 The "Tenpō Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi" anime series first aired in Japan on October 7, 2006 in the 6pm Saturday prime-time slot on MBS and TBS.It was originally slated to be 52 episodes; however, due to low ratings during its broadcast run, the series' length was cut in half, to 25 episodes.A new anime series, "Toward the Terra", took over the timeslot, starting in April 2007.