“Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre” opens January 19.
Junji Ito is considered the quintessential horror mangaka, so Netflix didn’t hesitate for a second to work with him to make an anime series of his many terrifying short stories, as shown below that will appeal to more than one person. Can lose sleep. official trailer of Junji Ito Manik: Japanese Tales of the Macabre,
the chain doesn’t reduce anything 20 Ito Stories ones that have never had an anime adaptation before, such as Tommy, Whispering Woman, or The Strange Hijikuri Siblings. All of them are visible in the preview, which you can see above These lines, bordering on the macabre, as the trailer nears its end.
Using a concise black background with white text, the preview briefly walks us through some of Ito’s scariest stories. These include hanging balloons, A tale set in a world terrorized by doppelgangers Those floating in the sky try to hang people with ropes.

netflix
We can also see the mythical Sochi in action, one of the main characters of many of Ito’s short stories, where he is usually seen biting his nails due to the lack of iron in his body. or tommy, where A mysterious girl whose allure seduces men into a passion that borders on madness.
One of the anime adaptations of his Scary Stories can be enjoyed on Crunchyroll while we wait for it to premiere Junji Ito Manik: Japanese Tales of the Macabre it is January 19 on Netflix. However, for the sake of most anime fans, the streaming platform has released the latest season of Attack on Titan: