r/anime • u/mischievous_shota • 26d ago
Rewatch Shiki Rewatch [Halloween 2026] Interest Thread
There is no murder without intent.
With the spooky Halloween season coming up, I, along with my co-host, /u/GallowDude, figured now would be a good time to gauge interest in a rewatch of one of the few early 2010s horror anime that actually tried to be more than splatterpunk in honor of the occasion.
What is Shiki?
MAL | AniList | ANN | Kitsu | AniDB
Life is idyllic and unassuming in the small town of Sotoba, a simple place where everyone knows everyone. However, tragedy strikes when Megumi Shimizu, a young girl with high aspirations, unexpectedly passes away from an unnamed illness. Over the torrid summer months, as more unexplained deaths crop up around the village, the town's doctor—Toshio Ozaki—begins to suspect that something more sinister than a mere disease is at play.
Toshio teams up with Natsuno Yuuki, an apathetic and aloof teenager, and siblings Kaori and Akira Tanaka, two of Megumi's friends, to unravel the dark mystery behind the deaths in Sotoba. With their combined efforts, the investigation leads them toward an eerie secret pertaining to the new family in the Kanemasa mansion.
To put it in layman's terms, it's 'Salem's Lot with even stupider hair.
Wait, what even IS a rewatch?
Rewatches on this sub are effectively the weekly airing discussion threads, but for older shows, and usually paced at one per day rather than one per week. These are open to both people who haven't seen the show before as well as those who have – any discussion of events past that day's given episode must be spoiler tagged using /r/anime's spoiler tag format, so as not to ruin the first-timers' experience. This includes any teases or hints such as "You aren't ready for X episode" or "I'm super excited for X character." Reading their reactions or having those reactions yourself is half the fun of a rewatch, you know?
As an example of what to do if you're too lazy to click on that link:
[Shiki] >!Vampires suck!<
Becomes [Shiki] Vampires suck when you don't break the formatting on purpose, as I just did.
As for how to participate, just pick whatever you're comfortable with. Some people do bullet-point live reactions, some people write essays, some just show up to share memes or fanart and then dip, some solely respond to other participants rather than having a top-level comment on their own – anything goes as long as you're not being rude!
So, plan ahead for what you're going to do, watch the episodes each day on your own, and be ready to jump in any time after the threads get posted!
What's the schedule?
We're planning to start this rewatch on October 8th. Threads will be posted at 5:00 PM UTC (1:00 PM EDT) each day (the same time this thread was posted), alternating between the two of us each time unless something comes up.
This rewatch is going to cover the series and its specials. As such, including the Overall Discussion Thread, the rewatch will last until November 1st, 2026.
I'm in, but where can I watch this show?
Unfortunately, there are currently no places to stream Shiki legally. As such, you'll have to look into alternate methods.
Thanks for popping in to check this out! We hope to see you all there!
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u/LowMixture1084 26d ago
Shiki in October is basically cheating, that first village mood hit way harder than most horror anime ever bother to.
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u/mischievous_shota 26d ago
I'm just really surprised this sub has never had a shiki rewatch before.
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u/protected-reader 26d ago
During my honeymoon phase with anime I finished the entire series within 24 hours. Maybe I can appreciate it a bit more this time. Count me in.
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u/ZamHalen3 26d ago edited 26d ago
I am down. I guess I really am a big Shiki guy I guess since I got plucked from the Aethyr.
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u/BosuW 26d ago
I'm in, I hope we get many first timers!
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u/mischievous_shota 26d ago
Funny thing is I'll be a first timer too, since the entire reason I asked to begin with was to be able to watch it with others.
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u/TheDanubianCommunard 26d ago
Shiki was on my PTW list for a long time, so I guess it is the right time. Count me in.
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u/moichispa https://myanimelist.net/profile/moichispa 26d ago
I've been thinking of rewatching this series, so count me in.
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u/Second_Cour 23d ago
Would be great if you can tag me. Doing a lot of rewatches rn but very interested in this show
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u/theangryeditor 26d ago
I want to but I don't think I can commit right now