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Junji Ito anime anthology series coming to Netflix

Junji Ito anime anthology series coming to Netflix

<p>20 terrifying tales coming to the streaming platform in 2023</p>

Written by Ross Locksley on 13 Jun 2022



As part of their Geeked Week, Netflix announced that the streaming service would be animating 20 of his most popular works as part of a series titled "Junji Ito: Maniac". The anthology show is set to air in 2023.

Among the 20 works set for adaptation are Tomie, The Hanging Balloons and the Souichi series (Souichi's Diary of Delights and Souichi's Diary of Curses).  

The original announcement courtesy of Netflix Japan:


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