Sensor
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- Author：Junji Ito
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Reviews
Erin Wilson
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While this wasn't my favourite of Ito's works I thought there was an interesting mix of religious overtones and cosmic horror。 I also like that the reader was kept in the dark about the cosmic horror， I think the story worked better with it remaining as some kind of unfathomable mystery。 As usual there are some great disturbing ideas and imagery in this work of short， inter-connecting stories but as a common theme in Junji Ito's work， I found the humans of the story the most creepy。 While this wasn't my favourite of Ito's works I thought there was an interesting mix of religious overtones and cosmic horror。 I also like that the reader was kept in the dark about the cosmic horror， I think the story worked better with it remaining as some kind of unfathomable mystery。 As usual there are some great disturbing ideas and imagery in this work of short， inter-connecting stories but as a common theme in Junji Ito's work， I found the humans of the story the most creepy。 。。。more
❤︎ autym ❤︎
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I have been waiting a couple months for this to be released， and I was not disappointed after reading。 It’s been maybe - month or more since I’ve gotten my fix of Junji Ito so I couldn’t WAIT。 So glad I have finally gotten to read it， and it was so interesting as always。 Junji Ito will never fail me when it comes to his stories and amazing illustrations。 He’s my favorite and always will be！
Akshit Suri
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After the fourth chapter， the story became boring and lacked character。 My personal opinion is that I wanted more from the antagonist， and that there is still much more that can be done。 When I read AFTERWARD， I was dismayed to learn that Ito had changed this story numerous times。
Kay
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Honestly my 3 stars is a bit generous。 I’ve read almost all of Ito’s works but this one honestly felt all over the place。 It definitely contains the usual imaginative intrigue and eerie elements， but within it something felt disconnected。 And then I read in his Afterword how he essentially felt while creating the story that the characters and plot and narration wasn’t working—-and you can evidently tell this while reading it that he’s lost the plot。 I would NOT recommend this to newbie fans tryi Honestly my 3 stars is a bit generous。 I’ve read almost all of Ito’s works but this one honestly felt all over the place。 It definitely contains the usual imaginative intrigue and eerie elements， but within it something felt disconnected。 And then I read in his Afterword how he essentially felt while creating the story that the characters and plot and narration wasn’t working—-and you can evidently tell this while reading it that he’s lost the plot。 I would NOT recommend this to newbie fans trying to get into Ito’s works。 His short story collections are much better。 Quite a shame given the gorgeous cover and hardback design this got。 。。。more
Monica
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I am a huge Junji Ito fan。 I try and read all his works when I find them。 This one was a strange one。 It was created as a single story told over several chapters， but felt more like one shots。 Ito introduced different plot elements that were not properly explored。 I'm not sure who was the lead as neither the reporter nor the girl were fleshed out。 I did enjoy the chapter with the suicidal insects and felt that would have made for a much better story。 Ito should expand on that。 It was pretty cree I am a huge Junji Ito fan。 I try and read all his works when I find them。 This one was a strange one。 It was created as a single story told over several chapters， but felt more like one shots。 Ito introduced different plot elements that were not properly explored。 I'm not sure who was the lead as neither the reporter nor the girl were fleshed out。 I did enjoy the chapter with the suicidal insects and felt that would have made for a much better story。 Ito should expand on that。 It was pretty creepy。 I always go back to Uzumaki as prime Junji Ito， and this was no Uzumaki， 。。。more
Logan
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It was on the same page as Remina for me as in I liked it… but it wasn’t really my favorite。 It felt too short for the story it was trying to tell， but I also couldn’t really tell you what the story was。 It felt like some vague bullet points of a story smashed together。 It was still enjoyable because of Ito’s gorgeous illustrations。 Definitely worth a read if you’re a big fan but if you’re looking for your first work from him I’d say choose another one。
