Brand-New
Terrifying Short Story Collection By The Celebrated Creator Of GYO
And UZUMAKI Is Set For North American Release In Summer 2015
San
Francisco, CA, December 3, 2014 –
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 the 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
the 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 Junji 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. His critically acclaimed titles
include Tomie and UZUMAKI, which
also were adapted into critically praised live-action films, as well
as GYO, which
was adapted into an animated feature film. The UZUMAKI and GYO manga
editions are both published in English by VIZ Media in deluxe
hardcover editions available under the VIZ Signature imprint. 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, please visit www.VIZ.com.
About
VIZ Media, LLC
Headquartered
in San Francisco, California, VIZ Media distributes, markets and
licenses the best anime and manga titles direct from Japan.
Owned by three of Japan's largest manga and animation companies,
Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions,
Co., Ltd., VIZ Media has the most extensive library of anime and
manga for English speaking audiences in North America, the United
Kingdom, Ireland and South Africa. With its popular digital manga
anthology WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO,
BLEACH and ONE PIECE, VIZ Media offers cutting-edge action, romance
and family friendly properties for anime, manga, science fiction and
fantasy fans of all ages. VIZ Media properties are available as
graphic novels, DVDs, animated television series, feature films,
downloadable and streaming video and a variety of consumer products.
Learn more about VIZ Media, anime and manga at www.VIZ.com.
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