{"product_id":"the-liminal-zone-by-junji-ito","title":"The Liminal Zone, by Junji Ito","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\"Originally published in Japan in 2021 by Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc., Tokyo\"--Copyright page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eJunji Ito made his professional manga 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 titles include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTomie\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUzumaki,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewhich have been adapted into live-action films;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGyo,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewhich was adapted into an animated film; and his books\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeserter\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFragments of Horror\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLovesickness\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Longer Human\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRemina\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eShiver\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmashed\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVenus in the Blind Spot\u003c\/i\u003e, all of which are available from VIZ Media.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIto's influences include classic horror manga artists Kazuo Umezz and Hideshi Hino, as well as authors Yasutaka Tsutsui and H.P. Lovecraft.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe is a three-time Eisner Award winner. In 2019 his collection \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e won in the Best Adaptation from Another Medium category, and in 2021 he was awarded Best Writer\/Artist, while \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRemina\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e received the award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material (Asia).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree-time Eisner Award winner Junji Ito presents brand-new nightmares!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat destiny awaits them after the screaming?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter abruptly departing from a train in a small town, a couple encounters a \"weeping woman\"--a professional mourner--sobbing inconsolably at a funeral. Mako changes afterward--she can't stop crying! In another tale, having decided to die together, a couple enters Aokigahara, the infamous suicide forest. What is the shocking otherworldly torrent that they discover there?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of horror's greatest talents, Junji Ito beckons readers to join him in an experience of ultimate terror with four transcendently terrifying tales.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viz Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44241300357410,"sku":"","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0285\/6032\/6744\/products\/51eiunBaglL._AC_SY780.jpg?v=1672460957","url":"https:\/\/www.heroicgoodsandgames.com\/products\/the-liminal-zone-by-junji-ito","provider":"Heroic Goods and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}