Meagan
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Junji Ito's self-deprecating afterword tells of how these characters developed a mind of their own， resulting in a story very different from the one initially planned。 It's insight that makes Sensor click a bit more， a strange， cosmic tale that's more experiential that narratively focused。 Even at his less focused and not always accessible， Ito's latest release brings more of his delightfully macabre and distinct art style。 It ensures plenty of nightmare fuel of the unexplained terrors convergin Junji Ito's self-deprecating afterword tells of how these characters developed a mind of their own， resulting in a story very different from the one initially planned。 It's insight that makes Sensor click a bit more， a strange， cosmic tale that's more experiential that narratively focused。 Even at his less focused and not always accessible， Ito's latest release brings more of his delightfully macabre and distinct art style。 It ensures plenty of nightmare fuel of the unexplained terrors converging from the farthest recesses of the universe。 。。。more
Rebecca
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3。5/5While Ito's art and concepts are always masterful， this story felt disjointed。 Aspects of the story were brilliant and there were several moments of clarity， but overall it lacked cohesion。 I'm used to Ito's stories being vague and open-ended， but this one was a bit confusing even by his standards。 3。5/5While Ito's art and concepts are always masterful， this story felt disjointed。 Aspects of the story were brilliant and there were several moments of clarity， but overall it lacked cohesion。 I'm used to Ito's stories being vague and open-ended， but this one was a bit confusing even by his standards。 。。。more
Jon
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By no means Junji Ito’s best work， but the art is insane at some points。 This is one of the rare Junji Ito books weighed down by its story sadly， but it’s still tolerable
kerrycat
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another glorious offering from the great Ito， cringe-y and disturbing in the very best way。
Justin Hall
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I love Ito but this one was so meh！ Even his illustrations and page turns left a lot to be desired。 I was really looking forward to a new release too。 Hopefully， Deserter will satisfy more this holiday season。 Junji is still the dog though！
Philippe Potvin
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La dernière histoire du même style （même format et structure） de Junji Ito qui avait été publié par Viz était Remina。 Cette dernière était plutôt décevante et même ennuyante。 Je croyais vraiment assister au début du manque d'originalité de l'auteur。 Cela dit， Sensor prouve le contraire。 Cette idée de créer des personnages sans les contrôler est quelque chose qui semble bien fonctionner pour le maître de l'horreur。 Cela lui donne un style un peu plus « doux » à mon avis， mais ce n'est pas si grav La dernière histoire du même style （même format et structure） de Junji Ito qui avait été publié par Viz était Remina。 Cette dernière était plutôt décevante et même ennuyante。 Je croyais vraiment assister au début du manque d'originalité de l'auteur。 Cela dit， Sensor prouve le contraire。 Cette idée de créer des personnages sans les contrôler est quelque chose qui semble bien fonctionner pour le maître de l'horreur。 Cela lui donne un style un peu plus « doux » à mon avis， mais ce n'est pas si grave。 J'ai senti un changement intéressant avec Sensor et j'aimerais bien revoir cette forme avec Junji Ito prochainement。 Je donne 4 étoiles et non 5 puisqu'à certain moment on sentait un peu trop l'histoire Remina à travers les personnages。 。。。more
Hil J
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I feel like Ito either works for you， or he doesn’t。 And either way is okay！ Fortunately， this man is my JAM。 Such uncomfortable body horror。 Such weird cosmic vibes of existential doom。 SO MUCH HAIR。 I HATE HAIR NOW。 Did I completely follow everything that happened？ Big nope。 Did I love it anyway？ Big yep。 *thanks to netgalley for this ARC*
Michael
