Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre
From the mind of horror manga maestro Junji Ito comes a spine-tingling selection of some of his most bizarre, disturbing and terrifying tales.
Seasons
1. The Strange Hikizuri Siblings
Air Date: 2023-01-19
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.
2. The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel / Ice Cream Bus
Air Date: 2023-01-19
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.
3. Hanging Balloon
Air Date: 2023-01-19
After a popular idol dies by what appears to be suicide, there are multiple sightings of her giant, grotesque head floating in the sky.
4. Four x Four Walls / The Sandman's Lair
Air Date: 2023-01-19
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.
5. Intruder / Long Hair in the Attic
Air Date: 2023-01-19
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.
6. Mold / Library Vision
Air Date: 2023-01-19
A year after renting his house to Mr. Rogi, Akasaka finds mold growing everywhere. Koko's husband Goro is obsessed with maintaining his library.
7. Tomb Town
Air Date: 2023-01-19
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.
8. Layers of Terror / The Thing that Drifted Ashore
Air Date: 2023-01-19
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.
9. Tomie・Photo
Air Date: 2023-01-19
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.
10. Unendurable Labyrinth / The Bully
Air Date: 2023-01-19
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.
11. Alley / Headless Statue
Air Date: 2023-01-19
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.
12. Whispering Woman / Soichi's Beloved Pet
Air Date: 2023-01-19
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.
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Rating
7.0/10
Release Date
2023-01-19
Episodes
12 (1 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Videos
Production Companies
Studio Deen