#satoshi ito

in the year 1818, a book called Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelly was published. it tells the story of a man named Victor Frankenstein who reanimates a conglomeration of body parts as a scientific experiment. it's often regarded as the first widely publicized pieces of science fiction literature and has had a huge influence on modern pop culture and namely the horror genre to this day.

Satoshi Itō, or better known as Project Itoh, was a Japanese science fiction writer and essayist who was friends with Hideo Kojima and even worked on the Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots novel tie in. Kojima would even show Itoh advance content to Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid: Peacewalker to Itoh against the NDA standards of Konami at the time.

in 2012, three years after the death of Itoh due to cancer, the book Empire of Corpses, or in Japanese, 屍者の帝国 (Shisha no teikoku) would be published posthumously. the book was then turned into a movie three years after that, directed by Ryoutarou Makihara and produced by Wit Studio. Wit Studio is responsible for other popular anime shows like Attack on Titan, Vinland Saga, Ancient Magus Bride, and very recently Spy x Family.

You're probably going to ask why I'm talking about this book and movie in an essay for a Sherlock Holmes review blog. well, the main character's name is John Watson and yes, it is literally supposed to be that John Watson.

Warnings for Empire of Corpses is as follows: Racism, slavery, body horror, body mutilation