Hanako and the Terror of Allegory - Recommendations

• TV Special (1 ep)
• 2021

• OVA (1 ep)
• 1987

When a strange group of men attempt to kidnap Atsuko Fukune, a dancer at a club, she seeks the help of Mamiya Mugen, a famous detective—who also happens to be a child. When it turns out that other girls have gone missing, Mamiya, with the help of his butler Alucard, springs into action to solve the mystery.

• TV (13 eps)
• 2008

Between August and October, 1952, a series of unusual crimes takes place in Musashino and Mitaka: the attempted murder of 14-year-old Kanako Yuzuki, Kanako's abduction from the strange research "hospital" where she was recovering, then abductions of other girls, followed by their severed limbs in custom-fitted boxes being placed in surrounding towns. News editor Morihiko Toriguchi and crime fiction writer Tatsumi Sekiguchi investigate with the help of onmyōji Akihiko Chūzenji.

• TV (13 eps)
• 2021

The ninth season of Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories.

• TV (13 eps)
• 2022

The tenth season of Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories.

• TV (13 eps)
• 2021

Step right up and have a look, it’s time for Yamishibai. Let The Storyteller lead you on more terrifying tales of horror. Have you heard about the dead mother-in-law who still visits, the street where you can’t turn around, or the husband who brought home a suspicious fish? These unsettling stories will make your blood run cold.

• TV (13 eps)
• 2018

Step right up and have a look! It's time for more chilling tales from The Storyteller. From an eerie dripping sound, to a mysterious caller, to a cursed cave, and even an encounter with a bizarre in-law, these stories will chill you to the bone.

• TV (13 eps)
• 2017

Fifth season of Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories.

• TV (13 eps)
• 2019

Seventh season of Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories.

• TV (13 eps)
• 2013

Step right up and gaze upon tales of horror and wonder, of urban legends and terrifying mysteries alike. From a man who suffers a mysterious accident on a business trip, to a boy who witnesses a horrifying family secret, to even a man who’s certain he’s being watched by a long-haired, creepy woman, there’s plenty of harrowing stories to be told.