Venus in the Blind Spot
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- Author：Junji Ito
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Summary
This striking collection presents the most remarkable short works of Junji Ito’s career， featuring an adaptation of Rampo Edogawa’s classic horror story “The Human Chair” and fan favorite “The Enigma of Amigara Fault。” With a deluxe presentation—including special color pages， and showcasing illustrations from his acclaimed long-form manga No Longer Human—each chilling tale invites readers to revel in a world of terror。
Reviews
Beth Wisniewski
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Ito's work is AMAZING！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！ Ito's work is AMAZING！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！ 。。。more
Sarah
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Okay every time I marvel at his creativity。 Sometimes I find myself just smiling at all these creepy things bc this man cannot miss。 It’s delicious in its originality and ahh he makes the world skewed for awhile :）
Monica
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This was classic Junji Ito。 It had a blend of I believe old and new to me material。 I had read several of them， but I always enjoy reading his works。 The Enigma of Amigara Fault is one of my favorites and always look forward to seeing it again。 The ones I hadn't read before were interesting and in line with what I expected。 He always has interesting and twisted stories。 This had some gross ones， but that is par for the course with Ito。 It was a pleasant way to pass the time。 This was classic Junji Ito。 It had a blend of I believe old and new to me material。 I had read several of them， but I always enjoy reading his works。 The Enigma of Amigara Fault is one of my favorites and always look forward to seeing it again。 The ones I hadn't read before were interesting and in line with what I expected。 He always has interesting and twisted stories。 This had some gross ones， but that is par for the course with Ito。 It was a pleasant way to pass the time。 。。。more
c。
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enjoyed: billions alone， the human chair， the enigma of amigara fault， keepsakefine: an unearthly love， venus in the blind spot， the licking womaneh: how love came to professor kirida， the sad tale of the principal post
Jannatul Shama
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As a big fan of junji ito I found it so much better than gyo。 This one really has good story stories collection
Rola
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Some of the stories are not that creepy but I was entertained nonetheless。
Oki Zukii
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Kumpulan cerita pendek nan kelam dari sang Master kisah horor jepang， Ito Junji。 Ada 10 cerita menyeramkan dalam buku ini， yang paling menarik perhatianku adalah 'Army of One' yang menampilkan jasad manusia dijahit apabila mereka berkumpul， di cerita yang ini cukup banyak halaman warna dan kengerian jasad manusia yang dijahit tersebut memang mengerikan sekaligus indah。Kemudian 'Kursi Manusia' yang menceritakan seorang penulis novel yang diusik oleh sesosok manusia didalam kursi sofa。 Kisah itu s Kumpulan cerita pendek nan kelam dari sang Master kisah horor jepang， Ito Junji。 Ada 10 cerita menyeramkan dalam buku ini， yang paling menarik perhatianku adalah 'Army of One' yang menampilkan jasad manusia dijahit apabila mereka berkumpul， di cerita yang ini cukup banyak halaman warna dan kengerian jasad manusia yang dijahit tersebut memang mengerikan sekaligus indah。Kemudian 'Kursi Manusia' yang menceritakan seorang penulis novel yang diusik oleh sesosok manusia didalam kursi sofa。 Kisah itu sempat membuat ku bergidik dan menghindari duduk di sofa selama beberapa hari。 （Jadi parno）Ada juga kisah 'The Licking Woman' yang menceritakan teror dari seorang wanita dengan lidah yang menyeramkan menjilati penduduk kota dan membawa kematian bagi korban， sebuah plot twist yang mengejutkan tentang lidah tersebut juga membuat merinding dan ingin muntah bila mengingatnya。Selain itu semua cerita di buku ini pasti membuat bergidik ngeri， terlebih aku yang sebenarnya tidak terlalu kisah seram dalam wujud manga。 Tapi aku mengakui bahwa Ito Junji adalah maestro dalam menggambar kisah horor yang memukau， semua art yang beliau gambar amat membuat merinding， bahkan ada yang mampu membuat kita ingin muntah melihatnya saking mengerikannya。Kesimpulan， ini merupakan kumpulan cerita pendek yang bagus， terlebih bagi yang suka cerita horor ini sangat direkomendasikan。 Dan buku Edisi Indonesia dicetak teramat bagus dengan jaket cover， halaman warna dan halaman poster。 。。。more
