Updated 05-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about JUNJI ITO!
A conversation with the creator of Uzumaki
By Akiko Iwane
Translation by Andy Nakatani This interview originally appeared in Japanese in the October 1998 issue of Davinch…
Acclaimed manga artist Junji Ito has carved out a place for himself in the hearts of horror fans both at home and abroad, based not…
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Junji Ito is a Japanese horror mangaka . he grew up in the countryside, in a small city near Nagano . his other works include Itou Junji Kyoufu manga collection . it first began writing and drawing manga as a hobby while a dental technician in around 1984 . in 1987, he submitted a short story that won an honorable mention in the Kazuo umezu Prize . a year after its announcement the project was canceled by Konami, the IP’s owner . it and Del Toro would later lend their likenesses to Kojima’s next project, Death Stranding the universe It depicts is cruel and capricious . his characters often find themselves victims of malevolent unnatural circumstances for no discernible reason or punished out of proportion for minor infractions against an unknown and incomprehensi “The Hanging Balloons” was also based on a childhood dream.