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Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre
7.0
Yr
2023
Rt
25m
Status
Ended
Animation
Mystery
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Drama
Series Brief
Overview
From the mind of horror manga maestro Junji Ito comes a spine-tingling selection of some of his most bizarre, disturbing and terrifying tales.
Why fans love it
Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre translates the singular grotesque aesthetic of Junji Ito into animation. The 2023 anthology series grounds its psychological horror in the mundane, turning everyday settings into conduits for body horror and inexplicable phenomena. Instead of relying on conventional jump scares, the show focuses on the lingering, surreal dread born from the original manga panels.
The series utilizes an ensemble approach to sustain its shifting focus on terror and demon-influenced suspense, with voice performances like that of Takahiro Sakurai grounding the more outlandish sci-fi concepts. By cycling through distinct vignettes, the show maintains a relentless tempo that prizes strangeness over resolution. It remains a stark exploration of the grotesque that rewards viewers interested in the darker, more abstract corners of mystery and thriller animation.
Featured Players
Cast 52
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Production Board
Crew
Key Animation
Animation Director
Director of Photography
Associate Producer
Sound Director
Editor
Color Designer
Producer
Theme Song Performance
Art Direction
Signal Match
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Keywords
anthology
based on manga
demon
anime
terror
psychological
body horror
horror
thriller
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Technical Sheet
Details
- First Aired
- January 19, 2023
- Status
- Ended
- Episode Runtime
- 25 minutes
- Origin
- JP
- TMDB Votes
- 147