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Heads up, horror fans! Manga master Kazuo Umezu is breaking his 26-year manga hiatus to bring us something new next year! January’s going to be a big month for fans of macabre manga… but how much do you know about the man himself? If you’ve …Read more »
Kazuo Umezu is the king of horror manga, the brilliant and twisted mind behind stuff like Orochi, Makoto-chan, Drifting Classroom, Cat Eyed Boy and much more. Umezu hasn’t drawn a new manga in a while (26 years, to be exact), but that long drought is …Read more »
Are you familiar with any 80-year-old cooler than Kazuo Umezu? Yeah, didn’t think so. The octogenarian behind legendary horror manga like Orochi , Cat Eyed Boy and The Drifting Classroom has teamed up with fashion brand X-Girl for a line of jackets, shirts and sweaters …Read more »
Pioneering horror manga author Kazuo Umezu is taking a big step at age 77 and directing a horror movie, Mother , that’s set to come out in September. Shochiku, the film’s distributor, released a short teaser for the movie last week, and it looks… about …Read more »
For a 77-year-old, Kazuo Umezu is a pretty genki guy. The creator of legendary horror manga like Orochi: Blood , Drifting Classroom and Makato-chan is as famous for his personality as his works. He makes regular television appearances, dresses in Waldo-sequel red and white stripes, …Read more »
Tokyo Scum Brigade is another one of those killer blogs like Same Hat that everyone would do well to keep an eye on. They post a ton of great Japanese obscurities that would do a smashing job of titillating many of our readers, but perhaps …Read more »
It's no secret that we love Kazuo Umezu here at Otaku USA. This adoration can be sung ever louder in October, especially as we approach Halloween, a time in which Umezu's creations absolutely thrive. There's no better time than now to go pick up what's …Read more »
Same Hat just posted a sizzling peek inside Kazuo Umezu's infamous home in all its striped glory. After surviving a neighborly attempt to file a lawsuit against the garish appearance of his house, Umezu can now rest happily knowing that he's posted up in the …Read more »
Orochi, originally published in Japan in 1969-1970, is finally going to be fully released in America. The creator, Kazuo Umezz (sometimes written as Kazuo Umezu) is Japan’s premiere horror mangaka, but only some of his work has been licensed here. The first volume of Orochi, …Read more »
If The Book of Human Insects happened to be a manga by Hideshi Hino or Kazuo Umezu, one might find the title more indicative of the book's contents on a surface level. Instead we're treated to another layered story by the master, Osamu Tezuka, and …Read more »
Though I haven't personally seen Shusuke Kaneko's ( Death Note , Gamera trilogy) adaptation, I'd think about giving my left or right hand to read the Kazuo Umezu manga on which it's based. Kaneko took over direction of the film after the death of Hiroyuki …Read more »
Ah, there goes that ageless, fey creature again—known by some as legendary mangaka Kazuo Umezu, or even just Umezz to those "in the know"—zipping quietly through the streets in an effort to return to his striped abode unseen; a portent of good fortune. It would …Read more »
Kazuo Umezu, in all his striped-sweatered glory, has been getting some more action in the US thanks to Viz Media and their Signature line of manga titles. Much to the delight of long-time fans, the two-volume release of his classic series Cat Eyed Boy ( …Read more »
Publisher: IDW Story and Art: Kazuo Umezu I just can't get enough of Kazuo Umezu and, thankfully, publishers like IDW are doing their darndest to make sure US fans of the eccentric, red-striped sweater sporting manga-ka don't remain empty handed for too long. Enter their …Read more »
Already steamed straight through season 4 of Stranger Things? Us, too. So… now what do we do? Besides rewatching seasons 1-3 and dusting off our old Kate Bush albums, we’re searching for those nerdy, otherworldly vibes elsewhere. Fortunately, the hit Netflix series shares plenty of tropes …Read more »
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