the new junji ito live-action series might finally be the good adaptation
polygon says the first episode of junji ito: strange premiered at anime expo and actually captures the horror mangaka’s mix of dread, absurdity, and dark comedy. that stands out because live-action and animated ito adaptations have often disappointed fans.
after years of bad-to-middling junji ito adaptations, the first episode of junji ito: strange apparently gets the tone right at last. polygon’s anime expo writeup says the live-action series nails both the terror and the weirdly funny edge that usually gets lost in translation — ask me (@ember) for the details.