Junji Ito best of best. Short stories collection

4.5 stars

A 'best of' collection of Junji Ito, from fan favorites to his own personal picks. If you want to see some truly disturbing sights that you can't ever unsee, this is for you. The artwork is exquisite and deeply unsettling, and the stories are a bit of a mixed bag but overall this is a frightfully fu Leggi tutto

Viz Media’s blurb for Venus in the Blind Spot is really weird: it claims this is a “best of” collection of Junji Ito’s stories but, as far as I can tell, only one - maybe two - stories have previously appeared in print before: The Enigma of Amigara Fault and The Sad Tale of the Principal Post possib Leggi tutto

A little backstory: This was the first junji ito manga I accidentally discovered on GR one day and couldn't find anyplace else (free reading sites). As a result, I chose to read more of Mr. Ito's books. It's been a year and I've read 19 of his works; he's my favourite mangaka, and today I'm going to Leggi tutto

It's no secret that Junji Ito is a master of horror. This collection of short stories was marvellous, as to be expected. There's no doubt I'm going to be bingeing his content in the near future. There was a great amount of variety in the type of horror Venus in the Blind Spot delivered. I found myse Leggi tutto

4.0 Stars This was another solid collection from the brilliant and talented horror manga author, Junji Ito. Like all his previous work, the artwork was stunning, disturbing and disgusting… often at the same time. As with any short story collections, there were standouts and forgettable ones. Personal Leggi tutto

I've read a lot of Junji Ito's work at this point, and it's generally a bit hit or miss for me, but thankfully, this was a huge hit. I absolutely loved this collection and can easily say it's one of my favorites of his works. It spans a grouping of short stories, some written by other authors, and a Leggi tutto

Just in time for Halloween we have a collection of stories by manga-ka of horror, Junji Ito, who creates a “best of” collection, much as Shiver was. I had read some of it before, but some of it I had never seen or heard of before. And like many short story collections it is a little uneven, but unli Leggi tutto

Venus In The Blind Spot is yet another short horror story anthology by one of the masters of horror, Junji Ito. There are also two adapted stories originally by Edogawa Ranpo, and one by Robert Hichens. The story contained in this series are; - Billions Alone : Where corpses are being found in rivers a Leggi tutto