Bloodsucking Darkness (originally published in 2002)

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>>279839908

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallory–Weiss_syndrome

>>279863951
>women

Done. Bats are always so cute.
Have you thought about getting an eating disorder?
See you tomorrow!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkaE237oiwE

>>279864210
peropero

>>279864308
>>279864318
ummm is he ok

>>279863933 (OP)
Are we done with Mimi's Marvelous Misadventures?

>>279864015
Now you know how the toilet feels.

>>279863933 (OP)
Back to our regular programming

>>279864984
My toilet doesn't see much blood

>>279864004
The real horror was the suffering of women under unrealistic beauty standards...

>>279864078
Dude looks like a bug

>>279864117
Dude looks buggier

>>279864015
>It's blood
"The sweet blood, oh, it sings to me. It's enough to make a man sick..."

>>279864148
Good god he looks like a sad horse

>>279864177
Yeah, sure, go to the rape shed

>>279864226
Comedy mangaka

>>279864273
Yeah Nami what the fuck

>>279864285
>>279864301
This man could single-handedly make the AIDS crisis look like a joke

>>279864318
>>279864333
These bats are about to make a superhuman

>>279863951
fat? this girl Nami looks normal to me

>>279864210
I read that as "They're rape bats" at first

>>279864381
Well what the fuck else do they think happened

>>279864401
I really like how Ito's drawing these bats

>>279864308
I swear if he comes back attached to a spring...

>>279864501
I'm sure he's happy like this
Anyway thanks OP
I should probably go on a mild diet

>>279865395
That's what makes it an eating disorder, rather than just trying to lose weight

>>279864501
>Have you thought about getting an eating disorder?
I'm on a whisky diet. I've lost seven days already

>>279864078
>You might have never seen me before, but I know all about you
Girl run

>>279864148
>when you're so desperate for love you settle for your stalker

>>279864165
I see that bandage, Ito. You ain't slick.

>>279864177
Darwin award for this girl. Or maybe the guy.

>>279864258
Awww they are besties

>>279865655
it's an ascot!

>>279864392
This would genuinely have been a good place to end it.

>>279864408
Or here

>>279863951
>>279864004
The real horror is her eating disorder

>>279864501
Thanks, OP.
No.

>>279864301
>I'm the goddamn Batman

>>279864449
>>279864459
>>279864472
Nosferatu returned from Hell.

>>279864501
The bats were just trying to give her blood, the guy himself was probably trying to get the bats to give her his blood.

>>279864285
a good way to get rabbies or any other diseases

>>279864501
>>279866871
She couldn't recognize them but they were nice bats, well, blood coming straight from bats probably wouldn't do her good.

>>279864258
Cute!!!

>>279866921
Unless these bats had some healing property to heal her internal wound, who knows.

>>279864408
I love these guys.

>>279864459
LMAO, this guy is insane.

>>279864459
>his vampire bats went after her and bit her and sucked her blood
>I have to help him
Why is this girl like this? I guess he's not so bad actually.

>>279867347
it's her fault he died

>>279863933 (OP)
short stories bros, we're back!

>>279867347
They were trying to give her blood, biting her was the only way to give her blood because she wasn't accepting it.
And the guy was giving his blood voluntarily, he was in that state because he was ordering the bats to give his blood to her.
If he wanted the bats to stop giving her his blood, they would, the bats are his friends, she was just too slow to realize it.

>>279864984
>Are we done with Mimi's Marvelous Misadventures?
Yes.
As you can see the tone shifted back again.

>>279867483
That was before. After he got hit by the train, the vampire bats drank her blood to give to him to try to save him.

>>279867524
They were spitting blood on her at the end though.

>>279867558
The last page? That was after he turned into a bat so they released all the excess blood they don't need anymore.

>>279867595
Oh, I guess there were consequences to being given too much blood by the bats.

