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Feb 5, 2017 12:20 PM
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Idk which is creepier. That weird girl at the train station or those hands (surprisingly realistic) covering the face.
Feb 5, 2017 12:58 PM
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Well, that was weird.

I really don't recall the characters in the past seasons being so... cute. I mean, the girl in this episode was pretty much a generic cute girl from any anime out there, and it doesn't suit Yami Shibai's style imo.
Feb 5, 2017 1:30 PM
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This was really weird.
Feb 5, 2017 2:22 PM
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Stark700 said:

Idk which is creepier. That weird girl at the train station or those hands (surprisingly realistic) covering the face.

You're saying those were drawn? I kind of doubt it...

At first I was like WTH? This isn't Yami Shibai usual style.... towards the end it went to almost usual...

Slowly the episodes get creepier each time (but real slow)
Feb 5, 2017 2:46 PM
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Lol. What a joke of a show
Feb 5, 2017 2:49 PM
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Woah. That was decent. It seems since episode 1 every episode past that has been getting better. Let's keep it that way. Spook level: Perturbed.
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Feb 5, 2017 5:45 PM
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OMFG What the hell!!??
Feb 5, 2017 6:37 PM
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Yami Shibai's gone from urban legends to "WTF is this even". At least with 1st season you could kinda see what the backstory they used for the episodes was. This season, especially this episode, didn't have that at all.

I think what they tried with this story is to build up a lovey-dovey atmosphere then bring it all down with supposed dementia and to make viewers wonder the age-old "was it real or was it all in her head?" kinda thing. But instead what I got from this was "okay we make her go on a date, have some ghost show up, then make her sit on a bench clasping her face". I'm sorry, but I have no cultural context to piece these things together. Maybe you guys will do a better job at connecting those three erratic dots.
Feb 6, 2017 3:31 AM
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OMFG... I am so scared of... this girl's generic poor anime style. I want to say few words to creators of that.
Feb 6, 2017 4:01 AM

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Wow, this animation was weird. Like normal. Not the one Yamishibai uses.
But surprisingly good episode though. Considering how bad this season has been.
Feb 6, 2017 4:26 AM

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Jesus Christ, just shut that fucking narrator up already.
Feb 6, 2017 8:10 AM

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Might be the worst ep ever, geezus.
Feb 6, 2017 9:37 AM

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why does it feel cold all of a sudden? It's probably the weather.
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Feb 7, 2017 11:13 AM
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My first time rating an episode 1 since Pupa.
Feb 8, 2017 5:26 AM

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Words alone could not describe how disappointed I am with this season. This was probably the shittiest of all the episodes released so far for s4
Feb 11, 2017 7:18 AM

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AnimeFan500 said:
OMFG What the hell!!??


My thoughts exactly.

I don't know what the creators are trying to do, but this season absolutely suuucks.

The annoying ass narrator, the live-action cuts, the stupid anime-style art, and the dumb stories are bringing me down. I used to look forward to watching Yami Shibai.
Feb 11, 2017 7:26 AM

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wtf is this , last min idea ?
Feb 13, 2017 11:13 AM
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Nice episode, with a great final!!! Surprise, surprise ;)
Feb 13, 2017 3:11 PM

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That was a pretty decent episode.
Feb 14, 2017 10:36 PM

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I think we got 13 different story teller because 13 people in the series pic...
Feb 19, 2017 2:17 AM
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By the last episode, we'll be so used to not being scared that something's going to catch us so off guard we'll piss ourselves.

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Mar 20, 2017 7:46 PM

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I like the shift in the facial art to a generic anime girl aesthetic, mostly because it just stood out. I'm pretty sure the purpose was to make the shift to that creepy girl even more drastic but the nonsensical nature of the plot makes it jarring enough. I think dementia of some sorts is what we're suppose to be get from this. The problem is the narration removed perspective from the character (the interesting element about it) and kinda makes that twist feel cheap, having a third party relay her tale before lying and saying "nope, that probably wasn't real". I could also see scrapings of some type of possession interpretation but if that's the case it's really badly written.
Apr 14, 2017 5:23 PM

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Did senpai finally noticed her :p or does he prevent her from getting noticed!
Apr 22, 2017 8:04 PM

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It's a very nice deconstruction of the shoujo-meets-senpai cliche~

That plot twist was based :o








Jul 11, 2017 9:40 AM

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Wow is that a first death in this season so far? pretty sure the girl died unlike other characters who might've died or might've survived.
Jul 14, 2017 8:55 PM

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The heck happened to the art style? What is this, a shoujo?

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Decent episode. I can at least understand why the ghost could be targeting her? Pretty freaky episode. Poor girl though.

This reminded me of the web horror comic Bong-Chon Dong Ghost. Props to anyone that remembers that.

Jan 16, 2019 3:10 AM
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pretty creepy, i liked it
Oct 25, 2021 10:48 AM

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Lol, that girl was drawn totally cute, like you would expect from a romance anime.
But I have no idea what actually happened.
Dec 27, 2021 7:26 AM

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Blah. That was pretty bad.
May 14, 2022 4:51 AM

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Lmao the art style changed from Yami Shibai style to one of those storytime youtube videos.

Creepy episode but it was kinda unclear what happened. Was the girl schizophrenic or smth? Did the senpai ditch her or was he even present there? Did the pale lady pass on some kinda curse?

Sep 21, 2022 6:29 PM

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to me, it felt like either this girl had no senpai or the ghost took the girls memories
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Mar 21, 2023 7:52 AM

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Please fire the writer.
Jul 12, 2023 8:25 PM

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Regarding Yami Shibai, I usually write on the episode forums to complain, but you know what? I actually liked this ep.
                                                                       

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