PRE-BUILD INVENTORY · OCTOBER 27, 2026

The dates.
The evidence.

Ju-On / The Grudge: research table, product / access matches and inspection gaps.

VERIFICATION STATUS

Broad coverage.
Open questions.

62 catalogue records; 37 indexed works. Shared branch points, embedded scenes and anthology containers are distinguished.

A research edition, not a completed full-interior audit. A missing date remains an inspection gap until the actual work has been checked.

Inventory / contradiction checks

Original films split at occupancy / generation / three-month / childbirth jumps; repeated Curse 2 recap not double-counted.
1998 shorts positioned with Murakami school events rather than at their release year.
2004 American film’s 2001 origin, Grudge 2 2004 / 2006 strands and Untold Chapter 2004 / 2005 / 2006 strands separated.
Showgate reboot retained separately: Yamaga 1995, schoolgirls 2004, teacher 2014.
All six Netflix episodes represented through period blocks; no assertion woman in white is Kayako.
Eight Japanese prose novelizations including American remake books inventoried; Final Curse correctly credits Junko Horie.
Rinno / MEIMU manga distinguished; overlooked Komuro Final Curse manga and 2026 stage revival added.
No Amazon product invented; corresponding legal editions / evidence supplied, current access limitations stated.
Final crossover check: adult Kuro Shiro novel added as original narrative; Shogakukan junior retelling separately added. Sony original / third-film product links corrected; unavailable shorts clearly labeled as research.
Browser review: major film / Origins chapters visible without enabling optional embedded scenes; containing film / season counted once.

Verification still required

Original film captions, diaries / newspapers and alternate cuts not viewed: exact original-route 1994 / 1999 calendars remain estimates; some relative cross-film overlap unresolved.
Full prose / manga interiors and legal trial pages not recovered in this pass; adaptation-specific additional earlier stories require segmentation. Novel spans are explicit, not falsely treated as single-day plots.
Origins earliest-history dates and episode crosscuts require original six-episode caption inspection.
Official playable access to the 1998 shorts, original Grudge 1.5 installment structure and Tales discs not recovered. Their clearly labeled research links do not promise playback.
Game localization / original scenario chronology, pachinko original scenes, retired Flash narratives and attraction-specific plots remain incomplete; guide is not advertised as an exhaustive original-interior audit.

