US Netflix decided to add "Japanese Tales of the Macabre," as a subtitle for this series, however, not all of the stories presented are actually macabre. The stories in this anthology series tend to run more on the weird or wtf did I just watch (not derogatory) side of things, which sets it apart from Itou Junji: Collection, though sometimes you do run into some truly macabre stories. Going through each episode, sometimes it was obvious why whatever particular story hadn't been animated before because some of them seemed to lose something in the transition from manga to anime whether it was in terms ofambiance or pacing. That said, it wasn't a bad anthology and the stories picked had good structure. This is why I liked Collection more than I liked Maniac.

If you liked Collection, like Itou Junji, or enjoy things that are a bit weird and creepy simultaneously then you'll probably like Maniac.