Mao
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Great collection of horror stories from Junji Ito。 I especially enjoyed his presentation of Edogawa Ranpo's stories。 Easy and fun read for those who enjoy horror manga。 Great collection of horror stories from Junji Ito。 I especially enjoyed his presentation of Edogawa Ranpo's stories。 Easy and fun read for those who enjoy horror manga。 。。。more
Montserrat Esteban
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Libro con varias historias cortas， de las cuales no conoCia ninguna a excepción de una que sí que la había leído en otro tomo ya。 Escalofriante como siempre
Timothy Bakita
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A well curated collection of some known and less well known horror stories。While the splashes of color to some panels in some stories is a welcomed touch， not all of the stories in this collection are knock-your-socks-off winners。 While Ito never disappoints in taking an obscure or novel concept and putting his distinctive terrifying twist on it， there are some stories that are a little bland or lack any "hooks" to really captivate （not that that's necessarily a bad thing。 Sometimes it's nice to A well curated collection of some known and less well known horror stories。While the splashes of color to some panels in some stories is a welcomed touch， not all of the stories in this collection are knock-your-socks-off winners。 While Ito never disappoints in taking an obscure or novel concept and putting his distinctive terrifying twist on it， there are some stories that are a little bland or lack any "hooks" to really captivate （not that that's necessarily a bad thing。 Sometimes it's nice to have stories that don't soil your pants）。 The issue that I have with that is that the stories that fall flat are selections of a larger piece of work that Ito wrote。 As a result， they lack any meaningful context or substantial buildup。 If anyone cares， here's my rating by chapter:1。 Billions Alone [B]2。 The Human Chair [A]3。 An Unearthly Love [A+]4。 Venus in the Blind Spot [B-]5。 The Licking Woman [A+]6。 Master Umezz and Me [F+]7。 How Love Came to Professor Kirida [A]8。 The Enigma of Amigara Fault [A+]9。 The Sad Tale of the Principal Post [C+]10。 Keepsake [B] 。。。more
Liz
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[netgalley disclaimer]I like Junji Ito and I liked this collection。 I thought the color additions were nice， though I would have liked to see more of the color work throughout。 Like Fragments of Horror， this is a collection of horror short fiction selections put together in one book。 It's about the same length as Fragments and much less of a time commitment than Uzumaki or Tomie。 This collection definitely fits as a great taster book for libraries looking to see if patrons will go for his works。 [netgalley disclaimer]I like Junji Ito and I liked this collection。 I thought the color additions were nice， though I would have liked to see more of the color work throughout。 Like Fragments of Horror， this is a collection of horror short fiction selections put together in one book。 It's about the same length as Fragments and much less of a time commitment than Uzumaki or Tomie。 This collection definitely fits as a great taster book for libraries looking to see if patrons will go for his works。 It might not appease die hard fans as most of the stories are available in other collections。 Still， even after reading many of his works， there were some present here （like his mini biographical story） that were new to me。Something that Junji Ito does very well and carries on in this collection is look to the past authors who inspired him。 He draws from horror and pop culture mangaka and other media creators。 Featuring adaptions from Edogawa Rampo （Tiro Hirai）， a famous horror writer in Japan with less international exposure/fewer translations， the author shines a light on his heroes and inspirations while also allowing their stories to speak for themselves。 He gives credit where it is due and， in his sincere way， shows his gratitude through adaptation。 He also highlights the interconnection between the Western and Eastern literature and comics cross-pollination across time from Edgar Allan Poe to himself today。 。。。more
Zachary
