Dissolving Classroom
Review Dissolving Classroom is the story of a pair of siblings that bring misfortune to every person that they meet. Chizumi is a disturbed child that enjoys harassing people and…
Hideout
Review Sometimes you run into those manga that is worth reading for the art alone, even if the story is not the strongest. I didn't know what I was getting…
Sensor
Review Cosmic horror and cults, two of some of my favorite themes of Junji Ito's work. Sensor, originally titled Travelogue of the Succubus is a mish-mash of ideas that tie…
Uzumaki
Review A horror manga about spirals – it sounds strange, doesn’t it? What makes Uzumaki so brilliant is that it takes something abstract and transforms it into the stuff of…
Ibitsu
Review Ibitsu is a horror manga about an urban legend, where a girl in a lolita outfit asks an unexpecting victim whether or not they have a little sister. Their…
Bibliomania
Review Bibliomania was an unexpected treat of fantastical cosmic horror! It is a dark fairy tale about a girl named Alice who wakes up in a cursed castle where all…
Venus in the Blind Spot
Review I am always overjoyed when I see another Junji Ito collection being brought over to English, Ito has such a large body of work and there are so many…
Remina
Review Remina has always been one of Ito's most underrated gems, a classic example of science fiction and cosmic horror wrapped up in one wonderful little volume. After the discovery…
The Strange Tale of Panorama Island
Review The Strange Tale of Panorama Island is an exquisite work of art and one of the manga that I was most excited to add to my collection. The manga…
The Monstrous-Feminine in Contemporary Japanese Popular Culture
Review Feminist theory and Japanese horror media, two of my favorite things all wrapped up in one book. I couldn't help but pick this book up, the premise sounded incredibly…