Although she is seen as beautifully pretty, she emits a feeling of jealousy and murder to those around her, causing her to be bullied and killed.

It is about a mysterious entity who causes mischief on everyone who crosses her path. “ practically did carry the show and she was so unpredictable of how fast the storyline can change.” She recommends reading works of Ito for the horror and gore, with warnings for mature themes.įirst published by Ito in 1987, Tomie: No Use Escaping is still one of Ito´s top horrifying mangas today. and I read all of it until I went to sleep,” said Aroyan. Reading Tomie made me keep wanting to read even more. Sophomore Eva Aroyan recalls reading Tomie by Ito during the summer of 2021. Despite being a horror manga artist, he also lives an ordinary life with his cats and fiancé. It is a cute, wholesome book about Ito’s daily struggles with his cats, and it is based on a true story and shows Ito´s love for cats. Junji Ito’s Cat Diary: Yon & Mu is the perfect book for readers who prefer something less terrifying. All of Ito’s work is fiction, but he makes it feel so real that readers feel like they are in the scene and deciding who to side with for certain situations where to run and what to do. It creates tension between the characters, family, and reality. It is unthinkable how those you love can turn against you during times when disaster is striking and food is scarce. These facets of the book appeal to the very human fear of losing humanity. Furthermore, Uzumaki exhibits grotesque scenes of body horror that warp the human form into something barely recognizable, where a man can turn into a snail or spiralled into the trunk of a tree. Something that is so beyond bizarre that suicide is the only way to escape. What makes Ito´s artwork so scary is the horror of the unknown and the unthinkable.

It showcases his strengths in art and storytelling.

The term uzumaki means spiral, and the reputation it has taken on of being one of the scariest mangas worldwide for good reason. this town is contaminated with spirals.” Uzumaki, written and illustrated by Junji Ito, is one of the most popular worldwide.

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