The phrase "neverending horrors" has never been more appropriate than for the Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai anime, which is continuing its reign of terror with a thirteenth season premiering on TV Tokyo on July 14, 2024 at 26:50 Jst (effectively July 15 at 2:50). A main visual was also released today, along with confirmation of cast members Kanji Tsuda, Kotomi Takahata, Toshimasa Niiro, Shinji Matsubayashi, Yutaka Shimizu, Takaya Yamaguchi, Yuta Hoshino, Risa Aizawa and Ringo Koishio. "Nostalgia" will be the new season's theme. Main Visual Related: The A-z of Winter 2024 Anime on Crunchyroll, From Anniversary to Zeppelin The latest season of Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai is once again directed by Akira Funada, with scripts by Hiromu Kumamoto, Mitsuhiro Sasaki, Choji Yoshikawa, Saori Aoki and Dan Osano. Crunchyroll streams every season of the anime so far and the live-action series, describing the setup like so: Each week at dusk, a man in a...
- 6/7/2024
- by Liam Dempsey
- Crunchyroll
While it might seem like Ghost Stories was only acting on the emerging J-Horror trend, this 2000 anime was in fact another adaptation of Tōru Tsunemitsu’s popular series of children’s books. After four live-action films based on the teacher-turned-author’s books, animation was the obvious next step. The anime — technically the second after a standalone ’96 Ova — has since gone on to become a favorite among Western audiences, although not for reasons the Japanese showrunners could have expected. No, this series is best remembered for its off-the-wall English adaptation that many fans liken to South Park.
Admittedly, Ghost Stories didn’t leave a big mark upon and after its initial release (other than a controversy regarding the ultimately unaired Kuchisake-onna episode). In its defense, though, many anime back then had a hard time standing out or living up to new expectations. As a reminder, that previous decade gave rise to...
Admittedly, Ghost Stories didn’t leave a big mark upon and after its initial release (other than a controversy regarding the ultimately unaired Kuchisake-onna episode). In its defense, though, many anime back then had a hard time standing out or living up to new expectations. As a reminder, that previous decade gave rise to...
- 11/30/2023
- by Paul Lê
- bloody-disgusting.com
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