- Episode 1 — Itou Junji: Maniac

[Megathread] [Junji Ito Maniac] 1. The Strange Hikizuri Siblings

Critics and viewers have offered mixed reviews on the episode's effectiveness: Itou Junji: Maniac - Episode 1

: Kazuya, the self-appointed head of the household, invites a photographer named Sachiyo and her physicist boyfriend to witness a family séance. [Megathread] [Junji Ito Maniac] 1

: Critics at Ready Steady Cut questioned the decision to open the series with this specific tale, describing it as a "family drama masquerading as light horror" rather than one of Ito's more terrifying concepts. The story centers on the six eccentric and

The story centers on the six eccentric and unsettling Hikizuri siblings: Kazuya, Kinako, Shigorô, Narumi, Hitoshi, and Misako.

The first episode of the Netflix anthology series , titled " The Strange Hikizuri Siblings: The Séance " , premiered on January 19, 2023. Directed by Shinobu Tagashira, it adapts a story from Junji Ito’s manga collection Lovesickness . Plot Summary: A Dysfunctional Séance