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    Yami Shibai 14

    Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 14 / 闇芝居 十四期 / Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories Fourteenth Season / Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories 14
    Yami Shibai 14
    Genres: Avant Garde, Horror, Supernatural
    Studios: ILCA
    Rating: 5.79 / 10
    Rank: #11249
    Popularity: #9918
    Users Listed: 3,960
    Users Scored: 1,305
    NSFW: No
    Last Updated: 03/28/2025
    Aired: January 6, 2025 – April 7, 2025 (Winter)
    Type: tv
    Source: original
    Age Rating: PG 13
    Episodes: 13
    Broadcast: Monday at 02:50 (JST)

    Synopsis:

    *Yami Shibai: Fourteenth Season* continues the unsettling tradition of traditional Japanese ghost stories, presented as meticulously crafted paper theater. Each episode unveils a distinct tale rooted in folklore and local legends, exploring themes of memory, loss, and the lingering echoes of past traumas. The animation style, reminiscent of aged shadow puppetry, lends a haunting atmosphere to even the most familiar narratives. The series favors psychological suspense over overt scares, building dread through subtle visual cues and unsettling sound design. Viewers are invited to contemplate the blurred lines between reality and the supernatural as each story unfolds, prompting reflection on the human condition and the enduring power of storytelling itself. It offers a contemplative viewing experience more focused on atmosphere and narrative than action or elaborate plotlines.

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    Episodes:

    • Episode 1: My Girlfriend (Aired: 01/06/2025)
    • Episode 2: Hand's Hands (Aired: 01/13/2025)
    • Episode 3: The Dawn Girl (Aired: 01/20/2025)
    • Episode 4: The Nightjar's Nest (Aired: 01/27/2025)
    • Episode 5: Paprika (Aired: 02/03/2025)
    • ... and 8 more episodes

    Characters:

    • Storyteller (Main)

    Staff:

    • Funada, Akira (Producer, Director)
    • Iwasaki, Takuya (Producer)
    • Yamakawa, Norio (Producer)
    • Aoki, Saori (Script)
    • Kumamoto, Hiromu (Script)
    • Sasaki, Mitsuhiro (Script)
    • Yoshikawa, Chouji (Script)
    • Mutou, Shoma (Storyboard)
    • Taketani, Kazuma (Storyboard)

    Reviews:

    • User FoggyRadiation (Score: 7/10):
      The stories have fewer jump scares and they overall feel more calm from previous seasons. There are a couple of positive - relatively speaking - episodes, too, rather than just evil spirits or malice. Surprisingly, I quite liked many of the episodes, when compared to the show as a whole. The end theme and style is weird. Art style is still avant garde, but not just utter scribbles. If you liked the series up until now, this is actually better than usual. Characters react in believable ways, frequently, and the overall tone is more mellow than before. There are positive hauntings, negative outcomes, quiet episodes -there's a mix.nnAfter finishing it, it's better than the previous season and the stories are also more engaging. It's difficult to condense an esoteric plot into four minutes, but this is a step up from season 13. This is a seven in the context of Yami Shibai. Nicely done this round.

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