r/junjiito

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.

This has happened to me 4 times now in person. Someone asks what manga/books I enjoy and I eventually bring up Junji Ito and they say they love Junji Ito. This always makes me happy so I ask what their favourite story of his is so we can talk about it and every time they say they haven't actually read any.....

There is nothing wrong with just appreciating the art and not getting into the stories but it does make me wonder how many fans have actually read his work. Has anyone else had this experience or something similar?

Edit: I am not trying to gatekeep Junji Ito I just noticed this and was wondering if other people had similar experiences. I do think it’s cool that his work has became so popular that people recognise it just from the art and I have no problems with that.

What did you think on gyo, personally I didn’t like it, I read it in one sitting. Did other people like it?