Yozo Oba non riesce a comprendere la felicità degli altri, eppure non può fare a meno di preoccuparsi dell'opinione di chi lo circonda. Ossessionato dal bisogno di ingannare gli altri, decide di nascondersi dietro un atteggiamento da eccentrico buffone, impegnandosi con tutto se stesso. Questo è il racconto della sua vita, vissuta giorno dopo giorno con la sensazione di voler morire...
Explore the macabre mind of Japan’s master of horror, Junji Ito, in this chilling adult coloring book. The Junji Ito Collection: A Horror Coloring Book is the perfect gift for fans of manga’s master of the macabre. This officially licensed compendium features dozens of terrifying scenes from Junji Ito Collection to color, showcasing Ito’s uniquely twisted brand of horror. Ghosts, demons, monsters and more await your pencils inside!
For those drawn in by the hypnotic spirals of Uzumaki, this is your moment. Start coloring every single one of the spirals yourself!SPIRALS… THIS TOWN IS CONTAMINATED WITH SPIRALS…Kurouzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is haunted not by a person or being but a Uzumaki, the spiral—the hypnotic secret shape of the world.The bizarre masterpiece of horror manga, Uzumaki by Junji Ito, has been transformed into coloring book format. Color in each detail of the spirals and you may fall into a whirlpool of terror, never to escape!
Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, believes that his town is haunted by the uzumaki, a spiral, hypnotic secret shape of the world that manifests itself in various ways and causes madness among the inhabitants.
A masterpiece of horror manga, now available in a deluxe hardcover edition! Kurôzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the world. It manifests itself in everything from seashells and whirlpools in water to the spiral marks on people's bodies, the insane obsessions of Shuichi's father and the voice from the cochlea in our inner ear. As the madness spreads, the inhabitants of Kurôzu-cho are pulled ever deeper into a whirlpool from which there is no return!
A best-of story selection by the master of horror manga. This volume includes nine of Junji Ito’s best short stories, as selected by the author himself and presented with accompanying notes and commentary. 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… An offering of nine fresh nightmares for the delectation of horror fans.
Enter the world of Junji Ito's art--an abyss of horror and sublime beauty.A first-ever collection of Junji Ito's artworks, featuring over 130 images from his bestselling manga titles along with rare works. This sublime collection includes all of Ito's unforgettable illustrations in both black-and-white and color, from Tomie's dreadful beauty to the inhuman spirals of Uzumaki. Includes an interview focused on Ito's art technique as well as commentary from the artist on each work.
"First published by New Directions in 1958 ... First published as New Directions Paperbook 357 in 1973"--Title page verso.
The floating smell of death hangs over the island. What is it? A strange, legged fish appears on the scene... So begins Tadashi and Kaori's spiral into the horror and stench of the sea. Here is the creepiest masterpiece of horror manga ever from the creator of Uzumaki, Junji Ito. Hold your breath until all is revealed. Something's rotten in Okinawa...
Three-time Eisner Award winner Junji Ito invites you to the horrific Tomb Town and beyond. Countless tombstones stand in rows throughout a small community, forming a bizarre tableau. What fate awaits a brother and sister after a traffic accident in this town of the dead? In another tale, a girl falls silent, her tongue transformed into a slug. Can a friend save her? Then, when a young man moves to a new town, he finds the house next door has only a single window. What does his grotesque neighbor want, calling out to him every evening from that lone window? Fresh nightmares brought to you by horror master Junji Ito.
Hell-o-kitty! Master of Japanese horror manga Junji Ito presents a series of hissterical tales chronicling his real-life trials and tribulations of becoming a cat owner. Junji Ito, as J-kun, has recently built a new house and has invited his financée, A-ko, to live with him. Little did he know … his blushing bride-to-be has some unexpected company in tow—Yon, a ghastly-looking family cat, and Mu, an adorable Norwegian forest cat. Despite being a dog person, J-kun finds himself purrsuaded by their odd cuteness and thus begins his comedic struggle to gain the affection of his new feline friends.
