30 min

S1 · E1 · Jul 4, 2026

Lovesickness (Part 1) Episode 1

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 returns after years away, still haunted by a dark memory tied to the ritual. At his new school, he reunites with his childhood friend Midori, only for a female student to die in a bizarre suicide after a Tsujiura encounter. Soon, rumors spread of a beautiful boy who appears at dusk, waiting in the fog.

7.3 · You

31 min

S1 · E2 · Jul 11, 2026

The Bully Episode 2

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 him. Years later, struggling with infertility and a failing marriage, she encounters Naoya again. As the two are drawn closer, the cruelty she once buried begins to resurface in a form she never could have imagined.

7.6 · You

30 min

S1 · E3 · Jul 18, 2026

Episode 3 Episode 3

Mysterious, silent people begin standing still in specific locations across the city, unable to move. As a caseworker investigates, she uncovers a disturbing supernatural connection between the victims' placements and their deepest guilts.

8.1 · You

30 min

S1 · E4 · Jul 25, 2026

The Rib Woman Episode 4

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 silhouette. She wishes she could be as slim as Ruriko, her brother’s beauty-queen girlfriend. But then one evening, Ruriko begins to unravel, claiming she is tormented every night by the sound of eerie, twanging music from nowhere. Can she alone hear it? No, Yuri can now hear it too, ever so faintly...

8.1 · You

30 min

S1 · E5 · Aug 1, 2026

A Father's Love Episode 5

A man is forced to constantly hold his own head in place after a mysterious woman partially severs it, leaving him relying on a tight red turtleneck. / A girl uncovers the terrifying truth behind her recurring childhood memories.

6.8 · You

31 min

S1 · E6 · Aug 8, 2026

Episode 6 Episode 6

An obsessive music collector hunts down a rare, cursed vinyl record that drives anyone who hears its haunting melody to madness. / A high school girl with the uncanny ability to steal other people's facial features targets a new classmate.

7.6 · You

31 min

S1 · E7 · Aug 15, 2026

Old Records / Face Thief Episode 7

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 from her friend and murders her. But as Yūki searches for a player, she realizes others are after it too: men who know what the record truly is. It’s Machida’s first day at her new high school, and the first thing she notices is the pair of girls in her class who are identical in appearance. One of the presumed twins, Kamei, immediately latches on to Machida, begging to become best friends. Machida finds this pathetic, but can’t seem to shake Kamei off. What she soon finds out, though, is that Kamei wants to take far more from her than just her time and attention.

7.1 · You

30 min

S1 · E8 · Aug 22, 2026

Episode 8 Episode 8

Obsessed with achieving the perfect slim waistline, a young woman undergoes a shady surgical procedure to remove her ribs. Soon after, she is stalked by a grotesque entity looking to reclaim the discarded bones.

7.1 · You

31 min

S1 · E9 · Aug 29, 2026

Episode 9 Episode 9

The town descends into absolute mass hysteria as the ghostly apparitions of lovesick girls overtake the streets. Ryusuke faces a final, surreal confrontation with the boy in black to break the cycle of obsession.

7.1 · You

31 min

S1 · E10 · Sep 5, 2026

Episode 10 Episode 10

Oshikiri discovers that his massive, lonely house serves as a dimensional gateway to a parallel world filled with violent doppelgängers. / A girl's seemingly innocent correspondence with a distant penpal turns dark and hazardous.

7.3 · You

31 min

S1 · E11 · Sep 12, 2026

Episode 11 Episode 11

A young woman marries into a traditional family that uses a strange, ghostly ritual to gradually mourn their deceased relatives. When tragedy strikes close to home, she must confront the true, heartbreaking nature of the ritual.

7.3 · You

S1 · E12 · Sep 19, 2026

緩やかな別れ Episode 12

由緒ある戸倉家に嫁いだ璃子（恒松祐里）は一族に受け継がれてきた、故人との別れを“緩やか”にする、ある不思議な風習を知る。その先に待つあまりに切ない真実とは――。由緒ある戸倉家に嫁いだ璃子（恒松祐里）は、邸宅内で幽霊のような老婆の幻影を目撃し、夫の誠（葉山奨之）から一族に代々受け継がれてきた不思議な風習の存在を知らされる。なかなか戸倉家に馴染めない璃子だったが、心優しい義妹・友香とは次第に仲を深めていく。そして月日が流れる中、璃子は思いもよらない真実と向き合うことになり――。一家に受け継がれる“緩やかな別れ”の先に待つ、切ない真実が明かされる。

Strange: Junji Ito's Tales for Sleepless Nights

Season 1

Lovesickness (Part 1) Episode 1

The Bully Episode 2

Episode 3 Episode 3

The Rib Woman Episode 4

A Father's Love Episode 5

Episode 6 Episode 6

Old Records / Face Thief Episode 7

Episode 8 Episode 8

Episode 9 Episode 9

Episode 10 Episode 10

Episode 11 Episode 11

緩やかな別れ Episode 12

Cast

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