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Time of India
29-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Junji Ito's scariest anime: The creepiest adaptations that will mess with your head
If you think ghosts and jump scares are scary, wait until you step into Junji Ito's world, where spirals, smiles, and shadows become your worst nightmare. Known as the godfather of Japanese horror manga, Junji Ito doesn't rely on gore alone. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now His horror is slow, psychological, and deeply unsettling. And while many fans swear by the manga, several of his stories have made their way to anime with terrifying results. Whether you're a new fan or someone looking to experience nightmares with subtitles, here are the scariest Junji Ito anime adaptations that prove fear isn't always loud... sometimes it's quiet, weird, and crawling under your skin. Scariest Junji Ito manga adaptations Uzumaki – The spiral that consumes everything Source: IMDB This one's not even out yet (expected late 2025), but it already haunts anime fans. 'Uzumaki' is Ito's most iconic work, a town cursed by spirals. Not monsters. Not ghosts. Spirals. Hair, snails, smoke, everything begins to twist into madness. The horror builds slowly, tightening like a spiral around your brain. The anime is being handled by Production I.G with a haunting black-and-white style to match the manga. Trust us: when this drops, it'll redefine psychological horror in anime. The Hanging Balloons – A nightmare with your face on it Source: IMDB Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre. Floating balloon heads with nooses attached and each one looks exactly like the person it's coming for. There's no escape. They hang you in the air, literally and metaphorically. It's one of the most disturbing visual concepts Ito has ever created, and the anime captures that helpless, eerie tension perfectly. Simple idea. Endless dread. Tomie – Beauty that refuses to die Source: IMDB From: Junji Ito Collection. Tomie isn't just a girl, she's a curse. Beautiful, manipulative, and immortal. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Wherever she goes, people fall for her, go mad, and often end up killing her... except she always comes back. Watching her story play out in animated form feels like falling into a loop of obsession, murder, and resurrection. It's not just horror, it's psychological trauma dressed in lipstick. Souichi's Diary of Delights – Creepy meets comically cursed Source: IMDB From: Junji Ito Collection. Souichi is a weird little boy with nails in his mouth and a thing for curses. At first, you might laugh until you realise how unhinged he really is. His stories are unsettling in a 'this kid might live next door' kind of way. Souichi's madness is delivered with subtle creepiness, and some fans say his episodes are among the most skin-crawling in the entire collection. The Hole – A chilling metaphor for self-destruction Source: IMDB From: Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre. A woman finds a hole in a mountain that perfectly matches her silhouette. The moment she steps in, she's gone sliding deeper and deeper into a space meant only for her. The terrifying part? No one pulls her in. She chooses to walk in. It's claustrophobic, symbolic, and the animation captures that loss of control perfectly. Existential horror at its peak. The Long Dream – When dying is slower than living Source: IMDB From: Junji Ito Collection. Imagine dreaming for years, decades, centuries... all in one night. The man in this story starts ageing rapidly in real life because his dreams are stretching into near-eternity. It's body horror, psychological horror, and cosmic horror all in one. Watching him lose his identity piece by piece makes this one of the most quietly horrifying episodes Junji Ito has to offer. Junji Ito's horror hits differently. It's not just about monsters or murder, it's about fear that creeps in slowly and never really leaves. While some fans argue that the anime can't match the manga's disturbing detail, there's no denying these adaptations bring a terrifying new life to his stories. So if you're brave enough, turn off the lights, hit play, and let Junji Ito show you what real horror feels like. Also read|
Asahi Shimbun
26-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Asahi Shimbun
Manga artist Ito inducted into Will Eisner comic Hall of Fame
Manga artist Junji Ito stands in front of an illustration from one of his works. (Asahi Shimbun file photo) Horror manga artist Junji Ito was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame, it was announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2025. The awards are known as the 'Oscars' of the comic industry. Among Ito's representative works are 'Tomie' and 'Uzumaki' (Spiral). A judges' panel had decided on 21 inductees to the Hall of Fame, including Shigeru Mizuki (1922-2015). An additional seven artists, Ito among them, were voted in. In the past, Ito, 61, won Eisner Awards on four occasions, including for the English version of 'Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection.' Born in 1963 in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, Ito became a dental technician after graduating from senior high school. He debuted as a manga artist after winning an honorable mention for 'Tomie' when the Kazuo Umezu Prize for rookie cartoon artists was announced in the magazine Monthly Halloween in 1986. Other Japanese inductees in the Eisner Hall of Fame are Osamu Tezuka, Hayao Miyazaki, Moto Hagio, known for 'The Poe Clan,' and Keiji Nakazawa, creator of 'Barefoot Gen.' Ito issued a statement saying he was deeply honored to join such an esteemed list of manga artists. He added that he believed Japanese manga was being praised abroad because it has become known for its variety of genres and the depth of the stories told. The awards are named after American cartoonist Will Eisner.
