Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre (2023)

Original title

伊藤潤二『マニアック』

Directed by

Shinobu Tagashira

Genre

drama television series, horror television series, mystery television series

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 12 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 160 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is an animated anthology series that adapts several horror stories by Junji Ito. Each episode follows different characters encountering bizarre and terrifying phenomena, often involving curses or supernatural twists.

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What happens

Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre (Japanese: 伊藤潤二『マニアック』, Hepburn: Itō Junji Maniakku) is a Japanese anthology horror original net animation (ONA) series produced by Studio Deen and directed by Shinobu Tagashira. It adapts various stories from Junji Ito, including The Hanging Balloons, Sōichi, and Tomie. It was released on Netflix in January 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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