Into the Ito-Verse: A Look into Junji Ito and Ito-esque Media: Recent Episodes
Rika Opio
Have you or a loved one been personally affected by the captivating yet horrifying works of manga artist Junji Ito? Have you stared into the spiral? Have you discovered a hole that was just your size? Or perhaps fallen for a succubus with a mole under her eye? You may be entitled to an auditory settlement in the form of this podcast. Your host, Rika, is a self-described "Junji Ito Simp" and is dying to tell you more about the works of or reminiscent of Junji Ito.
In this episode, Rika talks about the short story "Greased" which is found in the Shiver collection. Fair warning, this story is GROSS.
In this episode, Rika discusses the story "The Licking Woman" from Ito's anthology Venus in the Blind Spot. Listen to some gross descriptions of tongues, talk about dinosaurs, and some major simping.
In this first episode, Rika talks about how she first discovered Junji Ito and talks about the very short story, "Hell-O Dollies" or "The Hell of the Doll Funeral."