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Not very good by Ito's usual standard。 I didn't really enjoy this one much at all。 Extremely bland， generic characters with no depth to them。 A jerky， somewhat confusing plot and a very abrupt ending all left a lot to be desired here。 This is probably the worst I've read by Ito。 In the western releases of the Mangas， this one was released just after Lovesickness， another one I wasn't crazy about。 Im not sure if Ito is losing his touch slightly or if we're just going through a rough patch of rele Not very good by Ito's usual standard。 I didn't really enjoy this one much at all。 Extremely bland， generic characters with no depth to them。 A jerky， somewhat confusing plot and a very abrupt ending all left a lot to be desired here。 This is probably the worst I've read by Ito。 In the western releases of the Mangas， this one was released just after Lovesickness， another one I wasn't crazy about。 Im not sure if Ito is losing his touch slightly or if we're just going through a rough patch of releases， but needless to say， I'll still be lined up to pick up his next work。 A couple stinkers doesn't make me less of a fan。 。。。more
Katie Mac
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I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。This lacks the power of Junji Ito's other work--it's less scary and also less compelling--and it also has the same flaw as his other collections （i。e。， starting out strong with one idea and dropping it halfway through）。 The art is still beautiful and unsettling， though， so if you love his imagery this is still worth your time。 I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。This lacks the power of Junji Ito's other work--it's less scary and also less compelling--and it also has the same flaw as his other collections （i。e。， starting out strong with one idea and dropping it halfway through）。 The art is still beautiful and unsettling， though， so if you love his imagery this is still worth your time。 。。。more
Jesse Carrasco
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This was a mixed bag for me。 There were some really great chapters that were pretty creepy， but there were other chapters that left。 me scratching my head unsure of what was really going on。 Overall this seems to have a cosmic Lovecraftian vibe to it。 I did enjoy the （sometimes grotesque） artwork throughout。Having only read Lovesickness I am not sure how this falls within the rest of the Junji Ito cannon， but this one left me wanting sometime a little more。 I enjoyed Lovesickness a lot more than This was a mixed bag for me。 There were some really great chapters that were pretty creepy， but there were other chapters that left。 me scratching my head unsure of what was really going on。 Overall this seems to have a cosmic Lovecraftian vibe to it。 I did enjoy the （sometimes grotesque） artwork throughout。Having only read Lovesickness I am not sure how this falls within the rest of the Junji Ito cannon， but this one left me wanting sometime a little more。 I enjoyed Lovesickness a lot more than this one。Thanks to NetGalley and Viz Media for providing me an ARC in exchange of an honest review。 。。。more
destiny ♡⚔♡ [howling libraries]
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Sigh。 Junji Ito's work will always either blow me away， or leave me bored and wanting so much more - sadly， this was the latter。 That said， I think anyone who is a Junji Ito fan should at least give this a try， as it's definitely unique from the rest of his works that I've read and it carries an interesting premise！ I think I was mostly thrown off by the weird religious storyline that really comes into play near the end。Thank you so much to the publisher for providing me with this review copy in Sigh。 Junji Ito's work will always either blow me away， or leave me bored and wanting so much more - sadly， this was the latter。 That said， I think anyone who is a Junji Ito fan should at least give this a try， as it's definitely unique from the rest of his works that I've read and it carries an interesting premise！ I think I was mostly thrown off by the weird religious storyline that really comes into play near the end。Thank you so much to the publisher for providing me with this review copy in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
Sheila Moreno Moreno
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Leer a Junji Ito siempre es sinónimo de que me va a gustar。 Y «Sensor» no me ha defraudado。 Como todas las historias de Ito， esta se compone de otros pequeños relatos conectados entre sí， los hay mejores que otros。 En realidad， la calidad de los relatos y la historia es más de 4 estrellas que de 3， pero la última historia y， por tanto， el cierre del tomo， me parece que no tiene la calidad del resto。 Es rarísimo， no malo， pero se va por las ramas y bueno。。。 No al nivel de otros finales， ni de la Leer a Junji Ito siempre es sinónimo de que me va a gustar。 Y «Sensor» no me ha defraudado。 Como todas las historias de Ito， esta se compone de otros pequeños relatos conectados entre sí， los hay mejores que otros。 En realidad， la calidad de los relatos y la historia es más de 4 estrellas que de 3， pero la última historia y， por tanto， el cierre del tomo， me parece que no tiene la calidad del resto。 Es rarísimo， no malo， pero se va por las ramas y bueno。。。 No al nivel de otros finales， ni de la propia obra （para mí， por supuesto）。 。。。more
