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May 21, 2018
At this point, this is just sad.
None of us should even be here, and yet HERE we are.
Yami Shibai season frickin 4.
Season 3 set my expectations very low, and I'm glad I wasn't disappointed.
Not really any room for disappointment when your expectations are already at rock bottom.
Story: 1
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Guess we gotta start somewhere.
I understand leaving things up to viewer's imaginations. It's important in horror, especially with ghost stories.
However, episodes just sort of... End in this season.
There's not much to be left up to the imagination as the endings just... Happen?
This is a problem throughout the entire show as well.
Stories are incomplete and a lot of important information is just left unexplained.
The writers also don't seem to understand the "show don't tell" rule, as the narrator narrated everything that you could see for yourself on the screen. It got old FAST.
Art: 3
Art and animation? What's that? HAH!
There wasn't any. There's your answer.
Seriously, the art style was poor and the animation was reduced to stills for most of it. Art and animation was nonexistent.
There was also a huge style problem, similar to season 3. Again, it was very jarring (though it was pretty funny seeing an episode with a Wiki-How esque art style)
Sound: 4
The ending song was trash. Narrator-san riding a bicycle to a J-pop song. Good idea for a horror themed show guys.
Sound wasn't memorable. The voice acting was meh at best. For whatever reason, they changed Narrator-san's voice every episode yet they weren't even good. Most of them sounded far too optimistic/enthusiastic for it to be creepy.
Characters: 2
Lol what characters
They're basically the same as season 3's characters. Boring. None of them were interesting. They're just lambs for the slaughter (red shirts).
Enjoyment: 3
This was tedious. It was a chore. I guess at least it was slightly better than season 3, but not by much.
Just end it now.
Overall: 3
Garbage season as always. Season 5 is probably gonna be garbage too.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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Oct 2, 2016
Wow.
Just.
Wow.
I don't think I've ever seen a series fall so far from grace before this.
This is both impressive and really depressing.
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Story: 2
They follow a "monster of the week" type of story in this season. I'm not even sure these are based on actual Japanese folklore and scary stories anymore. The stories were extremely bland and boring, with maybe only an episode or two actually entertaining me rather than frustrating me.
Art: 9
I'm putting sound and art in the same category here. They were by far the only good aspect of the show this season. The art was a major improvement from the last season and was aesthetically pleasing. It fit the tone of the show well. However, there were a few episodes where the art style changed DRASTICALLY for no reason. It was pretty jarring.
The sound was just as good as the other seasons, the ending song is strange but still fits the tone of the series. The voice acting is still impressive and realistic, and the music was still creepy.
Character: 1
Lol what characters? They're all cardboard cutouts of personalities and stereotypes we've all seen before. They're nothing, that's their characters.
Also, another important thing to note is that the narrator from the past two seasons is gone and is replaced by some fish-face lookin' kid.
Hooray.
Enjoyment: 1
I hated every minute of this season. The only enjoyment I found was riffing on it with my sister. The monster designs are REALLY bad, the scares were non-existent, and the characters were B O R I N G.
Overall: 3
This season was trash. Utter. Trash. Honestly, it's really sad seeing such a good series trashed after only two seasons. The only reason I would recommend this to anyone is if you gather a bunch of friends and riff on it the whole show. Ugh.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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Oct 2, 2016
Step right up and have a look...
It's time for disappointment
Yami Shibai's second season is... Very boring and forgettable. Keep in mind I watched all three seasons of Yami Shibai back to back, and there was a notable decrease in the story quality as I went on. There are more morals this season and a lot of them are blatantly obvious and a poor decision to add to a series that really doesn't need morals (more morals means turning more characters into complete jerks too, making you want the characters to suffer even more by the end of the episode). I don't remember many of the
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episodes this season, nor the stories (I'm writing this review a day after I watched it). However that's not to say there weren't any GOOD episodes in there, heck my second favorite episode out of the whole series came from this season. However, there wasn't enough in this season to really make it stand out. The art style this season, however, did seem to stay more consistent than the first season's and there was even a bit of improvement this time around. The sound design was also the highlight of the series, as it still creates the familiar creepy atmosphere from the first season and the voice acting remained stellar.
Overall, I can't really say much about this season (that's why I didn't split my review into sections this time around). It was pretty bland and the actual good parts of the show aren't good enough to set itself apart from the first season of the show. I'd only watch it if you were bored or for completions sake.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Sep 30, 2016
Step right up and have a look...
