Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories poster

Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories (2013)

Animation · Horror · Short

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.

IMDb rating: 7.0 (1,138 votes)
Episode average: 6.3 -0.7 vs IMDb
Seasons: 16
Status: Still airing
Streaming (US): Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 16 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

6.88 avg 13 episodes 6.5 → 7.2 4 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ofuda onna	6.5	109
2	Zanbai	7.2	99
3	Kakun	7.0	89
4	Kami	7.0	93
5	Ikai	7.5	94
6	Amidana	5.6	81
7	Mujun	7.4	84
8	Kasagamisama	7.1	76
9	Tatarare	6.4	74
10	Tsuki	6.2	74
11	Bideo	7.2	77
12	Tomonari-kun	7.2	77
13	Uzuki	7.2	79

Season 2 (2014)

6.05 avg 13 episodes 6.1 → 5.9

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Taro-chan	6.1	66
2	Daidokoro	5.8	60
3	Nakami	6.4	61
4	Kabe on'na	6.3	57
5	Rokkâ	6.7	57
6	Nao-chan	4.7	58
7	Gatcha	7.0	61
8	Kokubetsu	6.4	57
9	Ominie-san	5.7	58
10	Bugged	5.4	57
11	Picking Up	5.8	55
12	Netsuke	6.4	55
13	Bringer Drums	5.9	54

Season 3 (2016)

6.49 avg 13 episodes 6.6 → 7.6

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Lend It to Me	6.6	53
2	Tunnel	6.6	49
3	Rat	6.1	48
4	The Noisy Hospital Room	6.1	47
5	Museum of Taxidermy	6.4	46
6	"That Side" Festival	6.2	47
7	Behind	6.3	46
8	The Empress Doll	7.1	47
9	The Fourth Man	7.4	54
10	Merry-go-round	6.4	49
11	Cuckoo Clock	5.8	48
12	In the Water	5.8	46
13	- Drawings -	7.6	56

Season 4 (2017)

6.26 avg 13 episodes 6.5 → 6.9

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Tongue	6.5	47
2	Fish Tank	5.4	45
3	Sewing Shears	6.3	44
4	Red High Heel	6.2	44
5	Night Bus	7.0	46
6	Guess Who?	6.2	44
7	Footsteps	5.5	44
8	Cassette Tape	5.8	42
9	Grinding Teeth	6.4	41
10	Calling Crane	7.0	41
11	White Line	6.1	41
12	Snow Hut	6.1	40
13	Underground Walkway	6.9	43

Season 5 (2017)

6.30 avg 13 episodes 6.7 → 5.9

Rollercoaster

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Wrong Number	6.7	46
2	Give It to Me	6.4	42
3	The Crow Children	6.3	42
4	Copycat	6.9	46
5	Shadows of Women	5.4	42
6	Giveback-sama	6.2	41
7	Hide-and-Seek	7.4	45
8	The Neighbors	6.1	40
9	If You Want to See Ghosts	5.9	40
10	Flower Reading	7.5	45
11	I'm the Only One	5.3	40
12	The last bus	5.9	41
13	Seductress	5.9	42

Season 6 (2018)

6.65 avg 13 episodes 6.8 → 7.5

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Thunderous visitor	6.8	43
2	Tomonashi Cave	6.2	40
3	The Wind's Warning	6.7	40
4	Swamp Offering	7.1	41
5	The Dripping	6.7	40
6	Sakura	7.3	43
7	Frog Eggs	5.8	39
8	Sea Fortunes	5.2	36
9	Mud Games	6.2	37
10	Tree of Innocence	7.3	42
11	Frozen Memories	6.5	37
12	Waterfall drop	7.1	38
13	Echoes	7.5	38

Season 7 (2019)

6.46 avg 13 episodes 7.2 → 7.0

Rollercoaster

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Haitatsu	7.2	33
2	Nemurenu ko	6.5	33
3	Resepushonrumu	6.4	31
4	Kaiga	6.5	29
5	Sabisu shuryonoshirase	6.2	29
6	Beranda	5.8	29
7	Koshudenwa	7.3	32
8	Seki	5.8	29
9	Erebeta no on'na	7.0	31
10	Manga kafe	6.2	29
11	Ritorushisutazurumu	6.0	29
12	Fitting Room	6.1	29
13	Refrigerator	7.0	30

Season 8 (2021)

6.35 avg 13 episodes 6.4 → 6.2

Rollercoaster

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Dropped Handkerchief	6.4	33
2	Death Day	7.3	35
3	Don't Look Back	6.3	31
4	Bean-Throwing	6.3	29
5	The Sound of Laughter	6.5	29
6	Catch of the Day	6.0	30
7	Issun Boshi	6.0	29
8	Viewing	6.2	29
9	Antlion Pit	5.7	31
10	Footprints in the Snow	6.7	30
11	Curse	6.4	30
12	String Telephone	6.6	29
13	Sleeptalking	6.2	29

