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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
Tombs: 4/5
Clubhouse: 3/5
Slug Girl: 5/5
The Window Next Door: 3/5
Washed Ashore: 3/5
The Strange Tale of the Tunnel: 4/5
Bronze Statue: 2/5
Floaters: 1/5
The Bloody Story of Shirosuna: 5/5
Clubhouse: 3/5
Slug Girl: 5/5
The Window Next Door: 3/5
Washed Ashore: 3/5
The Strange Tale of the Tunnel: 4/5
Bronze Statue: 2/5
Floaters: 1/5
The Bloody Story of Shirosuna: 5/5
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
dark
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This author's mind needs to be inspected because I'm both disturbed and in awe.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A solid collection of stories! Having read uzumaki and gyo so far, this one has been the creepiest for me. Bravo again Mr. Ito!
I always have a hard time reviewing story collections as a whole; a few stories I wish were longer but I thought in general the pacing was good and that they were all plenty suspenseful and unsettling.
I always have a hard time reviewing story collections as a whole; a few stories I wish were longer but I thought in general the pacing was good and that they were all plenty suspenseful and unsettling.
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I found this to be a more gripping, frightening and cohesive Ito anthology than the one I've read previously, Smashed. Some of the concepts and imagery he uses here are genuine nightmare fuel. There was only one story here that really didn't work for me, which is a higher success rate than Smashed. Junji Ito's mind is a bizarre place.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Grief
I wouldn't generally describe these short stories as overly emotionally impactful, but Ito's trade is to get under the reader's skin and he is very good at it.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes