Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre is a Japanese horror anime anthology series adapting 20 of Junji Ito's manga stories. The 12 episodes were released on Netflix in 2023. It is a follow-up to Junji Ito Collection.
From the mind of horror manga maestro Junji Ito comes a spine-tingling selection of some of his most bizarre, disturbing and terrifying tales.
Victims[]
The Strange Hikizuri Siblings: The Séance[]
- Unnamed Woman - Burned alive by Kazuya Hikizuri, Kinako Hikizuri, Shigorou Hikizuri, Narumi Hikizuri, Hitoshi Hikizuri, and Misako Hikizuri with oil and a lighter.
- Gozo Hikizuri - Died in an unspecified manner off-screen, mentioned.
- Masue Hikizuri - Died in an unspecified manner off-screen, mentioned.
- Total - 3
Story of the Mysterious Tunnel[]
- Gorou's Mother - Died in an unspecified manner off-screen, mentioned.
- Gorou's Father - Killed by unspecified creatures off-screen, mentioned.
- Ishikura - Dragged through a wall by unspecified creatures.
- The Professor - Dragged through a floor by unspecified creatures.
- Mari - Dragged through Koyama and a wall by unspecified creatures.
- Koyama - Dragged through a floor by unspecified creatures.
- Gorou - Dragged through a floor by unspecified creatures.
- Total - 7
Ice Cream Bus[]
- Kenichi - Transformed into vanilla ice cream and eaten by Tomoki.
- Takeshi - Transformed into chocolate ice cream and eaten by Tomoki.
- Kazuyuki - Transformed into strawberry ice cream and eaten by Tomoki.
- Daisuke - Transformed into frozen yoghurt and eaten by Tomoki.
- Tomoki - Accidentally decapitated by Sonohara after being transformed into ice cream.
- Total - 5
Hanging Balloon[]
- Terumi Fujino - Committed suicide by hanging herself off-screen, body shown.
- Shiraishi Shinya - Hanged by a balloon with his face.
- Taeko - Hanged by a balloon with her face.
- Miyuki - Hanged by a balloon with her face.
- Chiharu (Balloon) - Deflated after being shot by an unknown man with a crossbow.
- Chiharu - Deflated after her balloon was shot by an unknown man with a crossbow.
- At Least 347 Unnamed People - Hanged by balloons with their faces off-screen, bodies shown.
- Unnamed News Reporter - Hanged by a balloon with his face.
- Kazuko Morinaka's Father - Hanged by a balloon with his face.
- Kazuko Morinaka's Mother - Hanged by a balloon with her face.
- Yosuke Morinaka - Hanged by a balloon with his face off-screen, body shown.
- Total - 357
Four x Four Walls[]
- None
The Sandman’s Lair[]
- None
Intruder[]
- Kamiyama (Alternate Dimension) - Killed by Oshikiri (Alternate Dimension) off-screen, body shown.
- Koizumi (Alternate Dimension) - Killed by Oshikiri (Alternate Dimension) off-screen, body shown.
- Watanabe (Alternate Dimension) - Killed by Oshikiri (Alternate Dimension) off-screen, body shown.
- Total - 3
Long Hair in the Attic[]
- Rat - Suffocated by Chiemi's hair off-screen, body shown.
- Chiemi - Head ripped off by her hair off-screen, body shown.
- Chiemi's Father - Died of shock after seeing Chiemi's decapitated body off-screen, body shown.
- Hiratsuka - Torn apart by Chiemi's hair.
- Total - 4
Mold[]
- Rogi - Turned into mold off-screen, body shown.
- Rogi's Wife - Turned into mold off-screen, body shown.
- Rogi's Daughter - Turned into mold off-screen, body shown.
- Rogi's Child - Turned into mold off-screen, body shown.
- Total - 4
Library Vision[]
- Goro Shirasaki - Burned alive after he accidentally knocked over a candle that burned down his house.
- Total - 1
Tomb Town[]
- Ayumi - Ran over by Tsuyoshi Yoshikawa.
