{"id":47983,"date":"2022-10-13T21:42:51","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T04:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=47983"},"modified":"2024-10-16T23:04:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T06:04:30","slug":"new-visual-stills-and-info-for-junji-ito-maniac-anime-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2022\/10\/13\/new-visual-stills-and-info-for-junji-ito-maniac-anime-released\/","title":{"rendered":"New Visual, Stills, and Info for Junji Ito Maniac Anime Released"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Netflix<\/strong> has released a new key visual for the upcoming Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre<\/em><\/a>, along with more stills and information about the horror anime anthology.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The stills are from the adaptations of the Ice Cream Truck<\/em>, Tomb Town<\/em>, Library Vision<\/em>, and Headless Statue <\/em>stories, which Netflix has now revealed to be a part of the anthology. The cast for these includes:<\/span><\/p>\n

Ice Cream Truck: <\/em>Ryoutarou Okiayu<\/strong> as Sonohara, Sara Matsumoto<\/strong> as Tomoki, and Chikamatsu Takatsugu<\/strong> as Ice Cream Man<\/span><\/p>\n

Tomb Town<\/em>: Ryouhei Kimura<\/strong> as Tsuyoshi Yoshikawa, M.A.O<\/strong> as Kaoru Yoshikawa, and Aya Uchida<\/strong> as Izumi Murakami<\/span><\/p>\n

Library Vision<\/em>: Yuuki Kaji<\/strong> as Goro Shirozaki and Tomoe Hanba<\/strong> as Koko<\/span><\/p>\n

Headless Statue<\/em>: Fumiko Orikasa<\/strong> as Rumi and Takashi Kondou<\/strong> as Shimada.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre <\/em>will be released on Netflix on January 19, 2023. The other Junji Ito stories that will be adapted for the show include Tomie<\/em>, Souichi<\/em>, Terumi Fujino<\/em>, The Long Hair<\/em> in the Attic<\/em>, Unendurable Labyrinth<\/em>, The Bully<\/em>, and Where the Sandman Lives<\/em>. The anime draws from collections like The Hanging Balloons<\/i>, Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story Collection<\/em>, and Deserter: Junji Ito Story Collection<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like 2018’s Junji Ito Collection, Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre<\/em>‘s staff includes Shinobu Tagashira<\/strong> as director and character designer, Kaoru Sawada<\/strong> as scriptwriter, and Yuuki Hayashi<\/strong> as music composer, with Studio Deen<\/strong> as the animation production company.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the previously announced cast include Takahiro Sakurai <\/strong>and Romi Park <\/strong>as The Strange Hikizuri Siblings: The S\u00e9ance\u2018s <\/em>Kazuya and Kinako Hikizuri respectively, Yoko Hikasa <\/strong>as The Long Hair<\/em> in the Attic<\/em>\u2018s Chiemi; Hisako Kanemoto<\/strong> as Unendurable Labyrinth<\/em>\u2018s Sayoko; Natsumi Takamori<\/strong> as The Bully<\/em>\u2018s Kuriko; and Hajime Iijima<\/strong>, Risa Shimizu<\/strong>, Ayaka Asai<\/strong>, and Tomoko Kaneda<\/strong> as The Strange Hikizuri Siblings: The S\u00e9ance<\/em>‘s Shigoro, Narumi, Hitoshi, and Misako Hikizuri respectively. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n