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Hideo Kojima and Junji Ito May Not Be Working on a New Horror Game After All

Famed horror mangaka Junji Ito (Uzumaki, Gyo, Tomie) made headlines during last weekend’s Comic-Con@Home for saying that Hideo Kojima had reached out to work on a new horror game together, but the artist has now walked back his statement, downplaying his meeting with the video game auteur. While Ito’s initial remarks made it sound like the mangaka and Kojima had a formal meeting about working together, the artist says it was much more casual than that. “I said casually that I received an offer from Mr. Kojima, but in reality, it was a remark made at a party where he…
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How Hideo Kojima and Junji Ito Could Finish What Silent Hills Started

The collaboration survival horror fans have been waiting for may finally be happening, according to famed mangaka Junji Ito, who confirmed that he’s been talking to video game auteur Hideo Kojima about working together on a new horror project, which has been the subject of much speculation since the release of Death Stranding last year. Ito shared this tidbit while talking to Viz Media during this weekend’s Comic-Con@Home event, where he was asked whether he was currently working on any video game projects. “So, the simple answer is no,” Ito’s translator Junko Goda told Viz Media. “However, I do know…
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