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When an anime makes such a drastic turn in quality, enjoyment and fear factor to the point where you're compelled to write a review about it is proof that you should give it at least a shot.

As you can guess from the name, The Ito Junji collection is many of his short stories turned into anime. If you're completely unfamiliar with any of Ito Junjis work, I highly recommend you read "uzumaki". It's not very long however gives you a great starting place for understanding Junjis world.

When placed into anime form, it honestly looks like his imagery and art have come to life, ... the sound direction blends so well and overall it's a perfect mix.

As for episodes there is currently only three. I'll be honest, the first episode was one massive let down for me personally. I was expecting a gruesome horror filled experience but alas it felt more like I was watching a comedy or parody. Regardless, the animation style, voice acting and soundtrack convinced me to give it another go and I was absolutely amazed at both episode 2 and episode 3. Both episodes did his work justice, creating incredibly creepy scenarios as well as even supply some deep philosophical ideas (especially in episode 2)

It has boosted my love for this show, you're getting two short horror stories in one episode which will, at the very least, unnerve you to a certain degree. Even if you're one stone cold B*stard, there's still tons of enjoyment from watching this and hopefully provides you with inspiration to read Ito Junjis other work

9/10, I can't wait for episode 5