Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre

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Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre

伊藤潤二『マニアック』

ONA · Winter 2023 · 12 episodes · 24 min · Finished · Studio DEEN

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A Netflix produced anime series adapting 20 stories chosen by Junji Ito, including from: - Tomie - Souichi - The Hanging Balloons - The Strange Hikizuri Siblings: The Séance - Unendurable Labyrinth - The Long Hair in the Attic - Bullied - Where the Sandman Lives - Ice Cream Truck - Tomb Town - Library Vision - Headless Statue

Where to watch

Netflix

Seasons and episodes

1
"The Strange Hikizuri Siblings"
Jan 19, 2023 · 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.
2
"The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel" "Ice Cream Bus"
Jan 18, 2023 · 24 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.
3
"Hanging Balloon"
Jan 18, 2023 · 24 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.
4
"Four x Four Walls" "The Sandman’s Lair"
Jan 18, 2023 · 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.
5
"Intruder" "Long Hair in the Attic"
Jan 18, 2023 · 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.
6
"Mold" "Library Vision"
Jan 18, 2023 · 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.
7
"Tomb Town"
Jan 18, 2023 · 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.
8
"Layers of Terror" "The Thing that Drifted Ashore"
Jan 18, 2023 · 24 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.
9
"Tomie・Photo"
Jan 18, 2023 · 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.
10
"Unendurable Labyrinth" "The Bully"
Jan 18, 2023 · 24 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.
11
"Alley" "Headless Statue"
Jan 18, 2023 · 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.
12
"Whispering Woman" "Soichi's Beloved Pet"
Jan 18, 2023 · 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.