Season 1 holds the highest collective average score across the series.
Season 1 Details →Lowest score variance (σ = 1.28), maintaining an average of 4.7.
Complete Episode Rating Matrix
Interactive score chart by season and episode number. Darker green indicates higher ratings; amber and red denote lower reception.
Ratings Analysis & Trajectory
Across 1 seasons and 12 episodes, Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre has earned an overall series rating of 4.7 out of 10. The series displays remarkable consistency across its narrative arc, maintaining reliable ratings from premiere to conclusion.
The single highest-rated hour of television in the series is Season 1, Episode 1 ("The Strange Hikizuri Siblings"), rated at an extraordinary 6.6/10 with 13 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 1, Episode 10 ("Unendurable Labyrinth / The Bully"), landing at 2.5/10.
The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 1 between Episode 1 ("The Strange Hikizuri Siblings", 6.6) and Episode 2 ("The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel / Ice Cream Bus", 3.2), a swing of 3.4 points.
Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre
| Rank | Episode | Title | Score | Votes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Season 1, Ep 1 | The Strange Hikizuri Siblings | 6.6 | 13 | Jan 19, 2023 |
| #2 | Season 1, Ep 12 | Whispering Woman / Soichi's Beloved Pet | 6.0 | 2 | Jan 19, 2023 |
| #3 | Season 1, Ep 7 | Tomb Town | 5.8 | 4 | Jan 19, 2023 |
| #4 | Season 1, Ep 9 | Tomie・Photo | 5.5 | 2 | Jan 19, 2023 |
| #5 | Season 1, Ep 11 | Alley / Headless Statue | 5.5 | 2 | Jan 19, 2023 |
| #6 | Season 1, Ep 4 | Four x Four Walls / The Sandman's Lair | 5.0 | 4 | Jan 19, 2023 |
| #7 | Season 1, Ep 8 | Layers of Terror / The Thing that Drifted Ashore | 5.0 | 2 | Jan 19, 2023 |
| #8 | Season 1, Ep 3 | Hanging Balloon | 4.5 | 2 | Jan 19, 2023 |
| #9 | Season 1, Ep 5 | Intruder / Long Hair in the Attic | 3.7 | 3 | Jan 19, 2023 |
| #10 | Season 1, Ep 6 | Mold / Library Vision | 3.3 | 3 | Jan 19, 2023 |