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Entry	Media / release	Story date	Canon / continuity	Placement / inspection	Sources	Edition / viewing match
Ju-On: The Curse — Saeki murders / Kobayashi (Toshio & Kayako)The Saeki curse begins; Toshio’s teacher visits.	Film chapterReleased 2000	Before the Murakami tenancy; est. 1990sEvidence-based estimate	Confirmed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	The separated Toshio and Kayako chapters describe one connected visit. Keep them together; exact 1994 dating requires original props.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	The Curse — narrative cross-check	View official film collectionCorresponding six-film Region B edition. Contains both Curse films, both theatrical films and White / Black Ghost.
Ju-On: The Curse — Murakami day (Yuki, Mizuho & Kanna)Tutoring, school and the Murakami household.	Film chapterReleased 2000	Years after the Saeki murders; est. late 1990sEvidence-based estimate	Confirmed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	Intercut same-period victims grouped. Original release-year 2000 is not a story clock. Kanna’s aftermath follows the short-film events below.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	The Curse — narrative cross-check Japanese-language chapter / spin-off review	View official film collectionCorresponding six-film Region B edition. Contains both Curse films, both theatrical films and White / Black Ghost.
Katasumi / In a CornerKanna and Hisayo at the school rabbits.	Short filmReleased 1998	During the Murakami school day; est. late 1990sEvidence-based estimate	Assumed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	School-horror anthology Gakkō no kaidan G short; connected missing event beside The Curse, not an earlier 1998 fictional era. Official current full-short access unresolved.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	The Curse — narrative cross-check Japanese-language chapter / spin-off review	Read short-film / anthology researchCorresponding predecessor short-film context; no verified current legitimate full-short edition recovered. This link is research, not playback.
4444444444Tsuyoshi answers a mysterious telephone.	Short filmReleased 1998	During the Murakami school day; est. late 1990sEvidence-based estimate	Assumed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	School-horror anthology Gakkō no kaidan G short; connected missing event beside The Curse, not an earlier 1998 fictional era. Official current full-short access unresolved.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	The Curse — narrative cross-check Japanese-language chapter / spin-off review	Read short-film / anthology researchCorresponding predecessor short-film context; no verified current legitimate full-short edition recovered. This link is research, not playback.
Ju-On: The Curse — Kyoko / Kitada saleA psychic assesses the house for sale.	Film chapterReleased 2000	After the Murakami deaths; est. late 1990sEvidence-based estimate	Confirmed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	Later occupancy phase; original years not verified.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	The Curse — narrative cross-check The Curse 2 — narrative cross-check	View official film collectionCorresponding six-film Region B edition. Contains both Curse films, both theatrical films and White / Black Ghost.
Ju-On: The Curse 2 — Kyoko, Tatsuya & YoshimiThe Kitadas and Suzuki family inherit the curse.	Film chapterReleased 2000	After the house sale; est. late 1990sEvidence-based estimate	Confirmed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	Recap of Kobayashi is already indexed at the origin. New possession / countryside material belongs after the sale.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	The Curse 2 — narrative cross-check Toei Video — original Ju-On 2	View official film collectionCorresponding six-film Region B edition. Contains both Curse films, both theatrical films and White / Black Ghost.
Ju-On: The Curse 2 — Kamio / NobuyukiPolice inquiry and Nobuyuki’s school encounter.	Film chapterReleased 2000	About one month after the Suzuki tragedyRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	Elapsed interval is reported; do not turn this into a verified calendar month.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	The Curse 2 — narrative cross-check	View official film collectionCorresponding six-film Region B edition. Contains both Curse films, both theatrical films and White / Black Ghost.
Ju-On: The Curse 2 — Saori, Chiaki & Ayano codaSchoolgirls enter the abandoned house.	Film chapterReleased 2000	est. late 1990s–2000s; Later, after the house is abandoned; exact interval unverifiedEvidence-based contemporary-era window	Confirmed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	Later coda kept separate; no unsupported identification with Izumi’s later classmates. Displayed calendar is a broad estimate inherited from the linked Saeki cases, not an exact original date caption.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	The Curse 2 — narrative cross-check	View official film collectionCorresponding six-film Region B edition. Contains both Curse films, both theatrical films and White / Black Ghost.
Ju-On: The Grudge — Katsuya / HitomiThe Tokunaga tenancy.	Film chapterReleased 2002 / Japan 2003	After the V-cinema cases; est. late 1990s–early 2000sEvidence-based estimate	Confirmed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	Earlier than Rika’s first visit; exact 1999 dates from fan charts remain unverified.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	The Grudge — narrative cross-check	View official film collectionCorresponding six-film Region B edition. Contains both Curse films, both theatrical films and White / Black Ghost.
