Junji Ito Collection
| Category: | TV Series |
| Adult: | No |
| Native: | 伊藤潤二「コレクション」 |
| Romaji: | Itou Junji: Collection |
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| Runtime: | 25 minutes |
| Aired: | Jan 5, 2018 [7 years 2 weeks ago] |
| Ended: | Mar 23, 2018 [6 years 10 months ago] |
| Language: | Japanese |
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| Links: | ANIDB |
* An omnibus of the works of horror mangaka Itou Junji, with each episode adapting a different story.
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Episode 1: Souichi's Convenient Curse / Hell Doll Funeral
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2018-01-05
From the master of horror manga, this anthology series shines a light on many of Junji Ito's twisted stories, starting with introducing the gloomy, curse-obsessed Souichi. Then, in the second story, a strange plague forces a couple to make a difficult decision about their child.
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Episode 2: Fashion Model / Long Dreams
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2018-01-12
In "Fashion Model", a group of amateur filmmakers get more than they bargained for when they cast a strange looking actress in their new indie movie. And in one of the most critically acclaimed stories from Junji Ito, "Long Dream" asks questions about the nature of reality and perception of time in the face of the mind's ability to warp both.
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Episode 3: Boy at the Crossroads: The Lovesick Dead / Slug Girl
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2018-01-19
Crossroads divination is a type of fortune telling in many different cultures, but in this episode's first story, it becomes something far more dangerous. Then, in the second story, a family who are being troubled by slugs all over their property find out just how much worse their plight can become.
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Episode 4: Shiver / House of Puppets
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2018-01-26
In Shiver, a young boy notices the puzzling disease affecting his neighbor, and recognizes it's symptoms from his own past. And in House of Puppets, a puppeteer family finds themselves questioning who exactly is pulling the strings in their lives.
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Episode 5: The Ongoing Tale of Oshikiri / Cloth Teacher
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2018-02-02
Oshikiri lives in a strange house that seems to be connected to parallel worlds, with strange variants of people he knows passing through all the time. But what if they're dangerous? And Shouichi returns to "make" some friends... literally.
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Episode 6: Window Next Door / Gentle Goodbye
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2018-02-09
In Window Next Door, a young boy moves to a new town where his mysterious new neighbor might prove to be more than he bargained for. And in Gentle Goodbye, a newlywed wife struggles to deal with the strange tradition of her husband's family.
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Episode 7: Used Record / Town of No Roads
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2018-02-16
A strange record featuring otherworldly music that is to die for bewitches people in the first segment. In the second, a young girl fed up with unwanted attention decides to move in with her aunt, only to learn she has a lot more to lose than just her privacy.
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Episode 8: Honored Ancestors / The Circus Comes to Town
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2018-02-23
In Honored Ancestors a young girl struggles with the strange relationship her boyfriend has with his extended family. And in the Circus Has Come To Town, a traveling circus provides its audience with uniquely deadly thrills and chills.
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Episode 9: Painter / Blood-Bubble Bushes
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2018-03-02
An up-and-coming painter finds dangerous new inspiration in the first story, and in the second, a young couple's outing turns deadly when they happen upon an abandoned village.
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Episode 10: Greased / Bridge
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2018-03-09
In Greased a young girl's endurance for her family's disgusting home is pushed beyond it's limits. And in Bridge, a village's strange burial tradition might spell danger for a woman visiting her grandmother.
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Episode 11: Supernatural Transfer Student / Scarecrow
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2018-03-16
A new student arrives in town who joins the school's Supernatural Club, but is he witnessing strange phenomena or causing it? And in the second segment, a mourning father's love for his daughter takes a turn for the odd when a scarecrow near her grave undergoes a startling transformation.
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Episode 12: Smashed / Rumors
Runtime: 25 minutes
Air Date: 2018-03-23
The story Smashed features a group of friends who encounter unimaginable consequences when enjoying an exotic treat. And in Rumors, Souichi bites off more than he can chew, even with nails for teeth, when trying to manipulate his classmates.
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