Originally a series of novels by Natsuhiko Kyogoku, Requiem from the Darkness (also called Natsuhiko Kyogoku's Hundred Stories) takes place during Japan's Bakumatsu period (the time period surrounding the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate) and follows Momosuke Yamaoka, an aspiring writer, on his journey to collect one hundred tales of myths, folktales, and ghost stories and publish them.

Along the way, he encounters and becomes involved with three spiritual beings (the Ongyou) who are also investigating various lore, with the purpose of finding out the truth about the tales and punishing (usually by death) the evildoers involved.

Requiem from the Darkness is considered a horror title, but I don't think it's so much outright scary as it is eerie and disturbing. It can also be pretty gruesome at times.

By far my favorite thing about this show is the art (but, that's not to say I dislike any of the rest of it). The backgrounds (and sometimes the character designs) are often warped and twisted-looking, which adds to the oddity and creepiness of the show.

The anime is thirteen episodes in length. There is an overarching story throughout, but most of the episodes are self-contained and not strongly linked to each other, giving the show a (mostly) episodic feel.

Overall, I found Requiem from the Darkness to be very enjoyable. I equate it to the type of video game that you can easily pick up and play here and there without feeling like you need to spend hours at a time invested in it (although you may end up wanting to). It's the kind of show that's driven more by the journey and the curiosity about what the next tale will be and how it will play out, rather than being heavily story- or character-driven.