Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai

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.

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Status	Returning Series
Original Name	闇芝居
First Air Date	July 15, 2013
Last Air Date	July 13, 2026
Seasons	17
Episodes	209
Episode Runtime	4min
Language	Japanese
Original Language	Japanese
Production Countries	Japan
Production Companies	ILCA TV Tokyo
Networks	AT-X TV Tokyo

S17E01

Episode 1

Summer vacation. Shogo, an elementary school student who spends his holidays at his grandfather’s house every year, is obsessed with "beetle wrestling," a game played among local kids. However, he keeps losing and desperately wants a stronger insect. That's when he discovers that the adults are holding a special, secret beetle wrestling match at night...

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