4.13 AVERAGE

dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

I’ve heard a lot of hype about Junji Ito and boy did this collection live up to the hype! The stories are well written, the art is haunting, and the horror is exquisite. I particularly enjoyed Tombs, The Strange Tale of the Tunnel, and The Bloody Story of Shirosuna. 
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

somehow felt like one of the more grounded collection of ito’s stories which is crazy because there was a slug replacing a girl’s tongue
dark mysterious fast-paced
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark mysterious fast-paced
dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Some really interesting, creepy and weird concepts and stories. But, multiple stories feel like a great start to bigger ones and then go nowhere. A 3.5.
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated