Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai (闇芝居)

Step right up and have a look...

It's time for Yamishibai.

Yamishibai

Taro-chan Returns

This is the story of a certain grade schooler who has discovered a new place to play...

What do you wanna do today?

Hey, I found a cool place in my neighborhood. Let's check it out after school.

A cool place?

Yeah!

Right over here.

This is the place.

Isn't this a temple? Should we really be in here?

It's fine! C'mon, just trust me.

Ta-da!

What the heck?

Crazy, right? They hold memorial services for dolls at this temple.

Memorial services?

They make a big bonfire so their spirits can move on.

Wait, they're gonna burn them all?

Don't burn me! Don't burn me!

Wow, Haruki, you didn't have to be that scared!

Knock it off!

And should you even be touching that?

What does it matter? They're gonna burn it anyway.

Hey, check it out! His name is Taro-chan!

Taro-chan

Hi there! I'm Taro-chan! Nice to meet you!

That's pretty good for a first try, Junya! It's like he's alive.

My name's not Junya! It's Taro-chan.

Right, Taro-chan, then. My bad.