The first season was directed by Tomoya Takashima, with scripts written by Hiromu Kumamoto and produced by ILCA.

The first season aired on TV Tokyo from July to September 2013, and ran for thirteen episodes, spawning a host of merchandise, a mobile game, while also receiving mixed reactions at the end of its broadcast.

A second season aired from July to September 2014, and was directed by both Takashi Shimizu and Noboru Iguchi along with scripts written by Shōichirō Masumoto.

A ninth season aired from July to October of the same year, with the theme of the episodes being based on the Chinese Zodiac.

Every week at 5 p.m. an old man in a yellow mask (the kamishibaiya or kamishibai narrator) shows up at a children's playground and tells them ghost stories based on myths and urban legends of Japanese origin.

The man tells the stories on the back of his bicycle using a traditional kamishibai (紙芝居, Paper Drama) method and features a new tale each week.

In Season 5, he tells his tales of woe to a crowd of only females as they gather to the call of the old man in silhouette.

In Season 8, he tells his stories at a busy urban intersection, surrounded by vague shadowy passersby.

The first season of the series is produced by ILCA and directed by Tomoya Takashima along with script writing by Hiromu Kumamoto and narrated by Kanji Tsuda.

[5] Crunchyroll also acquired both seasons of the series for online simulcast streaming in select parts of the world with English subtitles.

A ninth season aired from July 12 to October 4 of the same year, with the theme of the episodes being based on the Chinese Zodiac.