Junji Ito Collection

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.

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.

This anime is exactly what its meant for, short stories very very fu cked up. No more no less. If u tired of all the typical animes this is a masterpiece. Short and goes straight to the point, witch is making the viewer unconfortable . Very recomended to watch this stoned xd.

I won't lie, Junji Ito's work is amazing! He puts a lot of time and effort into making his work as best it can be whilst making sure everything is unsettling. However, Collections is not a good way to show how amazing is work truly is.

At first I was excited to watch this back in 2018 since I am a massive fan of Junji Ito, I won't lie I wish I didn't. Collections has some of my favourite short stories of all time yet all of them just felt so off and didn't do any of them justice to how amazing they truly are. As the episodes go on the budget just seems to slip aswell and everything just starts to get worse and worse.

If you're a new Junji Ito fan, please just go read the books.

Ok I'm new to junji ito's work, I saw a trailer of junji ito Collection and said to myself ok that looks spine tingling and watched it, absolutely loved it, the reason why people aren't liking it is because the manga (books it was based on) looked more detailed but if youre like me and don't really know about junji ito's stories, you will love it I promise