Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai presents a unique picture-story animation format that delves into Japan's rich tapestry of urban legends and eerie folklore. Each episode brings to life chilling tales inspired by historical rumors, weaving together suspense and artistry. With its distinctive storytelling approach, the series captures the essence of traditional Japanese ghost stories, inviting viewers to explore the darker corners of cultural mythology. The blend of haunting visuals and gripping narratives ensures that audiences remain captivated, drawing them into a world where the supernatural lurks just beyond the ordinary.
Country
JP
Seasons
16
S01E01
The Talisman Woman
Jul 15, 2013
S01E02
Around the World in Eighty Years
Apr 26, 1990
S01E03
Return to Nantucket (1)
May 03, 1990
S01E04
Return to Nantucket (2)
May 10, 1990
S01E05
There Once Was a Girl from Nantucket
May 17, 1990
S01E06
The Overhead Rack
Aug 19, 2013
S01E07
Contradiction
Aug 26, 2013
S01E08
The Umbrella Goddess
Sep 02, 2013
S01E09
Cursed
Sep 02, 2013
S01E10
The Moon
Sep 09, 2013
S01E11
Video
Sep 16, 2013
S01E12
Tomonari-kun
Sep 23, 2013
S01E13
Tormentor
Sep 30, 2013
S02E01
Taro-chan
Jul 06, 2014
S02E02
The Kitchen
Jul 13, 2014
S02E03
Inside
Jul 20, 2014
S02E04
The Wall Woman
Jul 27, 2014
S02E05
The Locker
Aug 03, 2014
S02E06
Nao-chan
Aug 10, 2014
S02E07
The Capsule Toy Machine
Aug 17, 2014
S02E08
Farewells
Aug 24, 2014
S02E09
Ominie-san
Aug 31, 2014
S02E10
Bugged
Sep 07, 2014
S02E11
Picking Up
Sep 14, 2014
S02E12
Netsuke
Sep 21, 2014
S02E13
Bringer Drums
Sep 28, 2014
S02E14
The Tennis Bum
Jan 24, 1991
S02E15
My Brother's Back—And There's Gonna Be Trouble
Jan 31, 1991
S02E16
Plane Nine From Nantucket
Feb 07, 1991
S02E17
Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places
Feb 14, 1991
S02E18
Love Means Never Having to Say Geronimo
Feb 21, 1991
S02E19
All in the Family
Mar 07, 1991
S02E20
Mother Wore Stripes
Mar 14, 1991
S02E21
Murder She Roast
Mar 21, 1991
S02E22
Duet for Plane and Cello
Mar 28, 1991
S03E01
Lend It to Me
Jan 10, 2016
S03E02
Tunnel
Jan 17, 2016
S03E03
Rat
Jan 24, 2016
S03E04
The Noisy Hospital Room
Jan 31, 2016
S03E05
Museum of Taxidermy
Feb 07, 2016
S03E06
"That Side" Festival
Feb 14, 2016
S03E07
Behind
Feb 21, 2016
S03E08
Ladies Who Lunch
Nov 21, 1991
S03E09
The Fourth Man
Mar 06, 2016
S03E10
Merry-go-round
Mar 13, 2016
S03E11
Cuckoo Clock
Mar 20, 2016
S03E12
In the Water
Mar 27, 2016
S03E13
Drawings
Apr 03, 2016
S03E14
Stew in a Stew
Jan 23, 1992
S03E15
This Old House
Jan 30, 1992
S03E16
Planes, Trains and Visiting Cranes
Feb 13, 1992
S03E17
Das Plane
Feb 20, 1992
S03E18
Take My Life, Please
Feb 27, 1992
S03E19
Four Dates That Will Live in Infamy
Apr 02, 1992
S03E20
The Bank Dick
Apr 23, 1992
S03E21
Say It Ain't So, Joe
Apr 30, 1992
S03E22
As Fate Would Have It
May 07, 1992
S04E01
Tongue
Jan 16, 2017
S04E02
Fish Tank
Jan 16, 2017
S04E03
Sewing Shears
Jan 16, 2017
S04E04
Red High Heel
Jan 23, 2017
S04E05
Night Bus
Jan 30, 2017
S04E06
Guess Who?
