‘Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre’ Review – Netflix Anime Pales in Comparison to Source Material

Children gradually turn into ice cream, then consume one another. Head-shaped, giant balloons fill the sky and snare humans with nooses. People lost at sea are found “alive” inside a beached marine creature. The morbid imagination of Junji Ito has no limits, though the latest anime based on his ghastly oeuvre has its limitations as […]

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Netflix’s “Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre” Clip Reveals More Adapted Tales and Release Date

Japanese horror master Junji Ito has teamed up with Netflix for an anime anthology series based on his works, “Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre.” A brand new clip teases some of the adapted stories, and when we can expect to see these twisted tales. The clip below gives a better look at Ito’s most popular […]

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Netflix Teams with Horror Manga Legend on “Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre” Anime Anthology Series

Japanese horror master Junji Ito made an unexpected appearance yesterday on Netflix‘s Geeked Week to announce a surprise collaboration in the form of an anime anthology series based on his works, “Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre.” The upcoming series, scheduled to arrive on the streaming service next year, will compile and adapt twenty of Ito’s most […]

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