Manga like Itou Junji Jisen Kessakushuu

Uzumaki

Also known as Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

Kurozu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the world. It manifests itself in small ways: seashells, ferns, whirlpools in water, whirlwinds in air. And in large ways: the spiral marks on people's bodies, the insane obsessions of Shuichi's father, the voice from the cochlea in your inner ear. As the madness spreads, the inhabitants of Kurouzu-cho are pulled ever deeper, as if into a whirlpool from which there is no return...



Notes:
Includes the extra chapter "Uzumaki Tokubetsu-hen: Ginga", which was included in editions later released.
Chosen by the American Library Association (ALA) as one of the Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2009. (Vol. 1)

Tags: Tragedy , Body Horror , Cosmic Horror , Seinen , Survival , Female Protagonist , Gore , Episodic , Philosophy , Lost Civilization , Rural , Cannibalism , Urban Fantasy , Heterosexual , Suicide , Curses , Bullying , Demons , Unrequited Love , Cult , Yandere

Ma no Kakera

Also known as Fragments of Horror.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Horror , Supernatural , Thriller

A new collection of delightfully macabre tales from a master of horror manga.

An old wooden mansion that turns on its inhabitants. A dissection class with a most unusual subject. A funeral where the dead are definitely not laid to rest. Ranging from the terrifying to the comedic, from the erotic to the loathsome, these stories showcase Junji Ito’s long-awaited return to the world of horror.



Futon (布団)
Mokuzou no Kai (木造の怪, Wooden Spirit)
Tomio • Akai Hainekku (富夫・赤いハイネック, Tomio: Red Turtleneck)
Yuruyakana Wakare (緩やかな別れ, Gentle Goodbye)
Kaibou-chan (解剖ちゃん, Dissection Girl)
Kuroi Tori (黒い鳥, Blackbird)
Nanakuse Magami (七癖曲美)
Mimikosuri Suru Onna (耳擦りする女, Whispering Woman)

Tags: Tragedy , Gore , Anthology , Body Horror , Ghost , Assassins , Nudity , Crossdressing , Cosmic Horror , Josei

Itou Junji Kessakushuu

Also known as Junji Ito Story Collection.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Psychological , Supernatural

Vols 1-2: Tomie (富江) [2011-01]
Tomie
Morita Hospital
Basement
Photo
Kiss
Mansion
Revenge
Waterfall Basin
Painter
Assassins
Hair
Adopted Daughter
Little Finger
Boy
Moromi
Babysitter
Gathering
Passing Demon
Top Model
Old and Ugly

Vol 3: Souichi no Katte na Noroi (双一の勝手な呪い, Soichi) [2011-02]
A Happy Summer Vacation
A Happy Winter Vacation
Soichi's Happy Diary
Soichi's Home Visit
Teacher of Cloth
Soichi's Birthday
Soichi's Petty Curses
Four-Layered Room
Coffin
Rumors

Vol 4: Shibito no Koiwazurai (死びとの恋わずらい, Lovesickness) [2011-02]
The Beautiful Boy at the Crossroads
A Woman in Distress
Shadow
Screams in the Night
The Boy in White
Narumi's Boyfriend
The Séance
The Mansion of Phantom Pain
The Rib Woman
Memories of Real Poop

Vol 5: Dassou-hei no Iru Ie (脱走兵のいる家, Deserter) [2011-03]
Bio House
Face Thief
Where the Sandman Lives
The Devil's Logic
The Long Hair in the Attic
Scripted Love
The Reanimator's Sword
A Father's Love
Unendurable Labyrinth
Village of the Siren
Bullied
Deserter

Vol 6: Rojiura (路地裏, Alley) [2011-03]
Alley
Fashion Model (Not included in the Viz Media english language edition)
Descent
The Ward
The Inn
Blessing
Smokers' Club
Mold
Town of No Roads
Memory
Ice Cream Bus

Vol 7: Kubi no Nai Choukoku (首のない彫刻) [2013-04]
Vol 8: Umeku Haisuikan (うめく排水管) [2013-04]
Vol 9: Bohyou no Machi (墓標の町, Tombs) [2013-06]
Tombs
Clubhouse
Slug Girl
The Window Next Door
Washed Ashore
The Strange Tale of the Tunnel
Bronze Statue
Floaters
The Bloody Story of Shirosuna

Vol 10: Frankenstein (フランケンシュタイン) [2013-06]
Frankenstein
Neck Specter
Bog of Living Spirits
Pen Pal
Intruder
The Strange Tale of Oshikiri
The Strange Tale of Oshikiri: The Walls
The Hell of the Doll Funeral
Face Firmly in Place
Boss Non-non
Hide-and-Seek with Boss Non-non

Vol 11: Kaidan (潰談, Smashed) [2013-08]
Bloodsucking Darkness
Ghosts of Prime Time
Roar
Earthbound
Death Row Doorbell
The Mystery of the Haunted House
The Mystery of the Haunted House: Soichi's Version
Soichi's Beloved Pet
In Mirror Valley
I Don't Want to Be a Ghost
Library Vision
Splendid Shadow Song
Smashed

Tags: Anthology , Body Horror , Episodic , Gore , Cosmic Horror , Rural , Cannibalism , Monster Girl , Alternate Universe , Classic Literature , Ghost

Gyo

Also known as Gyo.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi

The floating smell of death hangs over the island. What is it? A strange, legged fish appears on the scene... So begins Tadashi and Kaori's spiral into the horror and stench of the sea. Here is the creepiest masterpiece of horror manga ever from the creator of Uzumaki, Junji Ito. Hold your breath until all is revealed.

