Horror Manga Artist Junji Ito
But appearances can be deceiving.
Horror manga artist junji ito. In the past decades ito has produced several long horror series as well as stand alone short stories. But then there s junji ito s recent take on amabie. With manga on the rise in the west horror creator junji ito is more popular than ever.
He s one of japan s most well known horror manga artists having created an incredible amount of terrifying stories and images to go along with them. While many horror anime like higurashi no naku koro ni elfen lied another and perfect blue are well known many intense and powerful horror manga unfortunately remain in obscurity. Prolific mangaka junji ito s artwork strikes much deeper.
Not exactly the person you d expect to draw the protective yokai. Itō junji born july 31 1963 is a japanese horror mangaka some of his most notable works include tomie a series chronicling an immortal girl who drives her stricken admirers to madness uzumaki a three volume series about a town obsessed with spirals and gyo a two volume story where fish are controlled by a strain of sentient bacteria called. In stark contrast to his dark body of work though is the warmth he portrays in interviews.
And yet here we are. His horror inspirations range. Horror manga artist junji ito has finally broken his silence on silent hills cancellation.
Ito was supposed to design the game s monsters. Over 30 years he s published stories of small children turning into dolls people disappearing into walls and. Successful horror stories scare or repulse assaulting the audience with an arsenal of jump scares pulsing viscera and unkillable foes.
Junji ito might be the master of horror manga but he s far from the only manga artist to make a name in the horror genre. Junji ito horror manga artist share. If you re at all immersed in the anime realm you ve probably at least stumbled upon an advertisement for some ito.
Over the past few years japanese maestro of horror junji ito has made a major splash in the us. Views 2 score waiting for 5 more votes uploaded sep 3 2020 3 56 pm edt category illustration file info 4204 x 3051 px jpg 1 9 mb. Log in to report abuse.
If you ve read through the library of junji ito s work and need something new to read. Part of that might be because director guillermo del toro was so eager to work with him for the silent hills survival horror video game before its unfortunate cancellation.
