Series synopsis
The World Yamizukan, also known as 世界の闇図鑑 is a Japanese animation mystery television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on April 3, 2017. It ended on June 26, 2017. It stars Takumi Saitoh.
Tucked away in the darkest depths of this world, tales of the bizarre and the supernatural quietly unfold. These inexplicable stories are chronicled throughout the pages of a certain strange encyclopedia, sheltered within a crumbling, decrepit building. Do you dare to open its cover and experience the horrors firsthand? Each of the macabre tales held within the book's pages details some unusual, surreal experiences that often come to a gruesome end. A man searches for his adulterous wife, only t ...
Premise
Tucked away in the darkest depths of this world, tales of the bizarre and the supernatural quietly unfold. These inexplicable stories are chronicled throughout the pages of a certain strange encyclopedia, sheltered within a crumbling, decrepit building. Do you dare to open its cover and experience the horrors firsthand? Each of the macabre tales held within the book's pages details some unusual, surreal experiences that often come to a gruesome end. A man searches for his adulterous wife, only to find himself at the mercy of otherworldly visitors; a boy befriends a snowman who harbors a sinister secret; crop circles suddenly form on a family farm, created by some unexpected visitors; hidden in plain sight, menacing mechanical beings continue on undetected. In all of these horrifying stories, nothing is as simple as it seems, revealing a terrifying darkness that perhaps might have been best left alone.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Takumi Saitoh as Storyteller (voice)
Guest cast
- ZOE as Devil's hand (uncredited)
- Meiken Itô as (voice)
- Gentaro Nagataki as (voice)
- Yukihiro Takiguchi as (voice)
- Asana Mamoru as (voice)
- Kayako Okuda as (voice)
- Shinichiroh Ueda as (voice)
- Yuya Ishikawa as (voice)
- Sumire Ueno as (voice)
- Tetsu Watanabe as (voice)
- Noboru Iguchi as (voice)
- Oolongta Yoshida as (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | April 3, 2017 | June 26, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Black Shadow of Temptation | April 3, 2017 |
| 2 | The Fairy in the Snow | April 10, 2017 |
| 3 | The Reaper Racing Across the Plain | April 17, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 3, 2017 |
| Last aired | June 26, 2017 |
| Runtime | 5 minutes |
| Status | ended |