Ito Junji's Dog Diary

by Junji Ito, 伊藤潤二

By Junji Ito, renowned horror author, comes a slice of life about life with a dog.
A re-print from 2000 of Frankenstein; フランケンシュタイン; Furankenshutain, contains two added chapters: Ito Junji's Dog Diary (detailing Ito's experiences of owning a dog named Lulu), and Fixed Face.

Genres: Manga, Comics, Short Stories, Memoir, Graphic Novels

8 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Junji Itō (Japanese: 伊藤潤二, Ito Junji) is a Japanese cartoonist and illustrator, best known for his horror manga.
Ito was born in Gifu Prefecture, Japan in 1963. He was inspired to make art from a young age by his older sister's drawing and Kazuo Umezu's horror comics. Until the early 1990s he worked as a dental technician, while making comics as a side job. By the time he turned into a full time mangaka, Ito was already an acclaimed horror artists.
His comics are celebrated for their finely depicted body horrors, while also retaining some elements of psychological horror and erotism.
Although he mostly produces short stories, Ito is best known for his longer comic series: Tomie (1987-2000), about a beautiful high school girl who inspires her admirers to commit atrocities; Uzumaki (1998-1999), set in a town cursed with spiral patterns; Gyo (2001-2002), featuring a horde of metal-legged undead fishes. Tomie and Uzumaki in particular have been adapted multiple times in live-action and animation.

Reviews

[~:The N:~ · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's not as good as 'Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu', a rather bland manga to be honest but I couldn't give a book or manga with animals (especially the cute ones!) in it less than 3-star.

[reese ♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wish this manga was as longer as Junji Ito's Cat Diary. I would've loved seeing more story time with Lulu. I'm sure Lulu was a lovely dog.

Run free, Lulu!

[Romane · Rating 5 out of 5]

I expected to see some horror, but got awashed with feels instead.

Rest in peace, Lulu.

"I think Lulu can finally, amongst the fragrance of the flower garden and the earth, play hide-and-seek with us to her heart's content." — Junji Ito

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It's amazing that whenever Junji Ito draws something cute — such as with his other masterpiece, Cat Diary: Yon & Muu; 猫日記よん&むー; Neko Nikki Yon to Mū , — It will always emit a strong horror manga energy.

It's really nice to witness this slice of life coming from the very best horror mangaka himself.

[Kara · Rating 2 out of 5]

it was a sweet memory, but I did not expect it to be like this. Nonetheless, it was such a nice memory.

[achilles · Rating 2 out of 5]

Unlike Ito's Cat Diary, this one is rather bland. It is just a dog, an angry one at best.

[Eva · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love how even when he makes something cute it carries strong "horror manga author" vibes

[Ema · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm wondering why the dog such a moody

[Maria Palladino · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sorry but too short and not scary at all.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ay, no quería quedar triste.

[Keith · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think I expect something of horror and for that reason I don’t like it, is beautiful see Junji Ito draw something cute, but this didn’t move my heart.

[spirited.pages · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ummmmm okay lol. What a rush random ending. The cat diary was more better I guess

[alita · Rating 2 out of 5]

not great

[ari · Rating 3 out of 5]

es como un fanzine de corto

[Nekochimachan (⁠｡⁠•̀⁠ᴗ⁠-⁠)⁠✧ · Rating 3 out of 5]

The dog was very old and the master of horror (Junji Ito) loved that animal no matter what. Pretty brief to read at the same time appreciate the life of one's pets.

[Aparna Nayak · Rating 2 out of 5]

An okay okay thing

[sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

cute

[Paz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Re cortito, pero como siempre, la obra de Junji Ito me genera mucha simpatía. Me hubiera gustado que fuera mas largo para saber más sobre Lulú.

[lyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

omg lulu is so me <3

[Gigi Maroulis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Saw a picture of it while scrolling social media, and immediately got drawn in. I thought it was really cute, but I do wish it had been longer as I would have loved to see more.

[Alessandra S. · Rating 2 out of 5]

"Creo que finalmente, junto al aroma de las flores y la tierra, ¡Lulu pudo jugar a las escondidas con nosotros hasta el cancancio."

En paz descanse Lulu.

[rayee &#x1f408;‍⬛ · Rating 3 out of 5]

a Lulu era que nem a minha Chanel, o temperamento igual meu deus, o jeitinho demoníaco. A diva deve ter sido muito feliz, que ela esteja em paz.

[Roberta · Rating 3 out of 5]

Semplice ma carino, non mi aspettavo il finale triste visto che tuttx ne parlavano come un racconto wholesome sul proprio maltese arrabbiato

[Leander · Rating 1 out of 5]

A quite bland write, presumably served as practice to Ito back in his early days or something.

[Cami · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got this along with his Cat Diary and they're so fun even if some of the images are creepy. Exactly what I expect from Junji Ito.

[Daniela Rubio · Rating 1 out of 5]

Pensé que me iba gustar igual que el de los gatos pero claramente Junji es más Cat person y se noto porque este manga está muy corto y sin alma.