The winter 2018 anime series Junji Ito Collection has found itself another home video release distribution point with KSM Anime in Germany. The distributor has set a September 26th, 2019 debut for the thirteen-episode series in bilingual form. It’s priced at 80 euro and will be only on Blu-ray. Extras include the clean opening song and the two Tomie extras.
The show was directed by Shinobu Tagashira, who is also handling the character designs for it, with Kaoru Sawada handling the scripts. Studio DEEN produced the animation.
The Japanese cast includes Yuuji Mitsuya in Souichi, Hiro Shimono in Oshikiri, Kaori Nazuka in Yuuko, Hikaru Midorikawa as Yotsuzuchi no Bishounen, Mami Koyama as Fuchi, and Rie Suegara as Tomie.
The opening sequence has the song “The Writhing in Agony Blues” by The Pinballs while the ending features the song “Mutual Universe” by JYOCHO!
Plot Concept: Enter the twisted world of Junji Ito’s works of horror! Witness the most hair-raising stories from Junji Ito Masterpiece Collection and Fragments of Horror like you’ve never seen them before. For any fans who seek the thrill of shocking imagery and ill-fated characters, this whole show is made for you.
