Folklore Horror

Folklore Horror (民俗ホラー or minzoku horā), also known as Theater of Horror, is a Japanese animated series animated by Studio Acesky Studio D (later Studio Acesky All Digital & Studio 4, with MushiPro, A.P.P.P and Acesky Animation Services as supporting studios) and produced by SurgeAnime and Pearl Animation Productions. It started as a 12 episode series in 2014, before switching formats to become a 5 minute horror anthology show in 2015. Starting with Season 9, the time lengthened by a minute and a half. It airs on SurgeAnime at 4am on Saturday nights/Sunday mornings, with a repeat of it on Sunday night/Monday morning at 3am.

The show has reported to end after the 13th season, with the creators siting burn out and wishing to do more. Creator Kotake Niou has announced that he would be pursuing different shows, and thought that Folklore Horror ending after the 13th season would fit the show well.

Season 1

 * Episodes: 12
 * Premiere: April 5, 2014 (4:00 AM JST)
 * End Date: July 21, 2014 (4:00 AM JST)

Season 2

 * Episodes: 48
 * Premiere: January 10, 2015 (4:00 AM JST)
 * End Date: December 5, 2015 (4:00 AM JST)

Season 3

 * Episodes: 49
 * Premiere: January 9, 2016 (4:00 AM JST)
 * End Date: December 10, 2016 (4:00 AM JST)

Season 4

 * Episodes: 48
 * Premiere: January 7, 2017 (4:00 AM JST)
 * End Date: December 2, 2017 (4:00 AM JST)

Season 5

 * Episodes: 48
 * Premiere: January 6, 2018 (4:00 AM JST)
 * End Date: December 1, 2018 (4:00 AM JST)

Season 6

 * Episodes: 24
 * Premiere: January 5, 2019 (4:00 AM JST)
 * End Date: June 15, 2019 (4:00 AM JST)

Season 7

 * Episodes: 24
 * Premiere: July 6, 2019 (4:00 AM JST)
 * End Date: December 14, 2019 (4:00 AM JST)

Season 8

 * Episodes: 20
 * Premiere: January 4, 2020 (4:00 AM JST)
 * End Date: May 16, 2020 (4:00 AM JST)

Season 9

 * Episodes: 20
 * Premiere: July 11, 2020 (4:00 AM JST)
 * End Date: November 21, 2020 (4:00 AM JST)

Season 10

 * Episodes: 22
 * Premiere: January 9, 2021 (3:55 AM JST)
 * End Date: June 5, 2021 (3:55 AM JST)

Season 11

 * Episodes: 22
 * Premiere: July 10, 2021 (3:55 AM JST)
 * End Date: December 4, 2021. (3:55 AM JST)

Season 12

 * Episodes: 22
 * Premiere: January 16, 2022. (3:55 AM JST)
 * End Date: June 12, 2022. (3:55 AM JST)

Season 13

 * Episodes: 22
 * Premiere: July 3, 2022. (3:55 AM JST)
 * End Date: November 27, 2022. (3:55 AM JST)