Anime: Yami Shibai

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Main Title	Yami Shibai(a9964)
Official Title	enverifiedTheatre of Darkness: Yamishibai
Official Title	ja闇芝居
Type	TV Series,13 episodes
Year	15.07.2013 until30.09.2013
Season	Summer 2013
Tags	contemporary fantasyMagic and supernatural beings exist secretly in what is generally regarded as the real world. Such elements may have originated from another world. Stories where a modern-day character travels to an alternate fantasy world are not considered contemporary fantasy.,horrorThe horror cinematic genre is characterized by the attempt to make the viewer experience dread, fear, terror, or horror. Often their plots involve the intrusion of an evil force, event or personage, sometimes of supernatural origin, on the mundane world and the consequences thereof.,newNot based on anything, the story is a new work, usually made up by the people involved in creating the anime. Generally if an original work (原作) credit is given, it will be to the studio, or director, or other members of the production team.,short episodesShort episodes are regular episodes that are much shorter than the standard length. This means up to and including 10 minutes; shows with episodes that are 11 to 20 minutes in length are half-length episodes instead. Not to be confused with multi-segment episodes, which are regular episodes that are split into several short segments (parts), usually with separate titles and independent storylines. -[similar]
Resources	Official website Wiki (en) Wiki (jp) Crunchyroll Allcinema Anison Syoboi ANN IMDB MAL TMDB
Rating	5.17(960)
Average	6.30(965)
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Added by	hidden on2013-07-04 13:57
Edited by	hidden on2025-03-01 10:17

Main Title	Yami Shibai(a9964)
Official Title	enverifiedTheatre of Darkness: Yamishibai
Official Title	ja闇芝居
Official Title	frThéatre de l`horreur
Official Title	esYamishibai: Historias Japonesas de Fantasmas
Official Title	ruТеатр тьмы
Official Title	zh-Hans暗芝居
Synonym	Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories, やみしばい

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main cast

Tsuda Kanji

Kamishibaiya

main staff

Chief Direction:	Takashima Tomoya
Animation Work:	Ilca

An old man tells a series of short horror stories based around Japanese myths and urban legends to schoolchildren on a playground using kamishibai, a traditional Japanese storytelling method using paper scrolls.

Source: ANN

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5.17(960)

#3650 (#147)

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#3017 (#144)

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#5744 (5)

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approx. 1h 5m

Completed

1229 (54.0%)

Watching

132 (5.8%)

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853 (37.4%)

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64 (2.8%)

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Explanation byLaserPanda on Tuesday, 04.04.2017 00:48

Anthology series with unusual storytelling and animation style

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Approval: 92.31% (13 votes)

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Explanation byCuan on Saturday, 03.10.2015 15:01

Similarly styled, short horror stories with paper cut-out characters in front of photographic backgrounds. They also share Tomoya Takashima as director.

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Explanation bydeleted User 439961 on Friday, 31.03.2017 06:15

self-contained soft horror mini episodes. good rotoscope technique

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Approval: 71.43% (7 votes)

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recommended by 6 users - 1 for fans - 3 recommended - 2 must see

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byymasumac on2018-05-25 10:47

Must-see if you love scary stories.

If I lived alone in the country, I would have regretted watching these. Several are truly scary, with expressive visuals and sound.

You will think twice about going to an outhouse at night, answering the door at night, walking near a cemetery at twilight, ....

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byFlapdesappels on2016-03-29 00:13

Despite the minimalistic animation (actually it's just like they are moving paper figures as it used to be done) and short episodes, it still manages to be very scary. I definitely recommend it if you're looking for a scary anime (which there barely are).

must see

byLittleMonkey on2014-08-09 18:02

Must see if you like horror anime. Each episode is short, but it is creepy, and you will want more after watching each of of them!

must see

byjahmed1 on2014-05-18 14:59

Definitely something i've been craving for in anime for years. Anime have become really cute (not that I don't like that), and truly horror anime have really vanished. this show is pretty scary, but each episode is only 4 minutes. 10/10 would watch

recommended

bymetalotaku on2013-09-30 03:37

Excellent stylish tales of terror! Stormwitch or Hallows Eve would not have been done it better! Recommended!