It's time for Yamishibai
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Story: 8
Yamishibai is a series of folk tales, urban legends and ghost stories, meaning it doesn't really have an over-arching plot. Each episode is 4 minutes long, making this a really short series that you can probably finish in about 2 or 3 hours. However it doesn't really detract from the value of the show. Because each episode is so short, it sets up the premise and gets to the point pretty fast. The thing this anime does best is it's atmosphere. Because it gets to the point fast, the atmosphere is intense and fast-paced, and
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each climax usually ends with a twist. I enjoyed alot of the stories told in this anime, yet some are better than others.
Art: 9
The art of this show is probably the most unique type of art style I've ever seen. This show has no animation. It is inspired by kamishibai, a form of japanese storytelling on a street using illustrations. This mimics the style fairly well and adds to the creepy atmosphere with it's semi-realistic look, and the little bits of animation it DOES have are really fluid and creepy. This would've gotten a 10, however I noticed that the art style of the characters was completely different from other episodes, and it was fairly distracting.
Sound: 10
The sound in this show is incredible. The voice acting is SERIOUSLY on point. The music adds to the creepy atmosphere, and you can't go wrong with Miku singing the ending song (not even joking). Can't complain about much here. I thought the sound design was amazing.
Characters: 5
This is the weakest part of the show, but I understand why. You can't develop one off characters in one 4 minute episode. You just can't. However, a lot of the characters aren't very smart. A lot of horror cliches are used with the characters, however I guess it didn't bother me that much. Just a minor nitpick really.
Enjoyment: 9
I really enjoyed this anime. I had a great time sitting at the edge of my seat, waiting to see how the story would end. My favorite episode was probably episode 4, definitely the creepiest one (in my opinion).
Overall: 8
I'd recommend this for any horror fan. This is a great show to watch for Halloween with some friends, or in a dark room by yourself with the lights off. I loved it to bits.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Sep 5, 2016
Who exactly is... Sakamoto-kun?
Sakamoto is... Cool
Cooler
COOLEST!
Sakamoto is... Our destined leader
Sakamoto is... The embodiment of perfection
Swag
...
STYLE
Everything Sakamoto does...
Is STYLISH
Story: 10
So, exactly what kind of world does our hero live in? He lives in a world of style, cool, and swag. Every movement he does is bleeding cool. Sakamoto does not live in a world... The world IS Sakamoto. Sakamoto makes our lives have so much more meaning. Sakamoto helps us through tears and sorrow.
Sakamoto-kun does not fear the trials and tribulations ahead.
Rather, they fear him.
Sakamoto inspires in all of us a desire to better a situation, no matter how tough.
Sakamoto-kun is the story.
Sakamoto-kun is the world.
Sakamoto-kun is... Cool.
Art: 10
Sakamoto-kun was only made possible by a team of godly animators. Why is that? Because Sakamoto-kun is our master, and our master only invokes the gods of animation themselves.
Sound: 10
The sound is that of a heavenly angelic chorus singing to us from the heavens. Only the most ultimate forms of swag are invoked in these timeless pieces. Bach and Beethoven quake with awe in the presence of Sakamoto's beautiful chorus.
Sakamoto's muse clearly states in the opening how... Cool... Cooler... COOLEST this godlike entertainment is, with the ending song bringing the audience to tears once the perfection that is the "episodes" of the show ends.
The voice acting is only that of top-dollar actors. Sakamoto's voice actor has reached his heavenly ascension through his role as the physical embodiment of our master, Sakamoto-kun, which is of course a joyous occasion for all of the human race as we all wish to reach enlightenment through Sakamoto-kun.
Characters: 10
Our cast of characters are all very likeable as they are all faithful followers of our Sakamoto-kun. The audience is moved to tears while watching our wonderful leader Sakamoto help our poor souls reach enlightenment through his ways.
However, I am afraid I cannot grade the perfection itself that is Sakamoto-kun himself.
He is untouchable.
He is swag.
He is cool... Cooler... COOLEST!
Enjoyment: 10
Watching Sakamoto and his pure, utter perfection at everything happen in motion will bring anyone to tears of joy. Sakamoto is perfect. We are not worthy to be in his presence, however he has made it so, bringing pure enjoyment to everyone who witnesses.
Overall: 10
I do not believe that I am worthy enough to describe how perfect Sakamoto is.
Sakamoto should be witnessed and followed by every being.
Sakamoto is cool
Cooler
COOLEST!
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In all seriousness this show is pretty great. Go watch it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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