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Junji Ito manga -
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Too Many Crooks
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Ready for rage? Guess what Ito was helping out with?
This. Is going to be amazing.
Seriously, if you want to make Silent Hill good again, Ito is your guy.
He WAS working on it with Kojima and del Toro. Then Konami canceled the game.
BatNapalm
Killed Captain Clown
Not rage. Just sad.
nonnewtonian
Straight Outta Vellie
If you like Junji's stuff, you might like Nakayama Masaaki's work. His Fuan no Tane and Fuan no Tane Plus series are full of short (like 3-4 pages per story short) creepy stories that will get under your skin.
Yes. I love Fuan no Tane! It's kind of hit or miss sometimes, but the stories that are good are really good.
Just finished reading Uzumaki and holy fuck that was great
It's really rare for me to be creeped out and Ito did it multiple times, sometimes more than once in the same chapter
It's really rare for me to be creeped out and Ito did it multiple times, sometimes more than once in the same chapter
Varis
True & Honest Fan
Let's get some updates in this resurrected thread.
Junji Ito Collection, the anime adaptation of some of Ito's stories, came out in 2018. Some episodes can be found on YouTube, and the complete series is on Crunchyroll.
As for his newer works, Jamini's Box is translating Ito's comic adaptation of No Longer Human. I'm not personally familiar with the book, but I like the story so far. Also, there's titties.
Junji Ito Collection, the anime adaptation of some of Ito's stories, came out in 2018. Some episodes can be found on YouTube, and the complete series is on Crunchyroll.
As for his newer works, Jamini's Box is translating Ito's comic adaptation of No Longer Human. I'm not personally familiar with the book, but I like the story so far. Also, there's titties.
Freddy Freaker
Poz my freak hole daddy
The anime was OK. They faithfully adapted his work, but it was 100% the same and it feels like they wasted some opportunity. The result was mostly meh for me. Also, no love for Junji Ito's Cat Diary? It's his only non-horror work about him, his wife, and their cats.
TaimuRadiu
Kaiserin
I've read exactly one manga of his and that is CAT DIARY.
It's actually a sweet and heartwarming story of his two cats.
edit: bring on the late ratings it's what I deserve for not reading the thread
It's actually a sweet and heartwarming story of his two cats.
edit: bring on the late ratings it's what I deserve for not reading the thread
Not yet, expected to come out sometime this year.
Glad to see this thread revived! I had forgotten about it.
Good timing, because I actually just bought Junji Ito's latest work in English:
It's called No Longer Human. It's an adaptation on a very popular Japanese novel, similar to when Ito tackled Frankenstein. I haven't read it yet, but apparently it's more focused on the tragedy of the human condition than straight-up horror (but does contain some horror elements). It's gotten good reviews so I'm excited to read it.
Good timing, because I actually just bought Junji Ito's latest work in English:
It's called No Longer Human. It's an adaptation on a very popular Japanese novel, similar to when Ito tackled Frankenstein. I haven't read it yet, but apparently it's more focused on the tragedy of the human condition than straight-up horror (but does contain some horror elements). It's gotten good reviews so I'm excited to read it.
Unfortunately I've not read any Ito in a decade now, early 2010, when I read Uzumaki and Gyo back to back (with "The Enigma of Amigara Fault" included as bonus story)
I was very impressed but simply have yet to get around to reading more.
I was very impressed but simply have yet to get around to reading more.
I finished reading this, it’s really good! Definitely different from Ito’s usual fare (far more grounded and realistic) but still really interesting and thought-provoking. I recommend it.
That’s called Black Paradox!
mr.moon1488
True & Honest Fan
I have exciting news! It turns out that Junji Ito's getting three English-language releases in 2020!
April 21: The Art of Junji Ito: Twisted Visions. This isn't a manga but rather a collection of over 130 illustrations by Ito.
August 18: Venus in the Blind Spot. This is a collection of some of his short stories a la Shiver. Two of the stories mentioned in the description are "Human Chair" and one of his most famous stories, "The Enigma of Amigara Fault." I'm very excited to see what else is going to be included, Shiver had some great ones.
December 15: Remina. This is the first official English-language release of Hellstar Remina. It's a one-volume story about a giant planet consuming creature from another dimension that comes to terrorize Earth. Personally, I like it and think it's worth reading, but it's towards the bottom of my list when it comes to Ito stories.
I'm planning on buying all three of these, I want to support more Junji Ito manga being published in English. Plus, I really like growing my Ito library.
April 21: The Art of Junji Ito: Twisted Visions. This isn't a manga but rather a collection of over 130 illustrations by Ito.
August 18: Venus in the Blind Spot. This is a collection of some of his short stories a la Shiver. Two of the stories mentioned in the description are "Human Chair" and one of his most famous stories, "The Enigma of Amigara Fault." I'm very excited to see what else is going to be included, Shiver had some great ones.
December 15: Remina. This is the first official English-language release of Hellstar Remina. It's a one-volume story about a giant planet consuming creature from another dimension that comes to terrorize Earth. Personally, I like it and think it's worth reading, but it's towards the bottom of my list when it comes to Ito stories.
I'm planning on buying all three of these, I want to support more Junji Ito manga being published in English. Plus, I really like growing my Ito library.
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