New 'Modern Spiriting Away: Disappearance or Kidnapping' (15 Episodes) of 'Mr. Urban Legend Akio Seki's Inner Urban Legends' Starts Streaming on April 3 (Fri) on 'Tatedora'

DONUTS Co., Ltd. (Shibuya, Tokyo; Representative Director: Keisei Nishimura), which develops and operates the vertical short drama app 'Tatedora,' will begin streaming a new theme, 'Modern Spiriting Away: Disappearance or Kidnapping' (15 episodes in total), for its currently streaming original variety show 'Mr. Urban Legend Akio Seki's Inner Urban Legends' on Friday, April 3, 2026, at 19:00. This program is a talk variety show where Mr. Urban Legend, Akio Seki, introduces the hidden side of various urban legends that cannot be discussed on TV or YouTube. By inviting experts well-versed in each theme, including popular YouTubers with over 1 million subscribers and professionals from various fields, the show exhaustively discusses the latest, deep urban legends that can only be heard on 'Tatedora.' The total number of related video views within the app has exceeded 3 million, and a book was released on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, demonstrating its deep-rooted popularity since it first started streaming. The theme this time is 'Modern Spiriting Away: Disappearance or Kidnapping.' The talk will unfold with guests Chihuahua Sasaki, who is familiar with the situations of young people spending time around Kabukicho, and Toshihiko Matsumaru, who is active as an overseas safety advisor and crime prevention consultant. The experts will sharply delve into the 'invisible threats and the forefront of crime prevention,' such as why young people are currently being dragged into human trafficking abroad and crimes by fraud groups, the 'short-term kidnapping' that is trending as a new tactic, and identity theft and disappearances that run rampant during disasters. Official Website: https://tated.tv/toshidensetsu/ ## New Theme: 'Modern Spiriting Away: Disappearance or Kidnapping' ### [Streaming Start Date & Time] Friday, April 3, 2026, 19:00 ### [Streaming Platform] Vertical short drama app 'Tatedora' ### [Number of Episodes] 15 episodes in total

- The darkness of game online chats! Young people sent from SNS to 'confinement buildings' in Myanmar - The latest tactics trending overseas! The terror of 'short-term kidnappings' that evade reverse tracing - Viewed as dangerous by public security! 'Hainori' (identity theft) and child disappearances carried out by taking advantage of the chaos during disasters - High-risk Dubai jobs are surging! The temptation of a 'daily wage of 400,000 yen' lurking in overseas migrant work and returnees paralyzed from the waist down - Kabukicho Survival! The changing landscape of streetwalkers getting propositioned in 2 minutes and drug situations ### [Cast] Mr. Urban Legend Akio Seki - Inner Urban Legend Broker Sumipon - Guests Chihuahua Sasaki Majored in the sociology of Kabukicho at Keio University's Faculty of Policy Management, and has covered the Toyoko Kids and host clubs on-site. Currently attending the Graduate School of Sociology at Ritsumeikan University while writing articles about the nightlife districts for various media. An up-and-coming Generation Z writer. Toshihiko Matsumaru Served in the Metropolitan Police Department for over 20 years, mainly engaging in espionage and counter-terrorism measures at the Foreign Affairs Division of the Public Security Bureau. After retiring, he served as a counter-terrorism instructor for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and JICA at a crisis management company. Currently active in various fields as an overseas safety advisor and crime prevention consultant. ## Program Overview 'Won't you create a new legend that transcends urban legends together?' Urban legends—those are the 'surface stories' that everyone already knows. But there are still 'inner stories' that haven't come to the surface yet. Hints to get closer to the truth might be hidden there. Many people might have thought 'I can't believe that' about the things Mr. Urban Legend Akio Seki has conveyed so far. But look back. Don't you think those words are surprisingly 'not a lie'? Now, Japan stands at a major turning point. Won't you take a new step forward together with people who seriously think about the future? Truths that cannot be fully conveyed on TV, deep stories that cannot be expressed in other streams. There is a 'true story' that can only be delivered because of this program. Come, let's change the world together! ### [Official Website] https://www.tated.tv/toshidensetsu/ ### [Currently Streaming Themes / Guests for Each Episode] - The espionage situation lurking in Japan: Yu Inamura, Toshihiro Yamada, Kenji Yoshinaga - The darkness of the entertainment industry: Ryo Kataoka, Asami Kumakiri, Kazushi Tanei - Major earthquakes: Yoshihiro Ito, Toya, Daiun Miki - The world of land scammers more terrifying than dramas: Hitoshi Kameno, Ryuichi Komura, Takku, Yabuki Hongo - The darkness of the internet: Toya, Funaimu, Toshihiro Yamada - Immortality: Takehiko Kobayashi, Atsushi Nakamura - Shinjuku Nichome: Kamataku, Jinjin - The truth about prisons: Gari, Toshio Sakamoto, Junko Takeda - The darkness of the entertainment industry - The reality of women's issues: Rena Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Junna Hayama - The darkness of politics and media: Sohei Kamiya, Toshio Tamogami, Dewi Sukarno - The darkness of the entertainment industry - The situation with guarantees in the entertainment industry: Anna Sumitani, Minako - The darkness of human trafficking in Japan: Mizuho Takagi, Ramu Murata - Forbidden places in Japan: Umazura, Yu Kaneko, Masanori Sento, PE- - The darkness of the entertainment industry - Entertainers' backstage confessions SP: Norifumi Arakida, Sarii Yoshizawa - The darkness of the professional baseball world - The truth revealed now: Takeshi Aikoh, Shoki Kasahara - Bosozoku - Outlaws who built an era: Kenichiro Iwahashi, Kaori, Kenji Higa, Nobue Hirose - Hidden legends of the music industry: Yoshimasa Inoue - The darkness of the entertainment industry - Unknown to anyone! Industry hidden rules: Kazushi Tanei, Nagiko Tono, Burger Kikuchi - Japanese mediums - Unknown truths: Yui Iizuka, Ikuyo - Something happens when you live there!? The truth about stigmatized properties: Teru Oshima, Tanishi Matsubara - Close encounters of the third kind! Extraterrestrial life: Makito Akiyama, Ryo Takemoto - Escape from hell! The truth about night flights (yonige): Kota Ishii, Sho Hatori - The darkness of tuna fishing boats: Seiichi Kikuchi, Tomohiko Suzuki - Japan takeover plan: Tetsunobu Ishihama, saya - Parallel worlds: Yasunori Nomura, Yuki Yoshida - The collapse of Japan: Tadatsugu Tamura, Takaaki Mitsuhashi - The inner workings of the real estate industry: Atsushi Sakaki, Takeshi Natsuhara - The darkness of North Korea: Kim Jun, Takuya Suzuki - The darkness of medicine - Psychiatric hospitals and cosmetic surgery: Wataru Takee, Noriyasu Yoneda - The true identity of unidentified mysterious animals (UMA): Kazushi Tanei, Ken Nakazawa, Shinji Miura - The reality of cybercrime - Ransomware and generative AI: Nobuhiro Tsuji, Tomonori Yanagiya - The light and shadow of influencers: Uchiyama-san, former teacher in Shizuoka Sugiyama - The outbreak of a world war - New weapons will change the rules: Kazuhiko Inoue, Masato Ushio - Taboos of sanctuaries - Shrines and temples where the power of the gods dwells