Ju-On: The Grudge — Rika’s first visit & Toyama investigationA social worker and detectives investigate.	Film chapterReleased 2002 / Japan 2003	After the Tokunaga deaths; est. late 1990s–early 2000sEvidence-based estimate	Confirmed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	Rika’s early phase and Toyama’s attempt to burn the house are continuous investigation material. Toyama sees future teenagers; vision is not their present date.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	The Grudge — narrative cross-check	View official film collectionCorresponding six-film Region B edition. Contains both Curse films, both theatrical films and White / Black Ghost.
Ju-On: The Grudge — Rika returns / Kayako chapterRika follows Mariko to the house.	Film chapterReleased 2002 / Japan 2003	est. 2000s; After Rika resumes everyday life; interval unverifiedEvidence-based contemporary-era window	Confirmed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	Separate later return. Do not assert a precise gap or force Rika’s death to the date her remains are discovered. Displayed calendar is a broad estimate inherited from the linked Saeki cases, not an exact original date caption.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	The Grudge — narrative cross-check	View official film collectionCorresponding six-film Region B edition. Contains both Curse films, both theatrical films and White / Black Ghost.
Ju-On: The Grudge — Izumi’s teenage visit / two-week aftermathIzumi’s school friends encounter the house.	Film chapterReleased 2002 / Japan 2003	est. 2000s–2010s; Years after Toyama; Izumi now a teenagerEvidence-based contemporary-era window	Confirmed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	Later generation, not Toyama’s original present; discovery of Rika’s remains belongs here. Sort anchor does not state 2005. Displayed calendar is a broad estimate inherited from the linked Saeki cases, not an exact original date caption.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	The Grudge — narrative cross-check	View official film collectionCorresponding six-film Region B edition. Contains both Curse films, both theatrical films and White / Black Ghost.
Ju-On: The Grudge 2 — Keisuke filming / Kyoko crashA television crew visits; Kyoko’s car crashes.	Film chapterReleased 2003	est. late 1990s–2000s; After the house’s earlier cases; exact year unverifiedEvidence-based contemporary-era window	Confirmed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	Est. contemporary period overlaps the broad Rika / Izumi window; no established strict year-level interleaving. Displayed calendar is a broad estimate inherited from the linked Saeki cases, not an exact original date caption.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	The Grudge 2 — narrative cross-check	View official film collectionCorresponding six-film Region B edition. Contains both Curse films, both theatrical films and White / Black Ghost.
Ju-On: The Grudge 2 — Tomoka & MegumiCrew members experience the curse.	Film chapterReleased 2003	est. late 1990s–2000s; Within days of the television filmingEvidence-based contemporary-era window	Confirmed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	Overlapping visit / aftermath scenes grouped; the 12:27 haunting bridges time rather than defining another year. Displayed calendar is a broad estimate inherited from the linked Saeki cases, not an exact original date caption.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	The Grudge 2 — narrative cross-check	View official film collectionCorresponding six-film Region B edition. Contains both Curse films, both theatrical films and White / Black Ghost.
Ju-On: The Grudge 2 — Kyoko / Keisuke, pregnancy revelationKyoko’s pregnancy continues unexpectedly.	Film chapterReleased 2003	Three months after the crashRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	Reported elapsed time; exact medical / dialogue inspection pending.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	The Grudge 2 — narrative cross-check	View official film collectionCorresponding six-film Region B edition. Contains both Curse films, both theatrical films and White / Black Ghost.
Ju-On: The Grudge 2 — Chiharu’s time loop & Kayako’s birthThe house and hospital events converge.	Film chapterReleased 2003	est. 2000s; Late pregnancy / delivery; months after filmingEvidence-based contemporary-era window	Confirmed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	Chiharu’s repetitions are supernatural displacements; a loop is not evidence all earlier calendar periods collapse. Displayed calendar is a broad estimate inherited from the linked Saeki cases, not an exact original date caption.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	The Grudge 2 — narrative cross-check	View official film collectionCorresponding six-film Region B edition. Contains both Curse films, both theatrical films and White / Black Ghost.
Ju-On: The Grudge 2 — Kyoko and the young girl codaA later mother-and-child encounter.	Film chapterReleased 2003	est. 2000s–2010s; Years after delivery; child now walkingEvidence-based contemporary-era window	Confirmed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	Meaningful age jump separate from childbirth; exact number of years unverified. Displayed calendar is a broad estimate inherited from the linked Saeki cases, not an exact original date caption.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	The Grudge 2 — narrative cross-check	View official film collectionCorresponding six-film Region B edition. Contains both Curse films, both theatrical films and White / Black Ghost.