Something's rotten in Okinawa...



Included one-shots:
Volume 2:
Daikokubashira Hiwa (大黒柱悲話, The Sad Tale of the Principal Post)
Amigara no Dansou no Kai (阿修羅断層の怪, The Enigma of Amigara Fault)

Tags: Seinen , Body Horror , Tragedy , Animals , Gore , Male Protagonist , Cosmic Horror , Primarily Adult Cast , Survival , Pandemic , Urban , Coastal , Circus , Cyborg , Time Skip , Nudity

Boku ga Shinu Dake no Hyakumonogatari

Also known as 100 Ghost Stories That Will Lead to My Death.

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

Forever Haunted
A boy sits in a room.
Alone.
Telling tales of horror.
One by one. Night by night.
The shadows breed terror.
Shall we begin?

One day, an elementary school child named Yuuma tries to jump out of his classroom window. His classmate Hina stops him and, in a bid to stall for time, asks him, “Do you know the round of a hundred ghost stories?” Hina tells Yuuma about a ritual where, if you tell a hundred ghost stories, you’ll see ghosts afterward. Learning this gives Yuuma a new lease on life. Chapter by chapter, he shares ghost stories with the reader, slowly but surely inching his way toward one hundred…



Tags: Anthology , Tragedy , Body Horror , Youkai , Episodic , Male Protagonist , Ghost , Shounen , Gore , Urban Fantasy , Suicide

Miirareta Souichi

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror

Tags: Crossover , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , School , Josei

Black Paradox

Also known as Black Paradox.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Psychological , Supernatural

It follows four people who meet for a group suicide, but their attempt to die instead makes them aware of a bizarre phenomenon that could change the world.



Included one-shots:
The Licking Woman, Mystery Pavillion

Tags: Body Horror , Seinen , Afterlife , Tragedy , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Cosmic Horror , Philosophy , Suicide , Robots , Clone , Love Triangle , Nudity , Full Color , Alternate Universe , Heterosexual

Kyoufu Kansen: Ochazuke Nori Horror Kessakusen

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror

Enikki (絵日記)
Densen 999-bin (伝染999便)
Kami-sama (紙様)
Natsu no Omoide (夏の思い出)
Netamago (ネタマゴ)
Ghost Club (ゴーストクラブ)
Arata na Daichi wo Motomete (新たな大地を求めて)
Erika (エリカ)
Christmas no Okurimono (クリスマスの贈り物)

Tags: Anthology , Josei

Orochi

Also known as Orochi: Blood.

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

Ultracreepy horror comic from Japan's supreme master of the genre. Each volume is a short story on to its own.

Shimai (姉妹, Sisters)
Two sisters slowly go insane waiting for their birthdays because it is foretold that all daughters born into that family will grow ugly when they turn eighteen.

Hone (骨, Bones)
A woman plagued by misfortune throughout her life fights for happiness.

Shuusai (秀才, Prodigy)
A beautiful baby boy's life changes dramatically when a robber slices his neck to stop him from crying. His once promising future now seems dismal just because of a horrific scar.

Furusato (ふるさと, Hometown)
In the search for a better life in the city, a young man decides to leave his small village. After many years, he decides to return to the seemingly unchanging village. Orochi however can sense that something strange is going on.

Kagi (カギ, Key)
A misbehaving kid who always lies witnesses something horrific, and of course no one believes him!

Stage (ステージ)
A father pushes his son out of the way of a speeding car, only to be killed himself. Even though the son saw the hit-and-runner, the court of justice refuses to believe him because he is merely 3 years old. What happens when many years later a man that mysteriously looks just like the hit-and-runner becomes a famous singer?

Sentou (戦闘, Battle)
A son writes a poem about his selfless father. But what is the reason for his father's selflessness?

Me (眼, Eyes)
A blind girl witnesses a murder, but no one wants to believe her. Despite her blindness, she is determined to expose the truth.

Chi (血, Blood)
The younger daughter of a wealthy and powerful family grows up being constantly compared to her seemingly perfect older sister. Their mother demands perfection, and the free-spirited younger daughter who is unable to meet her mother's standards is emotionally abused throughout her childhood. Decades later, Orochi finds herself front and center in the conclusion of the tragic story of these two sisters.

Note: The correct chapter count is 62. Despite lacking more recognizable chapter breaks, it was originally published nearly every week for over a year in Shuukan Shounen Sunday with 62 appearances.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Episodic , Revenge , Shounen , Disability

Rojiura

Also known as The Back Alley.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

Volume 6 of the Itou Junji Kessakushuu series.

Tags: Anthology , Josei , Ghost , Body Horror