Geek Culture
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Culture
New TV Anime 'Junji Ito Crimson' Will Drop On Crunchyroll
Junji Ito's terrifically horrific manga will have its newest TV anime adaptation, titled Junji Ito Crimson , released on Crunchyroll. Announced during Japan Expo 2025, the upcoming anime will also feature Yumi Matsutoya, the renowned Japanese singer-songwriter, performing the opening theme 'Karasuageha'. Other than that, there has not been any further information released to the public. It is currently uncertain what the format of the upcoming anime will be, nor has it been confirmed which staff or production studios will be involved. However, an announcement trailer has been released to give fans a sneak peek of the upcoming project. There have been quite a few anime adaptations of Ito's manga, including Junji Ito Collection (2018), Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre (2023) and Uzumaki (2024). Although Ito's legendary horror manga has broken into pop culture thanks to his unique art style and concepts, unfortunately, his works have not had much luck in anime adaptations. Some adaptations even faced poor reception upon launch for various reasons. Uzumaki (2024) Nevertheless, the work of each preceding adaptation's creative teams has given fans new takes on Ito's works, each worthy of a watch because there are always fresh perspectives to glean from each of these adaptations. With the upcoming Junji Ito Crimson focusing more on Ito's monstrous creations, coupled with the crimson motif, there is no doubt that this will be an exciting prospect for fans and casual viewers alike. Conversation with Ting Wei is like chatting with a weird AI bot programmed only with One Piece lore and theories, sitcom quotes and other miscellaneous pop culture references. When he's not sleeping, he's highly likely reading manga. In fact, the only thing he reads more than manga is the Bible, and it's honestly pretty close. Crunchyroll Junji Ito Junji Ito Crimson Uzumaki
Time of India
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Junji Ito smiles softly, then draws your worst nightmare: The duality of a gentle man and the horrors he creates
Images via Twitter and Crunchyroll You'd never guess it from his smile. He looks like someone who might quietly offer you a cup of tea, not someone responsible for drawing a girl whose face stretches into an eternal spiral. And yet, Junji Ito is both. A man of kindness, precision, and quiet charm. And the architect of nightmares. The soft-spoken master who draws with dread Junji Ito Reacts to YOUR Cats | React Junji Ito was born in 1963 in Nakatsugawa, a small town in Japan with misty hills and silent tunnels. He grew up in a traditional wooden rowhouse. His childhood wasn't haunted by ghosts, but by crickets — swarms of them in the underground bathroom, loud and alive. That's where it began. Not the drawing, but the listening. The noticing. The fear. By day, he trained to be a dental technician. But by night, he scribbled horror into sketchbooks, drawing monsters with more anatomy than most people care to know. It helped that he was trained to know every tooth, every tendon. The creatures he imagined were not unreal — they were anatomically probable. Ito submitted Tomie , a story about a girl so beautiful she drove men to madness, to a magazine competition in 1986. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like One of the Most Successful Investors of All Time, Warren Buffett, Recommends: 5 Books for Turning... Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Click Here Undo It won. And then she multiplied — literally. In the story, her severed limbs grew back into new versions of herself. It was grotesque. But it was also about grief. Tomie came from Ito's own brush with death — the sudden loss of a classmate, and the strange, quiet hope that maybe, impossibly, they'd walk through the door the next morning like nothing had happened. His horror works because it begins in the ordinary Junji Ito's Most HORRIFYING Manga No one starts screaming on page one. Ito always starts with silence. A town. A school. A couple brushing their teeth. Then, he starts to twist the world. In Uzumaki , people begin to notice spirals. In the air. In their hair. In their bodies. It's absurd. Until it's not. A man becomes a human corkscrew. A girl turns into a spiral-shaped shell. A baby is born with a whirlpool in its forehead. The logic unspools like thread in the dark — irrational, yet inevitable. Ito's real genius isn't the jump scare. It's the slow crawl of dread. The ache in your stomach when a normal scene won't end. The panel that lingers one beat too long. His horror isn't fast. It's patient. And that's what makes it unbearable. His monsters are drawn with love Look closer at his panels — not just the monsters, but the ink. The details are clinical, almost loving. Hair strands drawn one by one. Wrinkles rendered with surgical care. Even his gore is beautiful in a way that should make you feel guilty for staring. He once used a toothbrush dipped in ink to draw the slime on a giant slug-tongue. That's commitment. That's also revulsion, made intimate. What frightens him? War. Insects. Social pressure. Toilets. Yes, really. The bathroom in his childhood home was down a tunnel and filled with bugs. You feel it in stories like The Liminal Zone — stories where horror isn't far away. It's inside the home. Or worse, inside the body. The gentle maestro behind manga's most terrifying visions Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre | Official Trailer | Netflix Anime Junji Ito the man is kind, almost bashful. He's a cat dad. He laughs often. His interviews are polite, self-deprecating. There's no darkness behind the eyes. And yet. His stories have been banned, adapted, parodied. They've become viral memes, Hello Kitty collabs, T-shirt graphics. But no matter the form — be it plush doll or panel — his stories retain something terrible underneath. A quiet truth. That fear doesn't need fangs. It needs familiarity. It needs to look like something you've seen before. A shadow. A crack. A smile that stretches a bit too wide. Check out our list of the latest Hindi , English , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , and Kannada movies . Don't miss our picks for the best Hindi movies , best Tamil movies, and best Telugu films .
