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Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection by Junji Ito

11 reviews

bexmonkey's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Mental illness

cwatson1234's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Blood, Gore, Torture, Suicide, and Murder

m4rtt4's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

My first time reading Junji Ito, and I am in awe, I am in love (as much as one can love things like this)... The stories are original, creative and excellently drawn with an eye for creepy details, there's literally nothing to complain (other than I wish the book had been longer lol). My favourite stories were Earthbound, Bloodsucking Darkness and The Mystery of the Haunted House / Tsujii family stories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Grief, Death, Blood, Gore, Medical content, Mental illness, Cannibalism, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Animal cruelty, and Torture

paperbackparker's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

First Junji Ito read!! 
I loved some of these stories, but others were just meh. Definitely intrigued to pick up more of his work though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Confinement, Child death, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Mental illness, Vomit, Murder, and Torture

lynxpardinus's review

dark mysterious tense

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Eating disorder, Gore, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Animal death, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Child death, Infidelity, Abandonment, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Rape and Misogyny

stardustdreamer's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicide, Vomit, and Violence

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Pregnancy and Toxic relationship

tazemu's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Animal cruelty, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical content, Death of parent, Self harm, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Gore, Mental illness, and Suicide

themadbloodstone's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

All the short stories are unique in their own way, terrifying and sad and, in a few cases, kind of funny (in a morbid way of course). 
‘Death Row Doorbell’ is the saddest and the realest tale, and the haunted house/Soichi tales were the most exciting.
Every story starts and ends with a bang. I never tire of Junji Ito’s works.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, and Gore

Moderate: Mental illness and Death of parent

Minor: Misogyny

afriske's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Child abuse, Slavery, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Cannibalism, Body horror, Blood, and Animal cruelty

breezer's review

dark tense 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

3.25

Bloodsucking Darkness 2⭐
Ghosts of Prime Time 3⭐
Roar 4⭐
Earthbound 4⭐
Death Row Doorbell 2⭐
The Mystery of the Haunted House 5⭐
Soichi's Version 4⭐
Soichi's Beloved Pet 4⭐
In Mirror Valley 1⭐
I Don't want to be a Ghost 1⭐
Library Vision 4⭐
Splendid Shadow Song 3⭐
Smashed 4⭐

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Suicide, and Violence