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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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 16 Episode 13 - Conclusion
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Conclusion

    S16:E13

    This is the story of a boy who is looking forward to the conclusion of an anime...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 3 Episode 13 - Drawings
    7.6/10(56 votes)

    #2 - Drawings

    S3:E13

    A teacher notices a boy drawing pictures of people who end up missing.

    Director:Takashi Taniguchi
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 5 Episode 10 - Flower Reading
    7.5/10(45 votes)

    #3 - Flower Reading

    S5:E10

    The story of a company employee waiting at a bus stop. On a rainy night, a young girl with an ethereal feel about her begins the child's game of flower reading with a bloom held in her small hand. Is she a dream, or an illusion? Her readings toy with his mind more and more. As he watches the petals fall, the man learns of his own fate...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 6 Episode 13 - Echoes
    7.5/10(38 votes)

    #4 - Echoes

    S6:E13

    Two young women, Eriko and Shiho, are climbing a mountain. Shiho is having a great time hearing her own voice echo in the mountains, but Eriko just wants to enjoy the view in peace. Then a man's voice breaks through the still air, and the echoes Eriko and Shiho hear suddenly bring a sense of fear...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 1 Episode 5 - The Next Floor
    7.4/10(95 votes)

    #5 - The Next Floor

    S1:E5

    This is the story of a particular family that went shopping for their young son's birthday present at a department store...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 3 Episode 9 - The Fourth Man
    7.4/10(54 votes)

    #6 - The Fourth Man

    S3:E9

    Two high school students run into the handshake men.

    Director:Takashi Taniguchi
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 5 Episode 7 - Hide-and-Seek
    7.4/10(45 votes)

    #7 - Hide-and-Seek

    S5:E7

    The story of a family visiting the countryside. The grandma tells her grandson Takeshi that he must not go near the house with the mountain behind it. But Takeshi, during a game of hide-and-seek with his cousins, disobeys his grandma and enters the forbidden house. From there, Takeshi is led into a world of darkness...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 1 Episode 7 - Contradiction
    7.3/10(85 votes)

    #8 - Contradiction

    S1:E7

    This story begins with a phone call that was received at a particular young woman's home, in the middle of the night...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 6 Episode 6 - Sakura
    7.3/10(43 votes)

    #9 - Sakura

    S6:E6

    Shouta has been admitted to a hospital in the countryside after a car accident. He finds himself regularly conversing through the wall with two children in the room next to his. Eventually these conversations leave Shouta with a sense of fear...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 6 Episode 10 - Trees of Innocence
    7.3/10(42 votes)

    #10 - Trees of Innocence

    S6:E10

    Twin boys, Takashi and Satoshi, are playing in a forest. The energetic Takashi talks the shy Satoshi into climbing a large tree, but as they do, Satoshi recalls something that had vanished from his memory...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 7 Episode 7 - Public Phone
    7.3/10(32 votes)

    #11 - Public Phone

    S7:E7

    Chie 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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 8 Episode 2 - Death Day
    7.3/10(35 votes)

    #12 - Death Day

    S8:E2

    This is the tale of a certain family's tradition...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 13 Episode 11 - String Lottery
    7.3/10(11 votes)

    #13 - String Lottery

    S13:E11

    This is the story of a child who took a detour on his way home from school...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 1 Episode 2 - Zanbai
    7.2/10(102 votes)

    #14 - Zanbai

    S1:E2

    This is the story of a man who went to a particular village in the country on a business trip...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 7 Episode 1 - Delivery
    7.2/10(33 votes)

    #15 - Delivery

    S7:E1

    Katagiri 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...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 12 Episode 12 - Totem
    7.2/10(16 votes)

    #16 - Totem

    S12:E12

    This is the story of a high school student encountering a string of bad luck...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 13 Episode 13 - Dreaming of That Day
    7.2/10(9 votes)

    #17 - Dreaming of That Day

    S13:E13

    This is the story of a high schooler who's friend has gone missing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 1 Episode 11 - Video
    7.1/10(78 votes)

    #18 - Video

    S1:E11

    This is a story that three middle school students experienced on the last day of summer vacation...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 1 Episode 12 - Tomonari-kun
    7.1/10(78 votes)

    #19 - Tomonari-kun

    S1:E12

    This is the story of a high school girl and some young boys who lived in a particular housing complex...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 1 Episode 13 - Tormentor
    7.1/10(80 votes)

    #20 - Tormentor

    S1:E13

    This is the story of a particular group of boys attending an elementary school in the country...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 3 Episode 8 - The Empress Doll
    7.1/10(47 votes)

    #21 - The Empress Doll

    S3:E8

    Two teenage couple visit an abandoned house for a test of courage. They find a set of dolls where the Empress doll is missing.

    Director:石川智久
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 6 Episode 4 - Swamp Offering
    7.1/10(41 votes)

    #22 - Swamp Offering

    S6:E4

    Haruko moves to a village in the countryside to live with her new husband's family, On the way, he tells her about a custom in the village that requires its residents to toss their most prized possessions into a swamp. Shortly after they arrive at his family's home, Haruko is forced to join in this ritual with the rest of the villagers...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 6 Episode 12 - Waterfall Drop
    7.1/10(38 votes)

    #23 - Waterfall Drop

    S6:E12

    Yurika is traveling with her friends from college. The group finds themselves at a waterfall deep in a forest that wasn't mentioned in their guidebook, and they hear what sounds like objects falling over the roar of the water...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 1 Episode 8 - The Umbrella Goddess
    7.0/10(77 votes)

    #24 - The Umbrella Goddess

    S1:E8

    This is the story of a particular boy who went to visit his friend, who had just moved out to the country...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 4 Episode 5 - Night Bus
    7.0/10(46 votes)

    #25 - Night Bus

    S4:E5

    A group of college students sets off on a night bus to go on vacation. On the way, one of them develops a stomachache and asks the driver to stop at a service area along the highway. But when he returns from the bathroom, the atmosphere inside the bus is very different..

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Conclusion" is the best rated episode of "Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai". It scored 8/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/6/2026. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Drawings".