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The Best Episodes of Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre Season 1

Every episode of Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre Season 1

From the mind of horror manga maestro Junji Ito comes a spine-tingling selection of some of his most bizarre, disturbing and terrifying tales.

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  1. Background image for The Strange Hikizuri Siblings
    4.6/10(794 votes)

    #1 - The Strange Hikizuri Siblings

    S1:E1

    A photographer with an interest in spirits and ghosts pays a visit to the very strange and creepy home where the six Hikizuri siblings live.

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    Director:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel / Ice Cream Bus
    6.1/10(585 votes)

    #2 - The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel / Ice Cream Bus

    S1:E2

    Goro returns to the tunnel he saw his mother once walk into. An ice cream truck arrives in the neighborhood, driven by a bewitching young man.

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    Director:Unknown
  3. Background image for Hanging Balloon
    7.2/10(643 votes)

    #3 - Hanging Balloon

    S1:E3

    After a popular idol dies by what appears to be suicide, there are multiple sightings of her giant, grotesque head floating in the sky.

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    Director:Unknown
  4. Background image for Four x Four Walls / The Sandman's Lair
    5.4/10(455 votes)

    #4 - Four x Four Walls / The Sandman's Lair

    S1:E4

    Koichi can’t study because his younger brother Soichi is constantly making noise. Tormented by his dreams, Yuji asks his friend Mari to keep him awake.

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    Director:Unknown
  5. Background image for Intruder / Long Hair in the Attic
    6.1/10(411 votes)

    #5 - Intruder / Long Hair in the Attic

    S1:E5

    Oshikiri has been hearing strange footsteps in the house he lives in alone. Chiemi wakes up to find a rat stuck in her long, black hair.

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    Director:Unknown
  6. Background image for Mold / Library Vision
    5.5/10(380 votes)

    #6 - Mold / Library Vision

    S1:E6

    A year after renting his house to Mr. Rogi, Akasaka finds mold growing everywhere. Koko's husband Goro is obsessed with maintaining his library.

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    Director:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Tomb Town
    6.6/10(397 votes)

    #7 - Tomb Town

    S1:E7

    After hitting a girl with his car, Tsuyoshi and his sister Kaoru find that the road they're driving on is blocked by countless tombstones.

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    Director:Unknown
  9. Background image for Layers of Terror / The Thing that Drifted Ashore
    6.5/10(384 votes)

    #8 - Layers of Terror / The Thing that Drifted Ashore

    S1:E8

    When an accident causes her to lose half her face, Reimi discovers that her younger selves still exist inside her. An eerie sea creature drifts ashore.

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    Director:Unknown
  10. Background image for Tomie・Photo
    6.1/10(357 votes)

    #9 - Tomie・Photo

    S1:E9

    A menacing transfer student named Tomie isn't happy that a girl named Tsukiko has been taking and selling pictures of popular boys in their school.

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    Director:Unknown
  11. Background image for Unendurable Labyrinth / The Bully
    5.8/10(331 votes)

    #10 - Unendurable Labyrinth / The Bully

    S1:E10

    Two friends get lost in the mountains and come across a community of ascetic monks. Kuriko ends up bullying a younger boy she's been playing with.

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    Director:Unknown
  12. Background image for Alley / Headless Statue
    6.1/10(318 votes)

    #11 - Alley / Headless Statue

    S1:E11

    A young man moves into a boarding house next to an enclosed alley. An art teacher known for his headless sculptures is found murdered — with no head.

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    Director:Unknown
  13. Background image for Whispering Woman / Soichi's Beloved Pet
    6.0/10(322 votes)

    #12 - Whispering Woman / Soichi's Beloved Pet

    S1:E12

    A mysterious woman calmly takes on the job of helping a hysterical girl unable to make any decisions on her own. Soichi’s family adopts a pet cat.

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    Director:Unknown

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Strange Hikizuri Siblings" is the best rated episode of "Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre" season 1. It scored 4.6/10 based on 794 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Kaoru Sawada, it aired on 1/19/2023. This episode is rated 1.5 points higher than the second-best, "The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel / Ice Cream Bus".