Junji Ito: All Netflix Anime Stories, Ranked
Anime based on 20 stories by the author
Junji Ito This is one of mangaka most notable in Japan. With his works invading Brazil everywhere, either with new publications or with revisions Netflixthe author’s face, name, and style are increasingly found among otaku and horror fans.
IN Junji Ito: Spooky Tales from Japan, 20 stories Japanese author have been adapted for the world anime. Leaving aside whether they are good adaptations or not, we have rated them all so you can be aware of what is worth checking out in production. Don’t forget to reply in the comments: What was your favorite episode?
The Strange Hikizuri Brothers
What episode? Series 1
Embracing the dark and the comic and leaving the horror aside, The Strange Hikizuri Brothers How is that The Addams Familybut no charisma Addams. The episode is the weakest and loses due to the fact that it could not convey that the universe of Ito can be dark, funny and even fun.
Four x four walls
What episode? Episode 4, first story
Following another segment of horror and comedy, here we have a presentation Soichi, one of Junji Ito’s most famous and curious characters. Unfortunately, the history of the tiny cabinet does not stand on its own. Like other stories of the author, to understand how strange and fun it is Four x four wallsneeded more context about Souichi’s adventures. Therefore, we recommend reading Soichi’s Egocentric Cursespublished Popcorn and Nanjing.
what the sea brought
What episode? Episode 8, second story
what the sea brought tells one of those stories of Ito, where the world is much more mysterious than it seems. how in Riddle of the Amigar Rift, several people reached the beach after a fish of unknown origin was stranded. What they didn’t expect was what was inside him. unknown type of person.
implied
What episode? Episode 10, second story
constant in Creepy stories from Japan is the number of family problems. IN impliedwe met a couple of lonely kids. The situation starts to get complicated when the girl starts to practice intimidation with a boy. Sudden jump in time, we find that what was “tickling” it became a novel. Or is there something else hidden there?
Vision in the library
What episode? Episode 6, second story
Vision in the Library it’s a flash a la Edgar Allan Poe and your poem Crow. Here we meet a man who is so obsessed with his library that, having lost several of his mother’s and father’s favorite copies, he believes he is being haunted by the protagonists of the books.
ice cream truck
What episode? Episode 2, second story
The truth is that Junji Ito loves to play with the body horror that comes up in everyday life. A common pimple becomes a public calamity and an ice cream truck turns into a bizarre experiment in cannibalism. Even with some flaws, this segment manages to build tension when you come across something weird and don’t know what to do when you find it.
Unbearable maze
What episode? Episode 10, first story
play with fears “unusual”, Unbearable maze referring to a young woman anthropophobiafear of society or social relationships, participation in a cult pseudo-Buddhist. What could have been an escape from her social problems leaves her in a confusing and frightening maze.
headless statue
What episode? Episode 11, second story
Even with dubious production, headless statue stands out by playing with colors to create a dark atmosphere. Bringing a lot of red and blood, the story tells about the artist and his new art installation with headless statues. But for some unknown reason, the person responsible for this disappears without a trace behind his sculptures.
a pet
What episode? Episode 12, second story
Soichi returns to read another of his stories, this time talking about a curse he placed on a cat. The plot is far from the best, but it manages to be quirky and funny. Most Curious Moment a pet remembers that Junji Ito doesn’t like cats, which makes the tale even funnier. To learn more about it, we recommend Diary of cats Yon and Mupublished JBC.
Cache
What episode? Episode 4, second story
It is not simple Neil Gaiman who plays with the world of dreams. IN CacheJunji Ito once again explores how intimidating “Dream” can it be. In it, a man tells his girlfriend that his “double” trying to take his place in the real world. Even though it doesn’t have the best animation, Esconderijo still manages to leave that chill down his spine.
long hair in the attic
What episode? Episode 5, second story
scream, Call. Japan has already shown itself capable of creating scary stories with long dark hair. In this case, this aspect is extrapolated after the girl was dumped by her boyfriend. What begins as the pain of parting ends in a real capillary revolution.
History of the mysterious tunnel
What episode? Episode 2, first story
Even imbued with mysticism, the author always strives to add a bit of science fiction. Here, a mysterious tunnel haunts the family after the matriarch disappears without a trace. What was history in the past is resurrected after all family members are attracted to the place for no apparent reason.
alley
What episode? Episode 11, first story
One taboo What Junji Ito never tires of dissecting in his stories is the murder of children. IN alley, we met a man who had just rented a room. The same is located next to the fenced alley, which is the stage all night for the ghosts of the children who died there.
intruder
What episode? Episode 5, first story
At first sight, intruder seems like just a collective outbreak, but the truth is that history oshikiri and his mansion with an entrance to another reality is just one chapter in a series of stories by Ito. Here, the adaptation doesn’t show how weird it is to be from another reality, but leaves viewers that little taste to follow the tales. The same can be found in Frankensteinanthology published Popcorn and Nanjing.
woman who whispers
What episode? Episode 12, first story
woman who whispers is one of the favorite stories of Ito fans. Here, the girl cannot make independent decisions; a woman is hired to help her daily, who whispers orders in her ear. The beginning of the story is already bizarre, but like any good Junji Ito story, it only promises to escalate. This and other equally strange stories are present in Fragments of Horrorpublished Dark Side Books.
city of graves
What episode? episode 7
Junji Ito is also known for playing with the dark aspects of humanity. How righteous young people can become killers in seconds. And this is the case city of graves, a story about two brothers who stumble upon a city whose inhabitants turn into graves after death. That is if their bodies don’t move after death.
balloons in the air
What episode? episode 3
“Initially, it was a dream I had as a child”explains Junji Ito in Chillsanthology published Popcorn and Nanjing. In this episode, the author shows that nothing is impossible and that even murderous balloons with sinister faces can be in his stories.
photo of Tom
What episode? episode 9
Like other stories in this anime, photo of Tom loses its impact by being absorbed along with other stories rather than as a chapter in a full life Tomy. To better understand the attractiveness of the character, we recommend Tommy Waugh. 1where this story is present. However, adaptation anime this is a good place to ask the big question behind this: What is Tomy?
mold
What episode? Episode 6, first story
moldSo photo of Tom This impliedmakes creative decisions that attract attention. This episode is shot entirely in black and white, putting more emphasis on the damage caused by mold. Here, a man returns home after renting it out to his family for a few months. What he finds in the house with this return is frightening.
Layers of horror
What episode? Episode 8, first story
One of the strengths of Ito’s work is the demonstration “Space Horror”how insignificant everything is when we look at it from a different point of view. AND Layers of horror that’s exactly what he’s talking about, how family problems become small things compared to an ancient curse. Here, after a car accident, a young woman discovers that her body is made up of “layers”How sweet yarrow.
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