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Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre

Itou Junji: Maniac · 伊藤潤二『マニアック』

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

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

Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Psychological, Supernatural, Thriller

Tags: Anthology, Episodic, Cosmic Horror, Curses, Denpa, Religion, CGI, Ensemble Cast, Urban, Family Life, Josei, Photography

Studio: Studio DEEN

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Episodes

  1. Episode 1: The Strange Hikizuri Siblings
  2. Episode 2: The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel / Ice Cream Bus
  3. Episode 3: Hanging Balloon
  4. Episode 4: Four x Four Walls / The Sandman`s Lair
  5. Episode 5: Intruder / Long Hair in the Attic
  6. Episode 6: Mold / Library Vision
  7. Episode 7: Tomb Town
  8. Episode 8: Layers of Terror / The Thing That Drifted Ashore
  9. Episode 9: Tomie: Photo
  10. Episode 10: Unendurable Labyrinth / The Bully
  11. Episode 11: Alley / Headless Statue
  12. Episode 12: Whispering Woman / Soichi`s Beloved Pet

Reviews

As the official Junji Ito Maniac™, I'm here to tell you that season 2 of the Collection sucks just like season 1 did.

Dark, twisted, with an atmosphere like no other, my only wish is that it had better animation to go with all the good.

yeah i mean it was okay 35/100