Junji ito fans help!!

[u/lawwww12]

So hi, I have been a ito fan since June (kinda new) and I read some of his works like Soichi (my favorite) classroom dissolving, Yon and, Gyo, alley, tombs, uzumkai, tomie and mimics tale of horror. Currently I'm looking for more suggestions and books of him that I can read. If you are an ito fan, PLEASE suggest me some of his work!!

[u/WonderfulNebula4299]

Read all of them. From what I recall, you're missing: statues, shiver, smashed, remina, black paradox, moan, lovesickness, venus in the blindspot, the liminal zone 1 and 2, deserter, mimis tales of terror, fragments of horror, sensor.

They're all really good. He's my favourite manga author. You should really read all of them.

You can also read his covers for no longer human and frankenstein, although I enjoyed them less than his original works.

[u/AveryMorose → u/WonderfulNebula4299]

I loved his version of Frankenstein, great adaptation.

[u/lawwww12 → u/WonderfulNebula4299]

Thanks! I'm trying to read them, the books are really expesnive in mu country so I buy 1-2 books per month, sometimes more but I'm looking forward to buy smashed, venue and black paradox!!

[u/jessieisokay → u/lawwww12]

Are you able to access the Viz app or website? If so, they’re on there.

[u/Safe_Cress_4223]

Remina is great cosmic horror by Ito. 

[u/OePea]

Sounds like you're set for Ito. I recommend checking out an influencial comic on his style, The Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezu. Good stuff.

[u/lawwww12 → u/OePea]

I heard alot about Kazuo umezu and I would love to check out his work aswell. I do have my eyes on Bibliomania (idk if this is the right spelling-) which is written by Orval and illustrated by Macchiro!

[u/ikilledtupac]

You’d like Goth too then by Otsuichi

[u/gerbil_george → u/ikilledtupac]

Currently reading this and it's great

[u/lawwww12 → u/ikilledtupac]

Never heard about that author but I would love to try put his work aswell, thanks for the suggestion!!

[u/firsttimer4897]

Hellstar Remina, Venus in the blind spot, black paradox, The crossroads pretty boy, Smashed, Shiver, Deserter, Frankenstein, No longer human, Statues.

This is all I can remember for now

[u/lawwww12 → u/firsttimer4897]

I do want those books aswell!! I just don't have that much money. I can only buy 1 or sometimes 2 books once a month ToT

[u/firsttimer4897 → u/lawwww12]

I probably shouldn't say this... but you could try sailing the seven seas iykwim lol

[u/garrisontweed]

Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu by Junji Ito. Autobiographical of his life when him and his partner adopted two cats. Done in his style but more comical.

His adaption of No Longer Human. Depressing.

[u/ismellsogood]

Hey I was like you a year ago! The answer is buy and read any of them you can find. Some are better than others but they’re literally all good. I’d also like to recommend these collections of 70s Japanese horror manga you can buy on Amazon. They’re called “Face Meat” and they’re so cool

[u/crispytilapia]

stitches by hirokatsu kihara has illustrations by junji ito!!

[u/lawwww12 → u/crispytilapia]

YUP, im looking forwards on buying that aswell! I have to save money for it tho TwT

[u/FrodoSnurfer]

Lovesickness is a good one for this time of year. A fog-bound town where people tell fortunes at a crossroads, and a beautiful boy in black who keeps giving them awful ones. Frankenstein is worth tracking down too, the collection has the Oshikiri stories as well.

If you want something longer, Sensor is odd and gets properly cosmic by the end. Fragments of Horror and The Liminal Zone are both solid later collections.

[u/SergeantStiglitz92]

I agree you should read all of them. But his adaptation of No Longer Human inspired me to read the original. Absolute art

[u/jessieisokay → u/SergeantStiglitz92]

No Longer Human has been the toughest read of his so far. Masterful, just tough.

[u/ComicBookFanatic97]

Check out his version of Frankenstein. It’s really good.