GQ recently interviewed horror master Junji Ito about his newly released manga, Sensor. In it, Ito says he didn’t know how he was going to end the manga while he was working on it. “When I started Sensor I did not have a specific ending …Read more »
Asahi Shimbun Publishing and Pixiv have announced that they’re looking for horror stories, and the winner will be crowned in the Asahi Horror Comic Awards. They’ve tapped some important people to be judges, including horror master and Eisner Award winner Junji Ito. Ito won’t be …Read more »
Junji Ito has been on a roll for a while now, and he’s seen even more success than ever in the English-speaking market of late. Now one of the premier masters of horror manga in Japan has been bestowed with further honors at this year’s …Read more »
Horror master Junji Ito will be taking part in San Diego Comic-Con’s virtual Comic-Con@Home 2021, and you can catch his panel on July 24 at 3 P.M. PST. And one lucky fan will get more than just a panel — they’ll get to take home …Read more »
The Witch director Robert Eggers got gloriously weird with 2019’s The Lighthouse, and now the film is teaming up with Junji Ito for a special short manga. Starring Willem DaFoe and Robert Pattinson, the film is getting ready to open in Japan this July, and …Read more »
Adult Swim announced its adaptation of Junji Ito’s Uzumaki a bit ago, and — understandably — it’s taking a bit of time to cook. New footage shows that it will absolutely be worth the wait, though — so we’re just as hyped as ever. We’re more …Read more »
When you’re trying to land a career in the arts, it can feel like your own life works against you. Maybe you didn’t get the art education you want. Or maybe you don’t get a lot of support from your family. The good news is, …Read more »
VIZ Media recently released Lovesickness, a new manga from horror master Junji Ito. The company put together a video letting you read a little bit of the manga (with creepy music in the background), and the video is both introduced and concluded by Ito himself. …Read more »
Junji Ito’s Lovesickness is billed as a “story collection.” It’s set up in three parts. The first part is the titular Lovesickness part, which is broken up into stories (or chapters) titled “The Beautiful Boy at the Crossroads,” “A Woman in Distress,” “Shadow,” “Screams in …Read more »
Who says anime and manga can’t be educational?… Okay, at this point, no one (thank you, Cells at Work!). Let’s put it another way: just as anime and manga are great ways to experience new stories, they’re also home to a lot of very cool retold …Read more »
Junji Ito loves creating horror manga, and he also loves cats. The creator of Cat Diary: Yon & Mu teamed up with Crunchyroll earlier this year for a video of him reacting to cats in anime. As a followup, Crunchyroll released a new video of …Read more »
Junji Ito’s horror manga are always good for a Halloween read, and his Dissolving Classroom is a quirky, absurd and sometimes gruesome romp with two devilish siblings. It starts with transfer student Yuuma Azawa apologizing profusely to his new classmates, even though no one understands …Read more »
Feeling brave? In need of a seasonal scare? There’s tons of horror manga out there to give you the chills! As much as we love a scary TV show or film, there’s just something about a spooky read. Your mind gets to fill in the …Read more »
Polygon conducted an email interview with horror manga master Junji Ito, asking him everything from portraying cats’ personalities to his thoughts on America making live-action adaptations of anime and manga. “This goes without saying, but America is the foremost country when it comes to producing …Read more »
Junji Ito is one of Japan’s best known horror manga creators, and anyone who reads Venus in the Blind Spot can see why. This collection of short manga stories highlights his artistic and storytelling talents, showing how he can give you delicious chills and keep …Read more »
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