5.6/1018 votes#1 - Rat's Wedding
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 7/12/2021
Teranishi is invited to attend a wedding ceremony in a village where he is on a business trip. But the village has an unusual custom of holding a funeral and a wedding at the same time...
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5.8/1015 votes#2 - The Man in the Rabbit Hutch
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 7/19/2021
Rika is a teacher who spends her late nights reading children's essays. When she reads one of the children's essays, she finds a horrible ending...
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6.3/1016 votes#3 - The 44th Sheep
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 7/26/2021
Hayakawa is a university student and his friend Irie. Irie, who suffers from insomnia, mentions the mysterious existence of the "44th sheep". That night, when Hayakawa can't sleep, he casually counts the sheep...
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6.0/1015 votes#4 - Lapdog
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 8/2/2021
Mizuki starts working as a pet-sitter. She takes on the job of walking "Umeta", a dog protected by an old woman living in a deserted village. However, there are a number of incidents in the village...
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6.4/1015 votes#5 - Papier-mâché Tiger
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 8/9/2021
Shigeyuki has just lost his beloved son in an accident. His wife has left him in shock, and he finds himself staring at the papier-mâché tiger he made with his son the day before the accident...
Director: N/A
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6.2/1015 votes#6 - Spirit Ox
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 8/16/2021
Koichiro wakes up from a long nap. In the kitchen, his wife, Akiko, is cooking dinner, and Koichiro's favorite dishes are on the table. As he eats, Koichiro realizes that he had a similar day yesterday...
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6.2/1015 votes#7 - Mr. Rooster
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 8/23/2021
A bass player named "Chicken-kun" joins a band. Mikio, a member of the band, is curious about the mysterious behaviour of "Elder Boy". Who the hell is he?
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6.2/1014 votes#8 - Rocking Horse
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 8/30/2021
A company man lives happily ever after with his wife and son. One day, he receives an old wooden horse from his parents' house. That night, the man begins to wander through a labyrinth of memories...
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5.7/1013 votes#9 - Snake Celebration
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 9/6/2021
Ami is invited to her husband's parents' house for the first time. She is welcomed by her in-laws and her younger brothers, and is allowed to stay at their house for the night. She falls asleep and is woken up in the middle of the night to be told that they are celebrating her birthday...
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5.8/1012 votes#10 - Boar Meat
Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 9/13/2021
Nao is a shy girl who has moved from Tokyo to a primary school in the countryside. She can't fit in with her class, and is lonely, planting winter peonies in her garden. When a strange girl comes to talk to her...
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4.9/108 votes#11 - Dragon Palace
Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 9/20/2021
Yusuke is invited to go night fishing by Takayuki, his senior at work. When Yusuke is left alone to buy a drink, a strange old man approaches him and calls out to him. Yusuke goes back to Takayuki to report the incident, but Takayuki is looking down with a dark face...
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6.0/1012 votes#12 - Monkey Prayer
Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 9/27/2021
Natsuki has recently transferred to Chiaki's class. One day, when Chiaki is alone with her in the classroom after school, she tells him a strange story about a "monkey match"...
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5.8/1012 votes#13 - Year of the Cat
Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 10/4/2021
Naoyuki is an art designer at a major design firm. His junior colleague, Mitsutaka, tells him a strange story about the real reason why cats were not included in the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac, and that there are actually people in the world who are in the year of the cat...
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The Best Episodes of Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 9
Every episode of Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 9!
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.
Genre:Animation
Season 9 Ratings Summary
"Rat's Wedding" is the best rated episode of "Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai" season 9. It scored 5.6/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 7/12/2021. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Man in the Rabbit Hutch".