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Hellstar Remina

Junji Ito

3.55 AVERAGE

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

i liked the sci fi horror of this from junji ito

I'm not usually a cosmic horror fan but I love Junji Ito so I said I'd give it a go.

Read it all in one sitting, nowhere near my favourite of his work but still definitely worth a read.
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I have to admit this is my least favorite Ito to date - the pacing for me was off in this one, and of course building that tension is so important in horror. I dunno, there were a few too many pages of rushing and screaming for me, it was kind of in this weird middle place between the slow burn of Uzumaki or the upfront shock of the shorts collected as Tomie.
dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Remina holds up a mirror to today's society with quite a realistic portrayal of idol worshipping and cancel culture using classic cosmic horror