Junji Ito and Visual Narratives Research

 I've decided that throughout this project I want to look at the specific kinds of narratives that I enjoy; those mostly being horror-themed. I want to look at examples from the genre and analyse what I believe make them a successful narrative piece. 

As a starting point, I did a short analysis of Junji Ito's work, as he is my favourite narrative artist, and I feel that he has mastered the format of the physical visual novel. 

Here are some sketchbook pages of notes on my feelings about his work alongside some sketches referenced from his story 'Gyo'. 






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