiC finds him still slaving away for Yuuko, the bizarre…

  4. 4
    ef - a tale of melodies.

    TV · 12 ep · fall

    In a story set years in the past, Himura Yuu is a studious and diligent young man intent solely on maintaining his top academic position at Otowa Academy.

  5. 5
    Black Butler

    TV · 24 ep · fall

    Young Ciel Phantomhive is known as "the Queen's Guard Dog," taking care of the many unsettling events that occur in Victorian England for Her Majesty.

  6. 6
    Hell Girl: Three Vessels

    TV · 26 ep · fall

    Following the events of Jigoku Shoujo Futakomori, Ai Enma, the Hell Girl, has disappeared. Her former companions decide to lead normal lives, until their absent mistress returns…

  7. 7
    Ga-Rei-Zero

    TV · 12 ep · fall

    In Japan, there exists a government agency known as the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Division (SDCD), whose duty is to protect the citizens from creatures unseen.

  8. 8
    Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens

    TV · 13 ep · fall

    When he was a child and out catching bugs, Jin Mikuriya fatefully encountered a deity, which became the inspiration for his newest piece of art: The Tree Spirit.

  9. 9
    Nabari no Ou

    TV · 26 ep · spring

    Silent, apathetic, yet mischievous, 14-year-old Rokujou Miharu is the bearer of the hijutsu "Shinrabanshou," a powerful technique many ninja clans desire so they can become the…

  10. 10
    Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne

    TV · 6 ep · winter

    Immortality is something many people would wish for. But would it be such a coveted ability if people knew they would be subject to countless attacks because of it?

  11. 11
    Earl and Fairy

    TV · 12 ep · fall

    In the nineteenth century, we find Lydia Carlton living in Scotland, making a living as a fairy doctor. She is one of those rare humans who can see and communicate with fairies.

  12. 12
    Corpse Princess: Aka

    TV · 13 ep · fall

    Living at a shrine with other orphans, Ouri Kagami is no stranger to corpses. But when he sees the patron of his orphanage, Keisei Tagami, seemingly revive the scarred corpse of…

  13. 13
    Our Home's Fox Deity

    TV · 24 ep · spring

    The Mizuchi bloodline has long been hunted by Yokai, or monsters. Toru and Noboru Takagami are descendents of this bloodline, and under their grandmother's discretion, are given…

  14. 14
    Box of Goblins

    TV · 13 ep · fall

    Absent-minded schoolgirl Yoriko Kusumoto only has eyes for Kanako Yuzuki. After planning for their summer trip, their journey comes to a premature and brutal end when Kanako is…

  15. 15
    Vampire Knight Guilty

    TV · 13 ep · fall

    When the missing Zero Kiryuu returns to Cross Academy, Yuuki Cross is relieved to see him safe, but finds that Zero has changed in more ways than one.

  16. 16
    Ryoko's Case File

    TV · 13 ep · summer

    Based on a series of light novels written by Tanaka Yoshiki and illustrated by Kakinouchi Narumi. The story revolves around Ryouko Yakushiji, a 27-year-old multilingual…

  17. 17
    H2O: Footprints in the Sand

    TV · 12 ep · winter

    Takuma Hirose is a blind young male high school student, though the cause for his blindness is undetermined.

  18. 18
    Monochrome Factor

    TV · 24 ep · spring

    The story revolves around high school student Akira Nikaido, a typical slacker living a normal life.

  19. 19
    Graveyard Kitaro

    TV · 11 ep · winter

    Kitarou is a youkai boy born in a cemetery, and aside from his mostly-decayed father, the last living member of the Ghost tribe.

  20. 20
    Amatsuki

    TV · 13 ep · spring

    Tokidoki Rikugou is a history-hating student who flunks out of his Japanese History course; his high school forces him to make up for his failed grade by attending a special…

  21. 21
    Vampire Knight

    TV · 13 ep · spring

    The cheerful Yuuki Cross and the gruff Zero Kiryuu are members of the disciplinary committee at Cross Academy, which houses two very distinct classes: the Day Class and the…

  22. 22
    Blade of the Immortal

    TV · 13 ep · summer

    Manji is an infamous swordsman in feudal Japan who is known as the "Hundred Man Killer," as he has killed one hundred innocent men.

  23. 23
    Persona: Trinity Soul

    TV · 26 ep · winter

    The stage is Ayanagi City, a city near the Japan Sea. It is a futuristic city that was built to carry out the recovery from the calamity caused by the "Apathy Syndrome" ten…

  24. 24
    Kanokon: The Girl Who Cried Fox

    TV · 12 ep · spring

    Kouta has girl troubles of the supernatural sort. For some reason, he keeps attracting the attention (and affections) of animal spirits! Having spent most of his life in the…

  25. 25
    ChäoS;HEAd

    TV · 12 ep · fall

    Throughout Shibuya, a series of murders dubbed the "New Generation Madness" gained widespread attention As these crimes gained infamy, they became a hot topic of discussion…