Specifically as it pertains to actual events which have helped him produce some of the most compelling manga since its explosion in Japan in the 1970s. As we work our way through Ito's abundant catalog of work, I'll provide many more of the artist’s insights into his (perplexing at times) backstories.
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Ito's Tomie serial was published in omnibus form in 2000 and has been developed into a film series (nine films total), based on Ito's alluring, yet terrifying antagonist Tomie. That's how I came up with the idea of a girl who is supposed to have died but then just shows up as if nothing has happened." Ever since then, I wanted give expression to that feeling in my manga. It just felt so odd to me that a classmate that was so full of life should suddenly disappear from the world, and I had the strange feeling that he would show up again innocently. When I was in junior high school, a boy in my class died in a traffic accident. There wasn't a beautiful woman like my model (for Tomie). Here, Ito explains his reference point for the series which ran for thirteen years: But let's get back to what was behind the story of Tomie, the gorgeous girl who continually defies death. This event was notable not only for Ito's recognition by Monthly Halloween but also for the fact that one of his idols, the godfather of horror manga, Kazou Umezu, was one of the judges on the panel. One such experience would become the impetus for Ito's manga serial Tomie, which he originally composed and submitted to Japanese magazine Monthly Halloween in 1987, earning Ito an honorable mention for the Kazuo Umezu Prize.
However, as Ito has detailed in his fascinating author commentary in his graphic novel Shiver (2015), quite a few are, in part, based on actual events and impressions left on Ito during his youth. Am I saying that at one point during his life Junji Ito was terrorized by Great White sharks that sprouted legs so they could stalk their prey on land as well as the sea? Of course not. The words of J unji Ito above provide keen insight into the artist's life, which he has incorporated into unbelievable, mind-altering stories drawn from his memories.
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