Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai (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.
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Episode 1 - Delivery
Release Date: 2019-07-08Katagiri is housesitting for his friend, who's traveling and needs someone to be there to accept an important package he's expecting. The delivery finally arrives late that evening, but his friend says he's expecting another package the next day and asks him to stay one more night. Katagiri begins to wonder what is in these packages that's so important...
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Episode 2 - The Sleepless Child
Release Date: 2019-07-15Sawako and her young son wait alone at their home in the suburbs for her husband to come home. As the night drags on, Sawako's uneasy feeling begins to turn into fear...
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Episode 3 - The Reception Room
Release Date: 2019-07-22The expedition crew finally make their way inside of Banagawa castle, where they confront the tyrannical machine shogun.
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Episode 4 - Paintings
Release Date: 2019-07-28A certain young man visits an art exhibit after receiving a free entry ticket. The lady at the reception desk seems creepy enough, but all the paintings in this bizarre exhibit are like nothing he's seen before. When the young man does something he was advised not to do, an unexpected fate awaits him...
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Episode 5 - Notice of Termination of Service
Release Date: 2019-07-29Hamano is visiting a certain small town on a business trip. On the way to his hotel, he passes by several funerals, which makes him wonder if the town suffered some sort of accident. That night, as he's settling in at his hotel...
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Episode 6 - The Veranda
Release Date: 2019-08-11Hamano is visiting a certain small town on a business trip. On the way to his hotel, he passes by several funerals, which makes him wonder if the town suffered some sort of accident. That night, as he's settling in at his hotel...
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Episode 7 - Public Phone
Release Date: 2019-08-19Chie suddenly gets a call from her younger sister during work asking for her help. She heads toward the phone booth that her sister directed her to, but an unusual sight awaits her... What could have happened to Chie's sister?
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Episode 8 - Cough
Release Date: 2019-08-26Takayuki lives in an old, wooden apartment building, where he spends every day in an ongoing quarrel with his elderly neighbor. One evening, he hears violent coughing through the thin wall, along with the pained voice of the old man...
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Episode 9 - The Woman in the Elevator
Release Date: 2019-09-01The residents of a certain apartment complex are taking the elevator early one morning. The day starts out like any other, but is soon warped by terror...
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Episode 10 - Manga Cafe
Release Date: 2019-09-09Matsudera works at a certain manga café. One day, a guest asks if he has found a misplaced earring, and that's where the terror begins...
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Episode 11 - Little Sister's Room
Release Date: 2019-09-15Matsudera works at a certain manga café. One day, a guest asks if he has found a misplaced earring, and that's where the terror begins...
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Episode 12 - Fitting Room
Release Date: 2019-09-21A certain office lady discovers a little boutique in town. She become excited by the nostalgic clothes inside and loses herself in her own memories. But when the truth is revealed, she also loses something else...
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Episode 13 - Refrigerator
Release Date: 2019-09-28The story of a close-knit family. The children look forward to their mother's cooking, and the parents watch out for their children. They live a happy life... but that happiness begins to change. What will become of this family?