A review by darquedreamer
Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story Collection by Junji Ito

dark slow-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? It's complicated

1.5

For Junji Ito being named the master of Japanese Manga horror, I expected more from this. The illustrations were amazing, but the story telling felt like a middle schooler wrote it. The stories were flat, barely made sense, and felt very immature. They were extremely heavy on suicide and self harm, and the gore and aforementioned situations were the only things that felt "horror" ish. I just didn't love this collection at all, besides appreciating the artwork. 
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