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“Mysterious storyteller narrates chilling tales of madness, haunted teens, cursed families, and sinister apparitions.”
Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 8
闇芝居 8期
5.83
11,611 rank · 17,598 viewers · 22 favorites
Avant Garde
Horror
Supernatural
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Synopsis
Mysterious storyteller narrates chilling tales of madness, haunted teens, cursed families, and sinister apparitions.
Once again, the mysterious storyteller draws in the ears of any willing to listen to his macabre tales of madness—ones that could happen to anyone, no matter who they might be. The ghastly stories delve into the cases of teenagers testing their courage at an abandoned home; children navigating nefarious family traditions; malicious apparitions haunting the lives of innocent people; individuals helplessly watching their loved ones slowly go insane; a woman growing increasingly concerned when her husband's behavior changes after eating something odd; and an evil snowman or two. These chilling tales promise to leave no soul unstirred in the most disturbing way yet.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
3.8
/10
What 4 viewers settled on.
25%
recommend
Score distribution
median 3.5
mode 1
σ 2.17
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.17 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.3 pts
Recommenders 7.0 · others 2.7
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 0.25
Running avg · Apr 2021 → Sep 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “I love the Yamishibai series. It's unfortunate that there aren't many horror-themed anime in the industry. The voice acting in each episode is consistently good not half baked at all. The...”
- 1 “If you thought season 3 was the worst, you might want to think again. Y'know it tells you so much when one would rather watch the shitshow of a season 3 to whatever-the-fuck this was. I'm beyond...”
- 3 “Oh where, oh where do I begin with Yami Shibai season 8. I've been following this anime since I found it during season 6 and I've binged through it quite a few times and I'm just so disappointed....”
Verbosity
Short · 25%
Medium · 50%
Long · 25%
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- Format 13 × 4′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 52m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2021 – Apr 2021 Winter 2021
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-17648 catalog