The live-action omnibus series Strange: Junji Ito's Tales for Sleepless Nights premiered in Japan on July 3, 2026, with a rearranged episode order, and will stream internationally on HBO Max this fall.
The live-action series Strange: Junji Ito's Tales for Sleepless Nights adapts 13 manga stories by Junji Ito into an omnibus format. It premiered on TV Tokyo on July 3, 2026. The episode order was rearranged shortly before the premiere: the episode "Lovesickness" (Part 1) became the first episode, while "The Mansion of Phantom Pain," originally slated as the opener, was postponed with no new airdate announced. The status of a planned Anime Expo screening of the first two episodes, which had been scheduled before the change, became unclear.
The series cast includes Nijirō Murakami, Kanata Hosoda, and others. IVE performs the opening theme. HBO Max will stream the series internationally under the title Strange: Junji Ito's Tales for Sleepless Nights this fall. Anime Expo screened the first two episodes on Friday, July 3, after the episode order change.
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HBO Max will stream the live-action omnibus series Strange: Junji Ito's Tales for Sleepless Nights internationally this fall. The series, based on 13 manga stories by Junji Ito, premiered in Japan on July 3. Anime Expo screened the first two episodes on Friday. The cast includes Nijirō Murakami, Kanata Hosoda, and others. IVE performs the opening theme.
The staff for the live-action omnibus series Strange: Junji Ito's Tales for Sleepless Nights announced on Sunday that they are rearranging the episode order. The episode "Lovesickness" (Part 1) will now premiere as the first episode, while the previously planned first episode, "The Mansion of Phantom Pain," has been postponed with no new airdate announced. The series premieres on TV Tokyo on July 3.