How To Watch Strange: Junji Ito's Tales for Sleepless Nights

First, a reminder that this subreddit does not support or endorse piracy. Please do not post or comment links to piracy websites or unauthorized downloads of the episodes.

Links to fan-sub groups or subtitle files are allowed. At the time of writing, however, no fan group appears to be translating this series.

Option 1: Wait for the international release

The series has been announced for international distribution on HBO Max later this year:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DaW8WygkyMx/

Option 2: Watch through a legitimate Japanese streaming service

The series is available on legitimate Japanese streaming platforms such as Lemino, TVer, and U-NEXT. These services are intended for viewers in Japan and are geo-restricted, so you must either be physically located in Japan or use a VPN with a Japanese server.

Episode 1 on TVer:
https://tver.jp/episodes/epkios357o

I was able to watch the first episode successfully using VPN Gate's free public VPN service provided by the University of Tsukuba:
https://www.vpngate.net/en/howto_softether.aspx

If English subtitles become available from a fan-sub group in the future, you will need to find your own lawful method of obtaining a copy of the video in accordance with the laws of your country. Discussion of downloading methods is outside the scope of this subreddit. You can then use a media player such as VLC to load the subtitle file and synchronize it with the video.

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u/zombizzle — 13 hours ago

Map of Junji Ito's Hometown Sakashita

A version of this map will appear in Junji Ito: Dissection. This is one I had made for fun only a couple of months ago.

u/zombizzle — 16 days ago

Upcoming Junji Ito - Summer 2026

  • Strange: Junji Ito's Strange Stories for Sleepless Nights (2026)
    • Live-Action Series - TV Tokyo - July 3, 2026 (Japan)
  • Junji Ito Crimson (2026)
    • Anime Series - Crunchyroll - TBD
  • The Art of Junji Ito Collection
    • Art Book - DK Books - September 8, 2026
  • Horror Picture Book: Looking at Me
    • Story by Soshichi Tonari, Illustrated by Junji Ito - VIZ - October 6, 2026
  • Bloody Smart (2026)
    • Live-Action Series - Netflix - TBD - Taiwan/Japan
  • Junji Ito: Dissection
    • VIZ - Spring 2027
  • The Monstrous Ocean: The Curious Travels of Ahab
    • Junji Ito's Upcoming New Hand-Drawn Manga, based on Moby-Dick; the 1851 epic novel by American writer Herman Melville - TBD - 2027 (Japan)
  • The Long Hair in the Attic (TBD)
    • Live-Action Film Collaboration between Japan’s Toei, Thailand’s M Studio and South Korea’s Showbox - TBD (Japan) - Source
  • Blood-Sucking Darkness (TBD)
    • Live-Action Film written by Jeff Howard - Fangoria Studios - TBD - Source
  • Tomie (TBD)
    • Live-Action Series developed by Alexandre Aja starring Adeline Rudolph as Tomie, originally developed for the defunct streaming service Quibi.
    • Last news from 2021 via Bloody-Disgusting - "“Quibi was supposed to be… I don’t know if you’re familiar with the manga but… you cannot kill Tomie. So… she will be back,” Aja teased with a smile during his chat with the Boo Crew."
u/zombizzle — 22 days ago
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Junji Ito: Dissection releases Spring 2027

This is the English release of "伊藤潤二研究 ホラーの深淵から" or "Junji Ito's Study - The Abyss of Horror" originally released in 2017 to commemorate Junji Ito's 30th anniversary as a mangaka. Contains interviews, unpublished works, and pictures of paintings and illustrations. An enhanced edition was released in 2024 with an additional 100 pages.

The unpublished works included are: (official English titles may change)

  • Layers of Terror (恐怖の重層)
    • Original Publication: ネムキ (Nemuki) 2017/03
  • Yon & Muu's Haunted Residence (よん&むーの幽霊物件)
    • Original Publication:『YOMBAN』 2009年12月号
  • The Hanging Balloons: Reincarnation (首吊り気球・再来)
    • Original Publication: ネムキ+ (Nemuki+) 2015/12
  • Demon's Voice (魔声)
    • Original Publication: SIREN MANIACS(サイレン マニアックス) (Official Strategy Guide of the SIREN video game, has been re-published over the years.)
u/zombizzle — 23 days ago

Uzumaki Novelization Reaches Conclusion in Big Original July Issue

https://bigcomicbros.net/magazines/90903/

Written by Sato Masaru with supplemental illustrations by Junji Ito, the Uzumaki novelization has diverted considerably from the original. You can find previous coverage about it here and here. A single collected volume is expected to be published in Japan within the year.

u/zombizzle — 23 days ago

DK Books Officially Announce "The Art of Junji Ito Collection" - Incorrectly refer to Junji Ito as the "Godfather of Horror Manga"

Source via Instagram dklivinguk: https://www.instagram.com/p/DYexTYugEY1/

The book appeared on Books-A-Million and other various storefronts a couple of weeks ago, reported here: https://www.reddit.com/r/junjiito/comments/1t77eiu/the_art_of_junji_ito_collection_autographed_copies/

An Edition Autographed by Junji Ito is available for pre-order here: https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Art-Junji-Ito-Collection-Autographed/DK/9798217494576

Official DK Webpage: https://dk.com/products/9780241812020-the-art-of-junji-ito-collection

>The Art of Junji Ito Collection by DK
Publication date: September 3, 2026
ISBN: 9780241812020
Format: Hardback
SKU: 9780241812020
Pages: 232

DK's marketing calls Junji Ito the "Godfather of Horror Manga" - a title belonging to Kazuo Umezz - a genre pioneer and Ito's sensei. I don't believe this designation for Ito has ever appeared in any Japanese literary source. When major publishers misattribute such historically significant titles, incorrect information becomes accepted "fact." An accurate description might reference Ito as an "award-winning master of horror manga" or acknowledge his influence on contemporary horror manga without appropriating a title that belongs to his predecessor.

u/zombizzle — 2 months ago

Container & Shape Alignment Initiative: Demonstration of Doohickey in Box

For Internal Distribution Only

Colleagues,

Following repeated containment failures, Doohickey Corp. has concluded that a formal Box Demonstration is necessary.

Despite prior training materials, employees continue to:

  • force the doohickey into the box at impossible angles
  • rotate the box instead of the doohickey
  • rotate themselves instead of either object
  • declare the box “too small” before attempting alignment procedures

For clarification: the doohickey does fit.

It has always fit.

Container & Shape Alignment Initiative

u/zombizzle — 2 months ago

Manga Adaptations of Horror Film

I threw this together to showcase the history of Gekiga Roadshow and Monthly Halloween adapting horror films over the years. There are some modern examples of promotional manga like Deliver Us from Evil by Kenji Taketomi and The Lighthouse by Junji Ito that are not included. Japanese publications of Western comic books seem to have stopped magazines from producing manga comicalizations over the years. What horror films would you love see adapted into manga?

u/zombizzle — 2 months ago