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Crunchyroll Adds Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories Live-Action Show
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories television anime for s in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and the CIS. The first two episodes are already available.
The series premiered in Japan on September 9. voice actor) are among the directors of the Yamishibai (Iki) (Shadow Picture Show (Live)) series, and Iguchi is also one of the writers.
The production does not use regular video footage, but instead composites still photos of landscape paintings with photos of the cast, in the style of the original anime. The live-action episodes feature both remakes of popular stories from the anime, and its own original stories.
The cast includes idols and actors from "2.5D stage plays," including Karin Matoba, and Yū Miyazawa.
The original Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories series of anime shorts featured six-minute horror stories based on urban legends in a modern day setting. The shorts draw inspiration from Shōwa-era illustrated paper theater (kamishibai) productions.
The anime's first season premiered in July 2013, and the seventh and most recent season streaming the anime as it airs in Japan.
Source: Crunchyroll (Joseph Luster)