The master of horror manga brings the world's greatest horror novel—Frankenstein—back to life. Junji Ito meets Mary Shelley! The master of horror manga bends all his skill into bringing the anguished and solitary monster—and the fouler beast who created him—to life with the brilliantly detailed chiaroscuro he is known for. Also included are six tales of Oshikiri—a high school student who lives in a decaying mansion connected to a haunted parallel world. Uncanny doppelgangers, unfortunately murdered friends, and a whole lot more are in store for him. Bonus: The Ito family dog! Thrill to the adventures of Non-non Ito, an adorable Maltese!
Try not to be noticed when you eat the secret nectar, otherwise you'll get smashed... What horrific events happened to create the earthbound-people tied to a certain place for the rest of their short lives? Then, a strange haunted house comes to town, but no one expects it to lead to a real hell... Welcome to Junji Ito's world, a world with no…
The complete classic horror series, now available in a single deluxe volume. Murdered again and again, one girl always comes back for more... Tomie Kawakami is a femme fatale with long black hair and a beauty mark just under her left eye. She can seduce nearly any man, and drive them to murder as well, even though the victim is often Tomie herself. While one lover seeks to keep her for himself, another grows terrified of the immortal succubus. But soon they realize that no matter how many times they kill her, the world will never be free of Tomie.
A best of collection of creepy tales from Eisner award winner and legendary horror master Junji Ito.
A new collection of delightfully macabre tales from a master of horror manga. An old wooden mansion that turns on its inhabitants. A dissection class with a most unusual subject. A funeral where the dead are definitely not laid to rest. Ranging from the terrifying to the comedic, from the erotic to the loathsome, these stories showcase Junji Ito’s long-awaited return to the world of horror.
Kurôzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: "uzumaki," the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the world which causes the inhabitants to go mad.
A collection full of grotesque imagination and surreal urban legends. Every night, a young man hears children playing outside of his boarding house. But the alley below his window is fenced off from the world. What secret lies within the stains on the alley’s walls? Then, when a young woman’s family starts acting strangely at the same time she begins having bizarre dreams, she decides to stay with her aunt, but the town she heads for has neither addresses or roads… Also, an all-you-can-eat ice cream truck that’s more sinister than sweet! Legendary horror author Junji Ito presents ten blood-curdling short stories.
An ever-increasing malice. A mind-numbing terror. The seeds of horror are sown in this collection of Junji Ito’s earliest works.A vengeful family hides an army deserter for eight years after the end of World War II, cocooning him in a false reality where the war never ended. A pair of girls look alike, but they’re not twins. And a boy’s nightmare…
An innocent love becomes a bloody hell in another superb collection by master of horror Junji Ito. Ryusuke returns to the town he once lived in because rumors are swirling about girls killing themselves after encountering a bewitchingly handsome young man. Harboring his own secret from time spent in this town, Ryusuke attempts to capture the…
Three-time Eisner Award winner Junji Ito presents brand-new nightmares!
Three-time Eisner Award winner Junji Ito's legendary sci-fi thriller is finally available in English!
A collection of tales featuring Soichi, the uncanny and hilarious hero of the Junji Ito world! “I’ll get you for this… I’ll show you true horror!” Soichi, the unhinged second son of the Tsujii family, chews nails and makes them clatter and clack as he spouts horrific curses to bring about the most bizarre happenings. Whether it’s summer holidays or a birthday party, Soichi can turn any occasion into a nightmare in a heartbeat. What is the terrible secret of his origin? Meanwhile, tormented by his little brother’s never-ending pranks, older brother Koichi has a soundproof room built. But why does it have a series of four doors? And then there’s the strange phenomenon surrounding the handmade casket their grandfather left behind. What on earth—or hell—has the family seen there? Ten tales that celebrate the sinister and hilarious world of Junji Ito’s favorite antihero, Soichi!
