Junji Ito Collection (2018)

Original title

伊藤潤二「コレクション」

Directed by

Shinobu Tagashira

Genre

horror anime and manga

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 12 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 280 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An anthology anime adapting horror stories by Junji Ito. Each episode follows different characters encountering strange and disturbing phenomena such as body horror, curses, and cosmic terror.

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What happens

Junji Ito Collection (Japanese: 伊藤潤二『コレクション』, Hepburn: Itō Junji "Korekushon") is a Japanese anime television adapted from the works of manga artist Junji Ito. Animated by Studio Deen, the anime adapts stories from several of Ito's collections. The series premiered on January 5, 2018, and ran for 12 episodes, accompanied by the release of two OVAs. The series was co-produced and streamed worldwide by Crunchyroll outside of Asia in eight languages on the same day. A follow-up anthology series adapting more of Ito's works, Junji Ito Maniac, was released in 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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