Junji Ito Signed Firsts: A Reference

Junji Ito (born 1963) is Japan’s preeminent horror manga artist, whose work has achieved massive international popularity through English translations published primarily by Viz Media. Ito’s horror operates through the mechanics of obsession and bodily transformation — spirals (Uzumaki), fish-legged walking machines (Gyo), shape-shifting stalkers (Tomie) — rendered in meticulous, anatomically detailed art that makes the impossible grotesquely convincing.

Key Titles in English

• Uzumaki (Viz, 2001–2002/2013 deluxe) — The spiral obsession. Ito’s masterwork.
• Tomie (Viz, 2016) — The regenerating femme fatale. Ito’s longest-running series.
• Gyo (Viz, 2003/2015 deluxe) — Walking fish machines.
• Fragments of Horror (Viz, 2015) — Short story collection.
• Remina (Viz, 2020) — A planet that devours worlds.
• Sensor (Viz, 2021) — Cosmic horror.

Signed Copy Market Values

Ito has made limited appearances at Western conventions and events. Signed copies in English are genuinely scarce.

• Signed deluxe Uzumaki: $200–$500
• Signed Tomie: $100–$300
• Signed any English edition: $75–$250

Ito’s limited Western signing appearances and enormous popularity create strong premiums for verified signed copies.