#junji ito fashion model

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Shiver - Fashion Model: Cursed Frame | Junji Ito

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Shiver - Junji Ito Selected Stories ("Fashion Model: Cursed Frame") // Junji Ito

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Collection No. 041: Fashion Model

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Layers of Fear

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It’s funny how internet aesthetic posts or youtube essayists will portray Junji Ito as The Grandmaster of Japanese Horror Manga or whatever but in reality his stuff isn’t even that scary.

Like most of it is just really cool spectacle or the context of the horror/a certain moment is so ridiculous it’s not scary (looking at you: dad from Hanging Balloons). Like when I was first reading through Gyo on the Internet Archive, I was just reading the first few chapters and just decided to skip to a random page then cackled in disbelief when I jumped in the middle of the circus chapter.

Ironically enough, due to how Junji usually does the short stories/anthology format, some of his stories have the problem of exposition dumping in dialogue right before or after The Thing Happens.

A lot of it just makes you uncomfortable rather than horrified. Like the most reaction Junji’s work got from me was Glyceride, because it’s Glyceride, and oddly enough The Circus is Here. Probably because I do have a fear of witnessing something going terribly wrong if I go to a circus or something similar.

I’m not saying his works are bad, he’s just sorta overhyped most of the time. And this isn’t gatekeeping, the reason I made this post is because I want people who are interested to read more his work and also have discussions like:

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While I hate western live action anime/manga adaptations, Bonnie Aarons would be the PERFECT Fuchi the Fashion Model!!!!

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Tomie the succubus 🖤🖤 by John Azzi

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Funko Pop Animation Crunchyroll Junji Ito Collection Ms. Fuchi - 913

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Shiver - Junji Ito Review

Shiver is a short story collection by Japanese horror manga artist Junji Ito. I first stumbled onto Junji Ito through the viral "Th-This is my hole. It was made for me!" meme that was popular around the internet a few years back.

I was fascinated by that image and it led me to reading the story it was based on "The Enigma of Amigara Fault" which is one of my all-time favorite horror stories, long or short. Shiver is now the third complete manga I've read by Junji Ito and to date is probably my favorite. It doesn't reach the highs of Amigara Fault, but I think it's really solid. According to the notes, it seems like Ito gets a spark of an idea and builds off the initial idea, sometimes putting several ideas together over the course of a span of time. The initial hooks are always interesting and pretty original though, even if the results of the story don't always quite land. With some quick pitches; my favorite stories in this collection are Used Record - What if there was a song of the dead and someone alive heard the song? What would that do to the person who is alive? Fashion Model - No comment. Just this image.

Hanging Blimp - People all around Japan are bizarrely committing suicide, hanging themselves, fashioning things into a noose. Shortly after their deaths, bizarre blimp like floating heads with what look like balloon strings show up around the country and begin chasing people. Marionette Mansion - Haruhiko's family travels around Japan putting on puppet shows. One of the puppets frightens Haruhiko's friend Kinuko, the puppets name is "Jean-Pierre" and it seems like there may be more to Jean-Pierre. Is Haruhiko's family controlling Jean-Pierre, or is Jean-Pierre controlling them? The Long Dream - Probably my favorite story in the collection. What if when we slept, an infinite amount of time could pass in our dreams? We could live hours, days, months, years or even several lifetimes worth? What would that do to our bodies? What would it mean for us as a species?

Greased - Haha this one got me to groan in disgust audibly, so I have to give it a nod. Yui and her family run a barbeque shop and live in an apartment above the shop. From poor ventilation in both the shop and apartment, there is a thick, heavy, filmy layer of grease covering everything. The grease gets heavier as time goes on and begins to effect Yui's family, specifically her brother Goro and ugh at what happens lol. Overall, a really solid collection of stories. Really enjoyed it!

4/5

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Shiver - Junji Ito Selected Stories ("Fashion Model") // Junji Ito

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Collection No. 041: Fashion Model

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Midnight Pals: Body Horror

David Cronenberg: body horror is the art of possibility. the body is the canvas. to change the body is to change reality, to unmake & remake the world. Junji Ito: what if your head was a balloon lol

Junji Ito: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the fashion model Junji Ito: so this film crew hires an actress with a really striking look Poe: what's the look? Ito: oh she's like an obvious monster Ito: like 100% she's definitely a monster

Ito: anyway everyone is all "wow what a striking look" Barker: you know Barker: there's a problem with all these monster women you draw Ito: what? Barker: you're not horny enough

Ito: they're not supposed to be horny Barker: no i mean YOU are not horny Ito: Poe: clive leave him alone Barker: hey i'm not throwing shade Poe: no it really sounds like you are

Ito: how can you say that? Ito: look at these  bishōjo heroines! Barker: don't get me wrong, junji Barker: you got some real cute little straight couples in your comics Barker: but they should fuck

Barker: is the problem that this body horror is too straight Barker: is that it? Ito: what Barker: i mean more power to you Barker: i think it's great what you're doing Ito: Barker: you know despite your handicap Ito: Barker: of being straight

Barker: it's just so cool how you're showing that straight people can do body horror too Ito: Barker: real inspiring! Ito: Poe: that's enough clive Barker: no shut up edgar i'm having fun

Barker: i'm just saying its unusual to see a cishet in this field Barker: i mean Barker: anyone here who's written body horror that is NOT some kinda trans allegory, raise your hand Eve Harms: Lor Gislason: Franz Kafka: [raises hand] Barker: uh uh uh uh franz Barker: not so fast!