Reviews

It's difficult to review Junji Ito collections. It's an author with a hardcore fanbase that will stan on anything he does. You'll find all his books are rated 5 stars on most shopping platforms and there's no real critique to his work. The Eisner awards also don't help at all. Some of his stories are fantastic. I think Uzumaki is a horror classic, but it might be his only great work, maybe the only cohesive one. The rest of his collections are a mix of fantastic art and writing alongside random ideas he seems to develop on a whim while taking a shower or shopping groceries. He is no doubt a pop culture icon. And like most pop culture icons, like Andy Warhol, you can't measure them by the quality of their work, but the impact they make in the industry. Even if his stuff is not great, I think it's worth a read, but wouldn't recommend it to everyone. This collection particularly is half great (the first part, Lovesickness) and half random wacky shower ideas. Get a Kindle sample on Amazon and judge by yourself, don't follow the hype.