Ju-On: White Ghost — Mirai / Isobe Christmas tragedyThe Isobe family tragedy and immediate aftermath.	Film chapterReleased 2009	Christmas; Akane age nineRelative / stated chronology	Assumed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	Includes Hajime, Fumiya and Chiho’s same-period encounters. No proof this Christmas is 2002 or 2009.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	White Ghost — narrative cross-check Arrow — Ju-On: The Grudge Collection	View official film collectionCorresponding six-film Region B edition. Contains both Curse films, both theatrical films and White / Black Ghost.
Ju-On: White Ghost — Akane / cursed cassette later frameThe older Akane faces the earlier tragedy.	Film chapterReleased 2009	Seven years later; Akane age sixteenRelative / stated chronology	Assumed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	Seven-year jump is the clock; set’s same-universe description supports inclusive placement, not an invented relationship to Rika.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	White Ghost — narrative cross-check	View official film collectionCorresponding six-film Region B edition. Contains both Curse films, both theatrical films and White / Black Ghost.
Ju-On: Black Ghost — Fukie / Yuko / Kiwako / MarikoA child’s internal twin spreads a curse.	FilmReleased 2009	Modern era; during Fukie’s hospitalizationRelative / stated chronology	Assumed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	Continuous, overlapping nurse / family events grouped. Shared driver suggests overlap with White Ghost’s early material, but original scene chronology needs inspection.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Black Ghost — narrative cross-check Arrow — Ju-On: The Grudge Collection	View official film collectionCorresponding six-film Region B edition. Contains both Curse films, both theatrical films and White / Black Ghost.
Ju-On — Kei Oishi / Ohishi novelExpanded prose telling of the Saeki cases.	NovelReleased 2003 / English 2006	Kayako’s earlier life → late-1990s / early-2000s cases (est.)Evidence-based estimate	Assumed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	Spans original-film events and earlier personal history. Full original not recovered: exact childhood chapters / differences not falsely assigned movie dates.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Ju-On — English novel bibliographic record	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
Ju-On 2 — Kei Oishi novelThe theatrical sequel expanded in prose.	NovelReleased 2003	est. late 1990s–2010s; Crew filming → childbirth → years-later child frameEvidence-based contemporary-era window	Assumed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	Same story position. Publisher premise read; full text needed to subdivide additional backstory. Displayed calendar is a broad estimate inherited from the linked Saeki cases, not an exact original date caption.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Kadokawa — Ju-On 2 novel	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
Ju-On: Video Side / 序章 — Miki RinnoManga reworking of the V-cinema curse.	MangaReleased 2003 / English 2005	Teacher visit → several years later, later tenantsRelative / stated chronology	Assumed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	Publisher explicitly states several years. Character / event variants require original panels; same source span, not automatically an exact film transcript.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Kadokawa — Video Side prologue manga	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
Ju-On 2 — MEIMU mangaSecond original manga volume.	MangaReleased 2003	Contemporary Saeki curse; exact internal dates unverifiedRelative / stated chronology	Assumed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	Distinct from the prose book and Video Side. Original full interior needed for exact mapped scenes and meaningful jumps.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Ju-On 2 manga — edition record	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
Ju-On: White Ghost — Oishi novelOfficial prose adaptation.	NovelReleased 2009	Christmas tragedy → seven years laterRelative / stated chronology	Assumed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	Placed beside its film’s opening period with full span explicit; additional prose material remains uninspected.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Kadokawa — White Ghost novel Kadokawa — White Ghost novel	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
Ju-On: Black Ghost — Oishi novelOfficial prose adaptation.	NovelReleased 2009	Modern era; Fukie’s hospital caseRelative / stated chronology	Assumed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	Placed beside its film’s opening period with full span explicit; additional prose material remains uninspected.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Kadokawa — White Ghost novel Kadokawa — Black Ghost novel	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
Ju-On THE LIVEStage adaptation of the two V-cinema films.	Stage / recorded performanceReleased 2023	est. 1990s–2000s; Saeki murders → later V-cinema householdsEvidence-based contemporary-era window	Assumed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	Same-story dramatic adaptation / revival; not a sequel set in the performance year. Original recording not viewed. Displayed calendar is a broad estimate inherited from the linked Saeki cases, not an exact original date caption.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Ju-On THE LIVE — 2023 official site Ju-On THE LIVE — 2023 official site	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
