{"product_id":"statues-junji-ito-story-collection-junji-ito-story-collection-junji-ito","title":"Statues: Junji Ito Story Collection: Junji Ito Story Collection (Junji Ito)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJunji Ito made his professional manga debut in 1987, and he is now recognized as one of the greatest contemporary artists in the horror genre. His long-form masterpieces include \n\u003ci\u003eGyo\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eNo Longer Human\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eTomie\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003e Uzumaki\u003c\/i\u003e, and his short stories have been collected into volumes such as \n\u003ci\u003eAlley\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eDeserter\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eShiver\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eSmashed\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Liminal Zone\u003c\/i\u003e, and several more, all available from VIZ Media. Ito's professional memoir, \n\u003ci\u003eUncanny: The Origins of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e, details the influences and experiences that led to his becoming a horror manga artist. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is a four-time Eisner Award winner. In 2019 his collection \n\u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e won in the \"Best Adaptation from Another Medium\" category, and in 2021 he was awarded \"Best Writer\/Artist,\" while \n\u003ci\u003eRemina\u003c\/i\u003e received the award for \"Best U.S. Edition of International Material (Asia).\" \n\u003ci\u003eLovesickness\u003c\/i\u003e won \"Best U.S. Edition\" in 2022. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis titles have been adapted into live-action films and anime. The Netflix series \n\u003ci\u003eJunji Ito\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eManiac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre\u003c\/i\u003e is based on his short stories, and \n\u003ci\u003eUzumaki\u003c\/i\u003e has inspired an anime miniseries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781974719884, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Viz Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496190116118,"sku":"9781974719884","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781974719884.jpg?v=1783057136","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/statues-junji-ito-story-collection-junji-ito-story-collection-junji-ito","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}