Junji Ito is a man who needs no introduction. Often considered the godfather of horror manga, Ito is responsible for some of the most terrifying manga ever created, writing stories that have given countless readers nightmares. Over the years, Ito has branched out into other mediums, including movies, video games, and anime. However, working out where to start with Ito's massive catalog can be difficult, especially as his stories have a complex release history in America.
Ito burst onto the scene in 1987 when he submitted a story to Monthly Halloween, a shōjo magazine focused on horror stories. This story, called Tomie, received lots of praise. It also earned an honorable mention in the Kazuo Umezu Prize, drawing many eyes to the then-new mangaka. After this success, Ito continued to write stories for Monthly Halloween and other magazines and these stories would later be released as collections.
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Junji Ito Manga Works
The sheer volume of Ito's massive catalog can seem intimidating to newcomers. Over the years, he has produced hundreds of stories, many of which have been included in more than one collection. However, many of these collections tend to be named after a single story, making it hard to tell which books contain which stories without having a list at hand. Plus, some English-language collections translate the story titles slightly differently, meaning it is easy to spend ages searching for a story only to learn that it has been published under a different name. Even worse, some English collections have similar names despite containing different stories, further adding to the confusion.
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Story Name |
Original Publication Location |
Date Of Publication |
English Collections Featured In |
End Date [For Serialized Works] |
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Tomie |
Monthly Halloween |
1987 |
Tomie (Viz Media), Museum of Terror Vol 1 (Dark Horse Comics), |
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Bio House |
Halloween Night 2, Early Summer Special 1987, Special Issue |
1987 |
Museum of Terror Vol 3 (Dark Horse Comics), Deserter (Viz Media) |
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Face Thief |
Monthly Halloween |
1987 |
Museum of Terror Vol 3 (Dark Horse Comics) Deserter (Viz Media) |
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Tomie: Part 2 - Morita Hospital |
Monthly Halloween |
1988 |
Tomie (Viz Media) |
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Where the Sandman Lives |
Monthly Halloween |
1988 |
Museum of Terror Vol 3 (Dark Horse Comics) Deserter (Viz Media) |
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The Devil's Logic |
Halloween Special - Murder Case, Early Summer 1988 |
1988 |
Museum of Terror Vol 3 (Dark Horse Comics) Deserter (Viz Media) |
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The Long Hair in the Attic |
Monthly Halloween |
1988 |
The Junji Ito Horror Comic Collection - Vol 3: Flesh-Colored Horror (ComicsOne) Museum of Terror Vol 3 (Dark Horse Comics) Deserter (Viz Media) |
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Tomie: Part 3 – Basement |
Monthly Halloween |
1989 |
Tomie (Viz Media) |
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Tomie: Part 4 - Photo |
Monthly Halloween |
1989 |
Tomie (Viz Media) |
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Neck Specter |
Monthly Halloween |
1989 |
Frankenstein (Viz Media) |
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Scripted Love |
Monthly Halloween |
1989 |
Museum of Terror Vol 3 (Dark Horse Comics) Deserter (Viz Media) |
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The Reanimator's Sword |
Monthly Halloween |
1989 |
Museum of Terror Vol 3 (Dark Horse Comics) Deserter (Viz Media) |
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Tomie: Part 5 – Kiss |
Monthly Halloween |
1990 |
Tomie (Viz Media) |
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Tomie: Part 6 – Mansion |
Monthly Halloween |
1990 |
Tomie (Viz Media) |
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Bog of Living Spirits |
Monthly Halloween |
1990 |
Frankenstein (Viz Media) |
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The World of Nami Himuro |
Monthly Halloween Extra Issue - Nami Himuro's Tarot Horoscope |
1990 |
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A Father's Love |
Monthly Halloween |
1990 |
Museum of Terror Vol 3 (Dark Horse Comics) Deserter (Viz Media) |
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Unendurable Labyrinth |
Monthly Halloween |
1990 |
Museum of Terror Vol 3 (Dark Horse Comics) Deserter (Viz Media) |
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The Bully |
Monthly Halloween |
1990 |
Museum of Terror Vol 3 (Dark Horse Comics) Deserter (Viz Media) |
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A Deserter in the House |
Monthly Halloween |
1990 |
Museum of Terror Vol 3 (Dark Horse Comics) Deserter (Viz Media) |