Feb 06, 2017
S04E07
Footsteps
Feb 13, 2017
S04E08
Cassette Tape
Feb 20, 2017
S04E09
Grinding Teeth
Feb 27, 2017
S04E10
Calling Crane
Mar 06, 2017
S04E11
White Line
Mar 13, 2017
S04E12
Snow Hut
Mar 20, 2017
S04E13
Underground Walkway
Mar 27, 2017
S04E14
I've Got a Secret
Feb 04, 1993
S04E15
The Gift (1)
Feb 11, 1993
S04E16
The Gift (2)
Feb 18, 1993
S04E17
I Love Brian
Feb 25, 1993
S04E18
The Key to Alex
Mar 15, 1993
S04E19
The Houseguest
Apr 08, 1993
S04E20
Goodbye, Old Friend
Apr 29, 1993
S04E21
Another Wedding
May 06, 1993
S04E22
Date Package Number Seven
May 13, 1993
S05E01
Stop in the Name of Love
Sep 16, 1993
S05E02
Terminal Jealousy
Sep 23, 1993
S05E03
Bye-Bye, Bunny
Sep 30, 1993
S05E04
Business or Pleasure
Oct 07, 1993
S05E05
Shadows of Women
Jul 31, 2017
S05E06
Giveback-sama
Aug 07, 2017
S05E07
Joe Blows (1)
Nov 04, 1993
S05E08
Joe Blows (2)
Nov 11, 1993
S05E09
2 Good 2 B 4 Gotten
Nov 18, 1993
S05E10
Come Fly with Me
Dec 02, 1993
S05E11
Happy Holidays
Dec 16, 1993
S05E12
Ready, Teddy, Go
Jan 06, 1994
S05E13
Oh, Give Me a Home Where the Mathers Don't Roam
Jan 20, 1994
S05E14
The Faygitive
Jan 27, 1994
S05E15
Say Uncle, Carlton
Feb 03, 1994
S05E16
Hey, Nineteen
Feb 10, 1994
S05E17
Exclusively Yours
Feb 14, 1994
S05E18
Moonlighting
Feb 17, 1994
S05E19
Sleepless in Nantucket
Mar 10, 1994
S05E20
Boys Will Be Girls
Apr 07, 1994
S05E21
Roy Crazy
Apr 14, 1994
S05E22
Long Distance Lament
Apr 28, 1994
S05E23
Call of the Wild
May 05, 1994
S05E24
A Decent Proposal
May 12, 1994
S06E01
Whose Wife is it Anyway?
Sep 20, 1994
S06E02
Twisted Sister
Sep 27, 1994
S06E03
The Shrink
Oct 04, 1994
S06E04
Swamp Offering
Jul 27, 2018
S06E05
The Waxman Cometh
Oct 18, 1994
S06E06
Is That a Ten-Foot Sandwich or Are You Just Glad to See Me?
Nov 01, 1994
S06E07
Frog Eggs
Aug 17, 2018
S06E08
Sea Fortunes
Aug 24, 2018
S06E09
If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother
Nov 22, 1994
S06E10
The Wrong Stuff
Nov 29, 1994
S06E11
Insanity Claus
Dec 13, 1994
S06E12
She's ... Back
Jan 03, 1995
S06E13
Have I Got a Couple for You
Jan 10, 1995
S06E14
Fools Russian
Jan 31, 1995
S06E15
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
Feb 07, 1995
S06E16
Remembrance of Flings Past (1)
Feb 09, 1995
S06E17
Remembrance of Flings Past (2)
Feb 14, 1995
S06E18
Gone But Not Faygotten
Feb 21, 1995
S06E19
Ex, Lies and Videotape
Feb 28, 1995
S06E20
Portrait of the Con Artist as a Young Man
Mar 21, 1995
S06E21
The Love Life and Times of Joe and Helen
Apr 04, 1995
S06E22
A House to Die For
May 02, 1995
S06E23
Nuptials Off
May 09, 1995
S06E24
Et Tu, Antonio?
