Famous Japanese Horror Manga Artist
If you re a fan of horror manga artist junji ito you re likely to be surprised that a film adaptation of any of his work could be made.
Famous japanese horror manga artist. The works of one of the most famous japanese horror manga artists junji ito finally gets animated. Not necessarily popular especially since osamu akimoto s most famous work kochikame hasn t been published outside of japan but this series started in the late 70 s and it s still running in weekly shounen jump today. This will be an omnibus animation where each episode will star different protagonists such as. Considering that manga are regularly axed after a few months to a year into its publication that s impressive.
Check your shelf newsletter. Not surprisingly naoki urasawa was influenced by tezuka s revolutionary manga. This man s work is no joke and gyo is another horror hit that really tears through your brain and leaves you questioning life. Itō junji born july 31 1963 is a japanese horror mangaka 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 obsessed with spirals and gyo a two volume story where fish are controlled by a strain of sentient bacteria called.
The series revolves around son goku an alien raised as a human who trains in martial arts and seeks the dragon balls which can summon a dragon able to grant any wish. Maybe not everyone knows that it was written by the very young horror mangaka hajime isayama and that shingeki no kyojin is his first and only work. His manga has a very distinct appearance and his stories are impeccable. 29 1986 there is no one fond of action horror manga who hasn t at least heard about the famous shingeki no kyojin.
Toriyama s now iconic manga draws inspiration from the classic chinese novel journey to the west. To be quite honest we could probably place all of itou junji s entire library of horror manga on our list and we d be satisfied. A compilation of horrifying supernatural stories by one of the most famous japanese horror manga artists junji ito.