>>279867595
or maybe he turned into a female bat and started menstruating

>>279864501
>Bats are always so cute.
trve kute

So now that we've gotten a good dose of each, do we prefer one shots or serialisations?

>>279864078
>>279864117
>>279864136
>>279864165
>hands always hidden, even when getting up

>>279864273
Rude

>>279864308
>My love for you will stop this train!

>>279864078
For a second I thought he was the guy that caused paranornal activity

>>279864501
Thanks OP
>Have you thought about getting an eating disorder?
I was thinking about getting schizophrenia

>>279864187
Well I didn't expect that

>>279864308
Train conductor-san didn't even stop.

>>279864273
comedy mangaka

>>279864401
Now imagine brap-powered vampire bats!

>>279864501
Not an eating disorder, but I should be losing some weight. Since a few decades ago.

>>279868806
He did show them here >>279864091 though, at a distance granted, and before he went full-on Batman.

>>279863951
This is considered comically fat in Japan

>>279864078
Welcome back supernatural transfer student

>>279863933 (OP)

>>279864187
They look very fluffy

>>279864408
*cartoon boing sound effect*
>>279864501
Thanks OP. Bats really are cute. I heard you can't touch some species though because they can carry diseases. Shame

>>279864285
She better get a rabies shot to be on the safe side

>>279865413
Some crazy pregnant women made holes in her and drank her blood

>>279869074
I thought he looked like that too.

>>279867399
She didn't make him jump in front of an oncoming train

>>279867483
>They were trying to give her blood, biting her was the only way to give her blood because she wasn't accepting it.
They were vomiting into her mouth while she slept and only bit her to take her blood to save the guy

Is there anything in this that strictly state little Billy Bat ISN'T the transfer student?

>>279864501
Thanks OP
>Have you thought about getting an eating disorder?
'fraid not

>>279868743
I think I generally prefer the one shots

>>279864459
He kind of looks like an Oblivion vampire.

>>279870801
The name?

where's my nigga mo?

>>279872448
On her throne.

>>279869740
Wtf I love obese chicks now?

>>279865225
Which Ito character would survive the Hunt?
>Tomie turns out to be something similar to a Great One, with the Byrgenwerth scholars adding more eyes to themselves to "better behold her transcendent beauty."
>Ryusuke, as the White Spirit, aids the Chapel Dweller in protecting innocents even during the Blood Moon.
>Shuichi can see everything, from the Amygdalas on the sides of the buildings to the sound of a baby crying. Kirie sees and hears nothing, so Shuichi keeps his sanity by trying to protect her. The Doll is seen planting roses in front of a gravestone shaped like both of them in a tender embrace.
>Souichi and Patches engage in increasingly petty trickery, ending when Souichi's mom both grounds him and smacks Patches with a rolled-up newspaper

>>279868743
I like Mimi, where it's monster of the week in a consistent setting.

>>279872448
Taken by the bats

Never forget.

>>279864004
5th panel: when that ragu hits ya just right

>>279864117
>"It'sa smeegol!"

>>279864148
>>279864408
Kuuuute

>>279866892
Oy, that be anti-symetric!

>>279864501
Thanks anon

>>279872769
I guess we've had some significative bats over time.

>>279864226
rabies speedrun

>>279864501
Thanks, anonsito.

>>279864004
Ma'am, I think your daughter needs a visit to a doctor.

dont mind me

>>279864472
>>279864484
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRic84u4aPs

>>279863951
Eh this girl's the one who tried to push the previous girl into that underground room right? This bat stuff is her "comeuppance" I guess

>>279874832
This seems like what MonHun used as reference for Tigrex/Nargacuga's movement style

>>279864004
>throwing up blood

Is that even physically possible!?

>>279875951
Yes retard

>>279875951
>throwing up expels things from your body
>blood is inside your body
hmmm I wonder

>>279863933 (OP)
LET'S GHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

>>279863951

>>279864078
Hey, wait a minute...

