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Yami Shibai 9 Special
Aliases

Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories Ninth Season Special, Yami Shibai 9 Special, Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 9 Special, 闇芝居 九期, Yami Shibai: Furuido, Yami Shibai Special, 古井戸, Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai - The Old Well

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Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 9 Special

Yami Shibai 9 Special

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Special to celebrate the ninth season of Yami Shibai.

Last updated

Jul 29, 2026, 11:29 AM

Evidence

Announcement status

Official announcement records with supporting citations.

Confirmed
Confirmed

Official announcement logged Jun 20, 2026, 04:20 PM.

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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 Jun 20, 2026, 04:20 PM

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

Signal coverage: 95% • Signal freshness: Medium • Frozen 2 hours ago

Top reasons

  • Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 56.6
  • MAL community size - 2,792 MAL list entries (watching/completed/planned)
  • Favourite base strength - 3 cross-platform favourites
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 & Commercial31
Production Feasibility30
Audience Reception57
Strategic Priors34
Fandom Engagement66

CourScore history

CourScore over time

Last analysedJul 29, 2026, 11:29 AM
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Renewal FAQ

Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 9 Special renewal questions

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

Is Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 9 Special getting a new season?
Yes - Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 9 Special has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
Will Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 9 Special be renewed?
Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 9 Special 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 9 Special's renewal probability?
Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai 9 Special's CourScore is 64 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.

SourceMetricGeoValueCollected
wikipediapageviews dailyEN.WIKIPEDIA20Nov 16, 2025, 12:00 AM
tmdbvote countGLOBAL3Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM
tmdbpopularityGLOBAL4.03Jun 23, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trendsinterest dailyGLOBAL0Jul 23, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubeuploads 7dGLOBAL25Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubeviews 7dGLOBAL20,937Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
filmarksmark countJP280Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubesubscribers totalGLOBAL42,100Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubechannel views totalGLOBAL36,144,520Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubeviews 30dGLOBAL20,937Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
google trendsinterest weeklyGLOBAL0Jul 12, 2026, 12:00 AM
youtubeuploads 30dGLOBAL25Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsumember countGLOBAL549Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
redditmentions 1dGLOBAL1Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimoriscore meanGLOBAL56.1Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
redditthread countGLOBAL11Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconicoepisode mylistsJP60Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyrollepisode dislikesGLOBAL22Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
redditmentions 7dGLOBAL11Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
filmarksscore meanJP68Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsurating rankGLOBAL11,082Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
redditcomments 7dGLOBAL389Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyrollepisode likesGLOBAL659Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconicoepisode commentsJP439Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyrollepisode countGLOBAL221Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilistfavoritesGLOBAL3Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
justwatchjp platform countJP2Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilistaverage scoreGLOBAL50Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsufavoritesGLOBAL1Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilisttrendingGLOBAL0Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
redditscore 7dGLOBAL155Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
anilistpopularityGLOBAL972Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
crunchyrollseries availableGLOBAL1Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
niconicoepisode viewsJP5,142Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
redditthreads 7dGLOBAL11Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimoricompletion ratioGLOBAL0.58Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
simklscore meanGLOBAL56Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
malplan to watchGLOBAL875Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
malcompletedGLOBAL1,838Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
malmembersGLOBAL2,980Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
malwatchingGLOBAL108Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
kitsuscore meanGLOBAL61.88Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
shikimorimember countGLOBAL1,089Jul 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
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