So... would this be the Japanese franchise?

I would like you to know that this is an actual real thing that exists. I didn’t make it up.

[spoiler]“Hokai Tenma has a special power… he can communicate with ghosts. It is a power that has been passed down through many generations in his family. However, his cowardly nature means that each time he sees a ghost, he would scream and drop into a dead faint. Unfortunately for Tenma, his family runs a ghost-busting business, a company that is popularly knows as 「Obake」 which he is managing since the death of his father. He has 2 staff under him; Okasaki Akira, a new joinee who had joined the company thinking that it is a software gaming company, and Daikoku Keizo, who was Tenma’s father, Tendo’s right hand-man. Each time they have a commission, Tenma is on tenterhooks, anticipating the appearances of the ghosts. Yet, each time he does see them, rather than forcefully capturing them, Tenma tends to gently persuade them to leave behind all their regrets left in this world, and free themselves to cross-over to the other world.”

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It’s expensive, but you can get the box set here: http://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Negotiator-Japanese-Series-English/dp/B00H9D1Y0Q. Just to get a closer look at what you can apparently get away with when a language barrier is there to protect you from lawsuits.

That’s pretty awesome. It’s been a while since I’ve watched any Japanese dramas, but I’d love to check this out.

Anybody know where you can view episodes? Hulu? Crunchyroll?

Frankly, I have no idea where to see it. My guess would be nowhere. The sealed in-box DVD with bonus t-shirt set goes for over $200 and that’s not something you usually see for series that are easy to come by. (link) http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-TV-Tenma-San-Negotiator-ANZX-56295/dp/B00F9TDYIW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1421134627&sr=8-3&keywords=ghost+negotiator

However, I do have a facebook page with some screencaps and stop me if any of this stuff looks vaguely familiar…

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That guy looks like Japanese Dan Aykroyd.

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Their equipment looks pretty cool. It has a definite Ghostbusters feel but 30 years later.