Two of those are 5/10s, and I do find it kinda interesting seeing Junji Ito clearly iterating on concepts within these one shots. It's worth noting that this collection includes all of the same stories as Ito Junji's 9th Horror Comic Collection (plus more stories). And feir grotesque, body-horror style of artwork worked very well to depict the Creature. Junji Ito made his professional manga debut in 1987 and since then has gone on to be recognized as one of the greatest contemporary artists working in the horror genre. Junji Ito did do a great job of turning that story into a manga though. One of the weak points in Junji Ito's stories is the characters, so I think Frankenstein benefitted from being based on someone else's characterizations. Frankenstein is an adaptation of Mary Shelleys 1818 gothic horror novel of the same title. And then on top of that, there are several stories which I would rate as 5/10s (which is pretty solid for Junji Ito one shots): The Strange Tale of Oshikiri The Strange Tale of Oshikiri: The Walls and Face Firmly in Place. Junji Ito’s original body of work often turns its human characters inside out to show how monstrous we truly are. I very much like Junji Ito's Frankenstein manga (I'd rate it an 8/10) and that manga takes up a sizeable 40-50% of the pages within this volume.
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