Yamishibai is a picture-story style of animation whose motif is surrounded and based off rumors and urban legends throughout the history of Japan.
Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories 3 has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: 闇芝居 3期, Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories Third Season, Theater of Darkness 3rd Season
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3. Gakkou no Kowai Uwasa: Hanako-san ga Kita!!
Based on the short story "Ghost Toilet" from Toru Tsunemitsu's urban myth collection "School Ghost Stories." This was adapted into the children's book "Hanako in the Toilet: Scary Stories of Your School" (1993). Several artists then adapted this into the "Here Comes Hanako" manga; most of them also wrote the anime version, which was aired as a segment of the TV series "Ponkikki Kids." Episodes, introduced by Hanako, included "The Haunted Cinema" and "The Cursed Promise Ring."
Scary High School Rumors has finished airing and it has 35 Episodes. It is also Known as: 学校のコワイうわさ 花子さんがきた！！, Here Comes Hanako, Scary Stories Of Your School: Here Comes Hanako, Phantom Of The Toilet
2. Kagewani
A video blogger attempts to fake cryptid sightings to boost his views, but gets more than he bargained for when his crew is slaughtered by a real monster. Elsewhere, students find themselves preyed upon by a sandworm-like beast, initiating a desperate struggle for survival on their own school grounds.
With more of these attacks from mysterious creatures occurring, researcher Sousuke Banba tasks himself with delving into the mystery. With nothing but the keyword "Kagewani" to lead him, he scours the sites of recent attacks in hopes of finding a lead to eradicating the creatures for good. However, Sousuke finds that these threats to humanity are even closer to home when the pharmaceutical company, Sarugaku, starts to encroach on his investigation.
Kagewani has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: 影鰐-KAGEWANI-, Kagewani
1. Sekai no Yami Zukan
The anime will be in an omnibus short format that will tell stories of the strange and bizarre in our world, including UFOs, cryptids, curses, ancient civilizations, supernatural powers, spiritual experiences, bizarre cases, different dimensions, and urban legends, told in a picture show style. The anime seeks to evoke the retro atmosphere of pulp horror stories that were popular in the '60s and '70s in magazines.
The World YAMIZUKAN has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: 世界の闇図鑑, Sekai no Yami Zukan
