Japan Synopsis
闇芝居
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.
Audience Engagement
35 audience reviews — more than 55% of Japan seriess in our index.
Popularity (95th percentile) outruns review volume (55th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan seriess.
Also On AT-X
Other series that aired on AT-X.
The 2012–2014 Japan Window
Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai holds position #166 of 530 Japan seriess in the 2012–2014 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai premiered alongside 177 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 177 other Japan seriess in 2013.
The 2813th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).
Broadcast Timeline
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,435 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (69th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,074 of 2,532 (top 42%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | ILCA, TV Tokyo |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 11 / 143 |
| Release Date | July 15, 2013 |
| Official Site | www.tv-tokyo.co.jp |