About this episode

A retrospective episode highlighting the best Japanese horror stories from the previous year.

Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord ! As we kick back over the holidays, let’s take a look back at some of the best stories from last year as we prepare ourselves for another terrifying year of terrific tales. BGM thanks to Myuuji , Kevin MacLeod and CO.AG . Sound effects thanks to Free Sound and freeSFX . Licensed under Creative Commons : By Attribution 3.0 License Support Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/kowabana

Topics covered

• Japanese horror
• best stories
• year in review

Keywords

• Patreon
• merchandise
• Discord
• sound effects
• background music

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