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Village of the Siren |
Nemuki Nemurenu Yoru No Kimyona Hanash, Strange Stories From Sleepless Nights, Vol.1 |
1990 |
Museum of Terror Vol 3 (Dark Horse Comics) Deserter (Viz Media) |
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Red String |
Monthly Halloween |
1990 |
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Used Record |
Monthly Halloween |
1990 |
Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories (Viz Media) |
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Pen Pal |
Monthly Halloween |
1991 |
Frankenstein (Viz Media) |
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Intruder |
Monthly Halloween |
1991 |
Frankenstein (Viz Media) |
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The Gift Bearer |
Monthly Halloween |
1991 |
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The Smoking Club |
Nemuki Nemurenu Yoru No Kimyona Hanash, Strange Stories From Sleepless Nights, Vol.2 |
1991 |
Alley: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) |
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The Bridge |
Monthly Halloween |
1991 |
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The Circus Comes to Town |
Monthly Halloween |
1991 |
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Beehive |
Monthly Halloween |
1991 |
ComicsOne - The Junji Ito Horror Comic Collection v.3 Flesh-Colored Horror |
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Maptown |
Monthly Halloween |
1991 |
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Headless Sculptures |
Monthly Halloween |
1991 |
The Junji Ito Horror Comic Collection - Vol 3: Flesh-Colored Horror (ComicsOne) |
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A Happy Summer Vacation |
Monthly Halloween |
1991 |
Soichi: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) |
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Dying Young |
Monthly Halloween |
1991 |
ComicsOne - The Junji Ito Horror Comic Collection v.3 Flesh-Colored Horror |
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Mold |
Strange Stories From Sleepless Nights, Vol.3 |
1991 |
Alley: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) |
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Shiver |
Monthly Halloween |
1991 |
Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories (Viz Media) |
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Scarecrows |
Monthly Halloween |
1991 |
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The Strange Tale of Oshikiri |
Monthly Halloween |
1992 |
Frankenstein (Viz Media) |
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A Happy Winter Vacation |
Monthly Halloween |
1992 |
Soichi: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) |
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Soichi's Happy Diary |
Monthly Halloween |
1992 |
Soichi: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) |
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Soichi's Home Visit |
Monthly Halloween |
1992 |
Soichi: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) |
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The Will |
Monthly Halloween |
1992 |
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The Back Alley |
Monthly Halloween |
1992 |
Alley: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) |
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Town of No Roads |
Strange Stories From Sleepless Nights, Vol.6 |
1992 |
Alley: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) |
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Fashion Model |
Monthly Halloween |
1992 |
Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories (Viz Media) |
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Falling |
Monthly Halloween |
1992 |
Alley: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) |
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The Conversation Room |
Monthly Halloween |
1992 |
Alley: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) |
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The Inn |
Monthly Halloween |
1992 |
Alley: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) |
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Tomie: Revenge |
Monthly Halloween |
1993 |
Tomie (Viz Media) |
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The Strange Tale of Oshikiri: The Walls |
Monthly Halloween |
1993 |
Frankenstein (Viz Media) |
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Teacher of Cloth |
Monthly Halloween |
1993 |
Soichi: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) |
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Soichi's Birthday |
Monthly Halloween |
1993 |
Soichi: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) |
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Memory |
Strange Stories From Sleepless Nights, Vol.11 |
1993 |
Alley: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) |
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Approval |
Monthly Halloween |
1993 |
