The staff behind the anime Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre, based on Junji Ito’s various horror stories released the opening movie and song for the anime, along with revealing a whole bunch of cast members.
Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the MacabreThe opening video features the song “Paranoid” by MADKID. The staff revealed includes Shinobu Tagashira as the director, who also directed the previous Junji Ito “Collection” anime, Kaoru Sawada returning as scriptwriter with Yuki Hayashi as the music composer, and Hozumi Goda as the sound director. The anime is being produced at Studio DEEN.
Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre debuts on January 19 exclusively on Netflix.
▍Junji Ito Maniac Opening Movie
▍About Junji Ito Maniac
Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre is as the name implies, an anime adaptation based on various tales from Junji Ito’s stories
▍Junji Ito Maniac Anime Staff
Original Creator: Junji ito
Director: Shinogu Tagashira
Script: Kaoru Sawada
Music Composer: Yuki Hayashi
Sound Director: Hozumi Goda
Animation Production: Studio DEEN
▍Junji Ito Maniac Anime Cast
Unendurable Labyrinth:
■ Sayoko – CV:
The Long Hair in the Attic:
■ Chiemi – CV: Yoko Hikasa
Bullied:
■ Kuriko – CV: Natsumi Takamori
The Strange Hikizuri Siblings:
■ Kazuya Hizikuri- CV: Takahiro Sakurai
■ Kiko – CV: Romi Park
■ Shigoro – CV: Hajime Iijima
■ Narumi – CV: Risa Shimizu
■ Hitohi – CV: Ayaka Asai
■ Misako – CV: Tomoko Kaneda
The Hanging Balloons:
■ Kazuko Morinaka – CV: Riho Sugiyama
■ Shinya Shiraishi – CV: Daisuke Kishio
■ Kagumi Fujino – CV: Iori Nomizu
Tomie Photo:
■ Tomie – CV: Rie Suegara
■ Tsukiko Izumisawa – CV: Yumiri Hanamori
■ Yamazaki – CV: Taku Yashiro
■ Tachi – CV: Tomokazu Sugita
■ Kimata – CV: Hiroyuki Yoshino
The Room with Four Walls:
■ Soichi – CV: Yuji Mitsuya
■ Koichi – CV: Yoshimasa Hosoya
■ Sayuri – CV: Yuka Saito
Intruder:
■ Oshikiri – CV: Hiro Shimono
Ice Cream Truck:
■ Sonohara – CV: Ryotaro Okiayu
■ Tomoki – CV: Sara Matsumoto
■ Ice Cream Man – CV: Takatsugu Chikamatsu
Tombtown:
■ Tsuyoshi Yoshikawa – CV: Ryohei Kimura
■ Kaori Yoshikawa – CV: M.A.O
■ Izumi Murakami – CV: Aya Uchida
Library Vision:
■ Goro Shinozaki – CV: Yuuki Kaji
■ Koko Shinozaki- CV: Tomoe Hanba
Headless Statue:
■ Rumi – CV: Fumiko Orikasa
■ Shimada – CV: Takashi Kondo