>>279864247
reminds me a little of the bee boy

>>279870468
those are quite dangerous

>>279872417
Mysterious men can change names

>>279872448
Taken by the spiral

>>279872448
I'm sorry anon. There was nothing we could do.

>>279877946
Haven't seen Fucky bonking Mo yet.

>>279872448
Monkey Point

>>279864004
>went even further with my diet
If at any point you are literally no longer eating anything and are throwing up blood, that is no longer a 'diet'. It's a sign you need to be forced to go to the hospital effective immediately.

>>279864501
Thank you for posting.

>>279875951
Read the link OP graciously posted

>>279865617
He's kind of cute tbdesu

>>279882036
>"You didn’t had to post that."

>>279864501
Thanks OP. What a happy ending.

>>279882047

>>279875951

>>279883908
The Enigmatic Gale

>>279886126

>>279886126
ONOREEEEE

>>279864501
lmao, ito tricked me into thinking this horror would be more grounded
he's #dabest

spoon

soon

Son,

>>279864351
Cute loyal bats.

Where the FUCK is OP

>>279893121
Opi

>>279893121
Getting sucked dry by some bats in a ditch somewhere

>>279893121
Rolling
1) Abducted and eaten alive by Fuchi
2) Slaughtering Tomie
3) Killed by Hanging Balloons
4) Enlisted in the circus in the hope of marrying the cute girl
5) Lost in the spiral and spirallllllooooooooooooooming
6) Transformed in puppet by Jean-Pierre
7) Replaced in a straw mannequin by Soichi.
8) Brapping and be part of the Brap Circus.
9) Inside his hole
0) Transformed in a vampire (the blood fruit one)

Anything else?

Fuchi wouldn't have eaten those people if they just treated her like a normal woman... I can fix her

>>279894613
killed by hanging balloons it is

>>279894670
Fuchi wouldn't have been a monster if she just weren't ugly.

It's a pretty simple morality system, pretty=good and ugly=evil.

>>279894613
>4) Enlisted in the circus in the hope of marrying the cute girl
>6) Transformed in puppet by Jean-Pierre
>0) Transformed in a vampire (the blood fruit one)
What are these?

>>279894804
Junji Ito... stories? No, realities.

>>279894804
>he doesn't know Jean-Pierre
You're doomed, pal

>>279894804
The Circus Comes to Town, Marionette Mansion, and Blood-Bubble Bushes, respectively.
You can look them up in the archive.

>>279894881
Ok, thanks

is he still making new stuff? like stuff for magazines. I think I've read pretty much everything by him that has been made into a volume.

>>279894613
Rolling

Ghosts of Prime Time

>>279895252
I wonder how many tanks he's released all in all
I believe English volumes repack things differently and google doesn't really give a full reliable answer

>>279895412
>idolfag chapter

fuck idols

>>279895556
please laugh

>>279895495
I don't want my dick where some old jap's been

>>279895514
Are these men

>>279895680
Yeah, yeah... Sasage and Azuki
Not Popuko and Pipimi

>>279895470
Comedy mangaka

>>279895556
Imagine being so bad at comedy you have to possess a theatre just to make the people laugh

>>279895596
Scary

>>279895718
>Anon makes fun of your post

>>279895750
Comedians are evil

>>279895764
Only Ito or Lovecraft would come up with this shit

Done. I'm not gonna lie, these girls are kinda cute. In a way. I guess the truth behind female stand-up comedy was tickle ghosts all along.
Know any good comedians?
See you tomorrow!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjtcJIoV_a8

>>279895947
wwwww, OP.

>>279895947
Thanks OP
Rest in Peace to Norm Macdonald, I didn't even know he was sick

What if the girls had met a tickle fetishist? What if he took out his penis when they started tickling him?

I bed they'd feel real embarrassed then, they might even retire from comedy and go become farmers or something.

>>279895750
Oh no, the fart ghosts are coming back!

