In the winding backstreets of Harajuku, gallery space ACG_Labo held the Junji Itō Collection Exhibit from January 19 to February 2, 2018. The exhibit ran in conjunction with Studio Deen’s Junji Itō: Collection anime series that began broadcasting on January 5, 2018. This anime adapts stories from Itō Junji Kessaku-shū (Junji Itō Masterpiece Collection) series and the Fragments of Horror. The series is 12 episodes long and has two OVAs based on Tomie planned.
Thanks to our friends at ACG_Labo, Manga Planet had the opportunity to take photos for all our fans!
As soon as guests entered the gallery, they could see Shinobu Tagashira’s artwork for the series.@ACG_Labo is a modestly sized gallery space, but the owner knows how to pack in illustrations and keyframes. Junji Itō’s illustrations hung above anime on the far wall .Director Shinobu Tagashira (director for Diabolik Lovers and character designer for Hunter x Hunter) created the character designs and key visuals for this anime. Above is Yūko from “Namekuji Shōjo”.Above is Shinobu Tagashira’s rending of Sōichi from the “Sōichi” series.Shinobu Tagashira captures the fear Fuchi invokes in “Fashion Model.”Tohru Oshikiri from “Oshikiri Idan”Tagashira’sTagashira’s visual captured the entirety of the series.Above is Tomie, the titular character from Itō’s famed horror manga.Would you like to cross paths with the Handsome Man at the Crossroads (“Shibito no Koiwazurai”)?The gallery’s gift shop had the whole lineup of Ito Junji’s manga.Junji Itō’s illustrations hung above the anime’s visuals.The exhibit also offered limited edition T-shirts based on the anime.Want to take a photo with this handsome man?Forget the handsome man, how about the beautiful and alluring Tomie?Love Junji Itō enough to drink a mug based on his manga?True fans of the animation process could see at the exhibit how the animators planned the series.
