I grew up reading Kazuo Umezu’s manga that my older sisters liked. I started painting horror doodles with a pencil when I was 5 or 6 years old. Q: How did your debut title, “Tomie,” which ...

Junji Ito (who we interviewed back in 2021) has been creating manga professionally since 1987, when he submitted the story that would become his classic series Tomie to Monthly Halloween magazine.

Gyo taps into a common fear revolving around the horrors of the ocean. Tomie could be showcased in an anime series, exploring ...

a monthly horror manga anthology published by now obsolete Asahi Sonorama. Featuring a mysterious girl as the titular character, “Tomie” received an honorable mention and paved the way for Ito ...