Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai
Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai — Season 17
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.
Episodes
13 episodes
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Episode 1
Insect Battle
Summer vacation. Shogo, an elementary school student who spends his holidays at his grandfather’s house every year, is obsessed with "beetle wrestling," a game…
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Episode 2
Willow Wicker Trunk
Yukako is an elementary school student living with her family. Her mother, Tae, always talks cheerfully to her wicker dowry trunk. However, because the family'…
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Episode 3
Collapse
Hirahara, an old man living in the village, suddenly caused a stir, shouting, "It’s going to burst!" However, the villagers, seemingly used to this, did not ta…
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Episode 4
Pumpkin Field
With his mother giving birth, Yuta has to spend his summer vacation at his grandma's. There are no shops around, only endless pumpkin patches. Bored, Yuta goes…
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Episode 5
Can I Decide?
Late at night, Rikako arrives at her local station on the last train. For some reason, a young boy is standing there all by himself in front of the station, wi…
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Episode 6
Decisive Factor
Minori is a junior high school student living alone with her mother, Aiko. Always kind, efficient at housework, and quick to make decisions, Aiko was someone M…
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Episode 7
Episode 7
Haruko has just transferred to a rural elementary school. On the day of the Sports Day, it unfortunately pours with rain. But the school's decision is "Proceed…
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Episode 8
Episode 8
Officer Takeuchi, a police box officer on patrol, spotted a mysterious doll placed at the base of a utility pole—the very site where a child had died in a car…
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Episode 9
Episode 9
Eiko is a housewife drowned in daily chores. Every day, she faces endless piles of laundry from her husband, her high school son, and her middle school daughte…
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Episode 10
Episode 10
"Shini-gai"—a strange, deep-rooted custom practiced in Koichi's home village. Hating this custom from the bottom of his heart, Koichi broke free and left the v…
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Episode 11
Episode 11
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Episode 12
Episode 12
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Episode 13
Episode 13