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March 10, 2020

Junji Ito’s Twisted Visions, And Other Viz Offerings Of April

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Viz Media has a lot of manga on its plate for April, including the long-awaited premiere of The Art of Junji Ito: Twisted Visions. This is an artbook covering Ito’s entire career with illustrations from some of his most famous to most obscure works, along with rare sketches never before seen. The volume also promises an exclusive interview “in which he reveals some of the techniques he uses to produce his eccentric and hair-raising ideas.” Learn his secrets and steal them for yourself! Plenty more is on the way next month, including…. Pokémon Adventures Collector’s Edition, Vol. 1 Follow the adventure of Pokémon Trainer Red traveling the Kanto Region in order to complete his Pokédex and gather every gym badge. He cannot encounter this challenge alone so he teams up with Blue, his former nemesis, and Green, a thief. The trio travels throughout Kanto to discover the diverse types of Pokémon, even the rare, and the true reason of becoming an incredible Pokémon Master! Tokyo Ghoul: re, Vol. 16 The

July 7, 2018

Viz Media’s Anime Expo Announcements: Nier Automata, Junji Ito And More

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Today during Anime Expo, Viz Media took to the stage and announced three titles they were localizing for the US market. One was Nier Automata….the manga, we mean. Nier Automata, a video game released by Square last year, was popular enough in Japan to get its own manga collections, released in two volumes. The first of these, Long Story Short, was already announced for US release earlier, and will arrive this October. Today Viz revealed it’ll be followed by Short Story Long, another novella collection. The game is just as popular here as in its home country if not more, so the manga should find a receptive audience. Short Story Long is due out in 2019. Viz also announced they’d be localizing more twisted tales from the warped mind of Junji Ito! Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection wraps together thirteen new stories of horror. Viz was not specific as to what the stories were about (perhaps they’re too afraid to even talk about them). All we have is this; make

December 4, 2017

SHIVER Coming From Junji Ito

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Horror manga fans know the artists in Japan can come up with some truly creepy stories. And no one dreams up material more frightening than Junji Ito, creator of macabre classics like TOMIE and UZUMAKI (both of which were turned into horror movies in Japan). Now Ito has a new collection of translated works coming from VIZ Media: SHIVER. An arm peppered with tiny holes dangles from a sick girl’s window… After an idol hangs herself, balloons bearing the faces of their destined victims appear in the sky… An amateur film crew hires an extremely individualistic fashion model and faces a real bloody ending… SHIVER offers nine fresh nightmares for the delectation of horror fans. “Junji Ito has redefined the horror genre with his unique stories, which are equally chilling and surreal,” says Masumi Washington, editor at Viz. “SHIVER will thrill fans already familiar with Junji Ito and also introduce new readers to this renowned creator’s work.” SHIVER is a new collection of Junji Ito’s best short stories, as selected by Ito