Season 9 (2021)

6.00 avg 13 episodes 5.7 → 6.3 4 min avg

Rebound

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Casamento do Rato	5.7	28
2	The Man in the Rabbit Hutch	5.7	26
3	The 44th Sheep	6.0	26
4	Lapdog	6.2	26
5	Papier-mâché Tiger	6.4	26
6	Spirit Ox	5.7	26
7	Mr. Rooster	6.1	25
8	Rocking horse	6.4	22
9	Snake Celebration	6.1	21
10	Boar Meat	5.9	19
11	Dragon Palace	5.2	15
12	Monkey Prayer	6.3	19
13	Year of the Cat	6.3	19

Season 10 (2022)

6.21 avg 13 episodes 6.2 → 6.9

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Job to Quit	6.2	29
2	Ending Note	6.2	25
3	The End of the Day	6.3	23
4	Last Train	6.4	23
5	The Last Customer	6.4	23
6	Trash Drop-off	6.1	22
7	What Happened in the Tunnel	6.2	23
8	Wristwatch	6.0	22
9	To My Future Self	6.5	23
10	The Other Building	6.3	22
11	Bye-Bye	4.5	22
12	Pinky Promise	6.7	23
13	The Hundredth Story	6.9	20

Season 11 (2023)

6.10 avg 13 episodes 7.0 → 6.5

Rollercoaster

Season 11 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Taro-chan Returns	7.0	22
2	The Offering House	5.6	19
3	Rebirth Paper	6.5	18
4	From Back Then	6.6	18
5	Solo Camping	6.1	18
6	White Flower	5.4	18
7	That's Not Right, Dad	5.7	18
8	Fan Activities	5.4	17
9	Signature	6.2	17
10	Sairen Station	6.4	17
11	Restart	6.2	17
12	A Silver Lining	5.7	14
13	Music Bpx	6.5	14

Season 12 (2024)

6.32 avg 13 episodes 6.6 → 5.8

Rollercoaster

Season 12 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Just don't open it	6.6	16
2	Playing house	6.1	16
3	Blackbean	6.7	17
4	Mirror	5.7	17
5	La statue immergée	6.3	15
6	Name Plate	6.0	18
7	Nice	6.0	17
8	Child shearing	6.6	16
9	No visitors	6.3	16
10	Ikstone	6.3	15
11	Story time	6.5	15
12	Totem	7.2	16
13	Peace Park	5.8	16

Season 13 (2024)

6.68 avg 13 episodes 6.5 → 7.2 4 min avg

Season 13 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Elevator Attendant	6.5	15
2	Message Board	6.8	14
3	Portrait	6.3	13
4	Happy Girl Mushroom Tea	6.2	13
5	Moving-in Soba	6.5	13
6	Drive-In	6.9	14
7	8 mm	6.9	15
8	Laughing Bag	6.3	11
9	Peephole	6.7	11
10	Atonashi	6.6	11
11	String Lottery	7.3	11
12	Classic Hotel	6.6	11
13	Dreaming of That Day	7.2	9

Season 14 (2025)

5.75 avg 13 episodes 5.7 → 5.7 4 min avg

Season 14 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	My Girlfriend	5.7	10
2	Hand's Hands	5.6	10
3	The Dawn Girl	6.3	10
4	The Nightjar's Nest	6.4	10
5	Paprika	6.8	10
6	Lies and Truth	6.2	10
7	Used Car	5.6	10
8	Crane	5.6	10
9	Desire Release	5.4	10
10	Defense Attorney	5.1	10
11	Shared Inheritance	5.4	10
12	Sunk People	5.0	10
13	Taro-chan Returns Again	5.7	10

Season 15 (2025)

5.55 avg 13 episodes 5.4 → 5.9

Season 15 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Lottery	5.4	9
2	Inheritance	5.6	9
3	Clang Clang Clang	5.2	9
4	Stains	4.9	9
5	Nokotta, Nokotta	6.1	9
6	Butterfly	6.2	9
7	Duty	5.9	9
8	Golden Years	5.4	9
9	Lingering Snow	6.0	9
10	Burden Giving	5.0	9
11	Mourning Scent	4.9	9
12	Summer Grievings	5.6	9
13	Memories	5.9	9

Season 16 (2026)

5.90 avg 4 episodes Still airing 5.8 → 6.6

Season 16 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Final Episode	5.8	6
2	Research Results	6.0	6
3	A Peaceful Village	5.2	5
10	Musubime-sama	6.6	5