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Junji Ito Collection

Junji Ito Collection
★ 8.0/10•2018•25m•TV-MA•Animation•Drama•Mystery
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A collection of animated horror stories based on the works of Japanese artist Junji Ito.

StatusEnded
Runtime25m
LanguageJA
First Air DateJan 5, 2018

Episodes

Episode 1 - Souichi’s Convenient Curse / Hell Doll FuneralE123m

Souichi’s Convenient Curse / Hell Doll Funeral

From the master of horror, this anthology series focuses on Junji Ito's twisted stories. The first story introduces the curse-obsessed Souichi. Then, in the second story, a strange plague forces a couple to make a difficult decision about their child.

Jan 5, 2018

Episode 2 - Fashion Model / The Long DreamE223m

Fashion Model / The Long Dream

In "Fashion Model", a group of amateur filmmakers get more than they bargained for after casting a strange actress in their movie. The second story asks questions about the nature of reality, the perception of time, and the mind's ability to warp both.

Jan 12, 2018

Episode 3 - Boy at the Crossroads / Slug GirlE323m

Boy at the Crossroads / Slug Girl

Crossroads divination is a type of fortune telling in many different cultures, but in this story it becomes something far more dangerous. In the second story a family troubled by slugs all over their property find out just how much worse things can get.

Jan 19, 2018

Episode 4 - Shiver / Marionette MansionE423m

Shiver / Marionette Mansion

In Shiver, a young boy notices the puzzling disease affecting his neighbor and recognizes it's symptoms from his own past. And in the second story, a puppeteer family finds themselves questioning who exactly is pulling the strings in their lives.

Jan 26, 2018

Episode 5 - The Ongoing Tale of Oshikiri Collection / Cloth TeacherE523m

The Ongoing Tale of Oshikiri Collection / Cloth Teacher

Oshikiri lives in a strange house that seems to be connected to parallel worlds, with strange variants of people he knows passing through all the time. But what if they're dangerous? And Shouichi returns to "make" some friends... literally.

Feb 2, 2018

Episode 6 - Window Next Door / Gentle GoodbyeE623m

Window Next Door / Gentle Goodbye

In Window Next Door, a young boy moves to a new town where his mysterious new neighbor might prove to be more than he bargained for. And in Gentle Goodbye, a newlywed wife struggles to deal with the strange tradition of her husband's family.

Feb 9, 2018

Episode 7 - Used Record / Town of No RoadsE723m

Used Record / Town of No Roads

A strange record featuring otherworldly music that is to die for bewitches people in the first segment. In the second, a young girl fed up with unwanted attention moves in with her aunt and learns she has a lot more to lose than just her privacy.

Feb 16, 2018

Episode 8 - Honored Ancestors / The Circus Comes To TownE823m

Honored Ancestors / The Circus Comes To Town

In Honored Ancestors a young girl struggles with the strange relationship her boyfriend has with his extended family. And in the second story, a traveling circus provides its audience with uniquely deadly thrills and chills.

Feb 23, 2018

Episode 9 - Painter / Blood-bubble BushesE923m

Painter / Blood-bubble Bushes

An up-and-coming painter finds dangerous new inspiration in the first story. In the second story, a young couple's outing turns deadly when they happen upon an abandoned village.

Mar 2, 2018

Episode 10 - Greased / BridgeE1023m

Greased / Bridge

In Greased a young girl's endurance for her family's disgusting home is pushed beyond it's limits. And in Bridge, a village's strange burial tradition might spell danger for a woman visiting her grandmother.

Mar 9, 2018

Episode 11 - Supernatural Transfer Student / ScarecrowE1123m

Supernatural Transfer Student / Scarecrow

A new student joins the school's Supernatural Club, but is he witnessing strange phenomena or causing it? And in the second story, a father's love for his daughter takes a turn for the odd when a scarecrow near her grave begins to transform.

Mar 16, 2018

Episode 12 - Smashed / RumorsE1223m

Smashed / Rumors

The story Smashed features a group of friends who encounter unimaginable consequences when enjoying an exotic treat. And in Rumors, Souichi bites off more than he can chew, even with nails for teeth, when trying to manipulate his classmates.

Mar 23, 2018

Actors

Yuji Mitsuya

Yuji Mitsuya

Sōichi (voice)

Mami Koyama

Mami Koyama

Fuchi (voice)

Rie Suegara

Rie Suegara

Tomie (voice)

Hiro Shimono

Hiro Shimono

Oshikiri (voice)

Hikaru Midorikawa

Hikaru Midorikawa

Yotsutsuji no Bishounen (voice)

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