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Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre
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Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre

Thu, Jan 19, 2023
  • Animation
  • Mystery
  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • Drama
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

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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Episodes

1 season · 12 episodes

Ended · 12 aired
Season 1
12 episodes · 12 aired
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  • E1
    "The Strange Hikizuri Siblings"
    Aired · Thu, Jan 19, 2023 · 24m

    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.

  • E2
    "The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel" "Ice Cream Bus"
    Aired · Thu, Jan 19, 2023 · 25m

    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.

  • E3
    "Hanging Balloon"
    Aired · Thu, Jan 19, 2023 · 25m

    After a popular idol dies by what appears to be suicide, there are multiple sightings of her giant, grotesque head floating in the sky.

  • E4
    "Four x Four Walls" "The Sandman’s Lair"
    Aired · Thu, Jan 19, 2023 · 24m

    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.

  • E5
    "Intruder" "Long Hair in the Attic"
    Aired · Thu, Jan 19, 2023 · 24m

    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.

  • E6
    "Mold" "Library Vision"
    Aired · Thu, Jan 19, 2023 · 24m

    A year after renting his house to Mr. Rogi, Akasaka finds mold growing everywhere. Koko's husband Goro is obsessed with maintaining his library.

  • E7
    "Tomb Town"
    Aired · Thu, Jan 19, 2023 · 24m

    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.

  • E8
    "Layers of Terror" "The Thing that Drifted Ashore"
    Aired · Thu, Jan 19, 2023 · 25m

    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.

  • E9
    "Tomie・Photo"
    Aired · Thu, Jan 19, 2023 · 24m

    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"
    Aired · Thu, Jan 19, 2023 · 25m

    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"
    Aired · Thu, Jan 19, 2023 · 24m

    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"
    Aired · Thu, Jan 19, 2023 · 24m

    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.