Junji Ito Goes Viral After Posing in Barbie Box at SDCC, Fans Want a Collaboration

Junji Ito, the legendary mangaka known for his terrifying stories of body horror, is going viral after posing in a Barbie box at San Diego Comic-Con. The photo, which was shared by Godswill Ugwa Jr., a community manager for Viz Media (via Comicbook), shows Ito sitting in the box with a smile on his face.

The photo has been met with adoration from fans. Some have expressed their desire to see a full-blown collaboration between Ito and Barbie.

Ito has a long history of toeing the line between horror and humour, and his work often features elements of both. In his series Tomie, for example, the titular character is a beautiful young woman who is also a cannibalistic serial killer. The juxtaposition of these two elements is one of the things that makes Ito’s work so unsettling. In addition to Tomie, Ito has also created other stories that feature female characters as the main leads. These include Uzumaki, a story about a town that is cursed by spirals, and the Fashion Model story, which is about a bizarre model who has monster-like features.

It’s no surprise, then, that fans are excited at the prospect of a collaboration between Ito and Barbie. The two brands are seemingly at odds, but Ito’s unique art style and could create something truly terrifying and unforgettable.