Artist · Japan

Born 1963

In short

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 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, and Ito has been called an iconic horror manga artist.

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Biodata

Born
1963, Nakatsugawa
Citizenship
Japan
Active
2005 to 2021
Work
mangaka, screenwriter, writer
Career

Junji Itō, in numbers

Years active

Sketchbook

Portrait of Junji Itō

Cover of UzumakiCover of TomieCover of Gyo
Known for

The essential Junji Itō

Bibliography

12 works, decade by decade