Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories 3, เรื่องเล่าผีญี่ปุ่น ภาค 3, Yami Shibai 3, Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 3, 闇芝居 3, Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories Third Season, Theater of Darkness 3rd Season, Japanese Ghost Stories 3, 闇芝居 3期, Yamishibai: Historias Japonesas de Fantasmas Temporada 3
A picture-story style of animation whose motif is surrounded and based off the rumors, and urban legends throughout the history of Japan.
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Last updated
Jul 27, 2026, 10:45 AM
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Official announcement logged Jan 1, 2017, 12:00 AM.
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 3
Yami Shibai 3
2016ViewingConfirmedTheatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 16
Yami Shibai 16
2026ConfirmedTheatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 17
Yami Shibai 17
2026(×﹏×)Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 14
Yami Shibai 14
2025ConfirmedTheatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 15
Yami Shibai 15
2025ConfirmedTheatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 12
Yami Shibai 12
2024ConfirmedTheatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 13
Yami Shibai 13
2024ConfirmedTheatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 11
Yami Shibai 11
2023ConfirmedTheatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 10
Yami Shibai 10
2022ConfirmedTheatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 8
Yami Shibai 8
2021ConfirmedTheatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 9
Yami Shibai 9
2021ConfirmedTheatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 7
Yami Shibai 7
2019ConfirmedTheatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 6
Yami Shibai 6
2018ConfirmedTheatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 4
Yami Shibai 4
2017ConfirmedTheatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 5
Yami Shibai 5
2017ConfirmedTheatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 2
Yami Shibai 2
2014ConfirmedTheatre of Darkness: Yamishibai
Yami Shibai
2013Confirmed
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated yesterday
Top reasons
- Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.
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.
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 3 renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 3 getting a new season?
- Yes - Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 3 has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 3 be renewed?
- Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 3 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 3's renewal probability?
- Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 3's CourScore is 100 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.
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 1,814 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 41,063 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 60.35 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 6,226 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 3 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 4.03 | Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,136,674 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 29,888 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 11,788 | Jun 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 11,788 | Jun 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 9,398 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 23 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.71 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 57 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 2,378 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 44,152 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 58 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 8 | Jun 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 4,567 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 23 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 9 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 3,218 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 7,918 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 5 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 63.4 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 59 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 23 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.48 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 9 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 3,815 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 11,688 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 11 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 10 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 1,382 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |