Surprisingly, the premise of Gregory Horror Show isn't too bizarre—the guest-turned-prisoner idea has been around since at least the original Dracula novel, and here it's played up to the point of being campy. What makes this anime an oddity in the story department is its structure: divided into 25 two- to three-minute "nights," the show intentionally constrains itself to brief bursts of plot. Even so, it falls into the usual trap of developing a continuing storyline about halfway through. For this reason it's best viewed in one sitting, and after a while even the short but repetitive opening sequence gets interesting as the main character's introductory narrations move the plot forward.
The protagonist is Naomi Misora, a character who first appeared in the Death Note manga proper (killed by Light when she got a bit too close to the truth). This story, however, is best understood as a prequel to the manga since it takes place in July and August of 2002, shortly before the events surrounding the Death Note begin. No shinigami or other supernatural elements are present. The antagonist is B, or “Beyond Birthday,” a wannabe L from Wammy House determined to “defeat” L by staging a series of crimes that the super-sleuth is unable to solve.
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