Kazuo Umezu - Wikipedia
In 1960s shōjo manga like Reptilia, he broke the industry's conventions by combining the aesthetics of the commercial manga industry with gruesome visual imagery inspired by Japanese folktales, which created a boom of horror manga and influenced manga artists of …
Kazuo Umezu's New Work is 101 Acrylic Paintings Serving as Sequel …
Nov 30, 2021 · Prolific horror manga creator Kazuo Umezu announced on his website on November 24 that his previously announced first new work in 26 years will be titled Zoku Shingo: Chiisana Robot...
Kazuo Umezu - Unveiling the Eerie Elegance of the Animal Kingdom
Aug 25, 2023 · The art of human to animal transformation brings us to the cold-blooded creatures: reptiles. In the ultra violent horror manga “God’s left hand, Devil’s right hand” (神の左手 悪魔の右手), he slightly touches the topic with a basilisk inspired creature.
Kazuo Umezu | Artist | ArtFacts
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Reptilia (manga) - Wikipedia
As a child, manga artist Kazuo Umezu's father told him horror stories from Japanese folklore. The story he found most terrifying was Okameike Densetsu ( お亀池伝説 , lit. "The Legend of the Turtle Pond") , which tells the story of a woman who goes to the Okameike Moor in Soni, Nara , and is transformed into a snake.
My Name Is Shingo - Wikipedia
My Name Is Shingo (Japanese: わたしは真悟, Hepburn: Watashi wa Shingo) is a Japanese science fiction manga by Kazuo Umezu. It was serialized in Big Comic Spirits between 1982 and 1986, [1] with its chapters collected in 10 tankōbon volumes. [2]
Kazuo Umezu’s Horror Theater: The Present (2005) - Bleeding Skull
Dec 3, 2023 · Kazuo Umezu is “the god of horror manga,” and he is known for bringing haunting, unsettling visuals of gore and torture into manga and elevating both the artform and the genre. Never has a character clawing off their own skin looked more stunning. Every panel is a work of art that tells its own story in the service of the larger one.
The Intriguing World of Japanese Horror Master Junji Ito
Jul 15, 2024 · Junji Ito, a name synonymous with the macabre and the surreal in Japanese horror, stands as a maestro of modern horror manga. Born in Gifu in 1963, Ito-san's fascination with fear began early in life, influenced by the eerie confines of his childhood home and the works of his idol, Kazuo Umezu.
Kazuo Umezu - Lambiek Comiclopedia
Kazuo is the grandmaster of Japanese horror manga. He published his first manga while still at high school and began working professionaly in the field after his graduation. His first creations were 'Betsu-Sekai' ('Another World') and 'Mori-no-Kyoudai' ('The Brother and Sister in a Forest').
Kazuo Umezu — Google Arts & Culture
Kazuo Umezu or Kazuo Umezz, is an author of Japanese horror and other manga, as well as a musician and actor.