The BEST episodes of Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories season 3
Every episode of Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories season 3!
Akin to TV Tokyo’s Folktales from Japan, Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories takes a narrative format to explore the rich occult history from Japan, moreover, the storytelling techniques in this brand new series will mimic kamishibai – a traditional storytelling technique inspired by the artistic usage of paper figures and scrolls. “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.”
#1 - Drawings
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/3/2016
A student teacher is on her way to her first day at her new school when she meets a strange boy at the park, sitting by himself drawing in a sketchbook. When she gets to school, she sees that the boy is in her class...
#2 - The Empress Doll
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2016
Two teenage couples visit an abandoned house for a test of courage. They find a set of dolls where the Empress doll is missing.
#3 - Lend It to Me
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/2016
A young man is visiting a public bath house on his way home from work, when a mysterious, sweet voice from the women's bath asks him to lend her one thing after another...
#4 - The Fourth Man
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/6/2016
Haruko overhears a story about the Handshake Men, mysterious men who show up on the roadside and ask people to shake hands. It's said that horrible things happen to those who refuse to shake a Handshake Man's hand...
#5 - "That Side" Festival
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/14/2016
Asako and Miki are enjoying a festival when Miki disappears. As Asako searches for her, she encounters a display of strange masks and the sound of mysterious voices chanting...
#6 - Museum of Taxidermy
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2016
A young married couple on vacation gets caught in the rain, so when they pass by a Museum of Taxidermy, they decide to take a look inside...
#7 - Merry-go-round
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/13/2016
Shinichi and Satomi visit an amusement park in a mall, and a clown invites them to ride the merry-go-round. Shinichi opts to watch while Satomi rides, and he notices that the other kids on the ride don't seem to be having much fun...
#8 - Tunnel
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2016
Two men are driving through the mountains when they take a wrong turn and get lost. To make things worse, they end up stuck in a tunnel when they run out of gas...
#9 - Behind
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/21/2016
On a field trip with his school class, Osamu is having trouble getting to sleep because of a scary dream he's been having...
#10 - The Noisy Hospital Room
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2016
Joyful laughter can often be heard coming from a certain hospital room, but patients are warned that it's the hospital's rule to never enter it...
#11 - Cuckoo Clock
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/20/2016
While staying at her grandmother's house, Rumi becomes fascinated by a cuckoo clock hanging in the living room.
#12 - Rat
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2016
Kenta and Machiko have moved into an old apartment, and Machiko is dismayed to find it infested with rats. Then Kenta leaves on a business trip, leaving Machiko there alone...
#13 - In the Water
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/27/2016
The star of the swim team prepares for a tournament by training on his own at the school pool at night...