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Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories also known in Japan as Yami Shibai (闇芝居, Yami Shibai, lit. Dark Play) and Theater of Darkness is a Japanese anime series. The first season was directed by Tomoya Takashima, with scripts written by Hiromu Kumamoto and produced by ILCA.
The show essentially tells you four minute long scary stories, many of which are bound to Japanese lore and could potentially alienate anybody outside of Japan.
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With this ominous presentation, a mysterious man wearing a golden mask invites us to enjoy Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories (Theater of darkness, and from now on, YS), an anthology of Japanese rumors and urban legends, full of spirits, ghost, curses, and all those creepy things we like so much.
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From a man who suffers a mysterious accident on a business trip, to a boy who witnesses a horrifying family secret, to even a man who’s certain he’s being watched by a long-haired, creepy woman, there’s plenty of harrowing stories to be told. Tags. Horror. Episodic. Short Episodes. Supernatural. Urban Legend. Original Work. my anime: User Stats.
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- Kanji TSUDA
- Tomoya TAKASHIMA
- September 30, 2013
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Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories also known as Theatre of Darkness (闇芝居 十二期) is a Japanese anime series in the horror genre based around Japanese folktales. So far, it has had 11 seasons, with the 12th season releasing in January 15th, 2024.
A series of short horror stories based around Japanese myths and urban legends. The series is framed around an old man telling these tales to schoolchildren on a playground using kamishibai, a traditional Japanese storytelling method using paper scrolls.
•Season 1
•Season 2
•Season 3
•Season 4
•Season 5
•Season 6
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Yami shibai: With Kanji Tsuda, Sara, Shôichirô Masumoto, Ryôta Murai. Every week at 5 p.m. an old man in a yellow mask shows up at a children's playground and tells them ghost stories based on myths and urban legends of Japanese origin.
Jul 13, 2013 · Yamishibai is a picture-story style of animation whose motif is surrounded and based off the rumors, and urban legends throughout the history of Japan. 1 2013 14 episodes. 13+. Anime · Horror.
