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Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai

2013-07-1517 seasons · 221 episodes0h 4mAnimation7.3/10TMDB · 63 votes

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.

The world, in frames.

Stills, posters, and artwork in every language.

Your next obsession.

Finding your next story…

Season after season.

Choose a season and explore every episode.

Specials

2 episodes2021-08-13

Season 1

13 episodes2013-07-15

Season 2

13 episodes2014-07-06

Season 3

13 episodes2016-01-10

Season 4

13 episodes2017-01-16

Season 5

13 episodes2017-07-03

Season 6

13 episodes2018-07-06

Season 7

13 episodes2019-07-08

Season 8

13 episodes2021-01-10

Season 9

13 episodes2021-07-12

Season 10

13 episodes2022-01-09

Behind the frames.

Created by—

Original languageJapanese

Original release2013-07-15

ProductionJapan

Where to watch

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The people behind the picture.

Kanji TsudaStoryteller (voice)

星野勇太Ancestor (voice) / Resident of Room 204 (voice) / Naomichi (voice) / Tsukasa (voice) / Kouki (voice) / Satoda (voice) / Ohara (voice) / Villager (voice) / Boyfriend (voice) / (voice) / Kimihiko (voice) / Indistinct sound (voice) / Takaya (voice) / Shimizu (voice) / Photographer (voice) / Takashi (voice) / Tateno (voice) / Akie's Classmate (voice) / Announcer (voice)

Yutaka ShimizuElderly Husband (voice) / Psychiatrist (voice) / Kotaro Higashimura (voice) / Kameda (voice) / Shigenobu Kunitake (voice) / Mr. Shiono (voice) / Naoya's Father (voice) / (voice) / Eita's Father (voice) / Audience (voice) / Kaori's Husband (voice) / Taxi Driver (voice) / Natsukawa (voice) / Park ranger (voice) / Kyusaku (voice) / Takeuchi (voice) / Shibasaki (voice) / Nobuo (voice) / Akio (voice)

PonzuNaoto (voice) / Syugo (voice) / Villager (voice) / Husband (voice) / Nunokawa (voice) / Lottery Man (voice) / Audience (voice) / Osamu Sakakibara (voice) / Cat Owner (voice) / Nobuhito's Father (voice) / Mr. Sugita (voice) / Tomohisa's Father (voice) / Mr. Murata / (voice) / Watanabe (voice)

土屋咲登子Rie (voice) / Kimiyo (voice) / Nurse (voice) / Eiko (voice) / ex-wife (voice) / Hiroshi's Mother (voice) / Mrs. Sugita (voice) / Megumi (voice) / The Boy's Mother (voice) / Mio (voice) / Yoko (voice) / Mrs. Murata / The Lady in the Ending Theme / Kaoru (voice) / Passenger (voice) / Keita's Mother (voice) / Tae (voice) / Villager (voice) / (voice)

Tomoko OishiYukako's Grandmother (voice) / Housewife (voice) / Yuta's Grandmother (voice) / (voice) / Naoto's Wife (voice) / Old Woman (voice) / Yuri (voice) / Audience (voice) / Tomohisa's Mother (voice) / Yoshiaki's Wife (voice) / Elderly Wife (voice) / Mysterious Woman (voice) / Shunsuke's Mother (voice) / Old Woman‌ (voice) / Eriko (voice)

