Horror Manga Junji Ito
To many fans of the genre there are few others that capture the same otherworldly and metaphysical terror of the mangaka s work.
Horror manga junji ito. Appearing as a serial in the weekly manga magazine big comic spirits from 1998 to 1999 the chapters were compiled into three bound volumes by shogakukan and published from august 1998 to september 1999. Horror manga has seen a current resurgence with the popularity of junji ito both in releases from viz media and anime adaptations on crunchyroll and adult swim. 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 the death stench his other works are itou junji kyoufu manga collection a collection of different short stories including a series of stories named souichi s journal. However there exists a rich history of the horror genre in manga one which is constantly being reimagined by new and existing talent.
Junji ito has launched a brand new horror manga called genkai chitai which is japanese for disturbing zone. The horror mangaka has become the golden standard for many new fans to the genre with a diverse style that always leaves debate as to what are the scariest stories from ito. His macabre imagination has been scaring readers for over three decades. Junji ito is a manga author who has changed how we view horror.
Early volumes contain thematically linked but self contained stories dealing with tomie a beautiful young woman with the power to seduce and dominate any male from small boys to elderly men. Lovecraft among his inspirations ito has cultivated a unique style that is hard to mistake for anyone else s. Later the series leaves the tomie character behind and consists of stand alone gothic horror pieces. With the works of kazuo umezu hideshi hino and h p.
Line manga announced on wednesday that horror manga creator junji ito launched a new manga titled genkai chitai disturbing zone on the line manga service on the same day. Spiral is a seinen horror manga series written and illustrated by junji ito.