is a Japanese anime television adapted from the works of manga artist Junji Ito. Animated by Studio Deen, the anime adapts stories from several of Ito's collections. The series premiered on January 5, 2018, and ran for 12 episodes, accompanied by the release of two OVAs. The series was co-produced and streamed worldwide by Crunchyroll outside of Asia in eight languages on the same day. A follow-up anthology series adapting more of Ito's works, Junji Ito Maniac, was released in 2023.
Voice cast
Character Japanese EnglishFuchiMami KoyamaTerri DotyKota KawaiHiro ShimonoClifford ChapinOshikiriHiro ShimonoMicah SolusodSugioHiro ShimonoJosh GrelleTomie KawakamiRie SuegaraMonica RialSouichiYūji MitsuyaAustin TindleHandsome Man at the CrossroadsHikaru MidorikawaDaman MillsYukoKaori NazukaKristen McGuireTamaeKaori NazukaMegan EmerickMio FujiKaori NazukaMegan ShipmanLeliaKaori NazukaKatelyn BarrMiyoko WatanabeKaori NazukaKristi KangRyou TsukanoYūki KajiKiba WalkerYujiRyōhei KimuraChris BurnettHiroshi SakaguchiRyōhei KimuraMatt ShipmanYoshiyuki Ryōhei KimuraKyle PhillipsKiyoshi KitagawaRyōhei KimuraJordan Dash CruzYasuminRyōhei KimuraBrian OlveraHaruhiko KitawakiNobunaga ShimazakiJason LiebrechtKurodaDaisuke NamikawaDavid WaldYukihiko KitawakiDaisuke NamikawaJohn BurgmeierYamadaDaisuke HirakawaStephen FuMakoto TokuraDaisuke HirakawaEric ValeKoichiYoshimasa HosoyaRicco FajardoOdaYoshimasa HosoyaBrad HawkinsShuichi MakitaYoshimasa HosoyaChristopher WehkampAoyamaYoshimasa HosoyaJeff JohnsonJoeYoshimasa HosoyaGarret StormsHikaru ShibayamaYoshimasa HosoyaNazeeh TarshaKameda Yoshimasa HosoyaMarcus StimacKurodaHiroyuki YoshinoBrandon McInnisRyusuke FukadaHiroyuki YoshinoAaron DismukeKishimotoHiroyuki YoshinoCoby LewinAnzaiHiroyuki YoshinoKyle IgnecziGoroHiroyuki YoshinoGreg AyresNumakeKujiraLaurie SteeleTomoka Natsumi TakamoriLara WoodhullSetsukoRomi ParkJo LorioRirukoRomi ParkAnastasia MuñozRikoYōko HikasaAlexis TiptonSaikoKaori MizuhashiJeannie TiradoSayuriYuka SaitoAmber Lee ConnorsMidoriYuka SaitoAmanda LeeRieYuka SaitoNatalie HooverKinuko HidakaYuka SaitoFelecia AngelleNana HorieYuka SaitoEmily NevesMaikoYuka SaitoDawn M. BennettYueYuka SaitoJad SaxtonHideoTomokazu SugitaAlejandro SaabMarie Tomoe HanbaTia BallardYanagidaKentarō ItōBarry YandellSogaHitomi NabatameJessica CavanaghNakayamaM·A·OKrystal LaPorteOgawaAya UchidaMargaret McDonaldRisaFumiko OrikasaCaitlin GlassRingmasterMasashi EbaraPhilip WeberMarioTakashi KondōBrandon McInnisYoung manAkira IshidaAdam GibbsKanaMaki ShintakuLeah ClarkMitsuo MoriHozumi GōdaMike McFarlandMasudaHiroshi ShimozakiIan FergusonIwata TadaoMasakazu HaraBrian MathisIwasakiDaisuke KishioDavid MatrangaYuiRisa TanedaJill HarrisKanakoAkeno WatanabeStephanie YoungNumataNaoya UchidaKeith KubalToshioToshihiko SekiJacob BrowningYukiMarina InoueAmanda GishUchidaYoshihisa KawaharaBrandon ScheiberOgiSetsuji SatōChris GuerreroOtsukaKenshō OnoJustin BrinerMidoriMai NakaharaDani Chambers
Production The anime was first announced June 30, 2017, via Junji Ito's page on the Asahi Shimbun website. In August, the adaptation was confirmed to be a television series with animation by Studio Deen. Shinobu Tagashira, known for his directorial work on Diabolik Lovers, directed and created the character design for the anime. The announcement also revealed that the series would adapt from two of Ito's manga collections, the 11 volume Junji Ito Masterpiece Collection and the single volume Fragments of Horror, but did not specify which stories would be adapted, as the staff wanted viewers to be surprised when the show aired. The series revealed its official title on October 12, 2017, and also announced that Kaoru Sawada was scripting the series, Hozumi Gōda was serving as sound director, and that Yuki Hayashi would compose the music for the series. The series will also include two OVAs, which adapt from Ito's Tomie manga.
The opening theme song, , is performed by The Pinballs, while the ending theme song, , is performed by Jyocho.
Release The series was initially scheduled to premiere on Tokyo MX on January 7, 2018, but was later announced for a January 5 premiere on WOWOW's Anime Premium programming block. Additionally, the series received an advance showing on December 23, 2017, which was attended by Ito and voice actor Yūji Mitsuya. The series is being simulcast on Crunchyroll worldwide outside of Asia, and Funimation began streaming an English dub on January 20, 2018.
The series ran for 12 episodes and was released as three separate sets on DVD, on March 30, 2018, April 27, 2018, and May 25, 2018. The second and third sets each include an OVA episode.
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