Junji Ito | |
|---|---|
伊藤 潤二 | |
 Ito at Lucca Comics & Games 2018 | |
| Born | July 31, 1963 Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, penciller, inker, manga artist |
| Notable work | Tomie Uzumaki Gyo |
| Spouse |
Ayako Ishiguro (m. 2006) |
| Children | 2 |
Junji Ito (Japanese: 伊藤 潤二, Hepburn: Itō Junji, born July 31, 1963) is a Japanese horror manga artist. 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 cursed by spirals; and Gyo, a two-volume story in which fish are controlled by a strain of sentient bacteria called "the death stench." His other works include The Junji Ito Horror Comic Collection, a collection of his many short stories, and Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu, a self-parody about him and his wife living in a house with two cats.
Ito's work has developed a substantial cult following,[1][2] and Ito has been called an iconic horror manga artist.[1][3][4][5] His manga has been adapted to both film and anime television series, including the Tomie film series and both the Junji Ito Collection and Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre anime anthology series.
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- ^ "日本を代表するホラー漫画家・伊藤潤二氏 初のNFTコレクション「TOMIE by Junji Ito」が発表". PR Times (in Japanese). September 30, 2022. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.