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AMBot | 11/17/2023 | Reading Time: 2 Min.
The twelfth season of the anime series "Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories" is expected to air on TV Tokyo in January 2024. Along with this announcement, key details about the visuals, cast, and crew were also revealed.
"Yamishibai" began in 2013 with its first season and is known for its unique approach to horror, using digital animations to mimic the traditional storytelling style of kamishibai (paper theater). The series focuses on eerie urban legends. In the upcoming twelfth season, new urban legends centered around "rules" will be explored.
Actor Hiroshi Tsuda leads the voice cast as the narrator. Other actors and voice actors in the new season include Yuu Shimizu, Ponz, Ryo Shinoda, Asuka Nagatsuki, Sakiko Tsuchiya, Saori Aoki, Yoh Koizumi from the idol group Solarris, and Yuika Shutou, formerly of Lil' Nado and now a voice actress.
The script for the new season is written by longtime series writers Hirotake Kumamoto, Mitsutaka Sasaki, and Choji Yoshikawa, while Saori Aoki, making her debut as a writer, also lends her voice. The animation team consists of Yu Ebihara, Momoka Hibari, Jimmy, Hiroshi Nishiyama & Rie, Masamichi Kawabata, Shino Hongou, and TV Tokyo producer Nobuo Yamakawa, with Kou Funada returning as director.
"Yamishibai" began in 2013 with its first season and is known for its unique approach to horror, using digital animations to mimic the traditional storytelling style of kamishibai (paper theater). The series focuses on eerie urban legends. In the upcoming twelfth season, new urban legends centered around "rules" will be explored.
Actor Hiroshi Tsuda leads the voice cast as the narrator. Other actors and voice actors in the new season include Yuu Shimizu, Ponz, Ryo Shinoda, Asuka Nagatsuki, Sakiko Tsuchiya, Saori Aoki, Yoh Koizumi from the idol group Solarris, and Yuika Shutou, formerly of Lil' Nado and now a voice actress.
The script for the new season is written by longtime series writers Hirotake Kumamoto, Mitsutaka Sasaki, and Choji Yoshikawa, while Saori Aoki, making her debut as a writer, also lends her voice. The animation team consists of Yu Ebihara, Momoka Hibari, Jimmy, Hiroshi Nishiyama & Rie, Masamichi Kawabata, Shino Hongou, and TV Tokyo producer Nobuo Yamakawa, with Kou Funada returning as director.
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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