Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre — Season 1
About this season
From the mind of horror manga maestro Junji Ito comes a spine-tingling selection of some of his most bizarre, disturbing and terrifying tales.
Episodes (12)
1. The Strange Hikizuri Siblings
6.6Aired 19 January 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
3.2Aired 19 January 2023 • 25 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
4.5Aired 19 January 2023 • 25 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
5.0Aired 19 January 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
3.7Aired 19 January 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
3.3Aired 19 January 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
5.8Aired 19 January 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
5.0Aired 19 January 2023 • 25 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
5.5Aired 19 January 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
2.5Aired 19 January 2023 • 25 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
5.5Aired 19 January 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
6.0Aired 19 January 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.