Supritha
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I really want a peak in this man's head。 I wanna know how he thinks。 How he comes up with this shit。 Like does he dream this stuff up and turn it into art？ I feel like my ongoing existential crisis comes to the forefront every time I read his stuff。 I really want a peak in this man's head。 I wanna know how he thinks。 How he comes up with this shit。 Like does he dream this stuff up and turn it into art？ I feel like my ongoing existential crisis comes to the forefront every time I read his stuff。 。。。more
Liz
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[netgalley disclaimer]I liked the concept of this book top to bottom --and I wish he had kept The Travelogue of the Succubus idea going here。 Still， the weird pseudo body horror of the hairs and interconnected cosmic thoughts was interesting。 Junji Ito takes an unusual perspective in this book of adding horror elements both to the religions of the missionaries and native Japanese peoples。 The layers of Heian（？） era Shinto religion， Christian missionaries， and latter application to Buddhist ideas [netgalley disclaimer]I liked the concept of this book top to bottom --and I wish he had kept The Travelogue of the Succubus idea going here。 Still， the weird pseudo body horror of the hairs and interconnected cosmic thoughts was interesting。 Junji Ito takes an unusual perspective in this book of adding horror elements both to the religions of the missionaries and native Japanese peoples。 The layers of Heian（？） era Shinto religion， Christian missionaries， and latter application to Buddhist ideas was really well done。 There is no moral judgement attached to these religious movements; rather he shows the creeping into each of something unnatural in the world around us。 There is something ethereal and unnatural that weaves in and out of humans psyches regardless of belief。I think he also does a great job here of taking some semi-humorous digs at the cultural fetishization of blonde hair here。 That is something we certainly see in prevalent manga and anime characters （ie Sailor Moon）。 Indeed， he makes the hair a pivotal focus and in some cases a cosmic actor on the behalf of the protagonists。 。。。more
Whitney Harrison
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"Sensor" by Junji Ito was a unique graphic novel that gives me the vibes of a 90's horror movie。 Its tone is eerie and unsettling， and the imagery gets into the grotesque。 The images were beautifully drawn and highly stylized。 Plot-wise it could have done more。 I felt like I was waiting for things to happen more often than they actually did happen。 This is great for building suspense， but just not my cup of tea。 I've never read any Ito stuff， but now I want to explore some of his other work。 Tha "Sensor" by Junji Ito was a unique graphic novel that gives me the vibes of a 90's horror movie。 Its tone is eerie and unsettling， and the imagery gets into the grotesque。 The images were beautifully drawn and highly stylized。 Plot-wise it could have done more。 I felt like I was waiting for things to happen more often than they actually did happen。 This is great for building suspense， but just not my cup of tea。 I've never read any Ito stuff， but now I want to explore some of his other work。 Thanks， Netgalley for an arc of this book。 。。。more
Amanda Hudgins
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tw: suicidal， suicidal ideation， stalking Beautifully drawn and deeply weird， I just didn't find this as compelling as the other Ito that I've read。 For someone who is looking for something less directly horrifying this may be a good fit， but I found it to be a bit jumbled and not as engaging。 The distinctive illustration style is something that remains as solid as ever。 tw: suicidal， suicidal ideation， stalking Beautifully drawn and deeply weird， I just didn't find this as compelling as the other Ito that I've read。 For someone who is looking for something less directly horrifying this may be a good fit， but I found it to be a bit jumbled and not as engaging。 The distinctive illustration style is something that remains as solid as ever。 。。。more
Sam Quixote