The Junji Ito Horror Comic Collection - Vol 3: Flesh-Colored Horror (ComicsOne) |
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Ice Cream Bus |
Strange Stories From Sleepless Nights, Vol.13 |
1993 |
Alley: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) |
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The Supernatural Transfer Student |
Monthly Halloween |
1993 |
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The Groaning Drain |
Monthly Halloween |
1993 |
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Near Miss! |
Strange Stories From Sleepless Nights, Vol.15 |
1993 |
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Blood-Bubble Bushes |
Monthly Halloween |
1993 |
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Hanging Balloons |
Monthly Halloween |
1994 |
Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories (Viz Media) |
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Marionette Mansion |
Monthly Halloween |
1994 |
Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories (Viz Media) |
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In the Soil |
Nemuki |
1994 |
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Flesh-Colored Horror |
Monthly Halloween |
1994 |
The Junji Ito Horror Comic Collection - Vol 3: Flesh-Colored Horror (ComicsOne) |
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Clubhouse |
Nemuki |
1994 |
Tombs (Viz Media) |
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Tombs |
Monthly Halloween |
1994 |
Tombs (Viz Media) |
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Slug Girl |
Nemuki |
1994 |
Tombs (Viz Media) |
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Frankenstein |
Monthly Halloween |
1994 |
Frankenstein (Viz Media) |
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Tomie: Painter |
Monthly Halloween |
1995 |
Tomie (Viz Media), Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories (Viz Media) |
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Tomie: Assassins |
Monthly Halloween |
1995 |
Tomie (Viz Media) |
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Tomie: Hair |
Monthly Halloween |
1995 |
Tomie (Viz Media) |
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Tomie: Adopted Daughter |
Monthly Halloween |
1995 |
Tomie (Viz Media) |
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Tomie: Waterfall Basin |
Nemuki |
1995 |
Tomie (Viz Media) |
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Soichi's Petty Curses |
Monthly Halloween |
1995 |
Soichi: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) |
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Four-Layered Room |
Monthly Halloween |
1995 |
Soichi: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) |
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Coffin |
Monthly Halloween |
1995 |
Soichi: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) |
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Rumors |
Monthly Halloween |
1995 |
Soichi: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) |
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The Window Next Door |
Nemuki |
1995 |
Tombs (Viz Media) |
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Washed Ashore |
Nemuki |
1995 |
Tombs (Viz Media) |
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Narumi's Boyfriend |
Monthly Halloween |
1995 |
Lovesickness (Viz Media) |
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The Séance |
Monthly Halloween |
1995 |
Lovesickness (Viz Media) |
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Honored Ancestors |
Strange Stories From Sleepless Nights, Vol.29 |
1996 |
Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories (Viz Media) |
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The Beautiful Boy at the Crossroads |
Nemuki |
1996 |
Lovesickness (Viz Media) |
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A Woman in Distress |
Nemuki |
1996 |
Lovesickness (Viz Media) |
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Shadow |
Nemuki |
1996 |
Lovesickness (Viz Media) |
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Screams in the Night |
Nemuki |
1996 |
Lovesickness (Viz Media) |
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The Long Dream |
Nemuki |
1997 |
Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories (Viz Media) |
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The Strange Tale of the Tunnel |
Nemuki |
1997 |
Tombs (Viz Media) |
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Bronze Statue |
Nemuki |
1997 |
Tombs (Viz Media) |
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The Sad Tale of the Principal Post |
Weekly Big Comic Spirits |
1997 |
Gyo Vol. 2 (Viz Media), Venus in the Blind Spot (Viz Media) |
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Floaters |
Nemuki |
1997 |
Tombs (Viz Media) |
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The Bloody Story of Shirosuna |
Nemuki |
1997 |
Tombs (Viz Media) |
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Memories of Real Poop |
Real Unko no Omoide |
1997 |
Lovesickness (Viz Media) |
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Junji Ito's Dog Diary: Boss Non-non |
Nemuki Special Animal Life |
1998 |
Frankenstein (Viz Media) |
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Uzumaki |
Big Comic Spirits |
1998 |
Uzumaki (Viz Media), Pulp Manga Magazine Vol. 5 #2 (Viz Comics) |
1999 |
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The Hell of the Doll Funeral |
Comic Gon! |
1998 |
Frankenstein (Viz Media) |
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Junji Ito's Dog Diary: Hide-and Seek with Boss Non-non |
Nemuki Special Animal Life |
1998 |
Frankenstein (Viz Media) |
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Tomie: Little Finger |
Junji Ito WORLD - Nemuki March Issue |
1999 |
Tomie (Viz Media) |
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Tomie: Boy |
Nemuki |
1999 |
Tomie (Viz Media) |
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The Rib Woman |
Bessatsu Hana to Yume |
1999 |
Lovesickness (Viz Media) |
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Tomie: Moromi |
Nemuki |
2000 |
Tomie (Viz Media) |
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Tomie: Babysitter |
Nemuki |
2000 |
Tomie (Viz Media) |
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Tomie: Gathering |
Nemuki |
2000 |
Tomie (Viz Media) |
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Tomie: Passing Demon |
Nemuki |
2000 |
Tomie (Viz Media) |
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Tomie: Top Model |
Nemuki |
2000 |
Tomie (Viz Media) |
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Tomie: Old and Ugly |
Nemuki |
2000 |
Tomie (Viz Media) |
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Face Firmly in Place |
Nemuki |
2000 |
Frankenstein (Viz Media) |
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The Mansion of Phantom Pain |
OURs Girl |
2000 |
Lovesickness (Viz Media) |
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The Enigma of Amigara Fault |
Spirits Special IKKI |
2000 |
Gyo (Viz Media), Venus in the Blind Spot (Viz Media) |
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Gyo |
Weekly Big Comics Spirits |
2000 |
Gyo (Viz Media) |
2011 |
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The Boy in White |
Nemuki |
2001 |
Lovesickness (Viz Media) |
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Mimi's Tales of Terror |
Comic Flapper Monthly |
2002 |
2003 |
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Blood Slurping Darkness |
Nemuki |
2002 |
Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) |
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The Ghosts of Golden Time |
Nemuki |
2002 |
Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) |
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Seeking the Ultimate Sketch Doll |
Dolly＊Dolly |
2002 |
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Roar |
Nemuki |
2002 |
Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) (Viz Media) |
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The Mystery of the Haunted House |
Nemuki |
2003 |
Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) (Viz Media) |
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Greased |
Nemuki |
2003 |
Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories (Viz Media) |
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Earthbound |
Nemuki |
2003 |
Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) (Viz Media) |
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Death Row Doorbell |
Nemuki |
2003 |
Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) |
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The Mystery of the Haunted House: Souichi's Version |
Nemuki |
2004 |
Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) (Viz Media) |
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Billions Alone |
Weekly Big Comics Spirits |
2004 |
Venus in the Blind Spot (Viz Media) |
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Demon's Voice |
Siren Maniacs: Siren Official Complete Analysis Book |
2004 |
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Hellstar Remina |
Weekly Big Comics Spirits |
2004 |
Remina (Viz Media) |
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In Mirror Valley |
Nemuki |
2005 |
Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) |
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I Don't Want to Be a Ghost |
Nemuki |
2005 |
Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) (Viz Media) |
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Strange Pavilion |
Weekly Young Sunday |
2005 |
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Souichi's Beloved Pet |
Nemuki |
2006 |
Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) |
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Library of Illusions |
Nemuki |
2006 |
Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) |
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The Licking Woman |
Weekly Young Sunday |
2006 |
