Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre
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📖 SYNOPSIS
"Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre" is a Netflix anime series bringing the renowned horror manga of Junji Ito to life. The series adapts 20 stories personally selected by Ito, promising a collection of unsettling narratives. The stories include adaptations from iconic works such as "Tomie," featuring a character of the same name, and "Souichi," known for his unsettling presence. Other featured stories include "The Hanging Balloons," "The Strange Hikizuri Siblings: The Séance," "Unendurable Labyrinth," and "The Long Hair in the Attic." Viewers can also expect to see adaptations of "Bullied," "Where the Sandman Lives," "Ice Cream Truck," "Tomb Town," "Library Vision," and "Headless Statue." The series promises to delve into the dark corners of the human psyche, exploring themes of fear, obsession, and the grotesque.
🎬 EPISODE GUIDE
🎭 CHARACTERS
Tomie
Stunningly beautiful and manipulative, Tomie seduces and discards men, repeatedly dying and returning, inspiring obsession and madness.
Portrayed by Suegara Rie
Souichi Tsujii
Eccentric 11-year-old voodoo practitioner Souichi Tsujii wreaks havoc, chewing iron nails due to a rare disease.
Portrayed by Mitsuya Yuuji
Tooru Oshikiri
Lonely boy Tooru Oshikiri faces supernatural horrors and hallucinations in his large, isolated mansion.
Portrayed by Shimono Hiro
Chiemi
Chiemi, a mysterious girl, encounters terrifying supernatural events in her daily life.
Portrayed by Hikasa Youko
Kazuya Hikizuri
Kazuya Hikizuri, 19, eldest son of the cursed Hikizuri family.
Portrayed by Sakurai Takahiro
Tsukiko Izumisawa
Photography club student Tsukiko secretly sells photos, harboring a crush on Yamazaki.
Portrayed by Hanamori Yumiri
Kuriko
Kuriko, a mysterious girl in Itou Junji: Maniac, harbors a dark secret tied to bizarre events.
Portrayed by Takamori Natsumi
Kazuko Morinaka
A mysterious, unsettling woman linked to a string of bizarre events in Ito Junji: Maniac.
Portrayed by Sugiyama Riho
Akasaka
Akasaka, a mysterious figure in Ito Junji's Maniac, encounters unsettling and bizarre events.
Portrayed by Hirakawa Daisuke
Ishida
Ishida, a mysterious figure, is haunted by a horrifying, parasitic creature that warps his reality.
Portrayed by Suzuki Yuto
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