Junji Ito

About

Junji Ito is a Japanese horror manga artist known for works like Tomie, Uzumaki, Gyo, and more. In January of 2018, an anime series based off of his works will debut in Japan.

History

Junji Ito was born on July 31st, 1963 in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.^[1] He first submitted a short story Tomie in 1987 to Gekkan Halloween, where it won the Kazuo Umezu prize. The manga appeared in Gekkan Halloween monthly from 1987 to 2000, inspiring a large cult following and several film adaptations. Other notable works from Ito include Uzumaki, a series about a fictional city plagued by spirals, Gyo, a story in which fish are controlled by a bacteria known as the "Death Stench," and many more. In October of 2014, he notably illustrated the Pokémon Gengar and Banette, which was covered by Polygon.^[2]

On November 30th, 2017, smiral animation uploaded a trailer for an upcoming anime series to YouTube called Junji Ito Collection, an anthology series adapted from Ito's works.

Reputation

Ito is very well known in anime and manga for his disturbing illustrations. On June 22nd, 2015, Paste Magazine^[3] posted a listicle of disturbing Ito drawings. Buzzfeed^[4] posted a listicle of his work on October 29th, 2017. Ito was also working on Guillermo Del Toro's Silent Hills before the game was cancelled.

Related Memes

Dude Let Me In I'm A Fairy

Dude! Let me in! I'm a fairy! is a group of various different images, usually with a characters or animals looking through a window or door, with the phrase "Dude! Let me in! I'm a fairy!" on them. The meme is based off two panels from Junji Ito's Frankenstein where the original text has been replaced with the phrases "Dude! Let me in! I'm a Fairy!" and "Don't you believe in fairies?"

The Enigma of Amigara Fault / This Is My Hole

This Is My Hole originated from the horror manga The Enigma of Amigara Fault by Junji Ito. The plot follows an earthquake which reveals several human-shaped holes on the side of a fault. As people travel to see the spectacle, they realize that the holes were specifically made for individual people. They then become hypnotized into going through their holes, emerging months later on the other side of the mountain, hideously deformed.

Door Bursting Open / Door Slam / Gashunk

Door Bursting Open / Door Slam / Gashunk are two exploitable images both originating from the same manga, Gyo by artist Junji Ito. Door Slam's show someone opening a door and slamming it in fear of whatever is behind it, while Door Bursting Open shows, quite simply, something bursting though a door.

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