The visual expression of Junji Ito s horror comics personage Chii-Shoung Tzeng* *Associate professor **Tsai Chin-Chia **Graduate Student Visual Communication Design of Graduate School of National Yunlin University of Science & Technology Abstract This research employed taxonomic statistics to discuss the personage characteristics in Junji Ito s horror comics, and to understand its unique visual expression. The methods that he expressed horrible atmosphere include: Emphasizing the drawing around eyes is an important way to produce horror. Exaggeration and deformation are the most frequently used methods in comics, and these are not exception in horror comics. Shadow of personage is used to produce unknown and cliff-hanging scene. Occasional appearance of oblique face disturbs readers emotion. Keywords: comics, Junji Ito, personage, horror
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