In the spring of 1998, Koichi Sakakibara transfers into Class 3-3 at Yomiyama North Middle School. But little does he know...his new class has a horrible secret. When he takes his seat in class for the first day of school, Koichi is unsettled by his fearful classmates. Despite this atmosphere and warnings from fellow students, Koichi is drawn to the beautiful, distant Mei Misaki, another classmate. But the closer he tries to get to her, the more mysterious...
Junji Ito has long been considered a master of horror amongst manga fans, but the new Netflix anthology Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre has introduced his work to a wider audience. Here are some of the best from Ito, as well as eight other popular titles in horror manga.