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The Liminal Zone

Series: Junji Ito
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The Liminal Zone by Junji Ito is a haunting graphic novel that dives into the eerie and mysterious experiences of characters navigating life's unsettling thresholds. Through intersecting tales, the narrative explores themes of transformation and the supernatural, wrapped in Ito's signature style of horror and suspense. The book's chilling visuals enhance its exploration of the boundaries between the known and unknown.
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This graphic novel may appeal to you if you enjoy horror stories that explore the eerie and unsettling through beautifully illustrated narratives. Junji Ito's works are renowned for their unique ability to blur the lines between reality and the supernatural, offering a gripping and atmospheric experience for fans of the macabre and bizarre.

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The Liminal Zone

Three-time Eisner Award winner Junji Ito presents brand-new nightmares!

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Three-time Eisner Award winner Junji Ito presents brand-new nightmares!

What destiny awaits them after the screaming?

After 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?

One of horror’s greatest talents, Junji Ito beckons readers to join him in an experience of ultimate terror with four transcendently terrifying tales in The Liminal Zone.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781974726448

Publisher: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 September 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 146.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 451g

Pages: 216

About the Author

Junji 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 Tomie and Uzumaki, which have been adapted into live-action films; Gyo, which was adapted into an animated film; and his books Deserter, Fragments of Horror, Frankenstein, Lovesickness, No Longer Human, Remina, Shiver, Smashed, and Venus in the Blind Spot, all of which are available from VIZ Media.

Ito’s influences include classic horror manga artists Kazuo Umezz and Hideshi Hino, as well as authors Yasutaka Tsutsui and H.P. Lovecraft.

He is a three-time Eisner Award winner. In 2019 his collection Frankenstein won in the "Best Adaptation from Another Medium" category, and in 2021 he was awarded "Best Writer/Artist," while Remina received the award for "Best U.S. Edition of International Material (Asia)."

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