May 16, 1995
S06E25
Boys Just Want to Have Fun (1)
May 23, 1995
S06E26
Here It Is: The Big Wedding (2)
May 23, 1995
S07E01
Delivery
Jul 08, 2019
S07E02
Burnin' Down the House (2)
Sep 26, 1995
S07E03
Death Becomes Him
Oct 10, 1995
S07E04
The Person Formerly Known as Lowell
Oct 31, 1995
S07E05
Hooker, Line and Sinker
Nov 07, 1995
S07E06
She's Gotta Have It
Nov 14, 1995
S07E07
So Long, Frank Lloyd Wrong
Nov 21, 1995
S07E08
When a Man Loves a Donut
Nov 28, 1995
S07E09
The Big Sleep
Dec 12, 1995
S07E10
'Twas the Heist Before Christmas
Dec 19, 1995
S07E11
Honey, We Broke the Kid
Jan 02, 1996
S07E12
B.S., I Love You
Jan 09, 1996
S07E13
Sons and Lovers
Jan 16, 1996
S07E14
Bye, George
Jan 30, 1996
S07E15
The Team Player
Feb 06, 1996
S07E16
Love at First Flight
Feb 13, 1996
S07E17
Lynch Party
Feb 20, 1996
S07E18
One Flew Over the Cooper's Nest
Feb 27, 1996
S07E19
Driving Mr. DeCarlo
Mar 12, 1996
S07E20
A Tale of Two Sister Cities
Mar 26, 1996
S07E21
What About Larry?
Apr 09, 1996
S07E22
The Lady Vanishes
Apr 23, 1996
S07E23
Life Could Be a Dream
Apr 30, 1996
S07E24
The Lyin' King
May 07, 1996
S07E25
Love Overboard
May 14, 1996
S07E26
Grouses, Houses and Bickering Spouses
May 21, 1996
S08E01
Porno for Pyros
Sep 18, 1996
S08E02
... Like a Neighbor Scorned
Sep 25, 1996
S08E03
Maybe It's You
Oct 02, 1996
S08E04
Single and Hating It
Oct 09, 1996
S08E05
Too Beautiful for You
Oct 23, 1996
S08E06
The Gift of Life
Oct 30, 1996
S08E07
Olive or Twist
Nov 06, 1996
S08E08
Wingless (1)
Nov 13, 1996
S08E09
Wingless (2)
Nov 20, 1996
S08E10
Wingless (3)
Dec 11, 1996
S08E11
All About Christmas Eve
Dec 18, 1996
S08E12
String Telephone
Mar 28, 2021
S08E13
Hosed
Jan 15, 1997
S08E14
Just Call Me Angel
Feb 05, 1997
S08E15
Fay There, Georgy Girl
Feb 12, 1997
S08E16
Escape from New York
Feb 19, 1997
S08E17
House of Blues
Mar 05, 1997
S08E18
Ms. Write
Mar 19, 1997
S08E19
Dreamgirl
Apr 02, 1997
S08E20
Heartache Tonight
Apr 16, 1997
S08E21
Oedipus Wrecks
May 07, 1997
S08E22
Raging Bull*&@!
