Ako Ozora
main character
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Estimated watch time
7h 17m
⚡ 5 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Kids79%Ghost79%Youkai79%Demons79%Primarily Child Cast60%Achronological Order60%School40%Curses20%
overview details
Synopsis & Story
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.
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Kaidan Restaurant: should you watch it?
At a glance
Kaidan Restaurant has been met with mixed reactions, with an average AniList score of 68/100 — 40% of 928 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #57 highest-rated anime of 2009, and #93 most popular anime of 2009, and #15 highest-rated anime of Fall 2009 on AniList.
Of the 1.8K AniList users who started it, 14.0% dropped it, so it is dropped more often than most; 1.2K have finished it.
At about 7 h 17 min in total, plan on one to two weeks at a couple of episodes a day.
Best for viewers who enjoy Horror, Mystery, Supernatural — especially kids, ghost, youkai, demons.
Episodes
23 episodes are listed.
Main cast & creators
- Original creator
- Miyoko Matsutani
- Director
- Youko Ikeda
- Series composition
- Shouji Yonemura
- Character design
- Akira Takahashi
- Music
- Hiroshi Takaki
Kaidan Restaurant FAQ
- How many episodes does Kaidan Restaurant have?
- Kaidan Restaurant has 23 episodes of about 19 minutes each, roughly 7 h 17 min in total.
- How long does it take to watch Kaidan Restaurant?
- About 7 h 17 min back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 12 days; at one hour a day, about 8 days.
- Is Kaidan Restaurant finished?
- Yes. Kaidan Restaurant has finished airing — the final episode aired June 8, 2010.
- Is there a season 2 of Kaidan Restaurant?
- No sequel is listed for Kaidan Restaurant as of October 2026.
- Is Kaidan Restaurant based on a other source?
- Yes. Kaidan Restaurant adapts the other source by Miyoko Matsutani.
- Who animated Kaidan Restaurant?
- Kaidan Restaurant was animated by Toei Animation and directed by Youko Ikeda.