>>279895909
Eh, Ito feels more like Harlan Ellison where you never know if story is going to lean more into horror or comedy.

>Japanese Humor: the Chapter.

>>279895533
damn girls you really got the whole audience laughing

>>279895596

>>279896494
>Harlan Ellison
I still laugh every time I hear him voice AM

>>279895947
Dylan Moran was a favorite of mine for a while

>>279897071
>and then THE CAGE COMES DOWN!

>>279887645
A fucking indian drama

>>279895764
Really? Kek.

>>279895750
>>279895764
>you will never be embraced by a woman's tickle specter

>>279895947
Thanks OP.
God

>>279897524
Read that as tickle sphincter

>>279895947
Thanks OP
>Know any good comedians?
The Anon after me, he will make the best joke of this thread

>>279864148
Junji Ito has always been a romantic at heart.

>>279895492
TL note: Tasogare Kintoki means Twilight Balls

>>279896869
>Say the line Bart!

>>279895450
He's literally me

>>279895801
Oh so he can and always could see souls and ghosts. of course

>>279898214
Welcome to the Itoverse
You won't enjoy your stay

>>279895533
>Women "comedians"

>>279895777
Literally for once.

>>279872448
Where Tomie fears to look.

>>279895436
He looks like he died while possessed by the Joker.

>>279898624
Nah
Not a single mention of their vaginas

>>279895450
Just how dark is Keisuke's life?

>>279895514
>>279895533
>>279895556
I don't think I'll ever get manzai(not sure if that's the right word for it) humor.

>>279864308
You could say this batshit relationship was a... trainwreck.

>>279895750
>>279895764
>>279895786
This is like the spiritual version of Joker Gas.
>>279895801
No wonder his life is dark.

>>279877330
no

>>279898936
I was waiting for someone to crop this.

>>279895436
>Tonight, a comedian died in Japan. Somebody knows why.

>>279895680
Well done, stud, you wrapped up two beauties

>>279895764
>>279895750
They are sorcerers like Soichi or the supernatural transfer student, but they use their magic to succeed in their work?

>>279864408
The fucking boings are killing me

>>279895947
Thanks, anonsito.

>>279895947
Hey, would you like to be a warlock in ito world?
I feel like at first, or if you never get the hang of it, it can suck big time. Pic related and the guys in this story don't seem to be happy about looking at ghosts or randomly summoning them.
But if you get the hang of it, you can do cool stuff like summon demons (The Village of Sirens), summon spirits (The Strange Hikizuri Siblings, Soichi), steal souls and put them into other objects/people (Sword of the Reanimator, "The Gift Bearer," and Soichi), and have an animal hive mind ("Beehive", "Bloodsucking Darkness").

>>279896869
>he doesn't know

could my hero purge these two harlots

>>279895947
The whole thing would have been a relatively harmless scam if they didn't start MURDERING people for no real reason

>>279895636
It feels like nobody ever explains or clarifies their thoughts in Ito stories.

>>279900940
Not even a scam. People go to a club to have a laugh, and that's exactly what they get

>>279895764
>they tickle your pickle,tsuguo!

>>279895947
>I guess the truth behind female stand-up comedy was tickle ghosts all along.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5g_gs6nnyo

>>279900940
If you didn't laugh at their ghosts, it's probably because you have some latent supernatural ability that allows you to ignore them.
But even so, killing someone for that doesn't seem to make much sense.

>>279900384
>summon demons
For the summoning demons there is also the (Melting Classroom).

>>279901324
Dissolving* Classroom

>>279900511
The protagonist of this story himself could. He may be incapable of attacking the spirits, but I don't see why he couldn't kill or knock them out, I don't see what defense these two women have.
Killing them could result in criminal consequences though.

>>279895533

>OI! WHO LAUGHED! WHO BLOODY LAUGHED!

>>279897862
Fitting name since they suck balls

I'm not going to lie, this story felt strangely erotic.