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Billions Alone - Disturbing imagery， but gets a little too ridiculous。 One of the better stories in this collection。 4/5The Human Chair - Lmfao。 5/5An Unearthly Love - Well written， tale of the japanese realdoll。 3/5。Venus in the Blind Spot - Unexpected scifi。 Disappointing overall， but a neat concept。 3/5。The Licking Woman - Gross， but in a good Junji Ito way。 4/5Master Umezz and Me - Feels really out of place and unfinished。 2/5。How Love Came to Professor Kirida - Eh。 Interesting enough read， Billions Alone - Disturbing imagery， but gets a little too ridiculous。 One of the better stories in this collection。 4/5The Human Chair - Lmfao。 5/5An Unearthly Love - Well written， tale of the japanese realdoll。 3/5。Venus in the Blind Spot - Unexpected scifi。 Disappointing overall， but a neat concept。 3/5。The Licking Woman - Gross， but in a good Junji Ito way。 4/5Master Umezz and Me - Feels really out of place and unfinished。 2/5。How Love Came to Professor Kirida - Eh。 Interesting enough read， but nothing noteworthy and it honestly made no sense by the end。 2/5。The Enigma of Amigara Fault - Was in Gyo。 Best thing Junji Ito ever made。 5/5。The Sad Tale of the Principle Post - The Sad Tale of the Principle Shitpost。 Was in Gyo。 Extremely short。 3/5Keepsake - Gross。 2/5。Full color artwork in the front: 5/5Overall: 3。5/5， but unlike the other Junji Ito works I've read so far， I'm rounding this one down to a 3， namely due to repeat releases （enigma and principle post） and what is overall a very discombobulated collection。 。。。more
Andy
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Another Junji Ito collection and a pretty strong one at that。 A couple of the stories are in colour， or have the odd coloured panels， but it is still overwhelmingly a black and white manga。 Some of the tales have been published before （Amigara and Principal Post） in other collected volumes so bear that in mind if you have others。 Still， they're shorter entries in a collection containing works that are a bit longer than usual。 I enjoyed it and definitely feel it's one of the better collections of Another Junji Ito collection and a pretty strong one at that。 A couple of the stories are in colour， or have the odd coloured panels， but it is still overwhelmingly a black and white manga。 Some of the tales have been published before （Amigara and Principal Post） in other collected volumes so bear that in mind if you have others。 Still， they're shorter entries in a collection containing works that are a bit longer than usual。 I enjoyed it and definitely feel it's one of the better collections of Ito's work。 。。。more
Katie
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One of my favorites！ This is a collection of short， horror stories， guaranteed to keep you up at night。 If you're a fan of horror manga and Ito's style， I highly recommend this！ One of my favorites！ This is a collection of short， horror stories， guaranteed to keep you up at night。 If you're a fan of horror manga and Ito's style， I highly recommend this！ 。。。more
manel queiroz
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one of the best story collections from ito， in my opinion。 it includes some that i’ve read before and really like， as well as new ones， like the title story， which i found very interesting。
Angelo
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Some of the best Junji's stories， every fan of his work should read this collection。 Some of the best Junji's stories， every fan of his work should read this collection。 。。。more
Bill Hsu
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I love Ito's surprising and alien ideas， and his often stunning draftsmanship and linework。 Not a fan of his weakness for old-fashioned grand passions and bombast though。 I love Ito's surprising and alien ideas， and his often stunning draftsmanship and linework。 Not a fan of his weakness for old-fashioned grand passions and bombast though。 。。。more
maguich
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La mejor colección de historias cortas de Junji Ito， sin competencia。
linnea ☆ﾟ。 * ･ ｡ﾟ
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Stunning in every sense of the word。
Cathy
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3。5 ⭐️
Sean Morton