Ju-On THE LIVE -Sainen- / 再念Stage adaptation of the two V-cinema films.	Stage / recorded performanceReleased 2026	est. 1990s–2000s; Saeki murders → later V-cinema householdsEvidence-based contemporary-era window	Assumed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	Same-story dramatic adaptation / revival; not a sequel set in the performance year. Original recording not viewed. Displayed calendar is a broad estimate inherited from the linked Saeki cases, not an exact original date caption.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Ju-On THE LIVE — 2023 official site Ju-On THE LIVE -Sainen- — official site	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
Beginning of the End — Toshio Yamaga originA different Toshio origin.	Film chapterReleased 2014	1995Relative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonBeginning of the End → Final Curse	Reboot’s earlier child death; not a flashback to original Toshio Saeki.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Beginning of the End — chapter cross-check	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
Beginning of the End — Nanami / Yayoi / Rina / AoiFour schoolgirls visit the house.	Film chapterReleased 2014	Nine years later: 2004Relative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonBeginning of the End → Final Curse	The four intercut chapters share this era; do not put Nanami’s visit in Yui’s 2014 present.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Beginning of the End — chapter cross-check	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
Beginning of the End — Saeki home videos / KayakoThe Saekis move in and Toshio is reborn.	Film chapterReleased 2014	From 2004; before Yui’s visitRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonBeginning of the End → Final Curse	Recorded family history spans years; tape year is not proof the murders happen immediately in 2004.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Beginning of the End — chapter cross-check	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
Beginning of the End — Yui / Naoto / final Toshio revelationYui investigates her absent student.	Film chapterReleased 2014	Ten years after the schoolgirls: 2014Relative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonBeginning of the End → Final Curse	Current investigation and ending grouped; playback of 2004 family videos is indexed separately.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Beginning of the End — chapter cross-check	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
Final Curse — Yayoi / Midori earlier curse linkThe earlier family connection returns.	Film chapterReleased 2015	Earlier than Mai’s inquiry; 2004 schoolgirl historyRelative / stated chronology	Assumed canonBeginning of the End → Final Curse	Earlier schoolgirl material distinguished from contemporary Reo / Mai story; exact shot-level division requires film inspection.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Final Curse — narrative cross-check Beginning of the End — chapter cross-check	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
Ju-On: The Final Curse — Reo / Mai / Sota / EnaMai searches while Toshio joins his aunt’s home.	FilmReleased 2015	After Yui’s disappearance; est. mid-2010sEvidence-based estimate	Confirmed canonBeginning of the End → Final Curse	Intersecting present strands grouped. Distributor confirms sequel relationship but not an exact one-year interval.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Showgate — The Final Curse international sheet Final Curse — narrative cross-check	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
Beginning of the End — Oishi novelOfficial same-story adaptation.	NovelReleased 2014	1995 origin → 2004 schoolgirls → 2014 teacherRelative / stated chronology	Assumed canonBeginning of the End → Final Curse	Original publisher inventory verified; additional adaptation-specific frames await full-text / panels review.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Kadokawa — Beginning of the End novel	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
The Final Curse — Junko Horie novelOfficial same-story adaptation.	NovelReleased 2015	After Yui’s disappearance; est. mid-2010sEvidence-based estimate	Assumed canonBeginning of the End → Final Curse	Original publisher inventory verified; additional adaptation-specific frames await full-text / panels review.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Kadokawa — Final Curse novel	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
The Final Curse — Eiko Komuro mangaOfficial same-story adaptation.	MangaReleased 2015	After Yui’s disappearance; est. mid-2010sEvidence-based estimate	Assumed canonBeginning of the End → Final Curse	Original publisher inventory verified; additional adaptation-specific frames await full-text / panels review.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Shogakukan — Final Curse manga	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
The Grudge (2004) — Saeki murders / Peter KirkThe American-route curse begins.	Film chapterReleased 2004	2001Relative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonThe Grudge — American history	Separate origin; original Kobayashi pregnancy tragedy is not imported into Peter’s story.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	The Grudge (2004) — narrative cross-check	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
The Grudge (2004) — Williams family / Yoko / KarenA family and care workers enter the house.	Film chapterReleased 2004	2004Relative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonThe Grudge — American history	Williams / Yoko events precede Karen; same year grouped, with source film’s temporal order explained.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	The Grudge (2004) — narrative cross-check	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
The Grudge 2 — Aubrey / EasonAubrey travels to Tokyo.	Film chapterReleased 2006	2004; immediately after Karen’s house fireRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonThe Grudge — American history	Earlier than Allison and Jake by two years. Includes Kayako’s earlier childhood told during the investigation; full flashback dating unresolved.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Sony — The Grudge 2 The Grudge 2 — narrative cross-check	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