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by-Blackiris- on2013-08-07 20:22

Yami Shibai actually has some rather creepy moments!

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episode appearanceappears in ep: 1-13

Kamishibaiya

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voiced by:Tsuda Kanji

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voiced by:Oonishi Ayaka

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voiced by:Murai Ryouta

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voiced by:田中稔彦

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voiced by:Aizawa Risa

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voiced by:Ueda Keisuke

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voiced by:Sara

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voiced by:白水桜太郎

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voiced by:深海誉

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voiced by:Hirano Ryou

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voiced by:Masumoto Shouichirou

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voiced by:Akimoto Sawaki

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Credit	Name	in Episodes	Comment
Chief Direction (総合演出)	Takashima Tomoya
Animation Producer (アニメーションプロデューサー)	Iwashita Midori
Producer (プロデューサー)	Hosoya Nobuyuki
Producer (プロデューサー)	国定尚子
Associate Producer (アソシエイトプロデューサー)	久保田隆久
Associate Producer (アソシエイトプロデューサー)	岡本愛子
Assistant Producer (アシスタントプロデューサー)	柳川篤平
Production Generalisation (制作プロデューサー)	赤司俊雄
Planning (企画)	Iwasaki Takuya
Planning (企画)	Yamakawa Norio
Animation Work (アニメーション制作)	Ilca

Script/Screenplay (脚本)	Kumamoto Hiromu
Episode Direction (演出)	Aoki Tact
	Nakamura Manabu
	Takashima Tomoya
	柳沢太佑
SD Character Design (SDキャラデザイン)	Sai Chihiro
Logo Design (ロゴデザイン)	Iwashita Midori
MA Operator (MA)	e-na スタジオ
Publicity (番組宣伝)	Noguchi Kazumi

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Relation	Song	in Episodes	Rating	Credit	Staff
ending	Kaikai Emaki	1-13, ED1	N/A(1)	Vocals/Performed by (歌)	Hatsune Miku
				Lyrics (作詞)	Tenioha
				Music Composition (作曲)	Tenioha
				Music Arrangement (編曲)	AVTechNO!

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30.11.2017	UCCUSS	complete	N	13	0	jaen	Blu-ray	N/A(1)	0
17.09.2017	Anime Kaizoku [AnimeKaizoku]	complete		13	0	jaen	unknown	N/A(0)	0
16.01.2016	US	complete		13	0	jahu	HDTV	N/A(0)	0
13.05.2015	ASG-A	complete		13	0	japl	HDTV	N/A(1)	0
07.02.2015	GFF	complete		13	0	jael	HDTV	1.80(7)	0
22.09.2014	HorribleSubs	complete		13	0	jaen	www	N/A(2)	0
15.06.2014	BBF	complete		13	0	jait	www	N/A(0)	0
11.06.2014	NanaOne [No]	complete		13	0	jade	www	N/A(0)	0
01.11.2013	Planime	complete		13	0	japt	HDTV	N/A(0)	0
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12.10.2013	Migoto	complete		13	0	jaen	HDTV	N/A(0)	0
10.10.2013	WhyNot-Migoto	complete		13	0	jaen	HDTV	N/A(5)	0
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30.09.2013	DeadFish	complete	N	13	0	jaen	HDTV	N/A(1)	0
24.07.2023	SubsPlease	stalled		3	0	jaen	www	N/A(0)	0
24.07.2023	ASW	stalled		3	0	jaen	www	N/A(0)	0
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EP	Title	Duration	Air Date	Action
1	The Talisman Woman	5m	15.07.2013	stream
2	Zanbai	5m	22.07.2013	stream
3	The Family Rule	5m	22.07.2013	stream
4	Hair	5m	05.08.2013	stream
5	The Next Floor	5m	12.08.2013	stream
6	The Overhead Rack	5m	19.08.2013	stream
7	Contradiction	5m	26.08.2013	stream
8	The Umbrella Goddess	5m	02.09.2013	stream
9	Cursed	5m	02.09.2013	stream
10	The Moon	5m	09.09.2013	stream
11	Video	5m	16.09.2013	stream
12	Tomonari-kun	5m	23.09.2013	stream
13	Tormentor	5m	30.09.2013	stream
ED1	Kaikai Emaki (1-13)	1m	15.07.2013

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