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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 Worst Episode
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    Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 16 Episode 4 - Following
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    #1 - Following

    S16:E4

    This is the story of a woman who runs a certain tailor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 16 Episode 5 - Gathering
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    #2 - Gathering

    S16:E5

    This is the story of an unremarkable man who works in real estate.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 16 Episode 6 - Password
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    #3 - Password

    S16:E6

    This is the story of a grade schooler, who's on their way home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 16 Episode 7 - Round and Around
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    #4 - Round and Around

    S16:E7

    This is the story of a married couple who will soon be having their first child.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 16 Episode 8 - Frozen Over
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    #5 - Frozen Over

    S16:E8

    This is the story of a man whose brother passed away in the snowy mountains.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 16 Episode 9 - Sleeper Train
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    #6 - Sleeper Train

    S16:E9

    This is the story of some women who have taken a sleeper train on a vacation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 16 Episode 11 - Dream Connection
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    #7 - Dream Connection

    S16:E11

    This is the story of a certain student who lives in a dormitory…

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 16 Episode 12 - Restoration
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    #8 - Restoration

    S16:E12

    This is the story of of a man who was given possession of a certain doll.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 17 Episode 1 - Insect Battle
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    #9 - Insect Battle

    S17:E1

    Summer vacation. Shogo, an elementary school student who spends his holidays at his grandfather’s house every year, is obsessed with "beetle wrestling," a game played among local kids. However, he keeps losing and desperately wants a stronger insect. That's when he discovers that the adults are holding a special, secret beetle wrestling match at night...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 17 Episode 2 - Willow Wicker Trunk
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    #10 - Willow Wicker Trunk

    S17:E2

    Yukako is an elementary school student living with her family. Her mother, Tae, always talks cheerfully to her wicker dowry trunk. However, because the family's life became difficult, Tae makes a decision to part with her important wicker trunk. Yukako has a bad feeling, but...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 17 Episode 3 - Collapse
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    #11 - Collapse

    S17:E3

    Hirahara, an old man living in the village, suddenly caused a stir, shouting, "It’s going to burst!" However, the villagers, seemingly used to this, did not take him seriously. This was because, on that perfectly clear day, it was impossible for the dam to break. Yet, a man secretly monitoring Hirahara was informing an emergency via radio...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 17 Episode 4 - Pumpkin Field
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    #12 - Pumpkin Field

    S17:E4

    With his mother giving birth, Yuta has to spend his summer vacation at his grandma's. There are no shops around, only endless pumpkin patches. Bored, Yuta goes for a stroll, when a girl suddenly appears from the field and asks him to play. However...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 17 Episode 5 - Can I Decide?
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    #13 - Can I Decide?

    S17:E5

    Late at night, Rikako arrives at her local station on the last train. For some reason, a young boy is standing there all by himself in front of the station, with no guardian in sight. Growing concerned, Rikako stays by his side and walks him toward his home. They arrive at an old apartment building, but then, the boy starts saying he doesn't want to go home...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 17 Episode 6 - Decisive Factor
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    #14 - Decisive Factor

    S17:E6

    Minori is a junior high school student living alone with her mother, Aiko. Always kind, efficient at housework, and quick to make decisions, Aiko was someone Minori deeply admired. However, after finishing her high school entrance exams, Minori stumbles upon a secret lurking within this house...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 17 Episode 7 - Episode 7
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    #15 - Episode 7

    S17:E7

    Haruko has just transferred to a rural elementary school. On the day of the Sports Day, it unfortunately pours with rain. But the school's decision is "Proceed as scheduled." The Sports Day is held without being canceled. Neither the teachers nor the other children seem to find it odd. Haruko also has no choice but to follow that atmosphere, but...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 17 Episode 8 - Episode 8
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    #16 - Episode 8

    S17:E8

    Officer Takeuchi, a police box officer on patrol, spotted a mysterious doll placed at the base of a utility pole—the very site where a child had died in a car accident a few days earlier. That evening, a creepy visitor arrived at the police box, bringing along...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 17 Episode 9 - Episode 9
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    #17 - Episode 9

    S17:E9

    Eiko is a housewife drowned in daily chores. Every day, she faces endless piles of laundry from her husband, her high school son, and her middle school daughter. But Eiko washes away more than just grime; she cleanses the malevolent grudges that cling to her family. Then one day, the washing machine begins to make an ominous sound...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 17 Episode 10 - Episode 10
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    #18 - Episode 10

    S17:E10

    "Shini-gai"—a strange, deep-rooted custom practiced in Koichi's home village. Hating this custom from the bottom of his heart, Koichi broke free and left the village. Nine years have passed since then. Now, at the age of twenty-seven, has he truly been able to escape that curse-like custom?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 17 Episode 11 - Episode 11
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    #19 - Episode 11

    S17:E11

    Yoko recently lost her husband a few months ago. While out with her daughter, Manami, she notices a suspicious individual. Manami, completely absorbed in a magical girl anime, confuses reality with fiction, irritating Yoko. But is it really just the little girl's imagination...?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 17 Episode 12 - Episode 12
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    #20 - Episode 12

    S17:E12

    Kondo found a recruitment post for a moving job on social media. The reward was stated as "50,000 yen + a scary story." Attracted not only by the high amount of the reward but also by the words "scary story," he invited his junior, Shimizu, and applied half in jest. It was well and good up to the point they applied, but...

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 17 Episode 13 - Episode 13
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    #21 - Episode 13

    S17:E13

    Left in a child care facility due to his single father's work circumstances, Keita immediately hits it off with the other children who share a similar background. On his first day, he and his new peers secretly slip out of the home to play. That is when they hear the voice of a kamishibai storyteller calling out to children from a nearby park...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 10 Episode 11 - Bye-Bye
    4.5/10(22 votes)

    #22 - Bye-Bye

    S10:E11

    This is the story of two girls who have gone on an impromptu trip...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 2 Episode 6 - Nao-chan
    4.6/10(59 votes)

    #23 - Nao-chan

    S2:E6

    This is a story that happened to a particular boy and his family...

    Director:Takashi Shimizu
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 15 Episode 4 - Stains
    4.9/10(9 votes)

    #24 - Stains

    S15:E4

    This is the story of visited a laundromat late at night...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai Season 15 Episode 11 - Mourning Scent
    4.9/10(9 votes)

    #25 - Mourning Scent

    S15:E11

    This is the story of a man whose friend spent the night at his house...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Following" is the worst rated episode of "Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/2/2026. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Gathering".