The Grudge 2 — Allison / Vanessa / MiyukiSchoolgirls enter the ruined Saeki house.	Film chapterReleased 2006	2006Relative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonThe Grudge — American history	Later Tokyo strand, followed by Allison’s Chicago return.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	The Grudge 2 — narrative cross-check	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
The Grudge 2 — Jake / Chicago apartmentThe curse spreads through an apartment block.	Film chapterReleased 2006	2006; after Allison returns from TokyoRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonThe Grudge — American history	The opening frying-pan event belongs to this later period.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	The Grudge 2 — narrative cross-check	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
The Grudge 3Naoko follows the curse to Chicago.	FilmReleased 2009	2006; after Jake’s apartment tragedyRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonThe Grudge — American history	Linear sequel; 2009 release does not put the story three years later.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	The Grudge 3 — narrative cross-check	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
The Grudge: The Untold Chapter — Landers / Spencers / WilsonThe curse reaches Pennsylvania.	Film chapterReleased 2019 international / 2020 wide	2004Relative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonThe Grudge — American history	Interleaves with the American sequels. Same continuity rather than another reboot solely because marketing used that word.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Sony Japan — The Grudge / Untold Chapter Untold Chapter — dated strands	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
The Grudge: The Untold Chapter — Mathesons / LornaThe next household and visiting consultant.	Film chapterReleased 2019 international / 2020 wide	2005Relative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonThe Grudge — American history	Interleaves with the American sequels. Same continuity rather than another reboot solely because marketing used that word.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Sony Japan — The Grudge / Untold Chapter Untold Chapter — dated strands	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
The Grudge: The Untold Chapter — Muldoon / BurkeA detective investigates the earlier deaths.	Film chapterReleased 2019 international / 2020 wide	2006; two years after Landers caseRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonThe Grudge — American history	Interleaves with the American sequels. Same continuity rather than another reboot solely because marketing used that word.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Sony Japan — The Grudge / Untold Chapter Untold Chapter — dated strands	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
THE JUON / 呪怨 — Oishi Hollywood novelThe American remake in prose.	NovelReleased 2005	2001 origin → 2004 Karen caseRelative / stated chronology	Assumed canonThe Grudge — American history	Same source span; complete Japanese text not recovered.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Kadokawa — American novelization catalogue	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
Ju-On: Pandemic — Oishi novelThe second American film in prose.	NovelReleased 2007	Kayako’s childhood → 2004 → 2006Relative / stated chronology	Assumed canonThe Grudge — American history	Publisher explicitly promises childhood expansion. No unsupported childhood calendar year; same contemporary span as source film.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Kadokawa — Pandemic novel	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
The Grudge 1.5 — published motion-comic chaptersEason investigates the Saeki murders.	Motion comicReleased 2006	During / between Karen and Aubrey’s 2004 casesRelative / stated chronology	Assumed canonThe Grudge — American history	Official promotional motion comic; grouping provisional until original four-installment / parts structure recovered. Do not substitute a print comic.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	The Grudge 1.5 — motion comic inventory	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
Tales from the Grudge — HotelA linked short-film victim story.	Short filmReleased 2006	Modern era; between linked phone calls (est. 2000s)Evidence-based estimate	Assumed canonThe Grudge — American history	The three calls overlap; no established exact placement relative to Aubrey / Allison. Promotional origin does not erase the narrative.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Tales from the Grudge — three-part inventory	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
Tales from the Grudge — SchoolA linked short-film victim story.	Short filmReleased 2006	Modern era; between linked phone calls (est. 2000s)Evidence-based estimate	Assumed canonThe Grudge — American history	The three calls overlap; no established exact placement relative to Aubrey / Allison. Promotional origin does not erase the narrative.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Tales from the Grudge — three-part inventory	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
Tales from the Grudge — HouseA linked short-film victim story.	Short filmReleased 2006	Modern era; between linked phone calls (est. 2000s)Evidence-based estimate	Assumed canonThe Grudge — American history	The three calls overlap; no established exact placement relative to Aubrey / Allison. Promotional origin does not erase the narrative.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Tales from the Grudge — three-part inventory	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