>>279895764
I mean if you have the power to summon spirits but can only tickle people what would you do, they at least try to make a living of it

>>279901310
I mean they also killed that other comedian, just to get rid of competion I guess

>>279900024
Or like the 2 sluts from that oshikiri story

>>279895514
They'll never be him

>>279895492
>I'm happy

>>279895636
Dude looks like a lady?

>>279895929
>>279895947
6th sense bro didn't avenge his dude bro? sad

>>279895412
Forgot to mention: originally published in 2002

>>279901129
kinda understandable in this situation

>>279901461
Yeah he probably didn't do it because he didn't want to get arrested

>>279898775
normal amount

>>279895833
I realise, the reason why I think Mimi no kaidan was spooky and this is not is, Junji needs more restrain with his stories.
I mean, what am I looking at?

>>279895947
Is manzai just always lame? Or am I only seeing bad-on-purpose renditions of it in manga?
>Know any good comedians?
Those Whose Line is it Anyway fellas crack me up. Always good to rewatch those.

>>279904249
god I wish

>>279904920
>he can see souls.
It seems the magic sword has found another future user.

>>279898243
We've got germs that makes you fart
Shapes that make you crazed

A nerdy little kid, playing ghostly pranks
This lady here's so pretty pretty, you'll kill her in a daze
Now we're in the Ito
Welcome to the Ito, (hey look this hole is made for me, me)
Now crawl in and feel the squeeze.

When do we get the honey story?
I liked that one.

>>279902109
Imagine them trying to be stripers instead

>>279877440
Why is this image so unreasonably funny to me?
He's just standing there with his arms crossed.

>>279895801
So... they're stand users?

>>279906504
yeah

>>279905828
Racist

>>279904122
I would give her lots of kisses and more

>>279895947
Thanks anon

>>279864258
>>279864273
You just know Junji Ito read or watched something with this one cool true fact about vampire bats and JUST HAD to make a story out of it.

>>279895913
>He never thought of going to the source of the ghosts that were outside of his house
This was avoidable.

>>279906409
Anon the ghosts have gotten you! You have to keep from laughing at any cost!

>>279904277
I think because it has a rigid sort of formula it's incredibly easy to either fuck up by straying off too far so it's not done correctly or sticking so close so it's completely unoriginal.

Like a lot of Vaudeville routines could roughly map to the manzai formula, you could probably do "who's on first" as a boke and tsukkomi without too much change but you probably couldn't switch it up and do "two tens for a five" with the same guys.

Or god forbid bring in a third guy to play the straight-man for "7 x 13"

>>279901817
>getting tickled to death by two slightly frumpy yet goofy looking women
I would die with a boner.

>>279909043
>abbott & costello are a manzai duo
I guess it makes sense...

>>279909043
>There's an entire University Thesis on mapping western comedy duo routines to manzai routines

>>279896869
>>279898936
would

>>279910403
Anon no

>>279895470
>HAHAHAHA VIOLENCE AHAHAHA KILLED HIM BWAAHHAHAHAH THE BLOOD COME OUT

>>279911503
imagine

>>279913901
NO

>>279895947
Thank you for posting.

Someone please post the crossbow guy

>>279898214
It was clearly set up earlier when he mentioned his dark life.

>>279864285
Ungrateful bitch.

>>279903053
The GOAT.

>>279864501
Wut.

How would you characterize his horror style in general? IMO it’s not cosmic horror all though he does seem influenced by it. Is it just a more edgy interpretation of JP-style ghost / cursed body horror?

>>279916466
I'd call it surreal horror, or maybe dream horror.

>>279916466
Comedy horror.

>>279916466
Comedic. Slapstick at times.

>>279916466
"The fuck?" horror

>>279916466
Grotesque.

>>279916466
Ito
It's its own bizarre genre

>>279916466
snail manga

Manzai or rakugo, anon?

Roar (originally published in 2002)

>>279922750
Shuichi?!

