Junji Ito Manga Reviews
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The Enigma of Amigara Fault
After an earthquake reveals lots of human-shaped tunnels within its fault line, people from all over are drawn to what they believe to be their own shape. But what will await them on the other side of these tunnels?
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Black Paradox
Black Paradox follows four characters who meet on a group suicide website. We join them as they are meeting in person for the first time, in preparation for performing their suicide together.
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She is a Slow Walker
Junji Ito takes on the zombie genre in this short story. It centers around a couple trapped in their apartment during a zombie apocalypse. The manga is actually set in the same universe as the ‘I am a Hero’ manga series, and is from an anthology manga called ‘8 tales of the ZQN’.
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Hellstar Remina
A scientist’s daughter is inexplicably linked to a mysterious, newly-discovered planet in the night sky. But when the planet is seen moving at great speeds, and with deadly consequences, the link with the young girl is brought into question by the public.
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Army of One
Army of One is a one shot manga featured at the end of Junji Ito’s five-part series Hellstar Remina. It tells of the mysterious stitch murders and turns a popular horror trope on its head.