Legendary "god of horror" manga artist Kazuo Umezu dies at 88
He was the creator of The Drifting Classroom, Cat Eyed Boy, and many other classic works
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(Image credit: Kazuo Umezu)
Kazuo Umezu, the famous Japanese manga artist often known as “the god of horror,” has died at the age of 88.
(Image credit: Kazuo Umezu)
Umezu moved to Tokyo in 1963 and really began to hone his style – a distinctive combination of shōjo aesthetics and horror imagery – with stories usually about children facing overwhelming supernatural forces. Nekome no Shōjo and Reptilia, the latter about a monstrous snake woman, were both published in manga magazine Shōjo Friend and proved hugely popular …
