WRITER

Junji Ito

1963 - Today

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Junji Ito (Japanese: 伊藤 潤二, Hepburn: Itō Junji, born July 31, 1963) is a Japanese horror manga artist. Some of his most notable works include Tomie, a series chronicling an immortal girl who drives her stricken admirers to madness; Uzumaki, a three-volume series about a town obsessed with spirals; and Gyo, a two-volume story in which fish are controlled by a strain of sentient bacteria called "the death stench." His other works include The Junji Ito Horror Comic Collection, a collection of his many short stories, and Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu, a self-parody about him and his wife living in a house with two cats. Ito's work has developed a substantial cult following, and Ito has been called an iconic horror manga artist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Junji Ito has received more than 4,788,321 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Junji Ito is the 1,551st most popular writer (up from 1,942nd in 2019), the 428th most popular biography from Japan (up from 581st in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Japanese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Uzumaki, Volume 3
Blessing and cursing, Comic books, strips
2002
Tomie, Volume 2
2001
Gyo, Volume 2
2004
Gyo
Apocalyptic literature, Bacterial diseases, Biological weapons
Tadashi wakes to find himself in a hospital, recovering from his exposure to the germs. He goes to his Uncle's house, desperate to save the now-mutated Kaori from a ghastly fate. By this time, the disease has taken over the city. Will the unaffected survive?
2002
Flesh Colored Horror
Comic and Graphic Books, Fiction
2001
Uzumaki, Volume 1
2001

Page views of Junji Itos by language

Over the past year Junji Ito has had the most page views in the with 740,641 views, followed by Spanish (149,150), and Japanese (123,951). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Romanian (742.06%), Korean (289.53%), and Thai (118.22%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Junji Ito ranks 1,551 out of 7,302. Before him are Ausiàs March, José de Acosta, Usama ibn Munqidh, Elizabeth of the Trinity, John Dickson Carr, and Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry. After him are Raymond Roussel, Elizabeth Bishop, Pío Baroja, Antoine de Montchrestien, Ben Shapiro, and Wen Tianxiang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Junji Ito ranks 61. Before him are Letsie III of Lesotho, Giuseppe Bergomi, Coolio, Roberto Donadoni, Lolo Ferrari, and Luis Arce. After him are Liu Cixin, Andrej Kiska, Satoshi Kon, David Thewlis, Kevin Mitnick, and Gaspar Noé.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Junji Ito ranks 428 out of 6,245. Before him are Emperor Daigo (885), Mōri Terumoto (1533), Gunpei Yokoi (1941), Azai Nagamasa (1545), Emperor Jomei (593), and Tokugawa Iesada (1824). After him are Mamoru Oshii (1951), Noritaka Hidaka (1947), Emperor Shijō (1231), Yoshihiko Noda (1957), Takijirō Ōnishi (1891), and Kiichi Miyazawa (1919).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Junji Ito ranks 32. Before him are Yosa Buson (1716), Ichiyō Higuchi (1872), Chūya Nakahara (1907), Ryū Murakami (1952), Ihara Saikaku (1642), and Ono no Komachi (825). After him are Akiyuki Nosaka (1930), Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653), Minamoto no Sanetomo (1192), Masaoka Shiki (1867), Doppo Kunikida (1871), and Eiji Tsuburaya (1901).

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