Junji Ito is one of the most famous horror mangaka because his most disturbing drawings have earned him international acclaim. Ito’s Tales of Terror are remarkable feats that know how to mess with the reader and create tense moments, with his artwork making the Junji Ito story always pure nightmare fuel.
Junji Ito’s drawings, rendered entirely in black and white with a focus on detail, have become as well-known as the stories they accompany. There have been countless images that stick in the minds of fans as some of the scariest art ever drawn. These images abound in the hundreds of stories crafted by Junji Ito, and here are the ten most disturbing drawings Ito made during his career.
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Kawaii’s toilet nightmare – Junji Ito-style arachnophobia
Soichi’s little curses
Sometimes, there is more to scary horror images than simple body horror or gore: Sometimes, it must tap into multiple primal forms of terror. In this case, Soichi uses a doll in the place of his classmate, Kawai, in the middle of class and uses his abilities to make the boy need to use the bathroom. Innocent yet insignificant at this level, Soichi went further, creating an enclosure to lock Kawai in the toilet stall before dropping a toy spider on him, prompting a scene from a Junji Ito nightmare.
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While all of this seems to be happening in Kawai’s head, the image of him locked, helplessly stuck in a bathroom stall, with the screeching of massive spider legs is his only warning before massive arachnid legs appear over the walls. For anyone obsessed with spiders, it’s enough to make readers put down their manga, Especially since Kawai can’t escape the creature. When he finds himself, he is covered with sticky paper, standing for spider silk, but it is enough to make the next trip in public. – Take a busy and hurried detour.
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People-watching – Mimi’s Tales of Terror
The seashore
Some of the larger ones Mimi’s Tales of Terror Adaptation manga by Junji Ito, this picture is a simple but viscerally terrifying one, witnessing what seems to be A blown, drowned lionWith only Mimi to witness. This serves as a rough prelude to the events of the story, so revisiting this panel after readers have finished could be interesting. Ito demonstrates his unique talent for creating such beautifully macabre death here, down to decaying skin texture and dangling viscera, shaded brilliantly for a perfect black-and-white rendition.
The rest of the story even takes a different turn, with practically none of the body horror present from this panel. It makes the reader flip at times, wondering where the moment connects, but instead it is a ghostly tale of loss and A rough story beneath the waves of the nearby shore.
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Colon’s treasure – the cute becomes hideous
Soichi’s beloved pet
This blend of Ito’s signature style with a dab of Lovecraftian horror kicks off this list in the best way. comes from the story Soichi’s beloved petThis picture shows the family cat cursed by Ito’s infamous villain Soichi as it brings a horrifying sight. Soichi describes it as “One of the insects that live in hell,” and Ito’s depiction of this is too complex for the mind to handle. The way the beetle’s legs stretch out with its thousand eyes is enough to turn any reader’s stomach. It can’t be incredibly gory like some of Ito’s other drawings, however The mystery behind this creature makes it one of his most disturbing creations.
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The Rib Woman – One of Ito’s most disturbing creations
affection
The titular monster drawn by Ito is undeniably one of his most disturbing creations. Throughout the history of ITO’s affection Collection, a woman who has undergone rib surgery to adjust her figure hears an invisible sound throughout the night. It turns out that this is the work of the rib woman, a seemingly friendly woman who plays music on a rib bone. However, what she reveals under her shirt is a hodgepodge of ribs she has stolen from others held together by string.
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The way the Rib woman is drawn gives you a creepy obsessive vibe As she comes to collect Yuki’s ribs for her. Plus, the way her exposed ribs are popping out to cause festering wounds across her chest makes for a grotesque sight that will never leave the reader’s mind.
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The Centipede – a unique twisted take on body horror
Honored ancestors
Returning to something a little less grotesque but nonetheless disturbing, this image of Honored ancestors Depicts a father bound by the skulls of his ancestors. There is just something so strange yet fascinating about the design of this creature. The way the skulls are assembled to give off a centipede-like look makes it hard to look away no matter how disturbing it is. It’s just an endless moment of terror that stands out because of how hauntingly beautiful it is.
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Mr. Yokota – A perfect ending to a disturbing tale
Uzumaki
The next drawing comes from the pages of one of the most famous stories in Ito’s epic and beloved Uzumaki. This short story, named The snailFocuses on a mysterious event where some students slowly turn into snails.
This immersion in body horror is something Ito excels in, but he flexes his talent best in the final transformation when the students’ teacher comes to class half-transformed. He lost his legs and has a shell, but the hands pull him into the room with his head still there. However, his eyes have been replaced by stalks and his mouth is slowly disappearing as he is covered in rigid bumps all along his skin. This is a perfect way to end UzumakiS snail story And shows exactly why this is one of the scariest shorts throughout the graphic novel.
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Tomoki eats his friends – Junji Ito deals up the disturbing factor
Ice cream bus
There is no way to sugar count this other than whatever damn recipe the ice cream bus driver used; This panel features A child eats his friends as they have been converted to ice creammyself included. Tomoki spends the entire story being mystified by the ice cream bus, and on the surface, it seems like an innocent enough tale, but his father takes a while to come around to it. If his father had held firm, this could have been avoided; Worse, this is not even the darkest moment of the story.
The idea of ​​a father walking in on his son, apparently eating melted children, brings a terrible sight, and is objectively twisted. Although it doesn’t have the same type of gory appeal of his other works, The Junji Ito story is disturbing as a more surreal twist on body horror. Tomoki’s dad is left wondering what went wrong, and whether a walk-in freezer could at least have helped.