Kyōfu Taikan: Ju-On / Haunted House Simulator — Yamada family campaignFive connected family / haunted-house scenarios.	GameReleased 2009	Modern era; family encounters within one curse outbreakRelative / stated chronology	Assumed canonOriginal Saeki history & anniversary stories	Japanese original governs scenario order; Western chapter order / names require comparison. Keep inclusive original history; no evidence for a new shared film calendar.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	XSEED announcement — Ju-On Wii Ju-On Wii — scenario inventory	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
JU-ON: Origins — 1952 / earlier house historyA period in the six-episode house history.	TV chapterReleased 2020	1952; earlier than Odajima’s childhoodRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonJU-ON: Origins — the house behind the legend	Early house history reported; this is not a Saeki-family origin. Episode-level boundaries and earliest 1952 date require original caption comparison.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Netflix — JU-ON: Origins Netflix — Sho Miyake interview Origins — period cross-check	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
JU-ON: Origins — Odajima’s childhood recollectionsA period in the six-episode house history.	TV chapterReleased 2020	1960; Odajima a young childRelative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonJU-ON: Origins — the house behind the legend	Earlier temporal strand, including later cross-time contact. Episode-level boundaries and earliest 1952 date require original caption comparison.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Netflix — JU-ON: Origins Netflix — Sho Miyake interview Origins — period cross-check	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
JU-ON: Origins — Episodes 1–2 — Haruka / Kiyomi presentA period in the six-episode house history.	TV chapterReleased 2020	1988Relative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonJU-ON: Origins — the house behind the legend	Continuous present-day material grouped; later episode recollections return here. Episode-level boundaries and earliest 1952 date require original caption comparison.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Netflix — JU-ON: Origins Netflix — Sho Miyake interview Origins — period cross-check	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
JU-ON: Origins — Episode 3 — Kiyomi’s new familyA period in the six-episode house history.	TV chapterReleased 2020	1994Relative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonJU-ON: Origins — the house behind the legend	Six-year jump from the schoolgirl period. Episode-level boundaries and earliest 1952 date require original caption comparison.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Netflix — JU-ON: Origins Netflix — Sho Miyake interview Origins — period cross-check	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
JU-ON: Origins — Episodes 3–5 — investigation / Masaki householdA period in the six-episode house history.	TV chapterReleased 2020	1995Relative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonJU-ON: Origins — the house behind the legend	After the 1994 family strand; intercut previous cases retain earlier dates. Episode-level boundaries and earliest 1952 date require original caption comparison.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Netflix — JU-ON: Origins Netflix — Sho Miyake interview Origins — period cross-check	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
JU-ON: Origins — Episodes 5–6 — Morozumi household / conclusionA period in the six-episode house history.	TV chapterReleased 2020	1997Relative / stated chronology	Confirmed canonJU-ON: Origins — the house behind the legend	Later household and cross-time conclusion; temporal contact does not redraft 1960 as 1997. Episode-level boundaries and earliest 1952 date require original caption comparison.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Netflix — JU-ON: Origins Netflix — Sho Miyake interview Origins — period cross-check	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
Sadako vs. KayakoTwo curses are brought into conflict.	FilmReleased 2016	Contemporary digital-video era; est. 2010sEvidence-based estimate	Non-canon connectedSadako vs. Kayako	Crossover’s two-day tape rule and altered circumstances warrant its own history; fictional 2016 is an estimate, not derived from release alone.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Sadako vs. Kayako — producer interview	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
Sadako vs. Kayako — Kuro Shiro ORIGINAL novelKeiko and Kosakai film a confrontation of curses.	NovelReleased 2016	Modern documentary-video era; relation to film case unverifiedRelative / stated chronology	Assumed canonSadako vs. Kayako	Publisher explicitly labels this an original story with different protagonists, not a movie novelization. Full text compatibility remains unverified.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Kadokawa — Sadako VS Kayako original novel	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.
Sadako vs. Kayako — Kiyoshi Yamamoto junior novelJunior adaptation of the film.	NovelReleased 2016	Modern era; same Yūri / Suzuka film caseRelative / stated chronology	Assumed canonSadako vs. Kayako	Shogakukan Junior Bunko, not Kadokawa Tsubasa; distinct from the adult original novel.Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected	Sadako VS Kayako — Shogakukan junior edition Kadokawa Cinema — Sadako vs. Kayako	View corresponding edition / accessExact corresponding publisher, distributor or edition research; availability is not asserted. No unverified Amazon ASIN.

