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During this year’s Netflix Geeked Week, master of horror Junji Ito announced that the streaming service is working on a new anthology series that will bring to life some of his stories that “have not yet been shown in animation.” With the manga revealing the likes of Hanging Balloons, a story centering on Tommy, and a tale centering on the cursed young man known as Suichi, now is the perfect time to dive into some of Ito’s other work to get an idea of ​​what other stories might arrive as part of this story.

If you haven’t had the chance to see Junji Ito announce the new series, the official Netflix Geeked Twitter account has shared the new video that sees the horror master go into detail about the upcoming scary project:

Since Ito mentioned that these tales were never animated, that of course means that the likes of Uzumaki, Jyo, and the Model likely won’t make the cut, but there are plenty of other stories for the series to focus on.

What Junji Ito stories would you like to see covered in Netflix’s idiot? Feel free to tell us in the comments or hit me up live on Twitter @EVComedy to talk about all things comedy, anime and the Junji Ito universe.

Hellstar Remina

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Hellstar Remina is a strange story, even for Junji Ito, and given the area the manga covered, it really means something. First appearing on the scene in 2004, the mini-series focuses on the daughter of a scientist who discovers a rogue planet that is set on a collision course with planet Earth. With Remina trying to flee from the humankind she sees as responsible for the threat, Ito is able to convey some truly terrifying images with this one that will translate amazingly to the small screen.

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Amigora puzzle is wrong

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What many would consider one of Junji Ito’s scariest stories, it’s amazing that this story didn’t work when it came to the original Junji Ito anthology series. The Enigma of Amigura Fault focuses on a mountainside full of human-sized holes “customized” for people, with a strange allure that draws people into the confined space. It’s a simple story but one that will have anyone with claustrophobia swooning in with an ending that is sure to send chills down the spine of anyone who encounters it.

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one army

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Junji Ito’s army is so brutal that it’s hard to even share a picture of it, with the story arriving as a side story inside Hellstar Remina A posting and assassin’s vision of a loss that not only takes a life, but goes so far as to sew people and animals together. It’s a disturbing story to say the least, one that feels like Ito was the only one he could think of and put it to paper.

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red turtleneck

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Junji Ito’s “Red Turtleneck” focuses on a simple enough, yet somewhat hilarious, story in which a young boy tries to keep his head on his shoulders after meeting a mysterious woman who is looking to add his head to his collection. The lengths a woman goes to to get the head of a hero at some point becomes so annoying that it might make anyone cringe, especially if you’re not a big fan of bugs.

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sensor

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Junji Ito’s sensor is one of his latest images and blends some Lovecraftian horror along with some that only this horror mangaka could come up with. The official description of this latest scary tale from Viz Media reads as follows:

A woman walks alone at the foot of Mount Sengoku. A man appears who says he is waiting for her and invites her to a nearby village. Surprisingly, the village is covered with hair-like volcanic fiberglass, all shimmering gold. At night, when the villagers perform their custom of gazing at the starry sky, bodies fall Countless unknown planes are raining down on them – the beginning of horror is about to happen!

A woman walking alone at the foot of Mount Sengoku. A man appears saying he was waiting for her and invites her to a nearby village. Surprisingly, the village is covered in hair-like volcanic fiberglass, all of which shimmer in a brilliant golden color. At night, when the villagers carry out their habit of staring at the starry sky, countless unidentified flying objects fall on them, which opened the door of horror about to happen!

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Sleeping Demon’s Lair

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Imagine Junji Ito’s experience on Freddy Krueger and then imagine that the mangaka was able to make said Nightmare Demon even more annoying than the prickly-toed slasher on Elm Street. Den of the Sleep Demon sees a young boy suffering from a mysterious personality trying to take control of the boy’s life, with the demon seeking to escape into the real world in one of the most disturbing ways. Needless to say, watching this story animated will surely make viewers crawl.

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The secret of the haunted mansion

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If the image above alone doesn’t sell you on the horror of this story, we don’t know what to tell you. The Secret of the Haunted Mansion contains some of the most terrifying creatures Junji Ito has ever made while also slipping into a major reference to a story from the past from the master of horror that might lead to the idea that some of these stories are set in the same universe.

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