| Ghost Sweeper Mikami | |
 Firsttankōbon volume cover, featuring Reiko Mikami (front), Tadao Yokoshima (left), and Okinu (back) | |
| GS美神 極楽大作戦!! (Gōsuto Suīpā Mikami Gokuraku Daisakusen!!) | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Takashi Shiina |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Imprint | Shōnen Sunday Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Sunday |
| Original run | May 8, 1991 –September 22, 1999 |
| Volumes | 39 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Atsutoshi Umezawa |
| Written by | Aya Matsui |
| Music by | Toshihiko Sahashi |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | ANN (ABC,TV Asahi) |
| Original run | April 11, 1993 – March 6, 1994 |
| Episodes | 45 |
| Anime film | |
| Directed by | Atsutoshi Umezawa |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
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| Runtime | 60 minutes |
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Ghost Sweeper Mikami (Japanese:GS美神 極楽大作戦!!,Hepburn:Gōsuto Suīpā Mikami Gokuraku Daisakusen!!;lit. 'Ghost Sweeper Mikami: The Great Paradise Battle!!') is a Japanesemanga series written and illustrated byTakashi Shiina. It was published inShogakukan'sshōnen manga magazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday from May 1991 to September 1999, with its chapters collected in 39tankōbon volumes. It follows the exploits of a group of exorcists who try to combat supernatural forces in an effort to get paid. The series explores somefolk religion themes such aspossession,exorcism,shamanism,yūrei, andyōkai.
A 45-episodeanime television series adaptation byToei Animation was broadcast on theAsahi Broadcasting Corporation from April 1993 to March 1994. An anime film premiered in August 1994. The anime series was licensed in North America bySentai Filmworks.
In 1993,Ghost Sweeper Mikami won the 38thShogakukan Manga Award in theshōnen category.
In modern Japan, rampant urban development has displaced countless spirits from their ancestral homes, creating widespread supernatural disturbances. This crisis gave rise to Ghost Sweepers (GS)—private exorcism agencies that operate in a highly competitive market, offering their services to the highest bidders. Among these firms, Mikami GS stands out, led by the formidable 31-year-old Reiko Mikami alongside her two assistants: Tadao Yokoshima, a 17-year-old apprentice, and Okinu, a ghostly companion.
The stories balance episodic exorcism cases with longer narrative arcs, seamlessly blending traditional Japanese folklore with contemporary urban life. While the overarching plot follows Reiko's ongoing conflict with the powerful demon Ashtaroth, the focus remains firmly on character development, particularly the growth and interactions of the core team members as they navigate both supernatural threats and the challenges of running a business in this unique profession.
Written and illustrated byTakashi Shiina,Ghost Sweeper Mikami debuted as aone-shot inShogakukan'sshōnen manga magazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday on May 8, 1991.[4][5] The manga was then serialized in the same magazine from July 17, 1991, to September 22, 1999.[6][7] Shogakukan collected its chapters in 39tankōbon volumes, released from March 18, 1992, to November 18, 1999.[8][9] Shogakukan re-released the series in a 20-volumewideban edition, published from December 16, 2002, to July 15, 2004;[10][11] a 20-volumeshinsōban edition from June 16, 2006, to March 16, 2007;[12][13] and a 23-volumebunkoban edition from August 18, 2016, to June 15, 2018.[14][15]
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 18, 1992[8] | 4-09-123031-8 |
| 2 | May 18, 1992[16] | 4-09-123032-6 |
| 3 | July 17, 1992[17] | 4-09-123033-4 |
