Junji Ito Collection

The anime was first announced June 30, 2017, via Junji Ito's page on the Asahi Shimbun website. In August, the adaptation was confirmed to be a television series with animation by Studio Deen. Shinobu Tagashira, known for his directorial work on Diabolik Lovers, directed and created the character design for the anime. The announcement also revealed that the series would adapt from two of Ito's manga collections, the 11 volume Junji Ito Masterpiece Collection and the single volume Fragments of Horror, The series revealed its official title on October 12, 2017, The opening theme song, , is performed by The Pinballs, while the ending theme song, , is performed by Jyocho. ==Release==

The series was initially scheduled to premiere on Tokyo MX on January 7, 2018, Additionally, the series received an advance showing on December 23, 2017, which was attended by Ito and voice actor Yūji Mitsuya. The series is being simulcast on Crunchyroll worldwide outside of Asia, and Funimation began streaming an English dub on January 20, 2018. The series ran for 12 episodes and was released as three separate sets on DVD, on March 30, 2018, April 27, 2018, and May 25, 2018. The second and third sets each include an OVA episode. == Episodes ==