Junji Ito’s twisty, terrifying Uzumaki is on its way to Adult Swim, thanks to Production I.G. The manga series, about a town with a bizarre curse that turns everything (and everyone) into spirals, is set to be a chilling addition to Cartoon Network’s late-night block. If …Read more »
Junji Ito, one of Japan’s masters of horror manga, has his own art book out at long last: Twisted Visions. It’s a pretty good title that covers Ito’s knack for depicting darkness, the absurd, and the creepy. The book opens with art samples from Tomie, …Read more »
Junji Ito is currently at Crunchyroll Expo 2019 this weekend, and the acclaimed manga artist already had a big announcement for fans during his live drawing session. Production I.G CEO Maki Terashima-Furuta revealed plans for an anime adaptation of Ito’s Uzumaki manga, with the series …Read more »
Ahead of his planned appearance at this year’s Crunchyroll Expo, horror manga master Junji Ito will be making his first North American appearance at another big event. Viz Media announced plans to bring Junji Ito to this year’s Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF), which will …Read more »
What scares you the most? Find out as the haunting world of manga author Junji Ito’s short stories finally comes to life in the Junji Ito Collection anime series. Imagine losing your loved one to a tree that grew from a wound on their body, …Read more »
The Junji Ito Collection anime was previously announced for a January 7 debut on Tokyo MX, but it will be getting an even earlier start on Japanese satellite network WOWOW. According to the anime’s official website, WOWOW’s Anime Premium block will premiere the horror manga …Read more »
A TV anime based on the work of renowned horror manga author Junji Ito is scheduled for a winter debut, and the latest update reveals a few more cast members. The exact stories to be adapted are still shrouded in mystery, and they’re being pulled …Read more »
One of the most exciting anime announcements of late, especially for horror fans, involved plans to adapt the work of manga author Junji Ito ( Uzumaki , Gyo , Tomie ). Those plans have been expanded along with the opening of a teaser site , …Read more »
There’s something strange about Tomie. Everyone knows she’s beautiful, but no one knows what she is. Usually she appears as a young woman, but she can also take the form of a child or even a baby. As a young woman, she captivates all the …Read more »
©2009 Junji Ito/Kodansha, Ltd. I don’t mean to overgeneralize, but Japanese people seem highly fond of cats. How else do you explain the famous cat cafés where people pay to hang out with a bunch of felines? I submit as further evidence the fact that …Read more »
It's been a while since we had a new work from acclaimed horror mangaka Junji Ito in English. It's been a while for Ito, too, apparently, as even he says he was shocked to learn it had been eight years since his last collection of …Read more »
If you dig Japanese horror manga, you likely know the name Junji Ito well. The highly-regarded master of the macabre has been responsible for some of the most memorable frights in the genre, including the likes of Uzumaki , Gyo , and Tomie , among …Read more »
If asked what Junji Ito manga I thought would make its way to animation, I'd go with Tomie , or maybe Uzumaki . The latter had a pretty solid film adaptation, and Tomie 's seen more than its fair share. But no, the Ito horror …Read more »
Noboru Iguchi is certainly hit or miss as a director. His enthusiasm is there in pretty much every way, but his final products tend to be the very definition of a "mixed bag." However, if there's one franchise I'm not worried about him messing up, …Read more »
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