| 4 | September 18, 1992[18] | 4-09-123034-2 |
| 5 | December 12, 1992[19] | 4-09-123035-0 |
| 6 | March 18, 1993[20] | 4-09-123036-9 |
| 7 | May 18, 1993[21] | 4-09-123037-7 |
| 8 | July 17, 1993[22] | 4-09-123038-5 |
| 9 | October 18, 1993[23] | 4-09-123039-3 |
| 10 | December 11, 1993[24] | 4-09-123040-7 |
| 11 | March 18, 1994[25] | 4-09-123321-X |
| 12 | May 18, 1994[26] | 4-09-123322-8 |
| 13 | July 18, 1994[27] | 4-09-123323-6 |
| 14 | November 18, 1994[28] | 4-09-123324-4 |
| 15 | January 18, 1995[29] | 4-09-123325-2 |
| 16 | March 18, 1995[30] | 4-09-123326-0 |
| 17 | May 18, 1995[31] | 4-09-123327-9 |
| 18 | July 18, 1995[32] | 4-09-123328-7 |
| 19 | October 18, 1995[33] | 4-09-123329-5 |
| 20 | January 18, 1996[34] | 4-09-123330-9 |
| 21 | April 18, 1996[35] | 4-09-125001-7 |
| 22 | July 18, 1996[36] | 4-09-125002-5 |
| 23 | September 18, 1996[37] | 4-09-125003-3 |
| 24 | November 18, 1996[38] | 4-09-125004-1 |
| 25 | January 18, 1997[39] | 4-09-125005-X |
| 26 | April 18, 1997[40] | 4-09-125006-8 |
| 27 | July 18, 1997[41] | 4-09-125007-6 |
| 28 | October 18, 1997[42] | 4-09-125008-4 |
| 29 | January 17, 1998[43] | 4-09-125009-2 |
| 30 | March 18, 1998[44] | 4-09-125010-6 |
| 31 | June 18, 1998[45] | 4-09-125431-4 |
| 32 | August 8, 1998[46] | 4-09-125432-2 |
| 33 | October 17, 1998[47] | 4-09-125433-0 |
| 34 | January 18, 1999[48] | 4-09-125434-9 |
| 35 | March 18, 1999[49] | 4-09-125435-7 |
| 36 | May 18, 1999[50] | 4-09-125436-5 |
| 37 | July 17, 1999[51] | 4-09-125437-3 |
| 38 | September 18, 1999[52] | 4-09-125438-1 |
| 39 | November 18, 1999[9] | 4-09-125439-X |
A 45-episodeanime television series adaptation, produced byToei Animation, was broadcast on theAsahi Broadcasting Corporation from April 11, 1993, to March 6, 1994.[53]
In North America, the series was licensed bySentai Filmworks in 2010.[1] The series was released on four DVD sets, in Japanese with English Subtitles, from November 23, 2010, to May 3, 2011.[54][55]
| No. | Title [56] | Written by | Original release date [57] | |
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| 1 | "Here Comes the Super Sexy Exorcist!" Transliteration: "Bodikon Joreishi Tōjō!" (Japanese:ボディコン除霊師登場!) | Aya Matsui | April 11, 1993 (1993-04-11) | |
Reiko Mikami is hired to rid a mountain hotel of a ghost which is haunting its outdoor baths and she takes along Tadao Yokoshima to carry her baggage. She encounters the ghost, ajibakurei whose body is lost in the mountains which is keeping him tied to the human world. Meanwhile, Yokoshima encounters the ghost of Kinu Himuro who was sacrificed 300 years earlier to calm the volcanic mountain's anger. She has also become a jibakurei and is seeking to kill someone who would take her place. Mikami, with the help of Yokoshima and Kinu, manages to absorb the evil mountain spirit with a talisman which finally brings it peace. Later, she installs the hotel's ghost in its place to guard the mountain. | ||||
| 2 | "Armed Robbers Have No Tomorrow!" Transliteration: "Gōtō ni Ashita wa nai!" (Japanese:強盗に明日はない!) | Aya Matsui | April 18, 1993 (1993-04-18) | |
Two would-be bank robbers crash their car and die before they can carry out the job. They are now haunting the bank and the bank manager calls in Reiko Mikami to get rid of them but cannot agree on a price. Mikami strikes a bargain where she and the bank robbing ghosts can keep anything they can steal while the bank manager's security force tries to stop them. Mikami and Yokoshima successfully rob the bank with the aid of the ghosts who can then pass on to the afterlife. The bank's security forces catch up with Mikami and retrieve the money, however Okinu has entered the bank during the commotion and transfers a billion Yen to Mikami's account. | ||||
