Zero Zero Enterprises has launched a Kickstarter campaign for a collaboration between Japanese horror legend and manga author Junji Ito and two-time Grammy-nominated artist Poppy for a fully produced vinyl of Ito’s In Old Records (1997) short story.
This new audio experience is adapted by Ryan Cady (The X-Files, MAGDALENA) with a vocal performance and narration by Poppy in English. Renowned voice actress Shoko Nakagawa (Gurren Lagann, Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods) performs and narrates the story in Japanese. Japanese manga artist and illustrator Acky Bright designed the jacket for the In Old Records vinyl, including the packaging with Ito’s bloody handprint.
The Kickstarter campaign offers the following purchase options:
- Early Bird Standard Vinyl – $25: Standard English version vinyl by Junji Ito and
narrated by Poppy with a $10 discount. Limited to only 200 copies. - Standard Vinyl – $35: Standard English version vinyl
- Blood Splatter Limited Edition – $50: A Limited Blood Splatter Variant Edition, limited to 500 copies
- Ghostly Blue Variant – $100: A Ghostly Blue vinyl variant signed by Poppy, limited to 400 copies.
- Glow in the Dark Variant – $125: A Glow in the Dark variant signed by Poppy, limited to
100 copies. - Test Pressing – $200: One of the rare test pressings made for promotion.
- Retailer Bundle – $200: 10 vinyls at wholesale cost, with retailer proof of store being required pre shipment.
- Signed by Junji Ito and Poppy – $750: Every version of the vinyl with the Glow in the
Dark Variant will be signed by both Junji Ito and Poppy, limited to 10 copies.
The story of In Old Records follows the story of a long-lost record of single Paula Bell’s final song, along with the terrible curse that afflicts anyone who listens. In this case, Nakayama, a young student, gets caught in the curse after listening to the song with her friend Ogawa. As the story unravels, listeners will know that this isn’t a collector’s item, but a nightmare.
