Netflix Unveils Key Art, New Stories in Junji Ito's 'Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre'
Along with the additional voice cast.
Netflix Anime and Junji Ito have shared the key art, voice cast and four new stories that are joining their upcoming series, Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre.
In addition to adapting the Japanese horror mangaka’s Tomie, Souichi and The Hanging Balloons stories, the show will also feature Ito’s Ice Cream Truck, Library Vision, Headless Statue and Tomb Town, with Ryotaro Okiayu, Sara Matsumoto, Takatsugu Chikamatsu, Ryohei Kimura, M・A・O, Aya Uchida, Yuki Kaji, Tomoe Hanba, Fumiko Orikasa and Takashi Kondo lending their voices to bring these four stories to life.
Check out the key art below and stay tuned for more info. Netflix and Junji Ito’s Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre premieres January 19, 2023 on Netflix.
joining the Junji Ito Maniac cast are the following talents:
“Ice Cream Truck”:
Ryotaro Okiayu
Sara Matsumoto
Takatsugu Chikamatsu pic.twitter.com/OuKmW1VMoZ— Netflix Anime (@NetflixAnime) October 14, 2022
“Library Vision”
Yuki Kaji
Tomoe Hanba pic.twitter.com/whwht4hmtj— Netflix Anime (@NetflixAnime) October 14, 2022
“Headless Statue”
Fumiko Orikasa
Takashi Kondo pic.twitter.com/xemk2c7nOn— Netflix Anime (@NetflixAnime) October 14, 2022
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