VIZ Media Acquires Junji Ito’s Short Story Collection Fragments of Horror
Debi Moore
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The VIZ Signature imprint has added another unsettling and macabre work from a celebrated master of Japanese horror to its offerings, Fragments of Horror from Junji Ito. Debuting in the summer of 2015, this short story collection is not for the faint-hearted! If you’re a manga fan, read on for the details.
From the Press Release:
VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, expands its catalog of horror manga (graphic novel) titles with the acquisition of Junji Ito’s FRAGMENTS OF HORROR.
The title marks the creator’s return to horror following an eight-year break from the genre, and it will receive a deluxe hardcover treatment for the North American release. FRAGMENTS OF HORROR will debut in the summer of 2015 under the company’s VIZ Signature imprint and is rated ‘T+.’
FRAGMENTS OF HORROR is a brand-new collection of delightfully macabre tales from the celebrated master of Japanese horror. 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 Ito’s long-awaited return to the world of horror.
“A long anticipated new offering of bizarre and disturbing short stories from the unique mind of Junji Ito awaits readers next summer,” says Leyla Aker, Senior Vice President, Publishing. “Ito adeptly creates scenarios that are at once surreal, unsettling, and often terrifying; and FRAGMENTS OF HORROR is sure to become a must-read for true horror aficionados and manga fans familiar with his prior works like GYO and UZUMAKI. We look forward to new as well as existing manga fans and readers discovering this potent forthcoming release!”
Manga creator Junji Ito made his professional debut in 1987 and since then has gone on to be recognized as one of the greatest contemporary artists working in the horror genre. Ito’s influences include classic horror manga artists Kazuo Umezu and Hideshi Hino as well as authors Yasutaka Tsutsui and H.P. Lovecraft.
For more information on Fragments of Horror or other Junji Ito manga titles published by VIZ Media, visit VIZ.com.
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