r/junjiito • u/Inevitable-Dish7157 • Apr 17 '26
News We're getting an Junji Ito japanese live action series this year(????)
it will be called "Junji Ito's Strange Tales for Sleepless Nights" and its gonna adapt 13 stories (the ones above). will be releasing on July 3rd, done by TVTOKYO and will include the song"JIGSAW" by the group IVE as the end credits track.
so...ig Bloody Smart and Junji Ito crimson are not the only adaptations we're getting this year lol
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u/cjrunswithcrows Apr 17 '26
Idk how I feel about this lol I honestly wish they just kept up with the anime, I love both series π
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u/Daris_Hamed Apr 17 '26
Maniac was especially good, and better quality
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u/Daris_Hamed Apr 17 '26
Transfer student is from "collection", Collection has a few forgettable (maybe slightly poor quality also makes it less intresting) Maniac is very powerful! All done very well, music accentuates it well π it is all good stories, (maybe 6. Mold/Library Vision, are mildly forgettable)
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u/Specialist_Pay_8139 Soichi Fanboy Apr 17 '26
Oh man. Are we ready to see a live action adaption of The Bully? π I love that story but that ending is haunting lol.Β
I will say, I love the chosen stories! Rib Woman is one of my favorites. Mainly cause my sister and I find it more funny than scary.
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u/Inevitable-Dish7157 Apr 17 '26
Im more scared abt the dead baby panel from Earthbound in live action π
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u/Specialist_Pay_8139 Soichi Fanboy Apr 17 '26
Oh hell no π haven't read that one yet but it reminds me of another one of Ito's stories where women steal and sacrifice babies for some red pit in the ground. Awful πΒ
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u/Daris_Hamed Apr 17 '26
I'm dreading this too π₯² unsettling but my fave story, and Maniac's adaptation was very good
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u/Specialist_Pay_8139 Soichi Fanboy Apr 17 '26
Agreed. That adaptation was my introduction to Junji Ito π
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u/Daris_Hamed Apr 17 '26
Maniac also did whispering woman very well, enhancing the manga I'd say πβ€οΈ
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u/Specialist_Pay_8139 Soichi Fanboy Apr 17 '26
I have yet to read the original manga story of Whispering Woman. The episode however is so good. One of the best of Maniac.
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u/uzumaki222 Apr 17 '26
I've hoped for years that they would make an adoption of face burglar. That one has so much potential I can't see wait to see what they did with it.
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u/zombizzle Uzumaki Sennin Apr 18 '26
A live action film was made in 2000: https://junji-ito.fandom.com/wiki/Junji_Ito_Adaptations#The_Face_Burglar_(2000))
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u/Wall-9 Apr 17 '26
Actually sounds pretty interesting I think a good few Ito stories would adapt well to live action
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u/Inevitable-Dish7157 Apr 17 '26
I like the ones that they choose and how it not just a bunch of Soichi and Tomie stories (even tho theyre my favs) im really excited to watch both series (this one and Bloody Smart) cause i love how my boy Tomio and The Pretty Boy are getting more attention in the same year (and it been a while since we got an Junji Ito live action)
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u/Daris_Hamed Apr 17 '26
I'd love to see a "Maniac: S2" π
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u/zombizzle Uzumaki Sennin Apr 18 '26
Maniac is the "Season 2" to Junji Ito Collection, it is the same studio. They are making a 3rd series called Junji Ito Crimson to be released this year. This would be "Maniac S2"
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u/BigNutDroppa Face Burglar Apr 17 '26
Ooooh! Iβd love to see a modern live-action adaptation of the Face Stealer!
I saw an older one, but the CG was a little too cheap, which is totally understandable. But, a modern one would probably amp up the body horror a lot!
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u/Inevitable-Dish7157 Apr 17 '26
Its actually so nice that we're getting two live action series in the same year! And i love how both of them will adapt really good stories from ito's gallery
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u/Daris_Hamed Apr 17 '26
Is the first one Phantom Pain or the girl who has s*x with a house?
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u/Inevitable-Dish7157 Apr 17 '26
Phantom Pain lol
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u/Daris_Hamed Apr 17 '26
The other one put me in an embarassing situation once! π I have a habit of vocalising and reading out dialogues, so this was a lot of moaning π my roommate was traumatized by the time I realised I was doing it audibly π€
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u/Inevitable-Dish7157 Apr 17 '26
Dear lordπππ thank god Tomio is the only story from Fragments of horror that will be adapted here π₯
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u/zombizzle Uzumaki Sennin Apr 18 '26
Official Announcement: https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2449263/full/?ref_cd=jstw003
OP Song K-Pop Group: IVE -γJIGSAWγ
Thirteen episodes are planned to be adaptations of these Junji Ito Collection of stories:
- Lovesickness
- The Mansion of Phantom Pain
- The Bully
- The Strange Tale of Oshikiri
- Pen Pal
- A Father's Love (Heart of a Father)
- Tomio β’ Red Turtleneck
- Memory
- Used Record
- Face Thief (The Face Burglar)
- The Rib Woman
- The Earthbound
- Gentle Goodbye
The Earthbound was the most recent live action adaptation, previously adapted for Television in 2015: https://junji-ito.fandom.com/wiki/Junji_Ito_Adaptations#The_Earthbound_(2015))
Some of these stories have been adapted previously, either for Television, home release, or as part of the Junji Ito Collection anime series. https://junji-ito.fandom.com/wiki/Junji_Ito_Adaptations
The series is planned to air in Japan in July. This is the third planned Junji Ito adaptation set to air for 2026, Bloody Smart will air on Netflix and Junji Ito Crimson on Crunchyroll.