JUNJI ITO's Slug Girl & the Horror of Being Different | Monsters of the Week

#JunjiIto #SlugGirl #MonstersOfTheWeek Slug Girl is one of Junji Ito’s most iconic manga shorts, even though it’s never officially been released in the west. In this video, we’re exploring why, beyond the grotesque and appalling imagery of Yuuko with the slug crawling out of her mouth, it managed to resonate with so many readers. And how it makes Ito the modern day manga-Kafka. ------- SUPPORT Monsters of the Week on Patreon: http://ragnarrox.com/patreon/ Twitch: http://twtich.tv/ragnarrox/ Twitter: http://ragnarrox.com/twitter/ Facebook: http://ragnarrox.com/facebook/ Credits ___ Copy-Editing: Matt Cox Twitter: www.twitter.com/pop_primer Art (Credit-Sequence - Army of Slugs): Marina Giraud Twitter: www.twitter.com/ToxicHeartAnime Instagram: https://instagram.com/creativehermitbat?igshid=14wp9kppr6x53 Art Station: https://artstation.com/marinamgiraud Deviantart: https://deviantart.com/minamsfallenangel Special Thanks (consulting): @SulMatul Twitter: www.twitter.com/HayleyDyer16 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAQEGTqQ4OCofzFNv7_WStw CaseyExplosion Twitter: www.twitter.com/CaseyExplosion Twitch: www.twitch.tv/caseyexplosion Music ___ Akira Yamaoka - Searching the Past, Meltdown, Tangin (E), Stay Away, Drops of Shame, Monster Daddy, Raw Shock Mushroomer - Pit Rule of Rose OST - Backbiting Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure - Stardust Crusaders OST - Danger Draws Near MitchiriNeko March - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAIGb1lfpBw Art Credits ___ "The Battle of the Cow Shed." © Bill Mayer 2017 https://jacobinmag.com/2015/10/metamorphosis-prague-spring-german-expressionism Movie/TV Show Credits: ___ The Fly (1986) Tetsuo - The Iron Man (1989) Edward Scissorhands (1990) The Shining (1980) World War Z (2013) Hourou Musuko (Wandering Son) (2010)