Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai — Season 7
About this season
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.
Episodes (13)
1. Delivery
Aired 8 July 2019 • 4 min
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...
2. The Sleepless Child
Aired 15 July 2019 • 4 min
Sawako 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...
3. The Reception Room
Aired 22 July 2019 • 4 min
The expedition crew finally make their way inside of Banagawa castle, where they confront the tyrannical machine shogun.
4. Paintings
Aired 28 July 2019 • 4 min
A 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...
5. Notice of Termination of Service
Aired 29 July 2019 • 4 min
Hamano 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...
6. The Veranda
Aired 11 August 2019 • 4 min
Hamano 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...
7. Public Phone
Aired 19 August 2019 • 4 min
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?
8. Cough
Aired 26 August 2019 • 4 min
Takayuki 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...
9. The Woman in the Elevator
Aired 1 September 2019 • 4 min
The 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...
10. Manga Cafe
Aired 9 September 2019 • 4 min
Matsudera 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...
11. Little Sister's Room
Aired 15 September 2019 • 4 min
Matsudera 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...
12. Fitting Room
Aired 21 September 2019 • 4 min
A 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...
13. Refrigerator
Aired 28 September 2019 • 4 min
The 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?