Poster of Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 16

Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 16

闇芝居 十六期

The mysterious, yellow-masked Storyteller is a man whose true name and origin are both unknown. He appears at dusk where children gather and recites sinister tales based on Japanese urban legends, to which his young audience eerily intakes. However, the Storyteller is no ordinary teller of tales. He incorporates a kamishibai, a traditional paper-scrolling device, to add visuals to his already demented narration. A series of short horror stories, Yami Shibai begins with a bachelor who, after moving into a new apartment, immediately starts sensing a malevolent glare being pressed into him. A single talisman rests on his ceiling, but he has no way of knowing it is one of the few safeguards that separate him from a bottomless pit of suffering. Each story is more terrifying, more appalling, and more sickening than the last as the Storyteller's audience find themselves being sucked into the vicious world of his words.

Synonyms: Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories Sixteenth Season, Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories 16, Yami Shibai 16, 闇芝居 十六期, Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 16

Japanese: 闇芝居 十六期

Type: TV

Episode: 13

Status: Currently Airing

Duration: 4m

Aired: Jan 11, 2026 to ?

Season: Winter 2026

Studio: ILCA

Producer: unknown

External Links: MAL , AniList

Watch Order

Poster of Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories
Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories
TV - 13 Eps - 4min. (Finished Airing)
Summer 2013
Poster of Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories 2
Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories 2
TV - 13 Eps - 4min. (Finished Airing)
Summer 2014
Poster of Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories 3
Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories 3
TV - 13 Eps - 4min. (Finished Airing)
winter 2016
Poster of Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories 4
Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories 4
TV - 13 Eps - 4min. (Finished Airing)
winter 2017
Poster of Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories 5
Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories 5
TV - 13 Eps - 4min. (Finished Airing)
summer 2017
Poster of Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories 6
Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories 6
TV - 13 Eps - 4min. (Finished Airing)
summer 2018
Poster of Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories 7
Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories 7
TV - 13 Eps - 4min. (Finished Airing)
summer 2019
Poster of Ninja Collection
Ninja Collection
TV - 13 Eps - 4min. (Finished Airing)
summer 2020
Poster of Yami Shibai 8
Yami Shibai 8
TV - 13 Eps - 4min. (Finished Airing)
winter 2021
Poster of Yami Shibai 9
Yami Shibai 9
TV - 13 Eps - 4min. (Finished Airing)
Summer 2021
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Yami Shibai: Furuido
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Poster of Yami Shibai 10
Yami Shibai 10
TV - 13 Eps - 4min. (Finished Airing)
winter 2022
Poster of Yami Shibai 11
Yami Shibai 11
TV - 13 Eps - 4min. (Finished Airing)
Summer 2023
Poster of Yami Shibai 12
Yami Shibai 12
TV - 13 Eps - 4min. (Finished Airing)
Winter 2024
Poster of Yami Shibai 13
Yami Shibai 13
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Summer 2024
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Yami Shibai 14
TV - 13 Eps - 4min. (Currently Airing)
Winter 2025
Poster of Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 15
Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 15
TV - 13 Eps - 4min. (Finished Airing)
Summer 2025
Poster of Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 16
Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 16
TV - 0 Eps - ? min. (Currently Airing)
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