The BEST episodes of Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre

Every episode of Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre!

Compilation of 20 Junji Ito's famous horror stories.

Last Updated: 5/26/2026Network: NetflixStatus: Ended

7.34

126 votes

#1 - The Hanging Balloons

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/19/2023

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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6.79

101 votes

#2 - Tomb Town

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/19/2023

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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Layers of Fear/The Thing that Drifted Ashore

6.75

100 votes

#3 - Layers of Fear/The Thing that Drifted Ashore

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/19/2023

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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6.66

85 votes

#4 - The Back Alley/Headless Statue

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/19/2023

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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6.63

91 votes

#5 - Tomie: Photo

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/19/2023

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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6.60

103 votes

#6 - Intruder/The Long Hair in the Attic

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/19/2023

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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The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel/Ice Cream Truck

6.58

143 votes

#7 - The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel/Ice Cream Truck

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/19/2023

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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6.57

91 votes

#8 - Whispering Woman/Soichi’s Beloved Pet

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/19/2023

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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6.43

89 votes

#9 - Unendurable Labyrinth/Bullied

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/19/2023

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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The Room with Four Walls/Where the Sandman Lives

6.29

115 votes

#10 - The Room with Four Walls/Where the Sandman Lives

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/19/2023

Koichi can not 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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6.06

98 votes

#11 - Mold/Library Vision

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/19/2023

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

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The Strange Hikizuri Siblings: The Seance

5.43

202 votes

#12 - The Strange Hikizuri Siblings: The Seance

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/19/2023

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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