Junji Itô: Korekushon

As a Junji Ito manga reader iv'e been waiting for one of his stories to get animated and when i realized that he in fact does have an animation i was excited but in the end i was disappointed the animation and the voice actors were not able to show us how creepy the characters are and the emotions were portrayed very poorly compared to the manga. But personally i never expect the Anime Adaption to be as good as the manga ever its very rare in that case. But i'm still giving this an 8/10 for the story line and Souichi ;))

I am a big fan of Junji Ito and familiar with almost all of his works. The background music and the vibe of Junji Itô: Korekushon anime is not as much scary as the manga is. Just okay.

Two stories per episode showing interesting and weird horror stories. Some are going to make you close your eyes, revolt your stomach and keep you watching for more.

Could be better, but remember that japanese culture have a diferent concept of horror.

Unlike most anime series this one doesn't have a single story running through all twelve episodes or even the same group of characters. Instead each episode contains a couple of short horror stories which don't appear to have any connection to each other apart from the art style; at least until the final story when a couple of previously seen characters return. As one might guess from the title they are based on stories created by manga artist Junji Ito.

The stories are nicely varied; most have a good degree of creepiness although inevitably some work better than others. I liked the art style; it suits the genre far better than the more traditional look of anime characters. Comments I've read elsewhere suggest it isn't as good as the original manga but as I've not read any of that I can't compare it; as a standalone work it is effectively creepy if not really scary. Overall I'd recommend it to those who enjoyed shows like 'Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories'.

These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.

I really liked the stories that each chapter presents to us, in each one I could feel different sensations such as fear, repulsion and chills because in several scenes I was experiencing trypophobia. This is because the representations of drawings in the manga became very good and similar. The bad thing is its animation, at times it looks static and lacks fluidity, that are saved thanks to the great work of the voice actors. Its soundtrack is good, what stands out the most is its adapted script from Junji Ito's manga. If you like anime and want to try something new other than shonen, you should try watching it.