Strange: Junji Ito's Tales for Sleepless Nights: Season 1
Junji Ito’s nightmares step into the real world in this live-action horror anthology. Across thirteen chilling tales, ordinary lives are pulled into the uncanny, where beauty becomes obsession, bodies betray their owners, and familiar places twist into something grotesque. From the fogbound terror of “Lovesickness” to stories of phantom pain, cursed music, and impossible transformations, each episode brings Ito’s sin
Season overview
Junji Ito’s nightmares step into the real world in this live-action horror anthology. Across thirteen chilling tales, ordinary lives are pulled into the uncanny, where beauty becomes obsession, bodies betray their owners, and familiar places twist into something grotesque. From the fogbound terror of “Lovesickness” to stories of phantom pain, cursed music, and impossible transformations, each episode brings Ito’s singular imagination to life in flesh and blood.
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Lovesickness (Part 1)
Jul 4, 2026 · 30 min
In a fogbound town, young women are obsessed with Tsujiura, a street fortune-telling ritual in which they ask a stranger at a crossroads whether their love will come true. Ryusuke
The Bully
Jul 11, 2026 · 30 min
As a child, Kuriko was adored by a little boy named Naoya, who followed her everywhere in tears, desperate for her attention. But Kuriko grew to despise him and began to torment hi
The Rib Woman
Jul 25, 2026 · 30 min
Like many young women, Yuri has a gnawing worry about her waistline. Online ads for rib-removal surgery seem to follow her everywhere, promising a smaller waist and a more delicate
Old Records / Face Thief
Aug 15, 2026 · 29 min
Yūki is captivated by a mysterious record with no title, no singer, and no lyrics—only a melody unlike anything she has ever heard. Desperate to possess it, she steals the record f