In the midst of the snips that Netflix seems to be hitting its anime productions, the one that surely has us crossing our fingers so that it doesn’t take any collateral damage is ‘Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre’.
The Japanese Horror Manga Master Junji Itō will have an anime anthology on the platform, and although we are having little details with droppers, the opening of the series has already been seen and it is just what we expected.
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Although it would have been perfect for a horror marathon these days, it has been confirmed that ‘Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre‘ is coming to Netflix on January 19, 2023already within the anime winter season.
The horror anthology will include 20 Different Junji Ito Stories, among which ‘Tomie’, ‘The Hanging Ballons’, ‘Unendurable Labyrinth’, ‘Bullied”, ‘The Strange Hikizuri Siblings: The Seance’, ‘The Long Hair in the Attic’ and ‘Where the Sandman’ have already been confirmed. lives’.
In fact it is the second time that ‘Tomie’ is adapted to anime, because it is part of the anthology ‘Junji Ito Collection’ of 13 episodes that premiered in 2018 and can be seen on Crunchyroll.
this time it is Studio Deen the one in charge of the animation, and for now the opening looks quite psychedelic and with a chilling kick that goes great for the anthology.