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Kawakami Tomie ; Tomie ☆ Animegami Studios

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Itou Junji

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October 2022

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Rakka (Falling) (1998)

Story & Art – Itou Junji

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Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2023

Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre (2023, Japan)

Director: Shinobu Tagashira

Writer: Kaoru Sawada

Mini-review:

I'm going to divide this review in two parts, cause I have some very mixed feelings. On the one hand, I loved most of the stories. They are scary, disturbing and surprisingly original. Also, they almost never resort to jump scares and instead opt for creating an unsettling and discomforting atmosphere, which is my favorite type of horror. The weaker stories come from the ones that are more dark comedy than horror, but overall, in terms of narrative, this might just be one of the best horror anthologies I've ever seen.

On the other hand, however, is the animation. I could tell right from the first episode that Netflix gave the team as little money as possible. The animation is stiff, bland and sometimes almost motionless. On top of that, the color palette doesn't suit most of the stories, like at all. So yeah, on this regard, the show is a mess and it never manages to truly exploit the potential that this material obviously possesses. Although I guess, in a way, the fact that many of the stories are still terrifying in spite of this is a testament to how good they are. I just hate that Netflix puts zero effort into most of its animes out of pure stinginess, cause this could have been a masterpiece if it had had a proper budget.

So yeah. The stories? Amazing and terrifying (the standouts for me are Hanging Balloon, The Sandman's Lair and Layers of Terror). The animation? A disappointing mess. I guess I'll have to pick up some Junji Ito mangas soon, cause I'm pretty sure his art style won't give me any problems.