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A mysterious young woman with golden hair becomes the focus of a cult and a reporter。 But what is her connection to the volcanic countryside she can’t seem to escape？ Despite having all the usual features of a Junji Ito book - weird horror， weirder women， body horror， and some bonkers imagery only Ito could draw - Sensor is the least interested I’ve been reading any of his work。 The story is a jumbled mess of half-baked ideas。 There’s this girl who arbitrarily gets chosen by the universe or some A mysterious young woman with golden hair becomes the focus of a cult and a reporter。 But what is her connection to the volcanic countryside she can’t seem to escape？ Despite having all the usual features of a Junji Ito book - weird horror， weirder women， body horror， and some bonkers imagery only Ito could draw - Sensor is the least interested I’ve been reading any of his work。 The story is a jumbled mess of half-baked ideas。 There’s this girl who arbitrarily gets chosen by the universe or something， undergoes a transformation， gets kidnapped by a cult， there’s some suicidal giant bugs， a hypnotherapist who meets a sticky end， the cult try to see everything through adjusting all the traffic mirrors in the country， and， to top it all off， there’s a time-travel finale！ Ito’s afterword （that he says he had to write - this entire book feels like he’s just filling space/meeting his obligations， rather than doing something he really wants） is quite revealing。 He mentions that he started with a rough structure and then abandoned it to basically freestyle the rest of the book。 And it shows！ It’s almost like he knows it’s a shambles and he’s apologising for how it turned out - “this is really the result of the bus driving away before everyone is on board。”Junji Ito’s comics have become really popular these last few years so demand might’ve caused him to rush projects like this。 His publisher needs new product - hurry hurry hurry！ - so he can’t spend enough time planning his stories and so you get books like this。 That said， I don’t know for sure if that’s the case， I’m just speculating， so I’m probably wrong。 Maybe he approaches all of his books the same way and Sensor just didn’t come out as well as the others？ Because generally Ito’s stories branch off into strange， unexpected directions - except they’re usually more interesting than this。 Kyoko Byakuya， the mysterious girl， wasn’t an interesting figure - like all the characters， she’s one-dimensional and dull - and the volcano-centric stories did nothing for me。 Not these strands of lava that are dubbed “angel hairs”， or what happened to early Christians in the past， or the bizarre suicide bugs digression - none of it。 A lot of it was so absurd， it was almost like a South Park parody。 The unkillable cult leader who uses meditation as if it were like NORAD’s DEFCON countdown， the insane plan to crash cars into every traffic mirror in the country， covering them with the angel hairs， to create a spy network for… reasons？？ One scene involves giant brains crushing everyone that looked so silly， it was like the giant foot coming down at the end of the Monty Python opener！ Maybe Ito was going for a Lovecraftian cosmic horror-type book with Sensor， and in a way he accomplished it because this story is as boring and vaguely stupid as Lovecraft’s cosmic horror stories were。 Still， of all Ito’s books I’ve read so far， Sensor is the worst one: a childishly-plotted， incoherent， forgettable and pointless story that failed to entertain or scare in the slightest。 。。。more
Geoff
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This is my first graphic novel by Junji Ito and I was sort of。。。。underwhelmed？ I'm not a fan of horror usually， but Ito seems to be discussed in reverent tones by comic fans as a horror master。 And this just wasn't all that disturbing？ Maybe it was the note of hope throughout （and especially at the end） that made this feel less crushingly full of existential despair。 Or the fact that the main POV character was a journalist that simply stumbled into most of the plots。 The suicide bugs story was a This is my first graphic novel by Junji Ito and I was sort of。。。。underwhelmed？ I'm not a fan of horror usually， but Ito seems to be discussed in reverent tones by comic fans as a horror master。 And this just wasn't all that disturbing？ Maybe it was the note of hope throughout （and especially at the end） that made this feel less crushingly full of existential despair。 Or the fact that the main POV character was a journalist that simply stumbled into most of the plots。 The suicide bugs story was a masterpiece， and Ito's art （especially his faces and expressions） are really well done and disquieting; the three stars would be earned by the art alone。 But most of the stories felt like lower stakes， Disneyland rides on rails rater than uncomfortable， scary， disquieting， or terror-inducing。**Thanks to the artist， publisher， and NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Damián
