Netflix Junji Ito’s ‘Maniac’ Goes Headless In A New Creepy Poster

Netflix’s upcoming horror anime series Maniac by Junji Ito has introduced a headless crew for its fans turning up the creep factor. Horror hasn’t been a profitable genre in the anime industry for quite some time. However, one name that has always turned the table for horror enthusiasts is Junji Ito. The creator has been successful in sending shivers down the spines of manga readers. So, what is the new anime series about? Keep reading to find out the details!

**When Does Junji Ito’s Maniac Premiere On Netflix?**

The manga-anime adaptation is slated to debut on the streamer on January 19, 2023. The series will bring around twenty stories from his manga to Netflix. If the latest poster is evidence of the creep factor, the series will surely be worth a watch. Titled Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales Of The Macabre, the animated anthology was announced back in June 2022.

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The titles that make up the series debut season include:

The Strange Hikizuri Siblings
The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel
The Sandman’s Lair
Intruder
Soichi’s Beloved Pet
Long Hair in the Attic
Mold
Tomb Town
Layers of Terror
Ice Cream Bus
Hanging Balloon
Tomie-Photo
Unendurable Labyrinth
The Bully
Alley
Headless Statue
Four x Four Walls Library Vision
The Thing that Drifted Ashore
Whispering Woman

Uzumaki Is Another Of Junji Ito’s Anime Adaptation For Toonami

The picture of Junji Ito’s headless crew was shared on Netflix Anime’s official Twitter account. The poster is from the episode The Strange Hikizuri Siblings and the focus of this skin-crawling horror depiction is a family with members that are missing their heads.

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However, this isn’t the only anime adaptation by Junji Ito that is currently in the works. Toonami is developing his highly-anticipated series, Uzumaki. Unlike Maniac, Uzumaki isn’t an anthology. As per ComicBook, the series focuses on a single tale that takes place in a remote mountain town. Not just that, Uzumaki will also work around the creator’s obsession with creating spine-chilling spiral narratives. This would make the creepy tale frequent and fast getting rid of any possible boredom.

**What Is The Uzumaki Anime Series About?**

Although Ito’s dynamic creativity is difficult to mimic in a TV anime series, a delay was inevitable. However, the series was also delayed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It follows Kirie Goshima, a high-school teenager, her boyfriend, and the citizens of a quiet and small Japanese town called Kurouzu-Cho. However, the town is cursed by supernatural events, which you see play out in the anime.