- 497 Unnamed People - Died and transformed into gravestones off-screen, gravestones shown.
- Cat - Hit by an unknown person with a car off-screen, body shown.
- Unnamed Man - Died and transformed into a gravestone off-screen, gravestone shown.
- Tsuyoshi Yoshikawa - Turned into stone after being cut by Ayumi's corpse.
- Izumi - Committed suicide in an unspecified manner off-screen, gravestone shown.
- Izumi's Mother - Committed suicide in an unspecified manner off-screen, gravestone shown.
- Izumi's Father - Committed suicide in an unspecified manner off-screen, gravestone shown.
- Total - 504
Layers of Terror[]
- Unnamed Child - Died in an unspecified manner off-screen, skull shown.
- Reimi's Father - Died in an unspecified manner off-screen, mentioned.
- Total - 2
The Thing that Drifted Ashore[]
- Giant Fish - Suffocated after washing ashore off-screen, body shown.
- Total - 1
Tomie's Photos[]
- Tomie Kawakami's Mother - Died in an unspecified manner off-screen, mentioned.
- Tomie Kawakami's Grandfather - Died in an unspecified manner off-screen, mentioned.
- Tomie Kawakami - Decapitated by either Tachi or Kimata with a hatchet.
- Total - 3
Unendurable Labyrinth[]
- At Least 94 Unnamed Monks - Mummified off-screen, bodies shown.
- Aya Kuramoto's Brother - Mummified off-screen, body shown.
- Total - 95
The Bully[]
- Butterfly - Died in an unspecified manner off-screen, body shown.
- Fish - Killed and cooked by unknown people off-screen, body shown.
- Total - 2
Alley[]
- Two Unnamed Children - Died after being locked in a room by Shinobu Uchiyama off-screen, mentioned.
- Hiroshi - Died after being locked in a room by Shinobu Uchiyama off-screen, mentioned.
- Two Unnamed People - Killed by Shinobu Uchiyama off-screen, mentioned.
- Shinobu Uchiyama's Father - Killed by Shinobu Uchiyama off-screen, mentioned.
- Total - 6
Headless Statue[]
- Mr. Okabe - Decapitated by a headless statue off-screen, mentioned.
- Shimada - Decapitated by a headless statue off-screen, head shown.
- Headless Statue - Smashed into pieces after Rumi knocked it over with a chair.
- Masami - Decapitated by a headless statue off-screen, head shown.
- Sanae - Decapitated by a headless statue off-screen, head shown.
- Total - 5
Whispering Woman[]
- Mitsu Uchida - Killed by Aga Ryoichi off-screen, body shown.
- Aga Ryoichi - Stabbed by Mayumi with a knife while being influenced by Mitsu Uchida's whispers.
- Total - 2
Soichi's Beloved Pet[]
- Snake - Killed by Soichi off-screen, body shown.
- Centipede - Eaten alive by Coron.
- Unspecified Insect - Eaten alive by Coron.
- Total - 3
Deaths[]
- Total - 1,007
Kill Counts[]
- Shinobu Uchiyama - 6 (Alive)
- Tomoki - 4 (Deceased)
- Oshikiri (Alternate Dimension) - 3 (Alive)
- Coron (Cat) - 2 (Alive)
- Sonohara - 1 (Alive)
- Kazuya Hikizuri - 1 (Alive)
- Kinako Hikizuri - 1 (Alive)
- Shigorou Hikizuri - 1 (Alive)
- Narumi Hikizuri - 1 (Alive)
- Hitoshi Hikizuri - 1 (Alive)
- Misako Hikizuri - 1 (Alive)
- Tachi - 1 (Alive)
- Soichi - 1 (Alive)
- Rumi - 1 (Alive)
- Mayumi - 1 (Alive)
- Kimata - 1 (Alive)
- Aga Ryoichi - 1 (Deceased)
- Mitsu Uchida - 1 (Deceased)
- Tsuyoshi Yoshikawa - 1 (Deceased)
Notes[]
- In “The Sandman’s Lair” it is mentioned that Yuji “lost” his family.
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