A pair of twisted siblings—Yuuma, a young man obsessed with the devil, and Chizumi, the worst little sister in recorded history—cause all sorts of tragic and terrifying things to happen wherever they go. These scary short stories will shock you with a literal interpretation of the ills that plague modern society.
Another of Junji Ito's classics, the sci-fi masterwork Remina tells the chilling tale of a hell star. An unknown planet emerges from inside a wormhole, and its discoverer, Dr. Oguro, christens the celestial body "Remina" after his own daughter. His finding is met with great fanfare, and Remina herself rises to fame. However, the planet picks up speed as it moves along in its curious orbit, eliminating planets and stars one after another until finally Earth itself faces extinction… Is the girl Remina the true cause of the catastrophe? A masterwork of horror from Junji Ito, unfolding on a universal scale.
Horror master Junji Ito explores a new frontier with a grand cosmic horror tale in which a mysterious woman has her way with the world!
Something is rotten in Okinawa...the floating stench of death hangs over the island. What is it? A strange, legged fish appears on the scene...so begins Tadashi and Kaori's spiral into the horror (and stench) of the sea. Here is the long-awaited new horror manga series from the Eisner-nominated creator of Uzumaki, Junji Ito.
In Kurouzu ist irgendetwas seltsam. Ein Einwohner nach dem anderen dreht durch. Und Schuld daran scheinen die Spiralen zu sein. Kirie glaubt anfangs nicht an die düsteren Theorien ihres Freundes Shuichi, doch logische Erklärungen gibt es einfach nicht. Der Horror zieht seine Kreise.!
Tvůrce Ryb se vrací v parádním sborníku svých osobně vybraných nejlepších hororových povídek. Najdete tu létající hlavy, obludné modelky, díry v těle, duchy, temné uličky i obludy. Bizarní svět Džundžiho Ita je děsivý i fascinující! A pozor, ke každé z povídek patří i autorova předmluva, ve které vysvětluje tajemství jejího vzniku… a původní…
Spiral into Horror
In Kurouzu geschieht Seltsames: Ein Einwohner nach dem anderen dreht durch. Schuld daran scheinen die Spiralen zu sein... Kirie glaubt anfangs nicht an die düsteren Theorien ihres Freundes Shuichi, doch logische Erklärungen gibt es nicht. Der Horror zieht seine Kreise!
Das Best-of von Junji Ito – neun Kurzgeschichten vom Meister des Horrors selbst ausgewählt und mit persönlichen Kommentaren versehen. Die mysteriöse Plattenaufnahme einer Toten, grauenhafte Körpermale verursacht von einem verfluchten Edelstein, ein betörend-monstermäßiges Mannequin als Filmstar, Doppelgänger auf der Jagd nach dem eigentlichen Ich, eine Verwandlung durch niemals endende Träume... Junji Ito versteht das Handwerk des Übernatürlichen wie kaum ein anderer und beweist in SHIVER mit dieser Sammlung sein vielfältiges Talent, Reales in Horror zu verwandeln. Nach UZUMAKI und GYO folgt mit SHIVER die dritte Ausgabe des Ausnahmekünstlers bei Carlsen Manga - abgründig vielfältig und verstörend spannend.
Soichi – Der Junge, der Albträume wahr werden lässt Soichi, der unheimliche zweite Sohn des Tsujii-Clans, hat ein ganz besonderes Talent: Mit langen Nägeln im Mund klappert er gespenstisch und flucht so lange, bis absurde Katastrophen eintreten. Egal ob Sommerferien oder Geburtstagsfeier – Soichi verwandelt jede Gelegenheit in ein schauriges Spektakel. Doch nicht immer läuft alles nach Plan, und manchmal trifft ihn der Schrecken selbst. Ob als Vampir, Voodoo-Meister oder boshafter Störenfried – niemand ist vor seinen dunklen Machenschaften sicher, nicht einmal seine eigene Familie! Eine düstere Horroranthologie aus der Feder von Junji Ito Skurrile, unheimliche und zugleich makaber-humorvolle Geschichten Ausdrucksstarke Zeichnungen, die den Horror meisterhaft inszenieren Einzelband Nägel mit Köpfen: Die bizarren Geschichten um Soichi, den männlichen Lieblingscharakter des Lieblingshorrormeisters!
