Kaiketsu Zorori — Season 1, Episode 27: The Great Ghost Plan
Animation, Comedy • 24 min • 2 seasons, 149 episodes • ★ 7.5/10
Episode synopsis
It's a hot day and Zorori, Ishishi, and Noshishi want to cool off. Suddenly a storm comes and gravestones appear out of nowhere. Ghosts appear and terrify the trio until they find out the ghosts are Youkai-sensei's students. Youkai explains that they are old ghosts who have lost their self-confidence. Zorori agrees to help them out but only after Youkai sways him with a reward for his troubles. They set up a haunted house and wait for someone to pass by. After a day of waiting an elementary school class passes by. Zorori has one of the ghosts conjure up a storm to get them to stay at the house. Surely scaring a bunch of kids will be easy, right? Based on book 17.
About Kaiketsu Zorori
Adapted from the popular storybooks of the same name by Yutaka Hara, Kaiketsu Zorori follows the adventures of a scheming fox named Zorori, who is determined to become the King of Mischief with his very own castle and beautiful bride. Although Zorori is notorious for his pranks and tricks, his conniving plots often backfire and end up helping his targets, and despite appearing to be villainous and immoral, he is actually caring and sentimental. Nevertheless, Zorori has the wits, intelligence, and dexterity to always find a solution out of the most hopeless of situations. Travelling with a pair of twin boar bandits, Ishishi and Noshishi, he continues on his journey to make his deceased mother proud.