COVERAGE BOUNDARIES

Checked beyond the main stories

Manga collection

Ju-On / JUON (2005 combined manga edition)

Duplicate / collected adaptation

Publisher credits both Rinno and MEIMU. Check original contents before claiming a third original manga narrative.

Ju-On / JUON — combined manga edition

Novel

The Grudge (2020) novel claim

Unverified / not counted

No publisher edition recovered. Do not infer a novel exists merely because most preceding films were novelized.

Sony Japan — The Grudge / Untold Chapter

Game / live narrative

Pachinko / pachislot; retired Flash promotions; attraction scripts

Omission review open

Film footage, scares and skins alone are not new narratives. Actual new plotted sequences / published scenarios need inspection before exhaustive status.

XSEED announcement — Ju-On Wii

Short / web narrative

1998 shorts, retired motion comic and promotional shorts access

Legal-access gap

Narratives inventoried, but a distributor collection does not automatically contain the shorts. Linked records are evidence, not advertised free playback.

Arrow — Ju-On: The Grudge Collection The Grudge 1.5 — motion comic inventory Tales from the Grudge — three-part inventory

SOURCE REGISTER

Primary sources first.

PrimaryArrow — Ju-On: The Grudge Collection
Official six-film set, original languages and Region B verified. Listing does not include the two 1998 shorts.
Secondary / film synopsisThe Curse — narrative cross-check
Secondary synopsis read for character blocks and school / house sequence. Exact years not established by this page.
Secondary / film synopsisThe Curse 2 — narrative cross-check
Separates repeated first-film material, countryside visit, about-one-month police interval and later schoolgirls.
PrimaryToei Video — original Ju-On 2
Official 76-minute V-cinema sequel, new occupants and original production verified. Not the theatrical Ju-On 2.
Secondary / film synopsisThe Grudge — narrative cross-check
Chronological synopsis distinguishes Tokunagas, first Rika visit, Toyama, later Rika and adolescent Izumi. Full original film not inspected.
Secondary / film synopsisThe Grudge 2 — narrative cross-check
Six chapters overlap; crew visit precedes crash, three-month revelation, childbirth and child epilogue.
Secondary / Japanese film reviewJapanese-language chapter / spin-off review
Character chronology cross-check, including The Curse chapters. No unsupported fan calendar is promoted as official.
Secondary / film synopsisWhite Ghost — narrative cross-check
Christmas Isobe tragedy and Akane age nine → sixteen / seven years later.
Secondary / film synopsisBlack Ghost — narrative cross-check
Fukie, Yuko, Kiwako and Mariko events overlap. No proof that the entire story occurs after White Ghost’s teenage frame.
Secondary / film synopsisBeginning of the End — chapter cross-check
1995 Yamaga origin; nine-year and ten-year intervals; eight named chapters. Japanese schoolteacher route differs from Kobayashi / Karen.
PrimaryShowgate — The Final Curse international sheet
Distributor’s two-page PDF read: 2014 predecessor, Mai seeking Yui, Toshio adopted by his aunt and Reo.
Secondary / film synopsisFinal Curse — narrative cross-check
Mai / Reo main strands and earlier Yayoi connection inventoried. Exact interval after Yui remains unverified.
Secondary / film synopsisThe Grudge (2004) — narrative cross-check
2001 murders / Peter and 2004 Williams / Karen phases distinguished.
PrimarySony — The Grudge (2004)
Corresponding official remake access; distinct from sequel.
PrimarySony — The Grudge 2
Studio synopsis directly connects Aubrey’s Tokyo journey to Karen.
Secondary / film synopsisThe Grudge 2 — narrative cross-check
Aubrey’s 2004 journey distinguished from Allison / Jake’s 2006 material.
Secondary / film synopsisThe Grudge 3 — narrative cross-check
Jake’s 2006 aftermath and Naoko in Chicago; linear plot, not story-year 2009.
PrimarySony — The Grudge 3
Official third film / Chicago story access.
PrimarySony Japan — The Grudge / Untold Chapter
Studio synopsis states Landers case two years before Muldoon investigation. 2020 is release year, not setting.
Secondary / film synopsisUntold Chapter — dated strands
2004 Landers / Spencers; 2005 Mathesons; 2006 Muldoon. First release December 2019, wide release 2020.
Secondary / specialist inventoryTales from the Grudge — three-part inventory
Hotel / School / House short-film names and overlap; official unrated DVD inclusion reported, current official stream not recovered.
Secondary / release inventoryThe Grudge 1.5 — motion comic inventory
Animated graphic narrative about Eason between the first two films; original official Flash site unavailable.
PrimaryNetflix — JU-ON: Origins
Official six-episode series access. Region / subscription availability varies.
PrimaryNetflix — Sho Miyake interview
Official production interview describes a house and incidents behind the Ju-On legend. Does not identify the woman as Kayako.
Secondary / episode synopsisOrigins — period cross-check
Episode summaries distinguish 1988, 1994, 1995 and 1997 with earlier house history.
PrimaryJu-On — English novel bibliographic record
Corresponding Dark Horse Kei Ohishi prose edition, distinct from Miki Rinno manga; no Amazon ASIN inferred.
PrimaryKadokawa — Ju-On 2 novel
Kei Oishi; July 10 2003; ISBN 9784043572052; TV crew premise matches theatrical sequel, not V-cinema title.
PrimaryKadokawa — White Ghost novel
Official June 2009 list verifies both Oishi anniversary novelizations.
PrimaryKadokawa — Black Ghost novel
2009 paper / 2014 ebook distinguished. Nurse and internal twin premise.
PrimaryKadokawa — Beginning of the End novel
2014 Oishi novelization, not a new sequel to original Saeki film.
PrimaryKadokawa — Final Curse novel
Junko Horie, not Kei Oishi; 2015 film adaptation.
PrimaryKadokawa — American novelization catalogue
THE JUON / Hollywood Ju-On dated January 8 2005.
PrimaryKadokawa — Pandemic novel
2007 novel of THE GRUDGE 2; explicit Kayako childhood material.
PrimaryKadokawa — Video Side prologue manga
Miki Rinno / Shimizu, ISBN 9784048536714; synopsis explicitly jumps several years from teacher to later household.
Retail bibliographic recordJu-On 2 manga — edition record
MEIMU / Shimizu manga; original ISBN 9784048536721, not a reprint of Video Side.
Retail bibliographic recordJu-On / JUON — combined manga edition
2005 edition credits Rinno and MEIMU; collection / reissue rather than assumed new American narrative.
PrimaryShogakukan — Final Curse manga
Eiko Komuro single-volume film adaptation; legal trial-reading button available.
Primary / reproduced publisher releaseXSEED announcement — Ju-On Wii
Original publisher announcement reproduced; Shimizu collaboration, haunted-house simulator and Yamada family premise.
Secondary / game inventoryJu-On Wii — scenario inventory
Erika, Michiko, Ken, Hiroshi and Saeki-house episodes. Localization names must not override original Japanese chronology.
PrimaryJu-On THE LIVE — 2023 official site
Licensed V-cinema stage adaptation, original production verified.
PrimaryJu-On THE LIVE -Sainen- — official site
2026 revival / revised performance and Blu-ray; official text identifies adaptation of both original V-cinema films. Same story position, no fictional 2026 date.
Primary / producer interview reproducedSadako vs. Kayako — producer interview
KADOKAWA producer testimony on the joint production.
PrimaryKadokawa Cinema — Sadako vs. Kayako
Official film access / two-day tape rule.
PrimaryKadokawa — Sadako VS Kayako original novel
Kuro Shiro original Keiko / Kosakai story; explicitly not a film retelling.
Retail / publisher synopsisSadako VS Kayako — Shogakukan junior edition
Kiyoshi Yamamoto, ISBN 9784092308695; movie protagonists.

The dates.The evidence.

Broad coverage.Open questions.