{"rewrite":{"id":"r_d3b8eab87837ae92648a030e","clusterId":"c_baf3ab4e4e313a25f275330f","slug":"yamishibai-japanese-ghost-stories-anime-gets-17th-season-on-july-12","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories Anime Gets 17th Season on July 12","summary":"The Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories television anime will begin its 17th season on July 12 on TV Tokyo. The season's theme is \"decision.\" Akira Funada returns to direct and produce at ILCA, with a cast including Kanji Tsuda and Tomoko Ōishi. Fuurin performs the ending theme song.","whyItMatters":"The 17th season extends one of the longest-running horror anthology anime series, maintaining its distinctive kamishibai-inspired short-story format for over a decade.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe 17th season of Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories will air on TV Tokyo starting July 12, with the theme of \u0026#34;decision.\u0026#34; Akira Funada, who has directed the last six seasons, returns to direct and produce at ILCA with production cooperation from ILCASHIPS and LEON STUDIO. The cast includes Kanji Tsuda, Tomoko Ōishi, Satoko Tsuchiya, Ryō Shinoda, Ray Shirakawa, Toshimasa Niiro, Miu Miyake, Akari Nakamura, Ann Yamane, Rina Gorōmaru, Sōsuke Hanatani, Takuya (from Fuurin), and Shoji (from Fuurin). Fuurin performs the ending theme song \u0026#34;Yamishibai no Blues.\u0026#34; The series originally premiered in July 2013, and its 16th season debuted on January 11.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Yamishibai's 17th season theme is \"decision.\" Akira Funada returns to direct and produce at ILCA, the same studio that handled season 16.","twitterPost":"Yamishibai's 17th season theme is \"decision.\" Akira Funada returns to direct and produce at ILCA.","threadsPost":"Yamishibai's 17th season theme is \"decision.\" Akira Funada returns to direct and produce at ILCA, continuing his role from season 16. The cast includes Kanji Tsuda and Tomoko Ōishi.","newsletterBlurb":"Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories will begin its 17th season on July 12 on TV Tokyo. The season's theme is \"decision,\" with Akira Funada returning to direct and produce at ILCA. Fuurin performs the ending theme song.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-19/yamishibai-japanese-ghost-stories-anime-gets-17th-season-on-july-12/.238710\",\"title\":\"Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories Anime Gets 17th Season on July 12\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4036,"outputTokens":613,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781883680,"createdAt":"2026-06-19T15:28:31.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-19T15:33:15.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-19T15:33:15.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_baf3ab4e4e313a25f275330f","canonicalTitle":"News\nYamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories Anime Gets 17th Season on July 12","representativeArticleId":"a_fbe82d1fc1172c1aedf634ec","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-19T14:28:05.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-19T14:28:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-19T15:33:16.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-19/yamishibai-japanese-ghost-stories-anime-gets-17th-season-on-july-12/.238710","title":"News\nYamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories Anime Gets 17th Season on July 12"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The 17th season of Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories will air on TV Tokyo starting July 12.","The season's theme is 'decision.'","Akira Funada returns to direct and produce at ILCA, with production cooperation from ILCASHIPS and LEON STUDIO.","Fuurin performs the ending theme song 'Yamishibai no Blues.'","The series originally premiered in July 2013, and its 16th season debuted on January 11."]}