Kyosai Kawanabe: Yokai Hikimaku Animation

Kyosai Kawanabe: Yokai Hikimaku Animation is a short, standalone production consisting of 1 episode.

Yes, it is a finished production. It serves as a complete, singular animated work.

This anime is an animated adaptation of a classic kabuki theatre curtain painting by Kawanabe Kyosai. It depicts popular actors of that era reimagined as yokai, or demons, who appear to jump out of a bamboo box toward the audience.

No, it is a self-contained story. It is the only entry in its franchise, so there are no prequels or sequels required to understand it.

The animation for this project was handled by the studio P.I.C.S.

The anime falls under the Horror, Supernatural, and Avant Garde genres. Its primary thematic focus is on traditional mythology.