Kyoufu Shinbun (2014) English Sub & Dub

About Kyoufu Shinbun (2014)

Kyoufu Shinbun (2014) (恐怖新聞 (2014)) arrives as a horror anime (2014), and the premise is easy to summarize. The premise: Rei Kigata is a boy, a first year middle schooler at Ishido Middle School. He is not a believer of any paranormal phenomena such as existence of ghosts or spirits in any kind, but one day at midnight, while he is in sleep, an unexplained newspaper called “Horror News” is delivered to his room.

Soon after, the newspaper tells a story in which one of his teachers at the school will get killed in a car accident the following morning and Kigata will be a witness of the accident. The story turns into a fact in the following day and since then, the enigmatic newspaper is delivered everyday.

As a horror title, atmosphere, sound and restraint do the heavy lifting. Think of it as a pick for viewers comfortable with dark, unsettling material. The run is 16 episodes in total, so you know what you are signing up for.

Production & Appeal

The horror focus matters here: atmosphere, sound and restraint do the heavy lifting. Its 5.0/10 score suggests opinions are split, so it suits viewers who already like the genre. It aired in 2014, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.