Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre

Junji Ito's chilling manga stories come to life in this Netflix anime adaptation, featuring 20 tales of horror selected by the master himself.

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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Boogiepop and Others

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DETAILS FOR THE CURIOUS

Studio

Studio Deen

Season

Winter 2023

Start Date

2023-01-17

End Date

2023-01-17

Episodes

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