| 3 | "The Empire of Haunted Dolls!!" Transliteration: "Noroi no Ningyō Teikoku!!" (Japanese:呪いの人形帝国!!) | Nobuaki Kishima | April 25, 1993 (1993-04-25) | |
A little girl called Aya asks Mikami to find her dress-up Moga doll which was stolen by a ghost, and Mikami cannot refuse because of a prediction that she must accept the next job. In Aya's room Mikami finds a portal leading to another dimension, and enters with Yokoshima and Okina, but Aya follows them. They are confronted by a hoard of Moga dolls controlled by an evil spirit, but Aya convinces her own doll to rebel and Mikami neurtalises the spirit with a Talisman, returning the dolls to their owners. | ||||
| 4 | "Ghost Sweeper in Space!!" Transliteration: "Uchū Gōsuto Taiji!!" (Japanese:宇宙ゴースト退治!!) | Masashi Noro | May 2, 1993 (1993-05-02) | |
AGremlin is causing problems at a TV satellite space station and Reiko Mikami is hired to solve the problem. Mikami sends Tadao Yokoshima's soul into space to take care of the Gremlin accompanied by Okinu. The gremlin attacks Yokoshima, but he is saved by the singing of Okina which chases it away. However, the gremlin leaves an egg and Yokoshima ends up caring for a baby gremlin when it hatches. | ||||
| 5 | "The Howling of the Haunted Mansion!" Transliteration: "Yūrei Yashiki no Tōboe!" (Japanese:幽霊屋敷の遠吠え!) | Masaharu Amiya | May 9, 1993 (1993-05-09) | |
A wealthy man is trying to demolish an old house to create a multi-story building in its place, but a ghost dog is causing trouble. He asks Reiko Mikami to take care of it, and also leaves his little dog with her for a while. The dog spirit is very strong and is a challenge to Mikami, however in subduing it, she discovers that it was the man's dog Kojirou which protected the house he lived in as a child, even after its death. | ||||
| 6 | "The Princess Exorcist!" Transliteration: "Ojōsama Joreishi!" (Japanese:お嬢さま除霊師!) | Aya Matsui | May 16, 1993 (1993-05-16) | |
Reiko Mikami is hired to rid a new housing complex of a horde of ghosts, but she has to work with fellow ghost sweeper, Meiko Rokudou. Mikami tries to seal the building with talismen while Meiko uses herShikigami to clear the interior of ghosts. However, when a ghost scratches Meiko she become upset, causing her Shikigami to completely destroy the complex. | ||||
| 7 | "Dr. Chaos' Challenge!" Transliteration: "Dr. Kaosu no Chōsen!" (Japanese:Dr.カオスの挑戦!) | Nobuaki Kishima | May 23, 1993 (1993-05-23) | |
Doctor Chaos and Maria capture Tadao Yokoshima and Dr. Chaos switch his body with Yokoshima, taking his place to capture Reiko Mikami and obtain her body as it possess great spiritual powers. | ||||
| 8 | "Love Overcomes the Test of Time! (Part 1 of 2)" Transliteration: "Ai wa Jikan o Koete!" (Japanese:愛は時間を越えて!) | Aya Matsui | May 30, 1993 (1993-05-30) | |
Doctor Chaos creates a time-space potion which will completely erase a person's existence from the world. He adds some to a cake and has Maria deliver it to Reiko Mikami's office. Mikami notices something is suspicious with the cake, but Yokoshima eats some before she can stop him. Mikami works out the potion's purpose, and tells Yokoshima to recall something important from the last 24 hours, and he recalls when she accidentally kissed him while fighting a ghost. Yokoshima slowly disappears and finds himself at the mountain with Mikami when they first met Okinu. He tries to convince Mikami that he is from the future and to kiss him, but instead he is blasted further back into his past to when he was at high school. Outside the house which will eventually become her office, the schoolgirl Mikami passes by a crying Yokoshima and she just thinks he is annoying. | ||||
| 9 | "Please Kiss Me!! (Part 2 of 2)" Transliteration: "Onegai Chū Shite!!" (Japanese:お願いチューして!!) | Aya Matsui | June 6, 1993 (1993-06-06) | |
