5.9/10174 votes#1 - Souichi’s Convenient Curse / Hell Doll Funeral
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2018
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: N/A
7.2/10176 votes#2 - Fashion Model / The Long Dream
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/12/2018
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: N/A
6.9/10146 votes#3 - Boy at the Crossroads / Slug Girl
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/19/2018
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: N/A
7.1/10139 votes#4 - Shiver / Marionette Mansion
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/26/2018
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: N/A
6.2/10121 votes#5 - The Ongoing Tale of Oshikiri Collection / Cloth Teacher
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/2/2018
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: N/A
6.8/10123 votes#6 - Window Next Door / Gentle Goodbye
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/9/2018
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: N/A
6.7/10109 votes#7 - Used Record / Town of No Roads
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/16/2018
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: N/A
6.6/10107 votes#8 - Honored Ancestors / The Circus Comes To Town
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/23/2018
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: N/A
6.9/10104 votes#9 - Painter / Blood-bubble Bushes
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/2/2018
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: N/A
6.8/10105 votes#10 - Greased / Bridge
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/9/2018
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: N/A
6.6/1098 votes#11 - Supernatural Transfer Student / Scarecrow
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/16/2018
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: N/A
6.9/1097 votes#12 - Smashed / Rumors
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/23/2018
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: N/A
The Best Episodes of Junji Ito Collection Season 1
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A collection of animated horror stories based on the works of Japanese artist Junji Ito.
Genres:AnimationDramaMystery
Network:WOWOW Prime
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Souichi’s Convenient Curse / Hell Doll Funeral" is the best rated episode of "Junji Ito Collection" season 1. It scored 5.9/10 based on 174 votes. Directed by Yasuhiro Geshi and written by N/A, it aired on 1/5/2018. This episode is rated 1.3 points higher than the second-best, "Fashion Model / The Long Dream".