Time of India
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
5 best anime series to watch on Netflix
The first episode of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Credit: Crunchyroll) Finding the right anime to watch can feel overwhelming. Along with hundreds of titles on Netflix. In both classics and originals, narrowing it down isn't simple, as this isn't just about what's popular, it's about finding anime that feels fresh. Also about unique, impactful and the titles that truly represent the medium's diversity. These five series aren't ranked. Instead, they represent a cross-section of anime storytelling. Each is distinct in tone and style but shares a common thread: they pull the viewer into a world unlike any other. Rediscover horror through animated nightmares View this post on Instagram A post shared by ColorsTV (@colorstv) The horror genre in anime has a distinctive voice, and Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre delivers it with eerie stillness. Each episode adapts a short manga from Ito, blending grotesque visuals with deeply unsettling ideas, and as for fans of atmospheric horror, this series offers an anthology of nightmares designed to stay with the viewer long after the episode ends, for it's a calm chaos, more uncanny than chaotic. Modern myths are built through brutal battles Jujutsu Kaisen (Credit: Crunchyroll) Not all anime focuses on introspection. Some embrace spectacle, and Jujutsu Kaisen does this with style. Blending dark sorcery with relentless fight choreography, it follows students learning to exorcise cursed spirits. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Descubra o suplemento natural que está transformando rotinas AlwaysFit Undo Every battle is personal, shaped by fear, grief, or revenge. The animation is fast but deliberate, capturing every blow with impact. It builds a mythos where power is balanced with personal sacrifice. A stylish legacy that never repeats When anime embraces experimentation, the results can be unforgettable. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure stands as a visual and narrative outlier. Each part tells a new story, linked by bloodlines and bizarre powers. No two arcs look the same. Pose-driven action, rock music references, and wild fashion make it instantly recognizable. Beneath the flamboyance is a generational saga of good versus evil. Heroes aren't flawless, and villains have motives shaped by time and trauma. Comedy and chaos in the apocalypse Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead flips the zombie formula on its head, as, Akira isn't terrified by the apocalypse, he's freed by it. No more soul-crushing workdays, just a chance to chase dreams before turning into a zombie. That twist gives the series its bite. It's both a survival horror and self-discovery tale. The visual palette is vibrant, even when blood splashes across the screen. It makes the undead world feel oddly alive. A tale of courage and loss Demon Slayer balances tragedy and hope with a visual grace that has redefined modern anime. The story follows Tanjiro, a kind-hearted boy turned demon hunter. His journey is simple at first, protecting what's left of his family. But the path is filled with emotional depth and breathtaking battles. The animation is cinematic, blending traditional hand-drawn art with digital effects. More than just entertainment Anime on Netflix isn't just a gateway for newcomers. These five series reflect the medium's range from horror and comedy to family drama and mythic showdowns. Each show invites viewers into a world that is heightened, sometimes unreal, but emotionally honest. Whether through fear, laughter, or heartbreak, these stories endure not by formula, but by fearless imagination. Check out our list of the latest Hindi , English , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , and Kannada movies . Don't miss our picks for the best Hindi movies , best Tamil movies, and best Telugu films .