May 14, 1997
S08E23
Final Approach (1)
May 21, 1997
S10E01
A Job to Quit
Jan 09, 2022
S10E02
Ending Note
Jan 16, 2022
S10E03
The End of the Day
Jan 23, 2022
S10E04
Last Train
Jan 30, 2022
S10E05
The Last Customer
Feb 06, 2022
S10E06
Trash Drop-off
Feb 13, 2022
S10E07
What Happened in the Tunnel
Feb 20, 2022
S10E08
Wristwatch
Feb 27, 2022
S10E09
To My Future Self
Mar 06, 2022
S10E10
The Other Building
Mar 13, 2022
S10E11
Bye-Bye
Mar 21, 2022
S10E12
Pinky Promise
Mar 28, 2022
S10E13
The Hundredth Story
Apr 04, 2022
S11E01
Taro-chan Returns
Jul 10, 2023
S11E02
The Offering House
Jul 17, 2023
S11E03
Rebirth Paper
Jul 24, 2023
S11E04
From Back Then
Jul 31, 2023
S11E05
Solo Camping
Aug 07, 2023
S11E06
White Flower
Aug 14, 2023
S11E07
That's Not Right, Dad
Aug 21, 2023
S11E08
Fan Activities
Aug 28, 2023
S11E09
Signature
Sep 04, 2023
S11E10
Sairen Station
Sep 11, 2023
S11E11
Restart
Sep 18, 2023
S11E12
A Silver Lining
Sep 25, 2023
S11E13
Music Box
Oct 02, 2023
S12E01
Just Don't Open It
Jan 15, 2024
S12E02
Playing House
Jan 22, 2024
S12E03
Blackbean
Jan 29, 2024
S12E04
Mirror
Feb 05, 2024
S12E05
The Sunken Jizo
Feb 12, 2024
S12E06
Name Plate
Feb 19, 2024
S12E07
Nice
Feb 26, 2024
S12E08
Child Shearing
Mar 04, 2024
S12E09
No Visitors
Mar 11, 2024
S12E10
Inkstone
Mar 18, 2024
S12E11
Story Time
Mar 25, 2024
S12E12
Totem
Apr 01, 2024
S12E13
Peace Park
Apr 08, 2024
S13E01
Elevator Attendent
Jul 15, 2024
S13E02
Message Board
Jul 22, 2024
S13E03
Portrait
Jul 29, 2024
S13E04
Happy Girl Mushroom Tea
Aug 05, 2024
S13E05
Moving-In Soba
Aug 12, 2024
S13E06
Drive-In
Aug 19, 2024
S13E07
8mm
Aug 26, 2024
S13E08
Laughing Bag
Sep 02, 2024
S13E09
Peephole
Sep 09, 2024
S13E10
Atonashi
Sep 16, 2024
S13E11
String Lottery
Sep 23, 2024
S13E12
Classic Hotel
Sep 30, 2024
S13E13
Dreaming of That Day
Oct 07, 2024
S14E01
My Girlfriend
Jan 06, 2025
S14E02
Hand's Hands
Jan 13, 2025
S14E03
The Dawn Girl
Jan 20, 2025
S14E04
The Nightjar's Nest
Jan 27, 2025
S14E05
Paprika
Feb 03, 2025
S14E06
Lies and Truth
Feb 10, 2025
S14E07
Used Car
Feb 17, 2025
S14E08
Crane
Feb 24, 2025
S14E09
Desire Release
Mar 03, 2025
S14E10
Defense Attorney
Mar 10, 2025
S14E11
Shared Inheritance
Mar 17, 2025
S14E12
Sunk People
Mar 24, 2025
S14E13
Taro-chan Returns Again
Apr 07, 2025
S15E01
Lottery
Jul 14, 2025
S15E02
Inheritance
Jul 21, 2025
S15E03
Clang Clang Clang
Jul 28, 2025
S15E04
Stains
Aug 04, 2025
S15E05
Nokotta, Nokotta
Aug 11, 2025
S15E06
Butterfly
Aug 18, 2025
S15E07
Duty
Aug 25, 2025
S15E08
Golden Years
Sep 01, 2025
S15E09
Lingering Snow
Sep 08, 2025
S15E10
Burden Giving
Sep 15, 2025
S15E11
Mourning Scent
Sep 22, 2025
S15E12
Summer Grievings
Sep 29, 2025
S15E13
Memories
Oct 06, 2025
S16E01
Final Episode
Jan 12, 2026
S16E02
Research Results
Jan 19, 2026
S16E03
A Peaceful Village
Jan 26, 2026
S16E04
Following
Feb 02, 2026
S16E05
Gathering
Feb 09, 2026
S16E06
Password
Feb 16, 2026
S16E07
Round and Around
Feb 23, 2026
S16E08
Frozen Over
Mar 02, 2026
S16E09
Sleeper Train
Mar 09, 2026
S16E10
Musubime-sama
Mar 16, 2026
S16E11
Dream Connection
Mar 23, 2026
S16E12
Restoration
Mar 30, 2026
S16E13
Episode 13
Apr 06, 2026