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The Best Episodes of Junji Ito Collection Season 1

Every episode of Junji Ito Collection Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Junji Ito Collection Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Junji Ito Collection Season 1 Episode 2 - Fashion Model / The Long Dream
    7.3/10(252 votes)

    S1:E2

    In "Fashion Model", a group of amateur filmmakers get more than they bargained for after casting a strange actress in their movie. The second story asks questions about the nature of reality, the perception of time, and the mind's ability to warp both.

    Director:Kazuya Fujishiro
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Junji Ito Collection Season 1 Episode 4 - Shiver / Marionette Mansion
    7.2/10(201 votes)

    S1:E4

    In Shiver, a young boy notices the puzzling disease affecting his neighbor and recognizes it's symptoms from his own past. And in the second story, a puppeteer family finds themselves questioning who exactly is pulling the strings in their lives.

    Director:Shinichi Fukumoto
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Junji Ito Collection Season 1 Episode 3 - Boy at the Crossroads / Slug Girl
    6.9/10(204 votes)

    S1:E3

    Crossroads divination is a type of fortune telling in many different cultures, but in this story it becomes something far more dangerous. In the second story a family troubled by slugs all over their property find out just how much worse things can get.

    Director:Yoshiko Mikami
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Junji Ito Collection Season 1 Episode 6 - Window Next Door / Gentle Goodbye
    6.9/10(178 votes)

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Kazuya Fujishiro
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Junji Ito Collection Season 1 Episode 7 - Used Record / Town of No Roads
    6.8/10(162 votes)

    S1:E7

    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 moves in with her aunt and learns she has a lot more to lose than just her privacy.

    Director:Tsutomu Murakami
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Junji Ito Collection Season 1 Episode 10 - Greased / Bridge
    6.8/10(154 votes)

    S1:E10

    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.

    Director:Hideki Tonokatsu
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Junji Ito Collection Season 1 Episode 12 - Smashed / Rumors
    6.8/10(145 votes)

    S1:E12

    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.

    Director:Yasufumi Soejima
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Junji Ito Collection Season 1 Episode 9 - Painter / Blood-bubble Bushes
    6.7/10(154 votes)

    S1:E9

    An up-and-coming painter finds dangerous new inspiration in the first story. In the second story, a young couple's outing turns deadly when they happen upon an abandoned village.

    Director:Kazuomi Koga
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Junji Ito Collection Season 1 Episode 11 - Supernatural Transfer Student / Scarecrow
    6.5/10(144 votes)

    S1:E11

    A new student joins the school's Supernatural Club, but is he witnessing strange phenomena or causing it? And in the second story, a father's love for his daughter takes a turn for the odd when a scarecrow near her grave begins to transform.

    Director:Kazuya Fujishiro
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Junji Ito Collection Season 1 Episode 8 - Honored Ancestors / The Circus Comes To Town
    6.4/10(160 votes)

    S1:E8

    In Honored Ancestors a young girl struggles with the strange relationship her boyfriend has with his extended family. And in the second story, a traveling circus provides its audience with uniquely deadly thrills and chills.

    Director:Ryo Miyata
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Junji Ito Collection Season 1 Episode 5 - The Ongoing Tale of Oshikiri Collection / Cloth Teacher
    6.3/10(177 votes)

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Yasufumi Soejima
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Junji Ito Collection Season 1 Episode 1 - Souichi’s Convenient Curse / Hell Doll Funeral
    5.9/10(246 votes)

    S1:E1

    From the master of horror, this anthology series focuses on Junji Ito's twisted stories. The first story introduces the curse-obsessed Souichi. Then, in the second story, a strange plague forces a couple to make a difficult decision about their child.

    Director:Yasuhiro Geshi
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Fashion Model / The Long Dream" is the best rated episode of Junji Ito Collection season 1. It scored 7.3/10 from 252 votes. Directed by Kazuya Fujishiro and written by Unknown, it aired on January 12, 2018. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Shiver / Marionette Mansion".