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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
This is a perfect Lovecraftian tale of cosmic horror.
Junji Ito as you may or not know is my favourite manga artist and the only one that I buy and collect all of his works. I don't own any other manga books with a few exception (like first issue of berserk).
We've got a scientist that discovers a strange planet that wanders throughout space in odd shapes. He then baptizes the planet as Remina because of the connections (age) of her own daughter. The daughter becomes famous worldwide with many people getting interest on her. But something changes and now the planet is moving towards earth destroying everything in it's path (pluto, uranus, neptune, jupiter and mars...)
While this news are being directed to earth humanity is going crazy, after all the impending doom awaits them in a couple of days/weeks and a new cult appears that thinks that everything is related to Remina and she should be killed to appease this strange planet.
I won't go into much details but as you probably saw even on the cover, the planet is not a planet as you know it but a elder strange being... this is Lovecraftian cosmic horror at it's best. Humanity is lost - there is no hope so what should they do?
It's violence, it's despair , it's rich vs poor; it's humanity at its worst.
Reading some people comments, some don't enjoy the all humanity killing a girl to appease - I believe they don't understand how humans work in face of utter despair. Imagine looking up to the sky, seeing something so big that nothing else can be seen and it's a giant eye or big mouth... first you would be insane almost automatically , so the lenghts you would go to save yourself would be without limits...
Now, if you love sci-fi probably this is not for your because there is some science laws don't behave as you expected, like the force of planet so near earth , something would happen like earthquakes and other stuff (which happen); the licking of earth making it spinning even faster - well most things would just be flown off the atmosphere... byebye but this fiction and there are some leeway
It's awesome if you enjoy lovecraft and cosmic horror , well horror in general....
Junji Ito as you may or not know is my favourite manga artist and the only one that I buy and collect all of his works. I don't own any other manga books with a few exception (like first issue of berserk).
We've got a scientist that discovers a strange planet that wanders throughout space in odd shapes. He then baptizes the planet as Remina because of the connections (age) of her own daughter. The daughter becomes famous worldwide with many people getting interest on her. But something changes and now the planet is moving towards earth destroying everything in it's path (pluto, uranus, neptune, jupiter and mars...)
While this news are being directed to earth humanity is going crazy, after all the impending doom awaits them in a couple of days/weeks and a new cult appears that thinks that everything is related to Remina and she should be killed to appease this strange planet.
I won't go into much details but as you probably saw even on the cover, the planet is not a planet as you know it but a elder strange being... this is Lovecraftian cosmic horror at it's best. Humanity is lost - there is no hope so what should they do?
It's violence, it's despair , it's rich vs poor; it's humanity at its worst.
Reading some people comments, some don't enjoy the all humanity killing a girl to appease - I believe they don't understand how humans work in face of utter despair. Imagine looking up to the sky, seeing something so big that nothing else can be seen and it's a giant eye or big mouth... first you would be insane almost automatically , so the lenghts you would go to save yourself would be without limits...
Now, if you love sci-fi probably this is not for your because there is some science laws don't behave as you expected, like the force of planet so near earth , something would happen like earthquakes and other stuff (which happen); the licking of earth making it spinning even faster - well most things would just be flown off the atmosphere... byebye but this fiction and there are some leeway
It's awesome if you enjoy lovecraft and cosmic horror , well horror in general....
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
Short,weird and interesting!
It’s not a complex manga so I don’t have any complaints with this one.
It’s not a complex manga so I don’t have any complaints with this one.
dark
sad
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
Junji Ito sigue sin ser lo mío y eso que este es de los que más me ha gustado
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
If I'm honest I mainly read Junji Ito for the art. The way he can draw horror and make you uneasy with images is amazing. His art is gorgeous.
This story wasn't great, it was very weak. It focuses on the fear of a sci-fi cosmic horror, human nature searching for a way to make sense of it not matter the cost. And illogical conclusions humanity can come to save itself from a power it doesn't understand.
Story wise it wasn't amazing but the art is fantastic and the main reason to pick up this Junji Ito book.
This story wasn't great, it was very weak. It focuses on the fear of a sci-fi cosmic horror, human nature searching for a way to make sense of it not matter the cost. And illogical conclusions humanity can come to save itself from a power it doesn't understand.
Story wise it wasn't amazing but the art is fantastic and the main reason to pick up this Junji Ito book.
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
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:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Remina is another creepy Jinji Ito good time. It reminded me of Passion of the Christ at the cross scene. Pretty gorey. People suck. They lose their minds out of fear and unfortunately the world is full of a bunch of cosigners. The book reads quick because there are lots of pages of dark images that I didn't understand. Overall, I enjoyed the story.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A