junji ito

During today's Comic-Con@Home virtual panel, publisher VIZ Media interviewed Junji Ito, the acclaimed manga writer and master of horror media During the conversation, the masterful mangaka spoke of varied inspirations and answered questions posed to him by his audience across the globe.[caption id="attachment_1241258" align="aligncenter" width="600"] A screencap of the interview with Junji Ito hosted by[...]

Quibi continues their fake-it-till-you-make-it strategy and announced an adaptation of Junji Ito’s infamous horror manga series Tomie Adeline Rudolph, fresh off filming the final production of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, will play the title character The new production will be written by Aquaman screenwriter David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and European horror producer-director Alexandre Aja, who came[...]

In a recent interview with Crunchyroll, Junji Ito, the mangaka (or writer/illustrator) of the acclaimed manga Uzumaki among many others, describes his inspiration for an assortment of his works This interview was conducted at the infamous Winchester Mystery House, known for its ever-expanding array of rooms and its presence in the movie Winchester, as well as meriting a[...]

Junji Ito's horror-manga masterpiece Uzumaki is being adapted into a four-part anime, but concerns with their scheduled deadlines due to the COVID-19 have been very apparent Still, it is clear from the following storyboard stills, linked on Twitter from the official Uzumaki anime profile, that its team is on-schedule and still working diligently to ensure that[...]

In an interview with Crunchyroll recently published on YouTube, horror manga creator Junji Ito spoke about the origins of his work writing manga, the adaptation process with which his acclaimed manga Uzumaki will become an anime (to be released later this year), and some important tidbits of information surrounding the anime He even implied what may be[...]

Junji Ito’s full-throttle adaptation of Osamu Dazai’s novel No Longer Human is one of the major comics events of the year We ran a rave review of it recently.Now publisher Viz Media has released a video interview with Ito about his approach to adapting one of Japan’s major works of literature.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpPIJC45RG8The mild-mannered and thoughtful Ito[...]

The book has been adapted into movies, TV series, anime and manga, but for horror manga-ka Junji Ito to adapt it is a major event.[caption id="attachment_1130883" align="alignnone" width="1385"] NINGEN SHIKKAKU © 2017 Junji ITO/SHOGAKUKAN[/caption]No Longer Human tells the story of Oba Yozo, born in upper class privilege but perpetually alienated He hides his true nature[...]

Tsurumi himself is on the way, with a contingent of troops and a gunboat to back him up! But if anyone can survive being surrounded by enemies and still keep Asirpa safe in this deadly conflict it's Immortal Sugimoto!For mature audiences.ISBN 13           978-1-9747-0500-9On Sale Date   2019-12-17Price USA        $12.99Price CAN        $17.99Dimension       5 3/4 x 8 1/4Format           [...]

Horror master Junji Ito created a new manga adaptation this year, which means it’s probably going to be extremely claustrophobic, clammy, and horrible – and probably be a manga masterpiece.So yeah, Human Lost is an utterly bizarre and possibly completely wrong-headed adaptation of a classic novel about existential despair.But hey, it gave me an excuse[...]

Uzumaki (translation: “Spiral”) is the manga that introduced horror master Junji Ito’s works to the West It’s not his first or earliest work, but it was the perfect entry point for his themes of cosmic horror, paranoia, madness and squishy, slimy body horror.Cartoon Network's Adult Swim has announced that it would be co-producing a new[...]

The game also had a third major collaborator, horror manga writer and artist Junji Ito, who is best known for his short works like Uzumaki and The Enigma of Amigara Fault Ito was brought onto the team to design the monsters players would encounter throughout the course of the game.While del Toro has been vocal[...]

Smashed is the latest collection of translated stories Junji Ito from Viz Media and that’s always an event especially if you love horror Ito is arguably the best writer and artist of horror comics in the world.[rwp_box_recap id="1"] [caption id="attachment_1028382" align="aligncenter" width="600"] // SMASHED ©Junji Ito Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc.[/caption]Ito is not the only Japanese mangaka[...]