Is Yami Shibai 2 getting a new season?

According to Courcast's latest analysis, Yami Shibai 2 has a 71% renewal probability. This score is updated daily and reflects fandom momentum, streaming signals, and franchise history. Visit https://courcast.com/title/yami-shibai-2-summer-2014 for the full breakdown.

Will Yami Shibai 2 be renewed?

Yami Shibai 2 currently has a 71% renewal probability on Courcast. Signals driving this score include online discussion volume, sequel history in the franchise, and platform engagement data - all updated daily.

What is Yami Shibai 2's renewal probability?

Yami Shibai 2's CourScore is 71% as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single probability estimate. See the full score breakdown at https://courcast.com/title/yami-shibai-2-summer-2014.

Aliases

Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories 2, เรื่องเล่าผีญี่ปุ่น ภาค 2, Yami Shibai 2, Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 2, 闇芝居 2, Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories Second Season, Theater of Darkness 2nd Season, 闇芝居 2期, Yamishibai: Historias Japonesas de Fantasmas Temporada 2

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Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 2

Yami Shibai 2

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The second season of Yami Shibai.

A picture-story style of animation whose motif is surrounded and based off the rumors, and urban legends throughout the history of Japan.

(Source: Crunchyroll)

Last updated

Sep 11, 2026, 04:44 AM

Evidence

Announcement status

Official announcement records with supporting citations.

Confirmed

TV season

Official announcement logged Jan 1, 2016, 12:00 AM.

Franchise overview

Franchise timeline

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Renewal pulse

Courcast score breakdown

CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.

Confirmed

Announced Jan 1, 2016, 12:00 AM

CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.

Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Frozen 17 hours ago

Top reasons

Format continuity - Format (TV_SHORT) matches prior mainline entries
Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~10,901 followers
Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 1,247,532 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)

Runway

Anime original

This is an anime original, not an adaptation, so there is no source material to run down - renewal turns on sales and popularity rather than runway.

Financial & Commercial55

Production Feasibility56

Audience Reception69

Strategic Priors23

Fandom Engagement28

CourScore history

CourScore over time

Last analysedSep 11, 2026, 04:44 AM

Next scheduled16 hours ago

Renewal FAQ

Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 2 renewal questions

Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.

Is Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 2 getting a new season?: Yes - Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 2 has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
Will Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 2 be renewed?: Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 2 has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
What is Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 2's renewal probability?: Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 2's CourScore is 71 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily-updated probability out of 100.

Latest signals

Fresh telemetry

Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.

Source	Metric	Geo	Value	Collected
anilist	average score	GLOBAL	60	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	favorites	GLOBAL	61	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	popularity	GLOBAL	12,067	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	trending	GLOBAL	0	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode count	GLOBAL	221	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode dislikes	GLOBAL	22	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode likes	GLOBAL	667	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	series available	GLOBAL	1	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trends	interest daily	GLOBAL	0	Aug 15, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trends	interest weekly	GLOBAL	0	Aug 9, 2026, 12:00 AM
justwatch	jp platform count	JP	2	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	favorites	GLOBAL	6	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	member count	GLOBAL	4,436	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	rating rank	GLOBAL	10,783	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	score mean	GLOBAL	62.62	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	chapters total	GLOBAL	8	Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	completed	GLOBAL	40,368	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	members	GLOBAL	52,926	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	plan to watch	GLOBAL	8,649	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	source members	GLOBAL	548	Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	source status code	GLOBAL	3	Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	volumes total	GLOBAL	1	Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	watching	GLOBAL	2,028	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangaupdates	bayesian rating	GLOBAL	6.48	Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	entry likes	GLOBAL	4	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	figures total	GLOBAL	1	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	goods total	GLOBAL	56	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	media total	GLOBAL	0	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	merch added 30d	GLOBAL	0	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	merch total	GLOBAL	57	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode comments	JP	62,497	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode mylists	JP	1,946	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode views	JP	1,247,532	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	comments 7d	GLOBAL	1,982	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	mentions 1d	GLOBAL	5	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	mentions 7d	GLOBAL	37	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	score 7d	GLOBAL	3,372	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	thread count	GLOBAL	37	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	threads 7d	GLOBAL	37	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	completion ratio	GLOBAL	0.74	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	member count	GLOBAL	7,136	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	score mean	GLOBAL	65	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
tmdb	popularity	GLOBAL	4.03	Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM
tmdb	vote count	GLOBAL	3	Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM
wikipedia	pageviews daily	EN.WIKIPEDIA	12	May 26, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	channel views total	GLOBAL	36,144,520	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	subscribers total	GLOBAL	42,100	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	uploads 30d	GLOBAL	25	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	uploads 7d	GLOBAL	25	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	views 30d	GLOBAL	20,937	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	views 7d	GLOBAL	20,937	Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM

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