Junji Ito Enters Eisner Awards Hall of Fame

The 2025 Will Eisner Comic Awards ceremony will be held tonight, but ahead of that a new inductee was revealed for the Eisner Hall of Fame. The honor goes to manga author Junji Ito, renowned for his four decades of work in the horror sphere.  Ito has won four Eisner Awards over the years, including one (of two!) in 2021 for Remina and Venus in the Blind Spot , making him the first international creator to win Best Writer/Artist. Other Eisners include one in 2019 for Frankenstein (Best Adaptation from Another Medium), another in 2021 for Remina (Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia) and one in 2022 for Lovesickness (Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia). He was also awarded Comic-Con’s prestigious Inkpot Award in 2023 . VIZ Media shared the message below following the announcement of the honor: RELATED: Junji Ito Crimson TV Anime Announced, Will Stream on Crunchyroll In addition to an abundance of manga collections, Junji Ito’s work has made its way to the screen in a few live-action and anime adaptations. The most recent was Adult Swim’s Uzumaki , and next up is Junji Ito Crimson .  VIZ Media describes Ito’s work: Junji Ito made his professional manga debut in 1987, and he is now recognized as one of the greatest contemporary artists in the horror genre. His long-form masterpieces include Gyo, No Longer Human, Tomie, and Uzumaki, and his short stories have been collected into volumes such as Alley, Deserter, Shiver, Smashed, The Liminal Zone, and several more, all available from VIZ Media. Ito’s professional memoir, Uncanny: The Origins of Fear, details the influences and experiences that led to his becoming a horror manga artist. Source: Press Release

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