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Chiharu’s deflating head – one of the scariest moments of an ITO classic
Hanging balloons
In a story dominated by floating heads trying to grab their human counterparts by the throat, Junji Ito’s scariest short story Hanging balloons‘ Most disturbing moment actually happens on the ground. This is one picture of this short story Ito’s way of showing why the invisible balloons in the sky can’t be shot downAnd he does a remarkable job of making the case. When the balloon impersonating a girl named Chiharu is shot and deflates, Ito quickly points out that whatever happens to the balloon will happen to the person as well. The way Chiharu’s head deflates is both shocking and upsetting as it is drawn in such detail that makes the girl’s death blow even harder.
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Ghostly Hell – Mimi’s Tales of Terror
Just the two of us
The building the extreme agony of a character who improves himself is a chilling thought; This moment happens after the first page of the story of Mimi’s Tales of Terror. It’s difficult and horrible to wake up, as the woman in question is a sad, strong spirit that continues after her death.Sleeping comfortably next to her child. When she cradles her daughter, Kay, the spirit shows her sooty, otherworldly form, and no amount of priestly intervention can erase her traces.
The story itself is quite short and, in a way, touching. Ki is not aware of her mother’s death and just doesn’t want to be alone. Her mother is the only one who does not try to hand her over to another guardian. How ominous the end may be, The sight of the haunting, void-like presence of Kay’s mother’s spirit Is enough to make anyone check their site for soot the next day.
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Kazunori and Yoriko – a twisted Romeo and Juliet
Uzumaki
One of the darkest scenes in Junji Ito’s iconic Uzumaki Series, Chapter #5, “Twisted Souls,” is A depressing and shocking story of starstruck lovers who don’t get a happy ending. The fated couple, Kazunori and Yoriko, come from families that not only hate each other but do not wish them to be romantically involved, despite their love for each other. They even decide to run away together to escape the suffering and violence inflicted on them by their families.
However, according to the curse that runs over Kurouzu-cho, they are tragically fated not to have a happy ending. Kazunori attributes his and Yoriko’s family feud to the spiral curse that influenced their hatred. He and Yoriko finally decided to stay together forever, entwined their bodies like mating snakes, although to an unnatural, chilling extreme, one of the most memorable sights of the world. Uzumaki History.
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Shuichi’s father becomes the spiral – Uzumaki’s monstrous origin
Uzumaki
First impressions are important, and this Debut story for Junji Ito Uzumaki is disturbing enough to hook the reader instantly. The Spiral Obsession Features Shuichi’s father as he is entranced by spirals. As the story continues, his obsession grows more and more disturbing as he is able to curl his tongue in unnatural ways and spin his eyes in spirals with ease.
His death became one of Ito’s most haunting images as he was found in a large tub, his body contorted into a spiral. The way he is depicted makes him no longer human. It is a sign of things to come, and it Makes a great case of what the spiral is so deadly at Uzumaki.
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Full body tattoo – one of Ito’s unknown images
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This disturbing artwork of Love Sickness: A Woman in Distress Is Perhaps the most uncomfortable image that Ito has ever made. The story follows a boy named Ryusuke as he encounters a woman over a period of nights with worsening problems. After mentioning that she wants to get a tattoo one night, she emerges covered head-to-toe in them.
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The way Ito designs this look gives off a strange and obsessive vibe. The shape is clearly human, but the tattoos make things feel off. The shapes of the animals and other images contort parts of her body and make her seem no longer human. It is undoubtedly one of Ito’s creepiest creations that gets the mind working in overdrive as it tries to decipher what it sees.
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Tommy’s painting – Tommy’s most terrible picture
Painter
This picture comes from what is undoubtedly the The most famous story featuring Ito’s iconic Tommy character. Like Soichi, Tomie became Junji Ito’s recurring femme fatale who terrorizes Japan with her beauty leading others to commit murder. The story Painter sees Tommy become a muse for an up-and-coming artist who desperately wants to portray her beauty. After many failed attempts to make her laugh away, his final masterpiece shows Tommy in all her glory with a terrifying second head growing out of her.
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This is an image that is so disturbing that it has also become one of the most well-known interpretations of the character. It is a beautifully designed work of horror that shows that beneath its beauty in the real world, a monster lies within that will drive others to madness.
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Yasmin gets smashed – a gory moment with brilliant setup
Smashed
The brilliant thing about this disturbing drawing is that it is not the first time readers encounter a moment like this in history. Junji Ito Smashed The reader really gets set up for what they’re in for when Sugio takes his friends to Ogi’s house to try some delicious nectar. When they arrive, they find Augie smashed against the wall in a gruesome display. however, It’s when jasmine gets splattered that things get disturbing.
The way his violent death is portrayed is incredibly haunting. Readers can tell that it is easy to make him out with his outline and glasses, because blood is spreading everywhere. This is the first time that the characters really come face to face with what is happening, and the first death between them perfectly foreshadows the horror that is to come.
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Azami’s Scar – Junji Ito’s most disturbing (& iconic) drawing
Uzumaki
The most disturbing drawing in Junji Ito’s repertoire is one that most people can immediately recognize. This artwork of The scar In Junji Ito Uzumaki Portrays a girl named Azami as she reveals that she is succumbing to the Spiral Curse. She grew a large spiral on her head that devoured most of her face with one bulging eyeball still remaining before swirling through the shape and disappearing.
Not only is this one of the most well-known images from Uzumaki. It is also one of ITO’s most famous in general. The way it is designed brilliantly showcases its brand of shock body horror. It is unusual to look at and is so terrifying that it burns in the reader’s mind long after they have finished it the first time. This is without a doubt Junji Ito’s most disturbing drawing of all time As it stands out among his other terrible works.