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danimacuk's review
dark
mysterious
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? No
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
sylvestra's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
petitemass15's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Blood
Moderate: Self harm, Car accident, and Murder
Minor: Child death, Incest, and Grief
vampirehelpdesk's review
dark
funny
mysterious
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? No
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Suicide, Violence, and Blood
blackcatkai's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
CW: Violence, Self harm, Blood, Gore, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts/Suicide, Ableism
9 stories by Junji Ito that haven't been traditionally published in English until this collection. If you've been reading his work for awhile (and i mean online fan translations) then you may recognise a couple familiar reads here. at least one of these was even recently adapted for the Netflix Junji Ito anime!
basically i loved this, one of the best collections of his work, read it.
ratings for each story as follows:
1) tombs: 5/5
2) clubhouse: 3/5 - ending was pretty sudden, feels like it could've used at least a couple more panels or pages but the rest was great
3) slug girl: 5/5 - always a fave. so fucking weird. love it.
4) the window next door: 5/5 - another fave I've always found real creepy, so glad to see it finally in an official English release!
5) washed ashore: 4/5
6) strange tale of the tunnel: 4/5~ a couple parts that were meant to be creepy were kind of just funny, not gonna lie
7) bronze statue: 4/5 - less creepy, more odd & a bit funny. I liked it.
8) floaters: 5/5 - this was was mostly weird, but also sad
9) the bloody story of shirosuna: 5/5
9 stories by Junji Ito that haven't been traditionally published in English until this collection. If you've been reading his work for awhile (and i mean online fan translations) then you may recognise a couple familiar reads here. at least one of these was even recently adapted for the Netflix Junji Ito anime!
basically i loved this, one of the best collections of his work, read it.
ratings for each story as follows:
1) tombs: 5/5
2) clubhouse: 3/5 - ending was pretty sudden, feels like it could've used at least a couple more panels or pages but the rest was great
3) slug girl: 5/5 - always a fave. so fucking weird. love it.
4) the window next door: 5/5 - another fave I've always found real creepy, so glad to see it finally in an official English release!
5) washed ashore: 4/5
6) strange tale of the tunnel: 4/5~ a couple parts that were meant to be creepy were kind of just funny, not gonna lie
7) bronze statue: 4/5 - less creepy, more odd & a bit funny. I liked it.
8) floaters: 5/5 - this was was mostly weird, but also sad
9) the bloody story of shirosuna: 5/5
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Self harm, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
Minor: Ableism
katiemack's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
At this point I'll devour any Junji Ito collection I can access, so this was a treat. While I would have liked more from a couple of the stories, it's a well-balanced set of body horror and psychological torment, and the art and plotlines all thoroughly creeped me out and/or made me recoil slowly as I turned the pages. Standout stories for me include "Tombs," "The Strange Tale of the Tunnel," and "The Bloody Story of Shirosuna."
At this point I'll devour any Junji Ito collection I can access, so this was a treat. While I would have liked more from a couple of the stories, it's a well-balanced set of body horror and psychological torment, and the art and plotlines all thoroughly creeped me out and/or made me recoil slowly as I turned the pages. Standout stories for me include "Tombs," "The Strange Tale of the Tunnel," and "The Bloody Story of Shirosuna."
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Blood
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