The previously announced Junji Ito Maniac: Anime Anthology anime series unveiled several stills and the main cast for the selected horror titles that will be coming to Netflix in 2023.
The series not only adapt 20 of the best-known tales of this master of horror, including Hanging Blimp, Tomie, and Soichi but also Ito’s Eisner Award-nominated books, which includes Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story Collection and Deserter: Junji Ito Story Collection.
The five newly revealed titles from the two books include The Strange Hikizuri Siblings: The Séance, The Long Hair in the Attic, Unbearable Maze, The Bully, and Where the Sandman Lives. Takahiro Sakurai, Romi Park, Yoko Hikasa, Hisako Kanemoto, and Natsumi Takamori will be part of the cast.
▍Junji Ito Maniac: Anime Anthology Stills and Cast
The Strange Hikizuri Siblings: The Séance
Kazuya Hikizuri – CV: Takahiro Sakurai
Misako – CV: Romi Park
The Long Hair in the Attic
Chiemi – CV: Yoko Hikasa
Unbearable Maze
Sayoko – CV: Hisako Kanemoto
The Bully
Kuriko – CV: Natsumi Takamori
Where the Sandman Lives
Cast Unannounced