>>279922794
ROAR

>>279895750

>>279922811
this is daily junji ito

>>279922830
PUSSY SPOTTED
MUST RESCUE

Must suck suddenly becoming an orphan all over again like that.
Are you afraid of the water?
See you tomorrow!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRbVjJPKoUY

>>279923277
greatest love story ever told

>>279923291
Thanks, OP.
Not at all, I like swimming.

>>279923291
Thanks, anonsito.

>>279923291
I was but I got over it.

>>279923291
In a way this was actually kind of a really sweet story. No asshole character, no horrible twist, just a solemn ending.

>>279922765
That's his cool and distant cousin, Tsuichi

>>279923291
He moves on from loss impressively fast, unlike his father.

>>279923291
Comfy story.

>>279923291
Thanks OP
>Are you afraid of the water?
It contain brap machines so yes

>>279923291
Pretty chill story.

>>279923291
>guess we'll leave now

>>279922811
Cow's chilling, at least

>>279922908
What a thing to say

>>279923124
Golly gee I wonder who his son could be

>>279923154
This story feels like Ito had a decent idea but just kind of didn't develop it fully

>>279923277
Together at last...
Maybe he'll be in the next flood

>>279923291
Very halfbaked story today
Anyway thanks OP
No. I quite like being near bodies of water. The last place I lived had a lovely river I used to enjoy reading by

>>279922772
Blond guy looks like he plays air guitar.

Thanks, OP.

>>279922794
First cellphone to apper in an Ito story?

>>279926444
Probably not

>>279922830
>>279922849
>"There's no way we can help them"
>sees one is a cute girl
>"Maybe we can do something to save one person at least..."

>>279923291
thanks op.

>>279923291
>Are you afraid of the water?
Not afraid, but I recognize that the ocean hates us and wants us dead. One day it's gonna be us or the ocean and we have to kill it first.

>>279926901
>and that, kids... is the story of How I Met My Mother.

>>279928340
I hated the finale

>>279928889
Everyone did.
I try not to let it ruin the rest of the series for me, though.

>>279895833
Oh no.
That would be awful haha

>>279923291
Thank you for posting.

>>279895833
Those ghosts sure like to lick, haha.

>>279922987
Dat last panel

>>279923006
>"See all them drowning people? Say worldstar!"

>>279923291
It is where fish poop, but no...i'd say it's more afraid of me.

>>279933716
>"Weird. It's just Mo."

>>279864501
This isn't even that bad. Now she has a bunch of bat buddies who can feed her blood whenever she wants.

>>279916466
>>279916466
actual Lovecraft-style Horror

>>279895252
He hasn't released anything new in five years. He's old enough (and rich enough) that he'd probably only get into creating again when the mood takes him.

>>279936255
But he did a Tomie oneshot just last year

>>279926839
Can't remember an earlier example

>>279934586
Waiting for the edit

blmc

>>279941801
Sexo

>>279941801
I'll read her manga, like, someday

>>279941801
Thank you lady Lachrymarum witch of tear and maiden of love.

>>279944918
Thank you lady Lachrymarum witch of tear and maiden of love

>>279944332
Promise?

>>279923087
That car looks too modern for the 70s.

>>279929980
Has this chapter dumped het?

>>279949201
Like a week ago

>>279934586
>>279939036

>>279952173
Perfect

Next chapter will be in a new thread. It's one of my favorites, by the way.

>>279952173
The perfect movie.

>>279936255
He wrote Uncanny: The Origin of Fear in 2023. Not a manga, but it's something.

>>279955355

>>279956656
What is that, an article? A book?

see ya

>>279959397
It's his memoir, it's pretty neat.

? ito art looking weird here

>>279864308
SAAR

>>279895514

>>279895514
Would Sasage. Hime cut aside, this expression is peak sex.

>>279895450
Cheer up, emo kid!

>>279961194
Thank you for posting.