Schoolboy Yokoshima follows the schoolgirl Mikami to her Ghost Sweeper training with Father Karasu. Yokoshima pretends to be possessed and requests that Mikami kiss him on the cheek, however Mikami suspects that he is faking. Suddenly Mikami's schoolmate, Chicho, arrives at the church. She is possessed by an evil spirit which was trapped in antique earrings she bought recently. Mikami does not know what to do, but Yokoshima hands her an energy sword and she dispels the spirit. Yokoshima requests a kiss in return, but while they argue about it, he disappears again. This time, Yokoshima wakes up as a baby, crying that he will never return. However, a very young Mikami comes up and kisses him on the cheek, returning him to the present. | ||||
| 10 | "Find the Shikigami!!" Transliteration: "Shikigami o Sagase!" (Japanese:式神を捜せ!) | Masashi Noro | June 13, 1993 (1993-06-13) | |
Meiko asks Mikami to help find her monkey-like Shikigami called Makola which has gone missing. It has the ability to transform and take the shape of living things, including humans. Mikami and Okinu agree to help in order to prevent Meiko becoming upset and releasing all her Shikigami. Yokoshima also offers to help, hoping to earn Meiko's eternal gratitude. Each of them become entangled in difficult situations during their separate searches, only to find out later that Makola found its own way home. | ||||
| 11 | "Let's Take the Ghost Train!!" Transliteration: "Rei Ressha de Ikō!!" (Japanese:霊列車で行こう!!) | Masaharu Amiya | June 20, 1993 (1993-06-20) | |
Mikami is hired byJR Tokai to investigate a ghostlyShinkansen which has begun appearing at night. She receives a mysterious ticket for the 2am Shinkansen and when she boards the ghostly train with Yokoshima and Okinu, they find the carriages crammed with the ghosts of people unable to pass into the afterlife. Makami fashions a mysticalrope barrier withzigzag-shaped paper streamers and uses her energy sword to force their way through the ghosts towards the front of the train. The rope barrier breaks just as they reach theGreen Car which stops the ghosts. They are then confronted by the evil spirit controlling the train, but Mikami manages to defeat it. A uniformed conductress appears who is the "heart of the train" and explains that she sent the ticket to Makimi. With the evil spirit removed, she and all the train's passengers can now be released and go to heaven. | ||||
| 12 | "Beware of Yakuchin-do!?" Transliteration: "Yakuchin-dō ni go-yōjin!?" (Japanese:厄珍堂にご用心!?) | Nobuaki Kishima | June 27, 1993 (1993-06-27) | |
Mikami is in bed with a cold, so she sends Okinu and Yokoshima to Yakuchin's store to pick up her order of magical items. Yakuchin convinces Yokoshima to try Catastrph-A, a tablet granting Psychic powers for 300 seconds and it seems to work. Back at Mikami's office, a beautiful woman seeks help to exorcise ghosts wearing samurai armor which have been haunting her store. Yokoshima takes the job and uses the tablets to defeat the samurai, however the real demon resides within the woman and she prepares to devour Yokoshima. Fortunately, Mikami has a vision of the events and arrives at the store in time to destroy the demon, but overusing the tablets causes Yokoshima's head to explode and he blacks out for three days. Yakuchin notes that the tablets appear to have unfortunate side effects. | ||||
| 13 | "Rival Emi Ogasawara!" Transliteration: "Raibaru! Ogasawara Emi!" (Japanese:宿敵!小笠原エミ!) | Aya Matsui | July 4, 1993 (1993-07-04) | |
