Anime continues its global takeover, and Rumiko Takahashi, Junji Ito Meet for Viz's Teatime for Two is the latest title making waves. Whether you follow the manga, the anime, or both, this news changes the picture in a big way.
Teatime (2005) β At a Glance
An old man has his tea break interrupted by an unexpected caller
Movie Details
- Runtime: 5 min
- Genre: Short
- Release Date: 13 Jun 2005
- Director: Paul Fuller
- Writers: Simon Andrew, Vic Chamberlain, Paul Fuller
- Cast: Simon Andrew, Vic Chamberlain
The Story So Far
Viz Media dropped a fresh English-subtitled video on Saturday featuring legendary manga creator Rumiko Takahashi (Inuyasha, Ranma Β½) and renowned horror manga creator Junji Ito (Tomie, Uzumaki). Titled βVIZ Teatime for Two with Rumiko Takahashi and Junji Ito," the two manga creators spoke about their impressions about each other, their works, what kind of manga they would create if they collaborated on a short, and how the manga industry has changed since their respective debuts.
On what sort of manga the two would create if they collaborated, Ito states that Takahashi has created several different stories, but he would like to lean towards horror. βShe can write anything. So perhaps we should lean toward horror,β Ito states.
Takahashi, in turn, applauded Ito's style of horror saying it βhas a freshness that I believe changed the world of manga.β Takahashi then agreed a horror manga would be best. When digging further into a concept the two spoke on capturing the βminds of older menβ and the βIto calamity attacking a middle-aged manβ.
Takahashi concluded the segment joking, βWe wouldn't do it though.β Following the arrival of the video, Ito revealed the video to his X (formerly Twitter) account. In his post, the horror icon stated that he met with Takahashi in San Francisco in January for filming. As of press time Ito's post has over 7,900 likes and 15 comments.
Since making her launch in 1978, Takahashi has created such manga as Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Mermaid Saga, Rumic Theater, Ranma Β½, One-Pound Gospel, and Inuyasha. In her career of over four decades, many of her works have become internationally popular and inspired anime and live-action adaptations. Takahashi was inducted into the Harvey Awards' Hall of Fame in 2021.
She was similarly inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame in 2018. The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards inducted Ito into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame in July 2025. Ito previously won Eisner Awards for Lovesickness, Remina, Venus In The Blind Spot, and "Frankenstein." Comic-Con International in San Diego awarded its Inkpot Award to Ito 2023.
Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre, an anime based on 20 different Ito stories, made its launch worldwide on Netflix in January 2024. Ito's Uzumaki manga also inspired a four-installment anime mini-series that made its launch on Toonami in September 2024. Junji Ito "box office haul", a previous television anime of manga by Ito, also adapted stories from the ItΕ Junji Kessaku-shΕ« box office haul, as well as the Fragments of Horror book.
The anime made its launch in January 2018 and had 12 episodes. Sources: Viz Media's YouTube channel, Junji Ito's X/Twitter account
As the story continues to develop, TeraMovies will keep you updated with every new detail. Until then, this remains one of the most closely watched entertainment stories of the week β and the conversation is only getting started.