Season 11

13 episodes2023-07-10

Season 12

13 episodes2024-01-15

Season 13

13 episodes2024-07-15

Season 14

13 episodes2025-01-06

Season 15

13 episodes2025-07-14

Season 16

13 episodes2026-01-12

Season 17

13 episodes2026-07-13

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Ryo ShinodaTakuya (voice) / Man (voice) / Koichi (voice) / Yukako's Grandfather (voice) / (voice) / Ryuichi (voice) / Masataka Yamagishi (voice) / Tomoharu (voice) / Kyosuke (voice) / Hamano (voice) / Kawaguchi (voice) / Sagawa (voice) / Yuuichirou (voice) / Mitsuki (voice) / Dam repair worker (voice) / Yuichi (voice) / Miyama (voice) / Station Announcement (voice) / Hiroki Ohta (voice) / Michio (voice)吉田晴雄Onsen Visitor (voice) / Nobuhiko Kimoto (voice) / Audience (voice) / Thief (voice) / Shoya (voice) / (voice) / Toma (voice) / (voice) (uncredited) / Yoshihiko (voice) / Tomoyuki (voice) / Child (voice)Toshimasa NiiroMr. Kunitake (voice) / (voice) / Tomohisa's Grandfather (voice) / Takiko's Grandfather (voice) / Hieda (voice) / Takagi (voice) / Kuriyama (voice) / Doctor (voice) / Koichiro Ishii (voice) / Shogo's Grandfather (voice) / Tooru's Father (voice) / Narration (voice) / Old Man (voice) / Sugiura (voice) / Goro (voice) / Shinya's Father (voice) / Owner (voice)岸野聡子Shadows of Women (voice) (uncredited) / Hide's Aunt (voice) / Nurse (voice) / Wife (voice) / Youta Sanada (voice) / (voice) / Miyako (voice)Ryouta MuraiSekiguchi (voice) / Exhibit Visitor (voice) / Kondo (voice) / Nobuaki (voice) / Shiro (voice) / Hayashi (voice) / Hide (voice) / Kenji Endo (voice) / police reporter (voice) / Takayuki (voice) / Ito (voice) / Annoyed Man (voice) / Keita Haga (voice) / Inoue (voice) / Shinichi (voice) / Husband (voice) / (voice) / Widowed Man (voice) / Mr. Masuda (voice) / Yurika's Friend (voice)小泉ようGirlfriend (voice) / (voice) / Indistinct sound (voice) / Eita (voice) / Akie (voice) / Audience (voice)Ryō HiranoJunya (voice) / Hatanaka (voice) / Daigo (voice) / Tashiro (voice) / Kondo (voice) / (voice) / Yoshiaki (voice) / Ryousuke (voice) / Taro-chan (voice) / Tooru (voice) / Ryuta (voice) / Taichi (voice) / Shinichi (voice) / Kazuhito (voice)青木砂織Kaori (voice) / Landlady (voice) / (voice) / Tomohisa's Grandmother (voice) / Junya's Mother (voice) / Remaining Hand (voice) / Mako's Mother (voice) / Eita's Mother (voice) / Villager (voice) / Resident (voice) / Mayuko (voice) / Kota's Mother (voice) / Isomura (voice) / Junko's Classmate (voice) / Tea Salesman (voice)SaraSatomi (voice) / Sayuri (voice) / (voice)Takaya YamaguchiStudent (voice) / Shinichi (voice) / Audience (voice) / Thief (voice) / Shinji (voice) / Message person (voice) / (voice)Shoichiro MasumotoToshiharu's Grandfather (voice) / Taxidermy Man (voice) / Vendor (voice) / Skull Man (voice) / Storyteller (voice) / Doctor (voice) / (voice) / Takeru's Father (voice) / Shuzo Endo (voice) / Taichi's Father (voice)Masaki SawaiEisuke's Brother (voice) / Umeda (voice) / Kido (voice) / Receptionist (voice) / (voice) / Takayuki (voice) / Satoru (voice) / Naoyuki (voice) / Sawako's Husband (voice)Ayako YamaguchiYoung lady (voice) / The Woman in the Elevator (voice) / News presenter (voice) / Woman in white (voice) / (voice) (uncredited) / Kimono Woman (voice) / Asami (voice) / (voice) / Crone at the end (voice) (uncredited)Yūto IkedaThe Boy (voice)桃ノ井理子(voice) / Yumi (voice) / Audience (voice)白石るりThe Dawn Girl (voice) / (voice) / Yamane (voice) / Audience (voice)Mai KarasudaNobumi (voice) / (voice) / Takashi (voice) / Child (voice) / Yuki-onna (voice)Miho OkasakiChiaki (voice) / Satomi (voice) / Sayuki (voice) / (voice) / Shizuka (voice)Momoko MiyashiroErika (voice) / Kanoko Takata (voice) / Kazuhiro (voice) / (voice) / Keita's Friend (voice)Tsubasa KizuSadayuki (voice) / Hiroki Kunitake (voice) / Ishida (voice) / Takuya (voice) / Tetsuo (voice) / Hayakawa (voice) / (voice) / Niimi (voice)Risa AizawaElevator Girl (voice) / Machiko (voice) / Kanako Katagiri (voice) / Melting Woman (voice) / Strange Woman (voice) / Junko's Classmate (voice) / Wakako (voice) / Keiko (voice) / (voice) / Asako (voice)Fuuka Haruna(voice) / Tomoko (voice) / Shadows of Women (voice) / Boy (voice) / High School Girl (voice) / Yukari (voice) / Mai (voice) / Girl (voice) / Takuya (voice)Sion Yoshitaka(voice) / Koichi Yoshimura (voice) / Shunsuke (voice)Miyake Miu(voice) / Yukari&Musubime-sama (voice) / Asako (voice) / Rikako (voice)Hiromu Kumamoto(voice) / Takeshi's Father (voice) / (voice) (uncredited)Yui IshikawaChisato (voice) / Haru (voice) / Satoshi&Takashi (voice) / Office Woman (voice) / (voice) / Flower Fortune Girl (voice) / Haruko (voice)Sakitaka Kuniyoshi(voice) / Refrigerator (voice)イチキ游子Shadows of Women (voice) / Takeshi's Grandmother (voice) / (voice)Taiga FukazawaShigeru Saito (voice) / Eisuke (voice) / Ohmori (voice) / (voice) / Kouki (voice)Ann YamaneYukako's Younger sister (voice) / Young girl (voice) / (voice)佐佐木充郭(voice)Toshiko Sawada(voice) / Old Woman (voice)Ryosuke TakeiMasamichi's Father (voice) / Storyteller (voice) / (voice)岡田宇杏Taro-chan's former self (voice) / (voice) / Naoki (voice) / Fuunyan (voice)拓也Yukako's Father (voice) / (voice) / Gyōji (voice)翔司udajii (voice) / (voice) / spectator (voice)花谷聡亮Yuta (voice) / (voice) / Shogo (voice)Rina Goromaru(voice) / Yukako (voice) / Haruko (voice)Hukami Homare(voice)Moemi KatayamaSpeaker (voice) / Housewife (voice) / Wife (voice)Issei FutamataClock Man (voice) / (voice)Nishioka to NeilTooru's Mother (voice) / Nao's Mother (voice) / Old Woman (voice)Runa Kojika(voice) / Nobuhito (voice) / Ami (voice)Shinji MatsubayashiVictim (voice) / (voice)和田依來Myoonyan (voice) / (voice) / Kana (voice)山本海瑠Taro-chan (voice) / Keita Hiraiwa (voice) / (voice)Tomoya TakashimaUmbrella Goddess (voice) (uncredited) / Taichi (uncredited)かねさだ雪緒(voice) / Satoshi&Takashi's Mother Risa AsanumaEiko's Neighbor (voice) / Yoko (voice)Emi Okamoto(voice)柳川薰平(voice) (uncredited)Rie KitaharaSaki (voice)Brazily Anne Yamada(voice) (uncredited)Nobuyuki HosoyaClown (voice) (uncredited)Asana MamoruWife (voice)神門実里Takeshi (voice)

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