BODY: Nothing says Japanese autumn quite like a beautiful, undying woman who drives everyone around her to madness and murder. Universal Studios Japan (USJ) has revealed the full lineup of original merchandise and food for its seasonal "Halloween Horror Nights" event โ and the star this year is Junji Ito's iconic femme fatale, Tomie.
The horror-manga tie-in brings Ito's unmistakable ink-heavy artwork to a range of collectible goods, letting fans wear their love of one of the genre's most disturbing icons. Tomie โ the immortal beauty who regenerates from any wound and corrupts everyone who lays eyes on her โ has been a cult favorite since her 1987 debut, and her elegant-yet-grotesque aesthetic translates surprisingly well to apparel and accessories.
Beyond the Ito collaboration, USJ leaned into its signature "creepy-cute" formula with a range of playful items. The lineup includes Enjoy Hamikuma goods featuring the park's toothy bear mascot, alongside merchandise themed to the event's high-school zombie characters โ a fixture of USJ's after-dark "Zombie de Dance" street chaos.
The reveal also covered themed food, rounding out an event designed to be consumed as much as experienced. USJ has spent years refining Halloween Horror Nights into one of the country's premier seasonal draws, blending genuine scares with the merch-and-snack collecting that Japanese theme-park fans adore.
The insider take
Here in Tokyo โ well, Osaka in USJ's case โ Halloween isn't about trick-or-treating; it's about spectacle, cosplay, and limited-edition goods that sell out fast. Pairing a genuinely unsettling name like Junji Ito with fuzzy mascot merch is a very Japanese move: the same event that terrifies you at night also wants you to leave clutching an adorable bear plush. That tonal whiplash is the whole point, and it's why USJ's Halloween season consistently outdraws its rivals. Expect the Tomie items in particular to move quickly among the horror faithful.
Originally reported by GAME Watch (Japanese).