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Don't read this late at night。Venus in the Blind Spot is a "best of" collection of graphic stories by mangaka Junji Ito， presumably having been published individually in Japanese manga magazines。 Each tale features a mysterious and creepy event that defies explanation， from corpses sewn together to human-shaped holes in a mountain， a woman with a poisonous tongue to the UFOs and disappearing woman of the titular story。This is my first time reading Ito's work and I must say I enjoyed it for the m Don't read this late at night。Venus in the Blind Spot is a "best of" collection of graphic stories by mangaka Junji Ito， presumably having been published individually in Japanese manga magazines。 Each tale features a mysterious and creepy event that defies explanation， from corpses sewn together to human-shaped holes in a mountain， a woman with a poisonous tongue to the UFOs and disappearing woman of the titular story。This is my first time reading Ito's work and I must say I enjoyed it for the most part。 His art style is at times pleasing and easy to enjoy， and at others grotesquely horrifying。 His imagination captures the audience with original ideas and excellent adaptations。 My favourite was probably The Human Chair， an unsettling but potentially plausible tale that sent a shive up my spine。Some of the stories weren't as strong as the others。 The five page The Sad Story of the Principal Post was a strange and ludicrous story that seemed more like a bizarre comedy than horror。 The writing at times also seemed slightly basic， whether this was Ito， the translators， or simply the constraints of graphic short story I'm not sure。Overall and interesting mix of horror tales， I'm interested to read more of Ito's work in the future。 。。。more
Matt
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Venus in the Blind Spot is a creepy manga collecting chilling horror stories。 This collection was hit and miss for me。 I really liked some of the stories， such as the title story and The Engima of Amigara Fault， but others felt rushed or even a bit silly。 Overall the art was great。 Some stories in the ComiXology edition were in color or featured sections in color。 I don’t read enough manga to know if this is common or not。 I did question the decision to only render parts of some stories in color Venus in the Blind Spot is a creepy manga collecting chilling horror stories。 This collection was hit and miss for me。 I really liked some of the stories， such as the title story and The Engima of Amigara Fault， but others felt rushed or even a bit silly。 Overall the art was great。 Some stories in the ComiXology edition were in color or featured sections in color。 I don’t read enough manga to know if this is common or not。 I did question the decision to only render parts of some stories in color （specifically the first few pages and then switch to black and white）。 I might have enjoyed the whole book in color or black and white， or else limited use of color in a way that seemed more intentional。 Despite my criticism of some of the stories， I rate this collection overall as ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 。。。more
KristynRene SwissCheese JellyBean
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2。5/5 Stars Once again， these short story collections start out with a bang and then three stories in and the book just falls apart。 There’s only so much distance a suspension of belief will take you in a story until you’re no longer enjoying it and it’s just mildly entertaining。
Gage McPhail
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There were some very good short stories in this one。 I actually enjoyed this one so much， I would consider buying the hard copy to add to the collection。 The more Junji Ito I read， the more I love his work。 Despite some of the stories being rather gimmicky and uninteresting， his excellent artwork more than makes up for it。 It makes it so at least every page is interesting to read。
Adit Maryadi
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Enigma of Amigahara Fault is Ito's masterpiece periodt。 Minus satu bintang karena kisah-kisah lain di seri ini kebanyakan open ending。 Enigma of Amigahara Fault is Ito's masterpiece periodt。 Minus satu bintang karena kisah-kisah lain di seri ini kebanyakan open ending。 。。。more
Mary Dempsey
