Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre
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| Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre | |
 Key visual | |
| 伊藤潤二『マニアック』 (Itō Junji Maniakku) | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Junji Ito |
| Original net animation | |
| Directed by | Shinobu Tagashira |
| Written by | Kaoru Sawada |
| Music by | Yuki Hayashi |
| Studio | Studio Deen |
| Licensed by | Netflix |
| Released | January 19, 2023 |
| Runtime | 24-25 minutes |
| Episodes | 12 |
Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre (Japanese: 伊藤潤二『マニアック』, Hepburn: Itō Junji Maniakku) is a Japanese original net animation series produced by Studio Deen and directed by Shinobu Tagashira. It adapts various stories from Junji Ito, including The Hanging Balloons, Sōichi, and Tomie. It was released on Netflix in January 2023.
Characters[edit]
- Kazuya Hikizuri (引摺一也, Hikizuri Kazuya)
- Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai[1]
- Kiko (黄子)
- Voiced by: Romi Park[1]
- Sayoko (小夜子)
- Voiced by: Hisako Kanemoto[1]
- Chiemi (チエミ)
- Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa[1]
- Kuriko (栗子)
- Voiced by: Natsumi Takamori[1]
- Shigorō (四五郎)
- Voiced by: Hajime Iijima[2]
- Narumi (成美)
- Voiced by: Risa Shimizu[2]
- Hitoshi (ヒトシ)
- Voiced by: Ayaka Asai[2]
- Misako (みさ子)
- Voiced by: Tomoko Kaneda[2]
- Kazuko Morinaka (森中和子, Morinaka Kazuko)
- Voiced by: Riho Sugiyama[3]
- Shinya Shiraishi (白石晋也, Shiraishi Shinya)
- Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio[3]
- Kagumi Fujino (藤野輝美, Fujino Kagumi)
- Voiced by: Iori Nomizu[3]
- Tomie (富江)
- Voiced by: Rie Suegara[3]
- Tsukiko Izumisawa (泉沢月子, Izumisawa Tsukiko)
- Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori[3]
- Yamazaki (山崎)
- Voiced by: Taku Yashiro[3]
- Tachi (太地)
- Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita[3]
- Kimata (木股)
- Voiced by: Hiroyuki Yoshino[3]
- Sōichi (双一)
- Voiced by: Yūji Mitsuya[3]
- Kōichi (公一)
- Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya[3]
- Sayuri (さゆり)
- Voiced by: Yuka Saitō[3]
- Tagaisu (互須)
- Voiced by: Yutaka Aoyama[3]
- Oshikiri (押切)
- Voiced by: Hiro Shimono[3]
- Sonohara (園原)
- Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu[4]
- Tomoki (友樹)
- Voiced by: Sara Matsumoto[4]
- Ice Cream Man (アイスクリームマン, Aisu Kurīmu Man)
- Voiced by: Takatsugu Chikamatsu[4]
- Tsuyoshi Yoshikawa (吉川剛, Yoshikawa Tsuyoshi)
- Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura[4]
- Kaoru Yoshikawa (吉川かおる, Yoshikawa Kaoru)
- Voiced by: M.A.O[4]
- Izumi Murakami (村上泉, Murakami Izumi)
- Voiced by: Aya Uchida[4]
- Gorō Shinozaki (白崎五郎, Shinozaki Gorō)
- Voiced by: Yuki Kaji[4]
- Koko Shinozaki (白崎香子, Shinozaki Koko)
- Voiced by: Tomoe Hanba[4]
- Rumi (留美)
- Voiced by: Fumiko Orikasa[4]
- Shimada (島田)
- Voiced by: Takashi Kondō[4]
- Mayumi Santō (山東まゆみ, Santō Mayumi)
- Voiced by: Shōko Nakagawa[5]
- Mitsu Uchida (内田美津, Uchida Mitsu)
- Voiced by: Mie Sonozaki[5]
- Colon (コロン, Koron)
- Voiced by: Tomoko Kaneda[5]
Production and release[edit]
The series was originally announced on June 8, 2022; the series was announced to adapt stories from Junji Ito's The Hanging Balloons, Sōichi, and Tomie manga.[6] The series is set to be directed by Shinobu Tagashira and produced by Studio Deen, with Kaoru Sawada writing the scripts and Yuki Hayashi composing the music.[7] The series premiered on Netflix on January 19, 2023.[3] The opening theme song is "Paranoid" by MADKID, while the ending theme song is "Iu Toori" (云う透り) by JYOCHO.[8]
Episodes[edit]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "The Strange Hikizuri Siblings: The Seance"(The Strange Hikizuri Siblings: The Seance) Transcription: "Kimyōna hikizuri kyōdai: Kōrei-kai" (Japanese: 奇妙なひきずり兄弟：交霊会) | Shinobu Tagashira | Junji Ito & Kaoru Sawada | January 19, 2023 | |
| A photographer with an interest in spirits and ghosts pays a visit to the very strange and creepy home where the six Hikizuri siblings live. | |||||
| 2 | "The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel/Ice Cream Truck"(The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel/Ice Cream Truck) Transcription: "Fushigina ton'neru no hanashi/ aisukurīmutorakku" (Japanese: 不思議なトンネルの話/アイスクリームトラック) | Shinobu Tagashira | Junji Ito & Kaoru Sawada | January 19, 2023 | |
| Goro returns to the tunnel he saw his mother once walk into. An ice cream truck arrives in the neighborhood, driven by a bewitching young man. | |||||
| 3 | "The Hanging Balloons"(The Hanging Balloons) Transcription: "Hangingu barūnzu" (Japanese: ハンギング・バルーンズ) | Shinobu Tagashira | Junji Ito & Kaoru Sawada | January 19, 2023 | |
| After a popular idol dies by what appears to be suicide, there are multiple sightings of her giant, grotesque head floating in the sky. | |||||