Mikami's rival, Emi Ogasawara, arrives at her officeheadhunts Yokoshima to join her military-style team of Arnold, Schwarze and Negger. They must physically protect her while she dances to create her spirit-crushing wave, leaving them battered and bruised. Meanwhile Mikami is hired by the Jigoku Mafia Group to get rid of ghosts which they suspect are the work of the rival Gokuaku Group. Mikami suspects that the real cause is a curse created by Emi in conjunction with the police. Emi places a curse on Yokoshima turning him into a mud monster to defeat Mikami, but Mikami's hold over Yokoshima is too strong and she turns the curse against Emi, forcing her to run away while the monster pursues her. | ||||
| 14 | "Summer! Pool! Monsters!" Transliteration: "Natsu da Pūru da Yōkai da" (Japanese:夏だプールだ妖怪だ) | Masashi Noro | July 11, 1993 (1993-07-11) | |
Mikami's GS Agency is hired to remove spirits from a resort's water park. After three days waiting, a monstrous woman appears wearing a scanty swimsuit scaring away the vacationers. Mikami easily dispatches her and others spirits that appear, grateful that she sends them to the afterlife. An ugly monster emerges from the water, calling itself Complex, born from the grudges and hatred of holiday makers that have over others who they perceive as being better looking or more popular. Complex grows stronger by feeding off the energy of the romantically challenged Yokoshima and Mikami cannot defeat the monster until she knocks her hapless assistant unconscious. | ||||
| 15 | "Assemble at the Mediterranean Sea! (Part 1 of 2)" Transliteration: "Chichūkai ni Zen'inshūgō!" (Japanese:地中海に全員集合!) | Aya Matsui | July 18, 1993 (1993-07-18) | |
Master Karasu sends his trainee Pietro (Pete) to ask Mikami provide assistance for him on the island of Brando in the Mediterranean and he offers her the golden Condor of Malta statue as an inducement. He also invites Mikami's rivals, Emi Ogasawara, Dr. Chaos and Meiko Rokudou. On their way, their charter plane to the island is attacked by bats and a huge bat-like monster and the plane crashes into the sea. Pete explains that the monster was controlled by Duke Brando, a powerful vampire, who appears to be breaching a barrier set up by Karasu. After they finally arrive on the island, it appears that Pete is a vampire. | ||||
| 16 | "Put The Vampire To Sleep! (Part 2 of 2)" Transliteration: "Kyūketsuki o Nemurasero!" (Japanese:吸血鬼を眠らせろ!) | Aya Matsui | July 25, 1993 (1993-07-25) | |
The vampire Duke Brando bites Emi Ogasawara turning her into a vampire, but he is driven off by Pete who looks identical to him. Later, Emi attacks and bites Yokoshima also turning him into a vampire. Together they attack the others, and then all the villagers who have been turned into vampires attack as well. Mikami and the others take refuge in the basement where Pete leads them to safety and explains that Duke Brando is his father. They are caught by Brando and his vampire followers, but Pete attacks his father and as they bit each other, Brando loses power over those he has bitten. Once he is defeated, they return to normal, or at least they are no longer vampires. | ||||
| 17 | "Temptations on the Summer Beach" Transliteration: "Natsu no Umi wa Yūwaku Darake" (Japanese:夏の海は誘惑だらけ) | Nobuaki Kishima | August 1, 1993 (1993-08-01) | |
The manager of the Ounabara Marine Hotel asks Mikami to solve the mystery of sightings of a sea monster in and around the hotel. While Okina explores the seaside, Yokoshima makes a nuisance of himself by propositioning all the girls at the beach. Surprisingly a beautiful blond girl called Namiko befriends him and invites him to her hotel room. Namiko has ordered dinner includingturban snails, but devours the hard shell as well as the animal. When water spills on Namiko she is revealed to be a mermaid. Her sea monster husband arrives and apologizes for being led astray by an evil ship ghost and pleads for Namiko to forgive him. Mikami arrives and attacks him but realizes that he is not a threat, however a storm-driventsunami heads towards the beach, created by the abandoned ship ghost. Mikami heads into the water on her surfboard and destroys the ghost with a magic arrow from her crossbow and Namiko returns to the ocean with her husband and many children. | ||||
