Junji Ito Books in Order

Tomie Kawakami is a beautiful young woman who drives men to jealous, murderous madness. No matter how many times she is killed and dismembered, she regenerates to continue her cycle of terror. This complete collection gathers every story from Junji Ito’s debut series.

A young man rents a room overlooking an alley where he hears children playing, but the alley is walled off. This collection features ten short stories involving mysterious neighbors, hallucinations, and classic Ito body horror.

A town where strange tombstones appear wherever a person dies. This collection includes the title story and other oddities, such as "Slug Girl" and "The Bloody Story of Shirosuna." A solid mix of the supernatural and the gross.

Junji Ito adapts Mary Shelley’s classic novel with his own grotesque flair. The monster is depicted in horrifying detail as he torments his creator. The collection also includes stories about Oshikiri, a boy who lives in a house connected to other dimensions.

A foul "death stench" ruins a couple's vacation in Okinawa, followed by fish that walk on mechanical legs. Tadashi and Kaori find themselves trapped as the sea life invades the land, bringing a biological horror that threatens all of humanity.

The mechanical invasion spreads to Tokyo, and the gas that powers the walking machines begins to infect humans. Tadashi searches for Kaori in a city overrun by decay and metal, discovering the dark history behind the death stench.

A scientist discovers a new planet and names it after his daughter, Remina. But the planet is a living, planet-eating organism that turns its gaze toward Earth. As the world faces destruction, the human population turns on the girl in a frenzy of fear.

Four people meet online to commit group suicide but instead discover a gateway to a bizarre afterlife. They find "paradonite," strange gems that promise untold wealth but come with a terrible price. A sci-fi horror tale about greed and the soul.

The master of horror turns his gaze to his own life as a cat owner. Ito comically exaggerates the creepy behaviors of his cats, Yon and Mu, in this autobiographical manga. It’s a funny, charming look at the terrors of living with felines.

A collection of Ito’s earliest works, showing the evolution of his style. The title story features a family keeping a soldier hidden long after WWII has ended. Other tales involve a face-stealing thief and hair that seeks revenge in an attic.

Ryusuke returns to a town where people ask strangers at crossroads for their fortunes. A mysterious "boy at the crossroads" begins giving deadly predictions that drive girls to suicide. Ryusuke must stop the bloodshed while confronting his own past.

Yuuma is a young man obsessed with apologizing, but his contrition melts people’s brains. Along with his terrifying little sister Chizumi, he brings a bizarre plague to a new town. A dark comedy about guilt and demonic worship.

A stellar collection of short stories, including the titular tale of a nectar that makes people simply... smash. Other standouts include a haunted library and a village of mirrors. It features some of Ito's most creative and disturbing concepts.

This collection marked Ito's return to horror manga after a hiatus. It includes stories about a woman who holds onto a house for too long, a dissection class gone wrong, and a man obsessed with a bird woman. Short, punchy, and weird.

A "best of" collection featuring some of Ito’s most famous short stories. Includes "The Enigma of Amigara Fault," about human-shaped holes in a mountain, and "Hanging Balloons," where giant heads hunt their lookalikes. An essential starting point.

Ito adapts Osamu Dazai’s classic novel of alienation into a graphic nightmare. It follows the life of Oba Yozo, a man who fears human beings and hides behind a clownish mask. A psychological descent into madness and self-destruction.

Kyoko Byakuya wanders into a village covered in golden volcanic hair that grants telepathic powers. She becomes caught in a cosmic struggle involving ancient missionaries and space-faring horrors. A journey into the mystic and the terrifying.

A dedicated art book showcasing the black-and-white and color illustrations of Junji Ito. It features commentary from the artist on his most famous characters and monsters. A visual deep dive into the beauty behind the horror.

A deluxe collection of short stories, including the popular "The Enigma of Amigara Fault." It also features an adaptation of Edogawa Ranpo’s "The Human Chair." Many pages are presented in color, highlighting the grotesque details.

Four longer tales explore the spaces between sleep and wakefulness. Stories include a weeping woman who mourns professionally and a forest suicide pact that goes wrong. It captures the surreal, dream-like quality of Ito’s recent work.

Adapted from real-life urban legends, these stories follow a university student named Mimi. She acts as a magnet for the paranormal, encountering everything from ghosts to strange neighbors. A series of spooky, "true story" style encounters.

A complete collection of stories starring Souichi, the mischievous boy who chews on nails. He attempts to curse his classmates and family with voodoo, but his plans usually end in disaster. A mix of creepy atmosphere and dark comedy.

Hirokatsu Kihara recounts nine eerie ghost stories presented as true unsolved mysteries, illustrated by Junji Ito and followed by a bonus manga story. A tumor shaped like a man’s face creeps across a woman’s body, and the sea shoots glowing orbs into the sky over frightened beachgoers.

In this illustrated memoir and analysis of horror manga, Junji Ito looks back on the childhood fears, artists, and everyday observations that shaped his work. He also discusses character design, storytelling, and turning ordinary ideas into nightmares.

This six-story horror manga collection follows characters confronted by grotesque supernatural disturbances: an ominous voice in a pipe, eye-shaped flowers around a transfer student, and unsettling memories in a mountain village. Each tale turns fixation and the uncanny into escalating dread.

Four new stories return to the uneasy border between life and death. University students enter an abandoned mountain village where a strange machine still runs, while a girl burdened by an invisible weight becomes entangled with the eccentric Hikizuri siblings.

Ten short stories center on unsettling transformations and mysteries that refuse simple explanations. An art teacher’s headless statues become linked to murder, an old riverside funeral custom haunts a family, and beauty itself becomes a fatal disease.