Yumeji Tanima

Yumeji Tanima (谷間夢路, Tanima Yumeji, 30 March 1943 – 7 October 2012) was a Japanese manga artist most known for his horror manga. He has also written stories under pen names Kinoshita Akihisa (木下アキヒサ, 木下昭久) , Kidō Jōji (鬼童譲二), Tani Yumeji (たにゆめ) and Deizu Nin (出井州), using each for different niches.

History and overview As a 13 year old in Junior High Yumeji ended up in the 3rd place of a manga competition at an Art Academy, the competition was held by Osamu Tezuka. In the 60s and 70s, a few of his manga were published in the avant-garde magazine Garo, still under the pen name of Kidō Jōji.

As Deizu Nin, he became known in a wide range of genres such as erotica, shōnen manga and sex comedy comic strips for men, mostly during the 80s.

Only one of the many motion comics by the Moving Manga Company got a physical release, Tanima Yumeji no Zekkyō Gekijō (谷間夢路の絶叫劇場), it was first released as a VHS in 1999, its an anthology film composed of 2 segments based on the stories of Yumeji Tanima's Zekkyō Gekijō, a short story collection published by Akita Shoten and serialized in Monthly Suspiria. The second story is based on a story included in the collection Zekkyō-kan no Shi-Shōjo.