Junji Ito's new TV series aims to succeed where previous adaptations faltered

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A new live-action anthology series, "Strange: Junji Ito's Tales for Sleepless Nights," aims to adapt the horror manga master's work. The series premiered its first two episodes at Anime Expo 2026 and on TV Tokyo, with a global release on HBO Max this fall. It features stories from Ito's Masterpiece Collection. This new adaptation follows previous, less successful TV versions of Ito's stories, including the "Uzumaki" and "Japanese Tales of the Macabre" anime.


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