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Curiously, it often seems that those who start seeing ghosts often don't know they are ghosts, mistaking them for living people. A character who sees dead people may become a [[Magnetic Medium]]. Related to [[I See Them, Too]] and [[You Can See Me?]].

 

 

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* Ichigo's initial power in ''[[Bleach]]''. It turns out other people can catch this ability from him.

** TV spirit medium Don Kanonji can do this, too, but he has a different method of getting rid of them.

* It also was Kuwabara's initial power in ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'.

* ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'s'' brother Touya.

* ''[[Shaman King]]''.

* The main point of the anime and manga ''[[Natsume Yuujinchou]]''. The main character and his grandmother were able to see spirits to a great extent.

** In the final chapters of the manga, Choco also has an encounter with her [[Fluffy Tamer|beloved deceased kitty-cat Kuro]] and a woman revealed to be {{spoiler|Yurika's mother.}}

* This is a very [[Blessed with Suck|dangerous ability]] to have in the [[Hell Teacher Nube]] world, as being able to see and hear ghosts means that you're [[Supernaturally Delicious and Nutritious]] - ones with [[Ghostly Goals]] won't stop bothering you until you help them, and the ones that are dangerous will [[Monster Magnet|come after you first]].

* The main character Mitsuo Shiozu from ''[[Eerie Queerie]]!'' has this power, they can also possess his body and talk to love ones. Throughout the series other people either gain this gift/curse or join the party always having it.

** Eventually it gets to the point that the only character, Ichi Shirai, feels left out for not having the ability.

* The protagonist of Shizuru Seino's ''Heaven!!'' can see ghosts, but it's mostly used as a [[Hilarity Ensues|plot device]] for Rinne to meet and interact with her [[Romantic Comedy|love interests]].

* In ''[[Tsukuyomi Moon Phase]]'' Kouhei's spiritual powers were so great that they became a danger to him, so his family had to seal them away when he was a child. They later kept the facade that he is so spiritually unaware that ghosts and spiritual barriers that are strong enough to affect ordinary people with minimal spiritual awareness have no effect on him. However, all the photos he takes end up having ghosts present in them, and once his powers begin to manifest again, he goes to the mountains to train.

 

== Comic Books ==

* The protagonist of ''Major Bummer''.

* Brody, the protagonist of ''[[Brody's Ghost]]'', can do this (as well as other stuff) as part of his ghostseer schtick.

 

== Film ==

* This is the basis for the TV shows ''[[Ghost Whisperer]]'' and ''[[Medium]]''.

* In the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode ''Sub Rosa'', Dr. Crusher meets up with a ghost known only to the women in her family, except that it turns out that {{spoiler|it's really a [[Sufficiently Advanced Alien]] who must possess women with a specific gene to survive.}}

* The title character on ''[[The Famous Jett Jackson]]'', demonstrates this ability on two different occasions, despite this not being a supernaturally-themed show.

* Miles on ''[[Lost]]'' has the ability to sense dead bodies and draw "impressions" from them. He apparently managed to use this to find the bodies of {{spoiler|Karl}} and {{spoiler|The French woman}}. "Some Like It Hoth" goes into detail about his ability: he just receives "impressions" from their last thoughts and he can't communicate with someone who was cremated. There needs to be a intact body-though he wasn't near a body when he first used it.

** Ever since {{spoiler|leaving the island}}, Hurley has begun to see dead friends and have conversations with them. What's more, other people can sometimes ''see'' the dead people when they come to Hurley. {{spoiler|The guy at the asylum saw Charlie, but for some reason Sayid couldn't see Eko...}} In season 6, {{spoiler|Jacob}} abuses this so he can continue to give Hurley guidance and carry out his plans despite being dead.

** In one instance, leads to a funny scene in which the two of them argue about whose dead-people power is better.

* In ''[[Being Human (UK)]]'', normal people can only see [[Cute Ghost Girl]] Annie sometimes (the rules aren't clear, but it seems to have something to do with her emotional state, especially her self-confidence). Fellow supernatural entities—werewolves, vampires, other ghosts—can always see ghosts.

* Stark from ''[[Farscape]]''

* The cast of ''Dead Last'' can see ghosts due to the power of a magical amulet they found.

* The Reapers from ''[[Dead Like Me]]'', as it would render the entire premise unworkable if they couldn't. In a slight variation, they only see ghosts once that person's soul has been let out of its body, and the ghost looks as its body did when it left- resulting in some rather nasty disfigurement if the Reapers don't get to it before death.

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