
Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre
Taste attributes: animationmysterydramahorrorfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryintricateenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeA larger-than-life, original animated series: intricate and unsavoury. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
Season
Season 1
· 2023 · 12 episodesEpisodes (12)
1The Strange Hikizuri Siblings19 Jan 2023
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.
2The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel / Ice Cream Bus19 Jan 2023
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.
3Hanging Balloon19 Jan 2023
After a popular idol dies by what appears to be suicide, there are multiple sightings of her giant, grotesque head floating in the sky.
4Four x Four Walls / The Sandman's Lair19 Jan 2023
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.
5Intruder / Long Hair in the Attic19 Jan 2023
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.
6Mold / Library Vision19 Jan 2023
A year after renting his house to Mr. Rogi, Akasaka finds mold growing everywhere. Koko's husband Goro is obsessed with maintaining his library.
7Tomb Town19 Jan 2023
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.
8Layers of Terror / The Thing that Drifted Ashore19 Jan 2023
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.
9Tomie・Photo19 Jan 2023
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.
10Unendurable Labyrinth / The Bully19 Jan 2023
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.
11Alley / Headless Statue19 Jan 2023
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.
12Whispering Woman / Soichi's Beloved Pet19 Jan 2023
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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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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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.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Animation
- Year
- 2023
- Episode length
- 25 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- Studio Deen
- Taste scores
- How we score
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