| 4 | "Four x Four Walls The Sandman’s Lair"(Four x Four Walls The Sandman’s Lair) Transcription: "Foa x foa Walls sandoman no kakurega" (Japanese: Four x Four Walls サンドマンの隠れ家) | Shinobu Tagashira | Junji Ito & Kaoru Sawada | January 19, 2023 | |
| Koichi can’t study because his younger brother Soichi is constantly making noise. Tormented by his dreams, Yuji asks his friend Mari to keep him awake. | |||||
| 5 | "Intruder/The Long Hair in the Attic"(Intruder/The Long Hair in the Attic) Transcription: "Shin'nyū-sha/ yaneuraheya no nagai kami" (Japanese: 侵入者/屋根裏部屋の長い髪) | Shinobu Tagashira | Junji Ito & Kaoru Sawada | January 19, 2023 | |
| Oshikiri has been hearing strange footsteps in the house he lives in alone. Chiemi wakes up to find a rat stuck in her long, black hair. | |||||
| 6 | "Mold/Library Vision"(Mold/Library Vision) Transcription: "Mōrudo/ raiburari bijon" (Japanese: モールド/ライブラリ ビジョン) | Shinobu Tagashira | Junji Ito & Kaoru Sawada | January 19, 2023 | |
| A year after renting his house to Mr. Rogi, Akasaka finds mold growing everywhere. Koko's husband Goro is obsessed with maintaining his library. | |||||
| 7 | "Tomb Town"(Tomb Town) Transcription: "To~ūmutaun" (Japanese: トゥームタウン) | Shinobu Tagashira | Junji Ito & Kaoru Sawada | January 19, 2023 | |
| After hitting a girl with his car, Tsuyoshi and his sister Kaoru find that the road they're driving on is blocked by countless tombstones. | |||||
| 8 | "Layers of Fear/The Thing that Drifted Ashore"(Layers of Fear/The Thing that Drifted Ashore) Transcription: "Kyōfu no sō/ hyōchaku shita mono" (Japanese: 恐怖の層/漂着したもの) | Shinobu Tagashira | Junji Ito & Kaoru Sawada | January 19, 2023 | |
| When an accident causes her to lose half her face, Reimi discovers that her younger selves still exist inside her. An eerie sea creature drifts ashore. | |||||
| 9 | "Tomie: Photo"(Tomie: Photo) Transcription: "Tomie: Shashin" (Japanese: 富江：写真) | Shinobu Tagashira | Junji Ito & Kaoru Sawada | January 19, 2023 | |
| A menacing transfer student named Tomie isn't happy that a girl named Tsukiko has been taking and selling pictures of popular boys in their school. | |||||
| 10 | "Unendurable Labyrinth The Bully"(Unendurable Labyrinth The Bully) Transcription: "Taerarenai meikyū ijime-kko" (Japanese: 耐えられない迷宮 いじめっ子) | Shinobu Tagashira | Junji Ito & Kaoru Sawada | January 19, 2023 | |
| Two friends get lost in the mountains and come across a community of ascetic monks. Kuriko ends up bullying a younger boy she's been playing with. | |||||
| 11 | "The Back Alley/Headless Statue"(The Back Alley/Headless Statue) Transcription: "Rodjiura/ kubi nashi zō" (Japanese: 路地裏/首なし像) | Shinobu Tagashira | Junji Ito & Kaoru Sawada | January 19, 2023 | |
| A young man moves into a boarding house next to an enclosed alley. An art teacher known for his headless sculptures is found murdered — with no head. | |||||
| 12 | "Whispering Woman/Soichi's Beloved Pet"(Whispering Woman/Soichi's Beloved Pet) Transcription: "Sasayaku on'na/ Sōichi no ai petto" (Japanese: 囁く女/宗一の愛ペット) | Shinobu Tagashira | Junji Ito & Kaoru Sawada | January 19, 2023 | |
| A mysterious woman calmly takes on the job of helping a hysterical girl unable to make any decisions on her own. Soichi’s family adopts a pet cat. | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Pineda, Rafael (July 14, 2022). "Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre Anime Reveals Cast, Stories". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Pineda, Rafael (July 25, 2022). "Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre Anime Reveals More Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 25, 2022). "Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre Anime Reveals January 19 Debut, More Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Pineda, Rafael (October 13, 2022). "Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre Anime Reveals More Stories, Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c Pineda, Rafael (December 8, 2022). "Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre Anime Unveils More Cast, All 20 Stories". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael (June 8, 2022). "Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre Anime Adapts 20 Stories in 2023". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ 「伊藤潤二『マニアック』」配信は来年1月、追加タイトルとキャストも解禁. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 25, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 12, 2023). "Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre Anime's 3rd Video Reveals, Previews Ending Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre (OVA) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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