Junji Ito Manga Artist

These are my thoughts of each of the manga stories by junji ito as i read them.

Junji ito manga artist. Junji ito is one of the most prolific horror manga artists to ever put ink to paper. Here comes junji ito s frankenstein s monster manga edition ain t no halloween without junji ito art. Yon mu the horror manga artist answers questions for a new interview about rasputin the patriot gyo. 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.

Prolific mangaka junji ito s artwork strikes much deeper. The art book has 150 pages which includes over 130 images an interview with junji ito and an image directory. Of the images there s three main categories they fall into. Manga written and drawn by horror manga artist junji ito.

From the bully to tomie. 1 style 1 1 beauty 1 2 body horror 1 3 criticism of japanese society 1 4 doppelgangers 1 5 hair 1 6 helplessness 1 7 mysteries 1 8 obsession 1 9 societal collapse 1 10 tradition 2 references junji ito uses a distinctive style to portray his stories in manga with large amounts of detail and use of dramatic sound effects at. Artwork by junji ito translated by jocelyne allen graphic design by adam grano edited by masumi washington for over 30 years junji ito has blessed 8 0 10 loved it the art of junji ito. The upcoming book the art of junji ito.

The interview and art index is at the back of the book. Having just appeared at the virtual crunchyroll expo to discuss junji ito s cat diary. The first part of the book is dedicated to art of tomie then uzumaki and finally general images. From army of one to his excellent adaptation of frankenstein.

From the picture above it looks like its a good size too a little larger than a4 size i reckon. Over 30 years he s published stories of small children turning into dolls people disappearing into walls and. Unbox industries quotes it has been an honour to be able to bring one of horror master junji s ito s creations into the undead flesh. Successful horror stories scare or repulse assaulting the audience with an arsenal of jump scares pulsing viscera and unkillable foes.

Junji ito born july 31 1963 is a japanese horror manga artist. Amazon book depository waterstones it will be officially released on the 14th may 2020.