Japanese fan recreates images from legendary horror manga master Junji Ito

Horror manga cosplay makes this fan look like she’s been drawn in pencil.

From vocaloids like Miku Hatsune to magical warriors like Sailor Moon, Japan’s cast of cute, wide-eyed characters continue to inspire cosplayers both in Japan and overseas. For those who want to take a walk on the dark side, though, there’s a whole other world of ghouls and spirits from which to take your costume cues. And there’s no better person to take you into the sphere of the peculiar than talented Japanese artist Junji Ito—the 52-year-old master of horror manga so revered that even Mexican film director Guillermo del Toro is a huge fan.

Kojima and myself are fans. http://t.co/Jbp7qtRGfo
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Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) September 27, 2015

▼ Ito was set to work on Silent Hills, the ninth installment in Konami’s Silent Hill series, alongside del Toro and Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima. Sadly, the project was cancelled last year.

JUNJI ITO, undisputed master of horror in Japan (along with Hino and Tsubaki) and our collaborator in SILENT HILL (S) http://t.co/D9ypKBhVk5
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Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) September 27, 2015

Another fan of Ito’s is Japanese Twitter user @mamakiteru, who shows her love for his work by recreating some of his eerie drawings. From pretty girls to flesh-eating crazies, her manga cosplay makes it look like the frightening characters have jumped out from the printed page and into the real world.

▼ There are cute, girly characters…

伊藤潤二キャラクター“美咲”の顔真似しました。好きなタイプはたくさん背後霊が付いている人です(❁´◡`❁) https://t.co/1NCJXESZ0x
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いくら (@mamakiteru) January 15, 2016

Nemuki＋1月号掲載伊藤潤二先生の首吊り気球、待望の続編とも言える「首吊り気球・再来」の一コマより。横顔マネに初挑戦*\(^o^)/* https://t.co/HZ7cb2wdl2
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いくら (@mamakiteru) January 11, 2016

▼ Women with frightening eyes…

伊藤潤二先生の傑作集「潰談」の表紙を真似してみました(๑´ڡ`๑) https://t.co/0v6JrNDmtW
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いくら (@mamakiteru) December 22, 2015

富江の魅力を10パーセントでも写し出したくて増殖中。 https://t.co/qCYxqCQ0e6
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いくら (@mamakiteru) December 07, 2015

富江マネ見て下さった皆様ありがとうございました。私の対応が遅かったせいか初期の通知を見ることができません。お返事できていない方いらっしゃいましたら申し訳ございません。兄貴が代わりにお詫びします https://t.co/uhM2T8N7J9
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いくら (@mamakiteru) January 22, 2016

▼ And a pretty lady called “Dissection Girl” who specialises in autopsies.

伊藤潤二先生の「魔の断片」に収録されている『解剖ちゃん』の顔マネしました。 https://t.co/ode3I5nP17
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いくら (@mamakiteru) January 07, 2016

▼ Mamakiteru plays both characters in “The Whispering Woman”.

伊藤潤二先生作「耳擦りする女」のダブルヒロインを顔マネしました (۶•౪•)۶♡٩(•౪•٩) https://t.co/eLFxha6I3U
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いくら (@mamakiteru) December 26, 2015

▼ And two characters from Ito’s masterpiece, Headless Sculptures.

伊藤潤二先生作品「富江・復讐(とみえ・リベンジ)」の一コマを体現しました♪( ´▽｀) https://t.co/m1wAXq2CWe
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いくら (@mamakiteru) January 25, 2016

ひとだんらく。 https://t.co/0DM1Yre8v6
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いくら (@mamakiteru) January 23, 2016

▼ Here she plays a character who doesn’t want to become a ghost.

伊藤潤二傑作集11潰談に収録されている「幽霊になりたくない」を体現しました( •̤ᴗ•̤ ) https://t.co/SgiWbhWP5m
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いくら (@mamakiteru) January 04, 2016

One of Ito’s most famous characters is a a mysterious woman called Tomie, who has sleek black hair and a beauty spot below her left eye.

伊藤潤二先生の富江シリーズPART2〜森田病院編〜より、ちょっぴりお茶目な富江の顔真似しました♪ https://t.co/CppjTvKVbW
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いくら (@mamakiteru) January 21, 2016

She might look normal, but Tomie is able to regenerate after being killed, and replicates from her organs and severed limbs. She also has the power to make any man fall in love with her, leading them to commit violent acts.

キャビアとかフォアグラとかないの？リクエストありがとうございます@noCHIKA_noLIFE https://t.co/qzXL1Jc8Mo
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いくら (@mamakiteru) January 09, 2016

Between 1999 and 2011, Ito’s Tomie manga series was released as a series of horror films. Currently, there are eight films in the series. Below is a scene from Tomie: Revenge.

伊藤潤二先生作品「富江・復讐(とみえ・リベンジ)」の一コマを体現しました♪( ´▽｀) https://t.co/m1wAXq2CWe
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いくら (@mamakiteru) January 25, 2016

▼ And this is a well-known image from Tomie: Red Turtleneck.

伊藤潤二先生作「富夫・赤いハイネック」の一幕を真似しました。 https://t.co/f4aSQgUPTs
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いくら (@mamakiteru) January 24, 2016

▼ Mamakiteru does a terrifyingly good job of bringing Tomie’s manga character to life.

伊藤潤二先生作「画家」での富江になりきって悶えてみました。アハ…♪( ´▽｀) https://t.co/0ODKnO1CWm
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いくら (@mamakiteru) January 12, 2016

To see more of Mamakiteru’s intriguing character recreations from Ito’s horror manga, be sure to check out her Twitter account. It’s a beautiful, frightening journey into the Japanese world of gore!