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Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre (2023)
Popularity 13.3
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From the mind of horror manga maestro Junji Ito comes a spine-tingling selection of some of his most bizarre, disturbing and terrifying tales.
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Shinobu TagashiraDirector
Goshi YoshidaProducer
Hiroyasu TaniguchiProducer
Junji ItoComic Book
LINLyricist
Rui KyoExecutive Producer
Shinobu TagashiraSeries Director
Shinobu TagashiraSeries Composition
Takashi TakemuraProducer
YUKILyricist
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Season 1
12 episodes · First aired 2023-01-19 · ★ 5.2
E01
The Strange Hikizuri Siblings
2023-01-19 · 24 min
A photographer with an interest in spirits and ghosts pays a visit to the very strange and creepy home where the six Hikizuri siblings live.
E02
The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel / Ice Cream Bus
2023-01-19 · 25 min
Goro returns to the tunnel he saw his mother once walk into. An ice cream truck arrives in the neighborhood, driven by a bewitching young man.
E03
Hanging Balloon
2023-01-19 · 25 min
After a popular idol dies by what appears to be suicide, there are multiple sightings of her giant, grotesque head floating in the sky.
E04
Four x Four Walls / The Sandman's Lair
2023-01-19 · 24 min
Koichi can’t study because his younger brother Soichi is constantly making noise. Tormented by his dreams, Yuji asks his friend Mari to keep him awake.
E05
Intruder / Long Hair in the Attic
2023-01-19 · 24 min
Oshikiri has been hearing strange footsteps in the house he lives in alone. Chiemi wakes up to find a rat stuck in her long, black hair.
E06
Mold / Library Vision
2023-01-19 · 24 min
A year after renting his house to Mr. Rogi, Akasaka finds mold growing everywhere. Koko's husband Goro is obsessed with maintaining his library.
E07
Tomb Town
2023-01-19 · 24 min
After hitting a girl with his car, Tsuyoshi and his sister Kaoru find that the road they're driving on is blocked by countless tombstones.
E08
Layers of Terror / The Thing that Drifted Ashore
2023-01-19 · 25 min
When an accident causes her to lose half her face, Reimi discovers that her younger selves still exist inside her. An eerie sea creature drifts ashore.
E09
Tomie・Photo
2023-01-19 · 24 min
A menacing transfer student named Tomie isn't happy that a girl named Tsukiko has been taking and selling pictures of popular boys in their school.
E10
Unendurable Labyrinth / The Bully
2023-01-19 · 25 min
Two friends get lost in the mountains and come across a community of ascetic monks. Kuriko ends up bullying a younger boy she's been playing with.
E11
Alley / Headless Statue
2023-01-19 · 24 min
A young man moves into a boarding house next to an enclosed alley. An art teacher known for his headless sculptures is found murdered — with no head.
E12
Whispering Woman / Soichi's Beloved Pet
2023-01-19 · 24 min
A mysterious woman calmly takes on the job of helping a hysterical girl unable to make any decisions on her own. Soichi’s family adopts a pet cat.
