Season 1 of the anime anthology series Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre presents nightmarish, bone-chilling stories from horror anime maestro Junji Ito in an episodic format. The debut season originally premiered in January 2023.
Here’s how you can watch and stream Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre Season 1 via streaming services such as Netflix.
Is Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre Season 1 available to watch via streaming?
Yes, Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre Season 1 is available to watch via streaming on Netflix.
In Season 1, we follow the bone-chilling story of the Hikizuri siblings and a photographer, the tale of the mysterious ice-cream truck, and the giant floating head of an idol. The debut season also explores the tormenting dreams of Koichi, the haunting footsteps in Oshikiri’s house, and the mysterious mold at the library in Akasaka.
The anime features the voices of Romi Park, Takahiro Sakurai, Tomoko Kaneda, Risa Shimizu, Ayaka Asai, and Hajime Ijima, among others.
Watch Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre Season 1 streaming via Netflix
Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre Season 1 is available to watch on Netflix. It is a subscription-based streaming service that allows you to access a large variety of video content, including movies, TV shows, documentaries, anime, and stand-up specials.
You can watch via Netflix by following these steps:
- Visit netflix.com/signup
- Choose a payment plan from the following:
- $6.99 per month (standard with Ads)
- $15.49 per month (Standard)
- $22.99 per month (Premium)
- Enter your email address and password to create an account
- Enter your chosen payment method
The cheapest Netflix Standard with Ads Plan provides all but a few of its movies and TV shows. However, it will show ads before or during most of its content. You can watch in Full HD and on two supported devices at a time.
Its Standard Plan provides the same but is completely ad-free while also allowing users to download content on two supported devices with an additional option to add one extra member who doesn’t live in the same household.
The Premium Plan provides the same as above, though for four supported devices at a time, with content displaying in Ultra HD. Users get to download content on up to six supported devices at a time and have the option to add up to two extra members who don’t live in the same household. Netflix spatial audio is also supported.
The Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre synopsis is as follows:
“From the mind of horror manga maestro Junji Ito comes a spine-tingling selection of some of his most bizarre, disturbing and terrifying tales.”
NOTE: The streaming services listed above are subject to change. The information provided was correct at the time of writing.
