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.

2023 HD 24min TV-MA Japan Japanese

Animation Drama

based on manga anime horror

S1E1 - The Strange Hikizuri Siblings 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.

S1E2 - The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel / Ice Cream Bus 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.

S1E3 - Hanging Balloon 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.

S1E4 - Four x Four Walls / The Sandman's Lair 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.

S1E5 - Intruder / Long Hair in the Attic 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.

S1E6 - Mold / Library Vision 2023-01-19

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

S1E7 - Tomb Town 2023-01-19

After hitting a girl with his car, Tsuyoshi and his sister Kaoru find that the road theyre driving on is blocked by countless tombstones.

S1E8 - Layers of Terror / The Thing that Drifted Ashore 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.