Is Yami Shibai 3 getting a new season?

According to Courcast's latest analysis, Yami Shibai 3 has a 70% renewal probability. This score is updated daily and reflects fandom momentum, streaming signals, and franchise history. Visit https://courcast.com/title/yami-shibai-3-winter-2016 for the full breakdown.

Will Yami Shibai 3 be renewed?

Yami Shibai 3 currently has a 70% 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 3's renewal probability?

Yami Shibai 3's CourScore is 70% 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-3-winter-2016.

Aliases

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

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Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 3

Yami Shibai 3

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The third 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, 2017, 12:00 AM.

Franchise overview

Franchise timeline

Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.

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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, 2017, 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
Domestic episode engagement (Niconico) - 1,185,816 episode views on Niconico (JP domestic)
Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~8,899 followers

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 & Commercial54

Production Feasibility56

Audience Reception68

Strategic Priors19

Fandom Engagement25

CourScore history

CourScore over time

Last analysedSep 11, 2026, 04:44 AM

Next scheduled16 hours ago

Renewal FAQ

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 70 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	58	Aug 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	favorites	GLOBAL	56	Aug 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	popularity	GLOBAL	9,444	Aug 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilist	trending	GLOBAL	0	Aug 24, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode count	GLOBAL	221	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode dislikes	GLOBAL	22	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	episode likes	GLOBAL	673	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyroll	series available	GLOBAL	1	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trends	interest daily	GLOBAL	0	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trends	interest weekly	GLOBAL	0	Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM
justwatch	jp platform count	JP	2	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	favorites	GLOBAL	2	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	member count	GLOBAL	3,222	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	rating rank	GLOBAL	11,722	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsu	score mean	GLOBAL	60.36	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	chapters total	GLOBAL	8	Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	completed	GLOBAL	29,952	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	members	GLOBAL	41,151	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
mal	plan to watch	GLOBAL	7,938	Sep 7, 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	1,813	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
mangaupdates	bayesian rating	GLOBAL	6.48	Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	entry likes	GLOBAL	11	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	figures total	GLOBAL	0	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	goods total	GLOBAL	9	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	media total	GLOBAL	1	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	merch added 30d	GLOBAL	0	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
mfc	merch total	GLOBAL	10	Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode comments	JP	44,761	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode mylists	JP	3,921	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconico	episode views	JP	1,185,816	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	comments 7d	GLOBAL	1,238	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	mentions 1d	GLOBAL	2	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	mentions 7d	GLOBAL	22	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	score 7d	GLOBAL	2,949	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	thread count	GLOBAL	22	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
reddit	threads 7d	GLOBAL	22	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	completion ratio	GLOBAL	0.71	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	member count	GLOBAL	6,232	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimori	score mean	GLOBAL	63.4	Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM
simkl	score mean	GLOBAL	60	Sep 7, 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	8	Jun 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	channel views total	GLOBAL	0	Jun 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	subscribers total	GLOBAL	0	Jun 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	uploads 30d	GLOBAL	25	Jun 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	uploads 7d	GLOBAL	25	Jun 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	views 30d	GLOBAL	11,788	Jun 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtube	views 7d	GLOBAL	11,788	Jun 11, 2026, 12:00 AM

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