Venus in the Blind Spot (Viz Media) |
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Smashed |
Nemuki |
2006 |
Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) (Viz Media) |
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Splendid Shadow Song |
Nemuki |
2006 |
Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection (Viz Media) (Viz Media) |
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The Human Chair |
Big Comic Original Special Edition |
2007 |
Venus in the Blind Spot (Viz Media) |
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How Love Came to Professor Kirida |
Big Comic Original Special Edition |
2007 |
Venus in the Blind Spot (Viz Media) |
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Black Paradox |
Big Comics Spirits |
2007 |
Black Paradox (Viz Media) |
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Mr. Inagawa's Ghost Story Treasure Box |
True Scary Stories |
2007 |
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An Unearthly Love |
Big Comic Original Special Edition |
2008 |
Venus in the Blind Spot (Viz Media) |
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Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu |
Neko Neko Neko!!! |
2008 |
Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu (Kodansha Comics USA) |
2009 |
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Junji's Bath Diary |
Family Drama, Really LOL'ed Family Stories |
2008 |
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Yon & Muu's Haunted Residence |
『YOMBAN』 |
2009 |
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A Social Study Challenge for Junji Ito |
Monthly Spirits! |
2009 |
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Whispering Woman |
Shinkan All One-Shot Anthology Comic |
2009 |
Fragments of Horror (Viz Media) |
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Kai, Sasu [Art Only] |
Shogakukan's Shonen Sunday Comics Special |
2010 |
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The Summer Time Graduation Trip |
2010 |
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Rasputin the Patriot |
2010 |
2012 |
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Souichi Possessed |
Nemuki |
2011 |
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Yon Went to Heaven |
Teach Me, Michael! A Textbook in Support of Feline Disaster Victims |
2011 |
Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu (Kodansha Comics USA) |
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Junji's Slice of Life Diary: A Diary of Embellished Patches |
Nemuki |
2012 |
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Tenmaru Accordion |
The Cat’s Whiskers vol.00 |
2013 |
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Dissolving Classroom |
Motto |
2013 |
Dissolving Classroom (Vertical Comics) |
2014 |
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Futon |
Nemuki+ |
2013 |
Fragments of Horror (Viz Media) |
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Wooden Spirit |
Nemuki+ |
2013 |
Fragments of Horror (Viz Media) |
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Tomio • Red Turtleneck |
Nemuki+ |
2013 |
Fragments of Horror (Viz Media) |
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Gentle Goodbye |
Nemuki+ |
2013 |
Fragments of Horror (Viz Media) |
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Venus in the Blind Spot |
Big Comics |
2013 |
Venus in the Blind Spot (Viz Media) |
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Routine Work Horror |
Comic Tokumori Summer Special "Outer Zone Special |
2013 |
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Dissection-chan |
Nemuki+ |
2014 |
Fragments of Horror (Viz Media) |
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Blackbird |
Nemuki+ |
2014 |
Fragments of Horror (Viz Media) |
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Magami Nanakuse |
Nemuki+ |
2014 |
Fragments of Horror (Viz Media) |
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The Man Deep in There |
YU Vol.21 |
2014 |
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Master Umezz and Me |
Monthly Spirits |
2014 |
Venus in the Blind Spot (Viz Media) |
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Mountain of the Gods |
HONKOWA |
2014 |
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Snow White |
Monthly Manga Grimm Fairy Tales |
2014 |
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Fashion Model: Cursed Frame |
Junji Ito Selected Masterpieces |
2015 |
Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories (Viz Media) |
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Ghost Heights Management Association |
Comic Flapper Monthly |
2015 |
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Angouleme International Manga Festival Report |
Nemuki+ |
2015 |
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The Hanging Balloons: Reincarnation |
Nemuki+ |
2016 |
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She is a Slow Walker |
I Am A Hero Official Anthology Comic: 8 TALES OF THE ZQN |
2016 |