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Junji Ito siempre cumple， pero en este caso no deja de ser una clásica historia del bien contra el mal sin la inspiración visual de otras de sus obras。
Ella
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I have previously read four of Junji Ito's published works and although this wasn't my favourite I still had a great time！ A weird， creepy story about a girl who wanders into this village that is covered in golden 'hair' and a reporter who is trying to investigate her story。 Cosmic horror only follows。This （to me） wasn't overly scary or horrifying however there was definitely a sense of dread running throughout。 As usual the illustrations were outstanding， with some truely disturbing faces and t I have previously read four of Junji Ito's published works and although this wasn't my favourite I still had a great time！ A weird， creepy story about a girl who wanders into this village that is covered in golden 'hair' and a reporter who is trying to investigate her story。 Cosmic horror only follows。This （to me） wasn't overly scary or horrifying however there was definitely a sense of dread running throughout。 As usual the illustrations were outstanding， with some truely disturbing faces and the odd jump scare that Ito seems to excel at。 Sadly I did feel that the chapters felt very disjointed as they each were about a slightly different horror concept， which made me work a bit harder to follow the plot。 Overall this was a more unusual novel on cosmic horror from Junji Ito that I would recommend to existing fans。Thank you to NetGalley and Viz Media for gifting me an advanced reader's copy。 。。。more
Ava
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Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review！Not my favorite Junji Ito， but I did like the cult aspect and the interconnectedness of each chapter。 The art was， as always， phenomenal。
Gabriel
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ARC given by NetGalley for Honest ReviewSensor was an amazing read！ Delightfully terrifying and had me guessing what would happen next after every page。 Each chapter wove a new story arc into the over arching one to bring the cast of characters together。 As always with Junji Ito's work， the art is fantastic and gruesome！ Just what I want when going into a manga of this kind！ ARC given by NetGalley for Honest ReviewSensor was an amazing read！ Delightfully terrifying and had me guessing what would happen next after every page。 Each chapter wove a new story arc into the over arching one to bring the cast of characters together。 As always with Junji Ito's work， the art is fantastic and gruesome！ Just what I want when going into a manga of this kind！ 。。。more
Agustina
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Es la primera vez que leo este género y a este autor， fue una experiencia renovadora。 Quiero leer más de este género en el futuro。En cuanto a la trama me encontré con una secta， actividades paranormales， secuestros， paranoia， bichos mutantes， un montón de personajes muy interesantes， y todo está dentro del mismo libro。El dibujo es una obra de arte， desde imágenes de la bella naturaleza， las líneas perfectas y simétricas de la ciudad， hasta las escalofriantes deformaciones y terroríficas expresio Es la primera vez que leo este género y a este autor， fue una experiencia renovadora。 Quiero leer más de este género en el futuro。En cuanto a la trama me encontré con una secta， actividades paranormales， secuestros， paranoia， bichos mutantes， un montón de personajes muy interesantes， y todo está dentro del mismo libro。El dibujo es una obra de arte， desde imágenes de la bella naturaleza， las líneas perfectas y simétricas de la ciudad， hasta las escalofriantes deformaciones y terroríficas expresiones。 Todo de la mano del increíble junji ito。 Las reseñas sobre él hicieron un excelente juicio。 Tengo entendido que este no es su trabajo más escalofriante， pero para empezar a conocer su trabajo， me parece genial。Sin embargo no le doy las 5 estrellas porque el final me dejó un poco inquieta， supongo que dependera de cuando vuelva a leerlo en algún momento。Me alegro haber conocido a este autor。 。。。more
Alexander Peterhans
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