Horor, při kterém se vyplatí nedýchat. Nad Okinawou se vznáší pach smrti... a z moře vycházejí ryby na kovových nožičkách. A rybami to jen začíná. Skupina přeživších se snaží bojovat s odporným nebezpečím. A smrad, který přináší smrt, se stále šíří. Skvělá hororová manga od jednoho z nejslavnějších tvůrců žánru! Kompletní příběh (plus několik povídek) v jedné knize! 404 černobílých stran.
Meisterhafter Grusel aus Japan Zwei Schwestern und ihre putzbesessene Mutter sind zunächst nur leicht genervt, weil ihre Abflüsse verstopft sind. Bis diese beginnen übel zu riechen und zu stöhnen … Und dieses ist nur ein Beispiel für die unermesslich grauenhaft-fantastische Fantasie Junji Itos. In acht Geschichten lehrt uns der Horrormeister das Fürchten – schockierend schauerlich! Ein neuer, schonungsloser Streich aus der Feder von UZUMAKI-Autor Junji Ito! Perfekt für Leser*innen mit Nerven aus Stahl ab 16 Jahren. Diese Geschichten findest Du in GROANING DRAIN - HORROR AUS DEM UNTERGRUND: Ein übernatürlicher Schulwechsel Groaning Drain Blutfrüchte Henkerballon Das Marionettenhaus Fleischfarbe ist schick Vom Radar verschwunden Tief im Boden
Der Tod aus dem Meer
Als aus dem Meer tote Fische auf Metallbeinen auftauchen und an Land Angst und Schrecken verbreiten, nimmt eine Katastrophe ungeahnten Ausmaßes ihren Lauf. Mitten hineingezogen in den übernatürlichen Horror wird ein junges Paar. Besonders Kaori reagiert auf den unerträglichen Gestank, der sich über die Insel legt und wird Opfer der mysteriösen Invasion. Verzweifelt versucht Tadashi seiner Freundin zu helfen und gerät an einen wahnsinnigen Wissenschaftler, in dessen Vergangenheit die Quelle des Bösen zu liegen scheint.
„Jen počkej, zažiješ peklo!“ Sóiči, nejmladší syn rodiny Cúdžiových, je poněkud zvláštní chlapec. Rád si strká do pusy hřebíky a uvaluje na lidi strašlivá prokletí, což většinou vyústí ve sled bizarních událostí, do kterých se zaplete celé jeho okolí. Vítejte v Sóičiho světě, kde si do sytosti užijete toho nejtemnějšího a nejzlomyslnějšího humoru.
Spirála 1-3 je soubor tří svazků, které se zaměřují na tematiku hororu a psychologického napětí. Hlavní postavy se ocitají v surrealistických situacích, které zpochybňují realitu a lidskou psychiku. Příběhy se často točí kolem neobvyklých událostí a tajemných bytostí, které narušují každodenní život postav. V prvním svazku se čtenáři setkávají s protagonistou, jehož život se začne komplikovat po setkání s podivnou spirálou, která vyvolává nečekané a děsivé změny. Druhý svazek dále rozvíjí motiv spirály a zkoumá její vliv na okolí, zatímco třetí část přináší závěrečné rozuzlení a odhalení skrytých tajemství. Tematicky se kniha dotýká strachu z neznámého, obsesí a psychologických traumat, přičemž autor využívá prvky hororu k prozkoumání lidské psychiky. Styl vyprávění je charakteristický pro Džundži Itó, který kombinuje realistické prvky s fantastickými a děsivými motivy. Celý soubor nabízí komplexní pohled na lidské emoce a strachy, které se projevují v různých formách.
