• Source: Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre

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 anthology horror original net animation (ONA) 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


Kazuya Hikizuri (引摺一也, Hikizuri Kazuya)
Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai (Japanese); Jonah Scott (English)
Kiko (黄子)
Voiced by: Romi Park (Japanese); Karen Strassman (English)
Sayoko (小夜子)
Voiced by: Hisako Kanemoto (Japanese); Kira Buckland (English)
Chiemi (チエミ)
Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa (Japanese); Lauren Landa (English)
Kuriko (栗子)
Voiced by: Natsumi Takamori, Akeno Watanabe (adult) (Japanese); Reba Buhr, Dawn M. Bennett (adult) (English)
Shigorō (四五郎)
Voiced by: Hajime Iijima (Japanese); Brock Powell (English)
Narumi (成美)
Voiced by: Risa Shimizu (Japanese); Kayli Mills (English)
Hitoshi (ヒトシ)
Voiced by: Ayaka Asai (Japanese); Laura Stahl (English)
Misako (みさ子)
Voiced by: Tomoko Kaneda (Japanese); Corina Boettger (English)
Kazuko Morinaka (森中和子, Morinaka Kazuko)
Voiced by: Riho Sugiyama (Japanese); Courtney Lin (English)
Shinya Shiraishi (白石晋也, Shiraishi Shinya)
Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio (Japanese); Lucien Dodge (English)
Kagumi Fujino (藤野輝美, Fujino Kagumi)
Voiced by: Iori Nomizu (Japanese); Brianna Knickerbocker (English)
Tomie (富江)
Voiced by: Rie Suegara (Japanese); Monica Rial (English)
Tsukiko Izumisawa (泉沢月子, Izumisawa Tsukiko)
Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori (Japanese); Abby Trott (English)
Yamazaki (山崎)
Voiced by: Taku Yashiro (Japanese); Brandon McInnis (English)
Tachi (太地)
Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita (Japanese); Austin Lee Matthews (English)
Kimata (木股)
Voiced by: Hiroyuki Yoshino (Japanese); Tommy Arciniega (English)
Sōichi (双一)
Voiced by: Yūji Mitsuya (Japanese); Austin Tindle (English)
Kōichi (公一)
Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya (Japanese); Ricco Fajardo (English)
Sayuri (さゆり)
Voiced by: Yuka Saitō (Japanese); Amber Lee Connors (English)
Tagaisu (互須)
Voiced by: Yutaka Aoyama (Japanese); Kirk Thornton (English)
Oshikiri (押切)
Voiced by: Hiro Shimono (Japanese); Micah Solusod (English)
Sonohara (園原)
Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu (Japanese); Grant George (English)
Tomoki (友樹)
Voiced by: Sara Matsumoto (Japanese); Anjali Kunapaneni (English)
Ice Cream Man (アイスクリームマン, Aisu Kurīmu Man)
Voiced by: Takatsugu Chikamatsu (Japanese); Howard Wang (English)
Tsuyoshi Yoshikawa (吉川剛, Yoshikawa Tsuyoshi)
Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura (Japanese); Alejandro Saab (English)
Kaoru Yoshikawa (吉川かおる, Yoshikawa Kaoru)
Voiced by: M.A.O (Japanese); Erica Mendez (English)
Izumi Murakami (村上泉, Murakami Izumi)
Voiced by: Aya Uchida (Japanese); Jenny Yokobori (English)
Gorō Shinozaki (白崎五郎, Shinozaki Gorō)
Voiced by: Yuki Kaji (Japanese); Sean Chiplock, Anjali Kunapaneni (young) (English)
Koko Shinozaki (白崎香子, Shinozaki Koko)
Voiced by: Tomoe Hanba (Japanese); Brianna Knickerbocker (English)
Rumi (留美)
Voiced by: Fumiko Orikasa (Japanese); Cristina Vee (English)
Shimada (島田)
Voiced by: Takashi Kondō (Japanese); Henry Mason (English)
Mayumi Santō (山東まゆみ, Santō Mayumi)
Voiced by: Shōko Nakagawa (Japanese); Emi Lo (English)
Mitsu Uchida (内田美津, Uchida Mitsu)
Voiced by: Mie Sonozaki (Japanese); Mela Lee (English)
Colon (コロン, Koron)
Voiced by: Tomoko Kaneda




Production and release


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. The series is directed by Shinobu Tagashira and produced by Studio Deen, with Kaoru Sawada writing the scripts and Yuki Hayashi composing the music, all of whom worked on the previous anthology series adapting Ito's works, Junji Ito Collection. The series premiered on Netflix on January 19, 2023. The opening theme song is "Paranoid" by MADKID, while the ending theme song is "Iu Toori" (云う透り) by Jyocho.




Episodes






References






External links


Official website (in Japanese)
Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre (OVA) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Anime dalam tahun 2023
• Junji Ito
• Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre
• Tomoko Kaneda
• Romi Park
• Takahiro Sakurai
• Ryōtarō Okiayu
• Taku Yashiro
• Studio Deen
• Risa Shimizu (actress)
• Aya Uchida