Junji Ito
| Name: | Junji Ito (伊藤 潤二, Itō Junji) |
| Also Known As: | Ito-sensei |
| Occupation: | horror mangaka |
| Medium: | manga |
| Works: | Uzumaki, Tomie, short stories |
| Official Website(s): | |
| Fan Website(s): | |
| On Fanlore: | Related pages |
Junji Ito (伊藤 潤二, Ito Junji) is a Japanese horror manga creator known in the west for his series Uzumaki and Tomie and his short stories, including the viral/memetic short manga The Enigma of Amigara Fault. A former dentist, Junji Ito also loves cats and has a friendly and kind persona in interviews, which fans often contrast with Hayao Miyazaki's more pessimistic approach to media.
Notable Works
- Uzumaki
- The Enigma of Amigara Fault
- Tomie
- Gyo
- Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu, an autobiographical comic about Ito, his wife, and his pet cats, which parodies the visual language of his own horror stor
Fandom
A number of panels from several of Ito's manga have gone viral as memes and spread well beyond fans of Junji Ito or horror manga. Ito himself has a cult following, both for his works themselves and for the contrast between the grim horror of his stories and the positivity, even goofiness, of his public persona.
Junji Ito's Cat Diary, in particular, remains popular on Tumblr.
Memes
About his manga:
- This is my hole. This hole was made for me! (article on Know Your Meme)
- Junji Ito's Cat Diary, Archived version, (second example), Archived version
- untitled, Archived version woman yelling at cat meme, Junji Ito version
About Junji Ito Himself:
- Contrast with Miyazaki (see image) -- two more examples of the meme
- Catboy Jinji Ito, Archived version
It's really cool that one of Japan's most prolific horror writers is such a wholesome good boy. Similarly, the late Kentaro Muira was also really chill even though Berserk is some of the darkest, edgiest, brutalest shit to ever be put to paper.
Meanwhile, Hayao Miyazaki is like the embodiment of "angry old man" even though most of his movies are about young girls going on magical adventures in idyllic countrysides (sometimes with fantastic flying machines). To be honest, I think that's cool too.
reddit comment by moneyh8r [1]
Links and Resources
- Wikipedia:Junji Ito
- Junji Ito Wiki on Fandom.com
- Junji Ito entry on Know Your Meme
- r/junjiito subreddit
- #junji ito on tumblr
- Pixiv:
References
- ^ Catboy Jinji Ito, Archived version. Reddit thread posted 27 June 2022.