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Overall， a very enjoyable collection！ There was an autobiographical short in this collection as well， which honestly seemed out of place but was fascinating context。 Less gross-out in this collection than there was in "Shiver，" but still fantastic horrifying artwork。 I like the idea behind the headlining story "Venus in the Blindspot" but felt like it could have been executed better。 "The Licking Woman" also had unrealized potential with an untidy ending。 I really enjoyed "The Human Chair" and " Overall， a very enjoyable collection！ There was an autobiographical short in this collection as well， which honestly seemed out of place but was fascinating context。 Less gross-out in this collection than there was in "Shiver，" but still fantastic horrifying artwork。 I like the idea behind the headlining story "Venus in the Blindspot" but felt like it could have been executed better。 "The Licking Woman" also had unrealized potential with an untidy ending。 I really enjoyed "The Human Chair" and "The Enigma of Amigara Fault" （which I had read before but enjoyed again）。 Another graphic novel to add to my personal bookshelves！ 。。。more
Laia
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La silla humana， El hijo póstumo y El misterio de la falla de Amigara me han encantado。El resto de historias están bien， pero para ser lo mejor de Junji Ito esperaba más
Laeli Handaruni
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Ga paham sih awalnya， sama kaya cerita junji ito lainnya yang endingnya bikin melongo alias bikin otak loading dulu "ha？" "Apaan？" "Gimana？" "Maksudnya？"。 Hahaha tapi tetep gokil kok， tapi ganyangka agak tragis ya ceritanya '-' Ga paham sih awalnya， sama kaya cerita junji ito lainnya yang endingnya bikin melongo alias bikin otak loading dulu "ha？" "Apaan？" "Gimana？" "Maksudnya？"。 Hahaha tapi tetep gokil kok， tapi ganyangka agak tragis ya ceritanya '-' 。。。more
Bobby Stringini
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A solid mix of stories that cover some of his more bizarre themes as well as some more classic， Tales from the Crypt style stuff。 The art is stunning as to be expected， and the translation flows naturally。 Also， this includes one of his most famous shorts The Enigma of Amigara Fault， which still packs a punch after a few re-reads。 I also particularly loved the final story which has a nasty little twist to it。 Uzumaki may be the best intro to Junji Ito， but these stories wouldn't turn anyone off。 A solid mix of stories that cover some of his more bizarre themes as well as some more classic， Tales from the Crypt style stuff。 The art is stunning as to be expected， and the translation flows naturally。 Also， this includes one of his most famous shorts The Enigma of Amigara Fault， which still packs a punch after a few re-reads。 I also particularly loved the final story which has a nasty little twist to it。 Uzumaki may be the best intro to Junji Ito， but these stories wouldn't turn anyone off。 Recommended。 。。。more
barbara
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4。5Individual reviews: - Billions alone: 4/5 - The human chair: 5/5 - An unearthly love: 3/5 - Venus in the blind spot: 5/5 - The licking woman: 5/5 - Master Umezz and me: 5/5 - How love came to Professor Kirida: 3。5/5 - The Enigma of Amigara Fault: 5/5 - The sad tale of the principal post: 4/5 - Keepsake: 5/5I don’t know why， but I didn’t have many expectations for this collection。 Thankfully I was incorrect， because I ended up really enjoying this。There’s a lot of “retellings” in this collecti 4。5Individual reviews: - Billions alone: 4/5 - The human chair: 5/5 - An unearthly love: 3/5 - Venus in the blind spot: 5/5 - The licking woman: 5/5 - Master Umezz and me: 5/5 - How love came to Professor Kirida: 3。5/5 - The Enigma of Amigara Fault: 5/5 - The sad tale of the principal post: 4/5 - Keepsake: 5/5I don’t know why， but I didn’t have many expectations for this collection。 Thankfully I was incorrect， because I ended up really enjoying this。There’s a lot of “retellings” in this collection which， as per usual， made me want to read the originals。 I really enjoyed revisiting some stories I’d already read before， namely “Enigma” and “Principal Post”， which are also collected in “Gyo”。My favorite stories were “Billions Alone” （even though I wish it was a little bit longer）， “Venus in the blind spot” and “Keepsake”。 This last one completely took me by surprise by how much I liked it and by how scary the illustrations were （also made me feel bad for that poor kid）。The illustrations were very good， as per usual， and I especially enjoyed the story “Master Umezz and me”， that talks about one of Junji Ito’s inspirations and made me want to read “The Drifting Classroom” way too much。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Venus in the Blind Spot
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Venus in the Blind Spot&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft