An official website has opened for a TV anime adaptation of works by horror manga author Junji Ito on Thursday, revealing partial staff and a key visual (pictured). Tentatively titled Itou Junji: Collection, the series is slated to premiere in Winter 2018.
The adaptation will cover stories from both the Itou Junji Kessaku-shuu (Junji Itou Masterpiece Collection) series, which spans over 11 volumes, including popular works such as Tomie, Souichi no Kattena Noroi (Souichi's Selfish Curse), Kubi no Nai Choukoku (Headless Statues), and Frankenstein, as well as the Ma no Kakera (Fragments of Horror) story collection. Stories to be adapted by the anime will be announced at a later time.
Staff
Director, Character Design: Shinobu Tagashira (Diabolik Lovers)
Studio: Studio Deen
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Junji Ito as a manga author. In commemoration of the anime project, Asahi Shimbun's comic website Sonorama+ is distributing Ito's works free of charge until the end of August.
Teaser site: http://itojunji-anime.com/
Source: Comic Natalie
Ito Junji: Collection on MAL
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