Story:
Far more cerebral than the previous season. And, while it's somewhat interesting to contemplate the themes in each episode, I'm not watching Yami Shibai Season 2 for mind puzzles, I'm watching it because I liked how Season 1 handled horror creep so well. All in all, maybe 3 episodes were what I was hoping for, 4 had something worth deconstructing, and the rest were downright boring. There's even some strange script issues which become increasingly apparent with the episode Funeral Confessional. You'll know what I mean if you pay close attention.
Art:
Same as before, but it forsakes the opportunity to use different forms of animation for
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Alternative Titles
Synonyms: Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories Second Season, Theater of Darkness 2nd Season
Japanese: 闇芝居 2期
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Type:
TV
Episodes:
13
Status:
Finished Airing
Aired:
Jul 7, 2014 to Sep 29, 2014
Premiered:
Summer 2014
Broadcast:
Unknown
Producers:
TV Tokyo
Licensors:
Sentai Filmworks
Studios:
ILCA
Source:
Original
Duration:
4 min. per ep.
Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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It's time for disappointment Yami Shibai's second season is... Very boring and forgettable. Keep in mind I watched all three seasons of Yami Shibai back to back, and there was a notable decrease in the story quality as I went on. There are more morals this season and a lot of them are blatantly obvious and a poor decision to add to a series that really doesn't need morals (more morals means turning more characters into complete jerks too, making you want the characters to suffer even more by the end of the episode). I don't remember many of the ... Sep 23, 2016
Yami Shibai 2nd Season is obviously the seaon following it's prequel Yami Shibai. With these in mind, season 2 of Yami Shibai was completly lacking what was in the first season.
--STORY-- The stories in season 2 of Yami Shibai were not as scary nor creepy as the first season. I did not find myself getting as scared or feeling like I'm being watched from these episodes. The horro in the stories also didn't seem like it was all there. --ART-- As usual, the art in Yami Shibai was very interesting and quite beautiful to look at. The effect of this art style adds to the whole creep factor ... Aug 7, 2019
Ok..what the heck happened? Between season 1 and 2 there seemed to be a major overhaul in storytelling quality. I'm not going to be a total American weeb and say, "i DoN'T GeT IT, i DOn'T unDerSTanD!" I know that these stories are based off of Japanese folklore and urban legends so there are going to be lot of things that a Western audience just wouldn't understand. It seemed like this season was rooted even deeper into the lore and the "horror" aspect just didn't resonate with an American audience.
What bothered me, personally, with this season ... May 9, 2020
Like Yamishibai, Yamishibai 2 is very hit or miss, mainly misses. In a lot of ways season two is worse than season one but in some ways I think season two is actually better than one.
The writing's overall quality is improved in the sense that even though the bad episodes aren't scary they're at least interesting. What hasn't changed is that some stories feel like they were written by or for children. In episode 11 the moral of the story is literately "Plagiarism is bad" which is like ???? obviously we all knew that? Thanks mom for reminding me to play nicely lol. The way ... Apr 3, 2020
I watched this right after watching the first season, and this was definitely a downgrade from season One.
Story For the most part the stories in this season were ok, but my main problem is that the morals to most of the stories were very obvious and executed poorly. Season one felt like the story was made priority, but season two felt like they wrote the story around the moral, with the moral sometimes overtaking the plot. Art The art was definitely less memorable Than the first season's art. I still remember most of the art from season one, but I can’t say the same for this season. They ... Oct 13, 2021
Yami Shibai is a pretty decently sized horror franchise with nine series and a special. All from ILCA, the studio behind the unimpressive Kowabon. I have reviewed the first series. So, I thought it might be interesting to look at the second for this year's horror anime month.
Story: This series follows the same pattern as the first. We open with an old narrator calling on nearby children to join him for the show. Then there's a horror short for about four minutes and the ending credits. The biggest issue remains the same. The stories largely don't have much in terms of subversion. There are ... Dec 1, 2017
Rate a 5
English subbed Story A nice soft core horror show. Each episode mainly told hidden messages on why certain actions shouldn't be taken. Take for example one episode that was based on a genii of sorts. While some research was done having done a through one would have stopped that evil event from occurring. Reinforcing the point that letter A (smart) has a higher value than a C(average) than just on paper. Not convinced i will explain further from an example of my life. I used to work processing film. While i understood the basics of what was needed i thought i was a master. However, ... Jan 12, 2021
Story:
Basically 13 short little stories based on Japanese urban legends or myths. In my opinion, this season is not as good as season 1. In season 1, every episode was scary, creepy and/or disturbing. This season 2 has only a few episodes that fill those criteria. Most of the episodes are just strange and/or make no sense. Still there were those few episodes that make me want to go on to watch the 3rd season. Just as a point of interest, in this season the narrator is in an amusement park instead of a playground. Animation: The animation is the same as in the 1st season. It ... |