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Layers of Fear |
Nemuki+ |
2017 |
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No Longer Human |
Big Comic Original |
2017 |
No Longer Human (Viz Media) |
2018 |
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Tomie: Takeover |
Junji Ito Anime DVD Complete Edition |
2018 |
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Sensor |
Nemuki+ |
2018 |
Sensor (Viz Media) |
2019 |
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Yon's Last Great Escape |
Comic Flapper Monthly |
2019 |
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Keepsake |
Big Comic Original |
2019 |
Venus in the Blind Spot (Viz Media) |
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The Liminal Zone [Season 1] |
LINE Manga/Nemuki+ |
2021 |
The Liminal Zone (Viz Media) |
2022 |
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The Liminal Zone [Season 2] |
AERA dot |
2021 |
2022 |
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Kaokao-sama and I |
Daijiro Morohoshi 50th Anniversary Tribute manga |
2021 |
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The Lighthouse |
Cinema Pamphlet |
2021 |
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Clam Digging Fear |
Nemuki+ |
2023 |
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Dream of a Flying Clay Doll |
Nemuki+ |
2023 |
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Siren |
Nemuki+ |
2023 |
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Flying Saucer |
Nemuki+ |
2023 |
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Tomie: Control |
Nemuki+ |
2024 |
Several of Ito's stories have become instantly recognizable classics in their own right, being known by even non-horror fans. These stories are a great starting point for people who want to dip their toes into Ito's work.
Tomie
Tomieis one of Ito's most famous and beloved works and the story that started his rise to international fame. The series follows Tomie Kawakami, a strange woman with an odd power. Tomie can make any man fall totally in love with her. Her victims become so obsessed with her that they perform horrifically violent acts to keep her, including attacking other potential lovers and attempting to kill or eat Tomie. Coincidentally, killing her helps her, as Tomie is functionally immortal, and any part cut from her can grow into a new Tomie. Even worse, her blood, organs, and hair can corrupt other humans, possessing them and transforming them into perfect copies of Tomie, which makes it easy for her corruption to spread.
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Each chapter of Tomie focuses on a different person who encounters Tomie, seeing how their life slowly unravels due to her dark influence. It should be noted thatTomieis not a serialized story in the traditional sense, as Ito often leaves multi-year gaps between chapter releases. The series also doesn't have a constant home, with chapters appearing in several magazines and products over the years. At the time of writing, there are 22 chapters ofTomie,withthe latest, Tomie: Control,launching in Nemuki+ in May 2024.
Uzumaki
Often considered one of the best horror manga series ever written,Uzumakiwas serialized inBig Comic Spiritsmagazine between 1998 and 1999. The story follows Kirie Goshima and her boyfriend Shuichi Saito, two young people living dull lives in Kurouzu-cho. Alas, this peace is shattered when a supernatural curse based around spirals starts to invade the town, leading to people becoming obsessed with or paranoid about spirals, causing untold chaos and suffering. The two young people, hoping to save their city and friends, try to get to the bottom of the situation but quickly find that the curse is much bigger than they first thought.
The Enigma of Amigara Fault
The Enigma of Amigara Fault is one of Ito's most instantly recognizable and iconic works. It starts with a strange earthquake opening up a fault on Amigara Mountain. As people investigate this occurrence, they discover that the exposed rock face is full of human-shaped holes. Despite warnings from scientists, people become overwhelmed by a compulsion to climb inside the holes, leading them to a horrible fate.
Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu
While Junji Ito is famous for his horror work, that isn't all he does.Junji Ito's Cat Diaryis a monument to this, proving that he is just as good at writing comedy. This semi-autobiographical manga follows J-kun, a horror manga creator living with his fiancée A-ko. Also sharing the house with them are A-ko's cat, Yon, and Mu, a Norwegian Forest cat that A-ko adopts to keep Yon company.
At first, J-kun struggles to adapt to life with cats, but eventually, he falls in love with Yon and Mu and gets entangled in several silly situations due to them and their antics. One of the most fascinating things about this manga is that Ito often uses his usual horror art style for emphasis, leading to some hilarious and unexpected punchlines that perfectly complement the charming nature of the work.