'Yami Shibai' Gets 14th Season in Winter 2025

by DatRandomDude
Nov 29, 10:42 AM | 13 Comments

Television station TV Tokyo announced a 14th season for the Yami Shibai (Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories) horror short anime series on Friday. The official website also revealed the staff, cast, and a key visual (pictured). This season will feature urban legends stories related to the theme of "Greed," and will premiere on January 5 at 2:50 a.m. on TV Tokyo.

Staff
Director: Akira Funada (Ninja Collection)
Script: Hiromu Kumamoto (Yami Shibai), Mitsuhiro Sasaki (Yami Shibai 6), Chouji Yoshikawa (Kurayami Santa planning), Saori Aoki (Yami Shibai 12)
Animation: Kazuma Takeya NEW, jimmy (KJ File), Naoki Konno NEW, Akayoroshi NEW, Momoka Higurashi (Yami Shibai 10), Hiroshi Nishiyama & Rie (Yami Shibai 11), Yuu Ebihara (Yami Shibai 5), Makoto Okada (Yami Shibai 13), Norio Yamakawa (Yami Shibai planning)
Storyboard: Seima Mutou (Yami Shibai 9 animation), Chouji Yoshikawa, Kazuma Takeya, Naoki Konno
Producer: Norio Yamakawa, Takuya Iwasaki (Kowabon planning), Akira Funada
Production Cooperation: ILCASHIPS, Leon Studio
Studio: ILCA

Note: New staff involved with the new season are denoted with the legend NEW.

Cast
Storyteller: Kanji Tsuda (Redline)
Yutaka Shimizu
Ponzu
Takaya Yamaguchi
Yuuta Hoshino
Haruo Yoshida
Tomoko Ooishi
Ruri Shiraishi
You Koizumi (Amamoyou no Solaris)
Riko Momonoi (Sayonara Stay Tune)
Momoko Miyashiro (Girls Band Cry)

The first Yami Shibai season aired in Summer 2013. Crunchyroll has simulcast each season with English subtitles. Sentai Filmworks licensed the first two seasons in December 2015 and released them on home video the following April. The latest season, Yami Shibai 13, aired in Summer 2024.

Official site: https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/yamishibai14/
Official X: @yamishibai_TX

Source: Comic Natalie

Yami Shibai 14 on MAL

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13 Comments Recent Comments

Oh my god, this is such exciting news.

Yesterday, 11:24 AM by justmaya

Yeah I'm thinking Absolute Cinema is back on the menu.

Nov 30, 5:44 AM by Ramkec

Is the most consecutive seasons for an anime ever? Where it actually has the name "number" season.

Nov 29, 10:36 PM by GakutoDeathGlare

@DeadBored that includes bathroom breaks and snack gathering

Nov 29, 5:41 PM by yamiyugi101

@yamiyugi101 I don't even think it reaches that runtime. I think they're all just under an hour.

Nov 29, 5:01 PM by DeadBored

A good way to kill an hour and a half

Nov 29, 4:14 PM by yamiyugi101

karmashizzle said:
why cant Teekyuu get this many seasons.. sadge

My thoughts exactly!

Nov 29, 1:49 PM by Genoard

@BrainpanSonata If they actually use urban legends, it's amazing they still have the material.

Nov 29, 1:11 PM by RobertBobert

@RobertBobert It also helps that it's very shortform episodic horror. Cut everything up into 5 minute chunks of dread and there's no struggle to come up with new content.

Nov 29, 12:32 PM by BrainpanSonata

@karmashizzle so true

Nov 29, 12:20 PM by AugustoMamilo

@eze_tielve Well, I wouldn't be surprised if very simple animation also plays a big role in this. But 14 seasons, man? Their narrator will soon be in more anime than Conan, Ash and Luffy. And just think, this anime has already been around every year for 14 years.

Nov 29, 11:49 AM by RobertBobert

I mean, this wouldn't have so many seasons if it wasn't popular in Japan, now would it?

Nov 29, 11:44 AM by eze_tielve

why cant Teekyuu get this many seasons.. sadge

Nov 29, 11:22 AM by karmashizzle