Ok, so this is the first manga I've ever read. I'm giving it 5 stars because I'm just assuming the translation process made the dialogue sound somewhatOk, so this is the first manga I've ever read. I'm giving it 5 stars because I'm just assuming the translation process made the dialogue sound somewhat simplified. Maybe that's just a thing? I don't know, and more importantly, it wasn't as though it is terribly written or anything, so I'm not knocking anything off for it.
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The story itself was a really nice slow-burn horror that centers around a teenage girl named Kirie, and her boyfriend, Shuichi. These two start to notice that the town and its inhabitants are quietly being driven mad by SPIRALS. Now, that's a really silly premise but Ito pulls it off like a boss.
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Spirals are one of those naturally occurring shapes and are fairly common to see if you're looking for them, and Junji Ito uses that fact to scare the shit out of us. To say the images in this leave quite an impression is an understatement. For me personally, the freakiest story was Mosquitos. Kirie is recovering from injuries in a hospital, and patients all around her are dying. Why? Well, she discovers that something is very wrong with a group of pregnant women who are about to give birth. Nightmare fuel.
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I thoroughly enjoy horror comics, so it was a nice sideways step to slide into horror manga. Not sure I would recommend this to just anyone who was looking to get into manga, though. Whether or not you like body horror will also definitely be a determining factor in your enjoyment level.
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However, if all of that sounds like your jam? Highly Recommend.
I read this as part of a Shallow Buddy Read, partially because I'm trying to branch out in my old age, but mostly because a couple of my kids really love manga and they're always trying to get me to read the stuff. Many thanks to both of them for sitting there with me for a good 15 minutes showing me (over and over) what order to read the panels....more
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