| 18 | "Shrinking Mikami!!" Transliteration: "Chijimiyuku Mikami!!" (Japanese:縮みゆく美神!!) | Masaharu Amiya | August 15, 1993 (1993-08-15) | |
At Takarazuka Animal Land, Mikami fights an evil jungle spirit which is causing the animals to behave violently, but she is struck by a dart from ablowgun. The next morning she awakes to find that she has shrunk to a miniature size, but when she goes with Okina and Yokoshima to find the spirit they find that all the animals have been turned against humans and she is snatched by a bird. After a series of mishaps, she confronts the spirit, riding atop Yokoshima, controlling him with a bridle until she finally sends the spirit to heaven, returning everything to normal. | ||||
| 19 | "Chase the Ghost Submarine!" Transliteration: "Yūrei Sensuikan o Oe!" (Japanese:幽霊潜水艦を追え!) | Masashi Noro | August 22, 1993 (1993-08-22) | |
The Marine Ultra Science Security Unit hires Mikami to investigate a ghost ship, but it is actually a submarine which sinks their ship. Mikami and company are rescued by Nagashima who has been chasing the ghost submarine for 50 years. He claims that his fellow naval trainee, Goro Nomura, sank Nagashima's destroyer out of jealousy because he was assigned to captain a lowly submarine. In rough water, Nagashima slips and knocks himself out, so Mikami takes control and creates gets Yokoshima to swim around the area and set up a spiritual barrier which will contain the submarine so it can no longer move. | ||||
| 20 | "Heavenly Smash!" Transliteration: "Gokuraku Sumasshu!!" (Japanese:極楽スマッシュ!!) | Aya Matsui | August 29, 1993 (1993-08-29) | |
Resort owner, Mr. Karasu, invites Mikami to his property to meet, but he also invited Emi who was expecting to meet Pete whom she was attracted to. Karasu has hired them both to exorcise the ghost of Reiko Ryugaki, the former owner of the mansion he has bought. Reiko's spirit cannot leave because of her obsession with tennis and she challenges Mikami and Emi to aCanadian doubles tennis match. Reiko looks set to win, however the large payment for exorcising the ghost spurs Mikami and Emi on to win, and Reiko's spirit is set free. | ||||
| 21 | "Everyone, Turn Into A Kid!! (Part 1 of 2)" Transliteration: "Minna Kodomo ni nare!!" (Japanese:みんな子供になれ!!) | Aya Matsui | September 5, 1993 (1993-09-05) | |
| 22 | "Devil Piper's Revenge (Part 2 of 2)" Transliteration: "Akuma Paipā no Gyakushū" (Japanese:悪魔パイパーの逆襲) | Aya Matsui | September 12, 1993 (1993-09-12) | |
| 23 | "The Path to the Dragon!! (Part 1 of 2)" Transliteration: "Doragon e no Michi!!" (Japanese:ドラゴンへの道!!) | Aya Matsui | September 19, 1993 (1993-09-19) | |
| 24 | "Runaway Dragon in a Rage (Part 2 of 2)" Transliteration: "Doragon Ikari no Bōsō" (Japanese:ドラゴン怒りの暴走) | Aya Matsui | September 26, 1993 (1993-09-26) | |
| 25 | "Himiko of the Yamatai Kingdom" Transliteration: "Yamatai Kuni no Himiko" (Japanese:ヤマタイ国のヒミコ) | Nobuaki Kishima | October 3, 1993 (1993-10-03) | |
| 26 | "The Adventure of Heroine Mikami" Transliteration: "Yūsha Mikami no Bōken!" (Japanese:勇者・美神の冒険!) | Aya Matsui | October 10, 1993 (1993-10-10) | |
| 27 | "Pure-Hearted Maria in Love!" Transliteration: "Maria Junjō Itchokusen!" (Japanese:マリア純情一直線!) | Masashi Noro | October 17, 1993 (1993-10-17) | |
| 28 | "Dragon Prince!! (Part 1 of 2)" Transliteration: "Doragon no Ōji!!" (Japanese:ドラゴンの王子!!) | Nobuaki Kishima | October 24, 1993 (1993-10-24) | |
| 29 | "Dragon in Imminent Danger!! (Part 2 of 2)" Transliteration: "Doragon Kikiippatsu!!" (Japanese:ドラゴン危機一髪!!) | Nobuaki Kishima | October 31, 1993 (1993-10-31) | |
The dragon god, Shoryuki battles Medusa. | ||||
| 30 | "Here Comes the Devilish Sword Shimesaba-Maru!" Transliteration: "Yōtō Shimesaba Maru kenzan" (Japanese:妖刀シメサバ丸見参) | Masaharu Amiya | November 14, 1993 (1993-11-14) | |
| 31 | "Flying Magic Broom" Transliteration: "Sora Tobu Mahō no Hōki" (Japanese:空とぶ魔法のホウキ) | Aya Matsui | November 21, 1993 (1993-11-21) | |
| 32 | "I, Reiko, Will Marry You!?" Transliteration: "Reiko Kekkon Shimasu!?" (Japanese:令子・結婚します!?) | Masashi Noro | November 28, 1993 (1993-11-28) | |
| 33 | "Mannequins Are Calling You" Transliteration: "Manekin Ningyō ga Maneku" (Japanese:マネキン人形が招く) | Nobuaki Kishima | December 5, 1993 (1993-12-05) | |
| 34 | "Ghostly High School" Transliteration: "Yōkai Haisukūru" (Japanese:妖怪ハイスクール) | Masashi Noro | December 12, 1993 (1993-12-12) | |
Yokoshima returns to high school to discover that ghosts have taken over. | ||||
| 35 | "The Santa Claus's Gift!" Transliteration: "Santa no Okurimono!" (Japanese:サンタの贈りもの!) | Nobuaki Kishima | December 19, 1993 (1993-12-19) | |
| 36 | "Okinu's Christmas" Transliteration: "Okinu no Kurisumasu" (Japanese:おキヌのクリスマス) | Aya Matsui | December 26, 1993 (1993-12-26) | |
| 37 | "The Battle of the New Year!!" Transliteration: "Batoru Kinga Shinnen!!" (Japanese:バトル謹賀新年!!) | Nobuaki Kishima | January 9, 1994 (1994-01-09) | |
| 38 | "The College Examinee's Blues" Transliteration: "Jukensei Burūsu" (Japanese:受験生ブルース) | Masaharu Amiya | January 16, 1994 (1994-01-16) | |
| 39 | "Maria's Sister (Part 1 of 2)" Transliteration: "Maria no Imōto" (Japanese:マリアの妹) | Masashi Noro | January 23, 1994 (1994-01-23) | |
| 40 | "Maria and Teresa (Part 2 of 2)" Transliteration: "Maria to Teresa" (Japanese:マリアとテレサ) | Masashi Noro | January 30, 1994 (1994-01-30) | |
| 41 | "The Fierce Battle with The Snow Queen!" Transliteration: "Nettō! Yuki no Joō" (Japanese:熱闘!雪の女王) | Nobuaki Kishima | February 6, 1994 (1994-02-06) | |
| 42 | "Here's My Chocolate!!" Transliteration: "Choko Agemasu!!" (Japanese:チョコあげます!!) | Juttoku Yoshida | February 13, 1994 (1994-02-13) | |
| 43 | "Into The Dream! (Part 1 of 2)" Transliteration: "Yume no Naka e!" (Japanese:夢の中へ!) | Nobuaki Kishima | February 20, 1994 (1994-02-20) | |
| 44 | "The Hellish Nightmare (Part 2 of 2)" Transliteration: "Jigoku no Naitomea" (Japanese:地獄のナイトメア) | Nobuaki Kishima | February 27, 1994 (1994-02-27) | |
| 45 | "With Love From Ghost Sweepers" Transliteration: "Gōsuto Suīpā yori Ai o komete" (Japanese:GSより愛をこめて) | Masashi Noro | March 6, 1994 (1994-03-06) | |
A 60-minute anime film, produced by Toei Animation, premiered on August 20, 1994.[58] In the film, Mikami is tasked by samurai ghostAkechi Mitsuhide to stop vampireNosferatu, who possessesOda Nobunaga's corpse. Given a Spirit Stone-tipped spear, Mikami battles Nosferatu and his spider-demon servantMori Ranmaru. After Nosferatu captures her allies, Mikami defeats him with the spear, and Akechi seals him away.
The film was released in North America byManga Entertainment on June 25, 2002.[59]
A video game for theSuper Famicom,Ghost Sweeper Mikami: Joreishi wa Nice Body (ゴーストスイーパー GS美神 〜除霊師はナイスバディ〜,Gōsuto Suīpā GS Mikami Joreishi wa Naisu Badi), published byBanalex, was released on September 23, 1993.[60] Another video game for thePC Engine Super CD-ROM², simply titledGhost Sweeper Mikami, published byBanpresto, was released on July 29, 1994.[61]
In 1993,Ghost Sweeper Mikami, along withYaiba, received the 38thShogakukan Manga Award for theshōnen category.[62]
Reviewing the anime series, Giancarla Ross ofTHEM Anime Reviews dismissed it as a shallow, inferior counterpart toPhantom Quest Corp, criticizing its characters, weak animation, and plots. While acknowledging some humor, Ross concluded the series was mediocre and overshadowed by better occult comedies.[63]
