Junji Ito Books in Order
Junji Ito has written 32 books, published between 1987 and 2025. The first book is Tomie (1987) and the newest is Moan (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 32
- Published
- 1987–2025
- Pages on record
- 6,740 in 22 of 32 books
- Reading time
- 112–169 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,740 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 22 of 32 titles with a page count on record.
Junji Ito writes horror manga. Tomie (1987) is the earliest title in a catalogue of 32 that reaches Moan (2025), with Uzumaki, Gyo, Museum of Terror, Black Paradox and Souichi among the collected works. Japanese horror tales, comics and English translations fill the subject tags. Ito is still publishing.
How many Junji Ito books are there?
Junji Ito has 32 books, released between 1987 and 2025. They include 5 series and 13 titles listed outside any series.
Junji Ito Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 32 Junji Ito books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Tomie1987 · 752 pages · confirmed 1/419877521/4
- 2Flesh-Colored Horror1990 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/419902201/4
- 3Statues1991 · confirmed 1/41991–1/4
- 4Alley1992 · confirmed 1/41992–1/4
- 5Tombs1994 · 344 pages · confirmed 1/419943441/4
- 619973761/4
- 719973761/4
- 819973921/4
- 919982021/4
- 1019992081/4
- 1119992081/4
- 12Frankenstein1999 · 399 pages · confirmed 1/419993991/4
- 1320022001/4
- 1420041991/4
- 1520052561/4
- 162009–1/4
- 1720091091/4
- 18Lovesickness2011 · 408 pages · confirmed 1/420114081/4
- 19Deserter2011 · 392 pages · confirmed 1/420113921/4
- 2020132021/4
- 21Smashed2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 2220142191/4
- 23Shiver2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 2420192401/4
- 2520196161/4
- 26The Art of Junji Ito2019 · 150 pages · confirmed 1/420191501/4
- 27Venus in the Blind Spot2020 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/420202721/4
- 282022–1/4
- 292023–1/4
- 302023–1/4
- 312024–1/4
- 32Moan2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
Junji Ito series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Uzumaki books in order 3 books
Junji Ito books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone Manga
9 books9 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Museum of Terror in order
3 booksGyo in order
2 books- 1. Gyo, Vol. 1
- 2. Gyo, Vol. 2
Black Paradox in order
1 bookSouichi in order
1 book- 1. Soichi
Standalone books
13 books13 Junji Ito titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Junji Ito books in order?
You only need to read Junji Ito books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Junji Ito books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Uzumaki: Volume 1 (1998), the first Uzumaki book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Tomie (1987).
What is the newest Junji Ito book?
Moan (2025) is the newest Junji Ito book released so far.
Is there a new Junji Ito book coming?
No next Junji Ito book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Junji Ito has won
Wikidata records 2 awards for Junji Ito. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Will Eisner Hall of Fame2025Won
- Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist2021Won
Junji Ito at a glance
- Still publishing
- Junji Ito published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Junji Ito books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,740 pages across the 22 of 32 books with a recorded length, a median of 248 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Junji Ito books, 11 of 32, were published in the 1990s.
What the Junji Ito books are about
23 of the 32 Junji Ito books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: comics & graphic novels is tagged on 16 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Comics & graphic novels 16 of 23 books
- Horror comic books, strips 6 of 23 books
- Comics & graphic novels, horror 5 of 23 books
- Comics & graphic novels, manga, horror 5 of 23 books
- Apocalyptic literature 2 of 23 books
- Bacterial diseases 2 of 23 books
- Biological weapons 2 of 23 books
- Blessing and cursing 2 of 23 books
- Comics & graphic novels, manga 2 of 23 books
- Epidemics 2 of 23 books