A review by angethology
Lovesickness by Junji Ito

3.75

The Lovesickness stories are not the "craziest" or include the most mindblowing twists, but they feel like a good portrayal of utter hopelessness, guilt and yearning for delusional positivity. People often feel it's easier to be shoehorned in a certain fate than think for themselves and make active decisions, and Junji Ito perfectly captures that helplessness the characters are trapped in endlessly. 

The other short stories were fine, I enjoyed the Strange Hikizuri Siblings stories more than expected, but overall not as memorable as other collections.