Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection

Good collection of stories.

Edizione in lingua INGLESE! Smashed - Junji Ito Story Collection è un volume in hardcover, arrivato nei tempi stabiliti e in ottime condizioni, consigliato.

enter The brilliant & pleasant mind of Junji ito, and indulge yourself in the collection of his selected stories, enriched with his remarkable arts and positive influence on people behavior or mental state. Also try Tomie, Uzumaki, Diary of a Succubus, and you'll float here too, just like us. (Bookbinding+it's condition+packaging was definitive btw)

Ich habe jedes Buch von Junji Ito, das im Deutschen oder Englischen verfügbar ist. Dieses Buch war wieder einmal, wie alle Werke meines Lieblingsmangakas für meinen Geschmack perfekt. Junji Ito perfektioniert japanischen Horror mit seiner ganz eigenen Note. Vom beunruhigenden Wahnsinn her, der von den Geschichten ausgeht (nicht von der Visualisierung), erinnert mich Meister Ito stark an Ralph Steadman. Er ist im Stande, alltägliche Themen in Albträume zu verwandeln. Albträume treffen den Stil von Junji Ito wohl am besten. Keine perfekt gegliederte Horrorgeschichte, wie wir sie aus westlichen Ländern kennen, mit Anfang, Mitte, Ende - sondern sehr plötzlich, verstörend und bizarr. Ich liebe Horror, seit ich ein Kind war, grusle mich aber vor Fiktion nicht mehr, seit ich ca. 13 Jahre alt war (bin jetzt 31). Junji Itos Geschichten sind aber NIEMALS vorhersehbar und beunruhigen mich, wie mehrfach erwähnt, wie es sonst höchstens Albträume können. Ich kann das Buch nur empfehlen, es ist von Umfang und Qualität gut mit SHIVER (Junji Ito) zu vergleichen, Einbände sind auch im selben Stil gehalten. Ich schau schon täglich, wann der nächste Sammelband rauskommt...

Great stuff.

Like the Frankenstein collection before it VIZ media publishes another great Junji Ito story collection. This collection is definitely one of the more meatier entries you get over 412 pages and over 13 short stories. Now if you compare it to Frankenstein collection as much as I enjoyed that one the last 3-4 stories were 1-3 pages. In this collection all stories are over 20-30 pages or more. There are no 1-3 page stories in this collection. He uses all 412 pages for longer stories. So what do you get if you buy this collection? The stories (no spoilers) you get are: Blood sucking darkness Ghosts of prime time Roar Earthbound Death Row Doorbell The Mystery of the haunted house The Mystery of the haunted house Soichi's version Soichi's beloved pet In mirror valley I don't want to be a ghost Library Vision Splendid shadow song Smashed I know some fans are a little upset about how some of the titles of the stories are translated but I don't mind them too much.Each story is pretty great and unique. None of them share the same concept/creature/protagonists(except the haunted house). Some stories will make you feel disgusted, others will make you feel confused, others will just gross you out. It really is a great collection that shows off how he can take wildly different concept and make them scary or unsettling. I could babble on more about it but I would start spoiling the stories and I don't want to do that. All I am going to say is I just really enjoyed this collection a hell of a lot more than I thought I was. The stories here are just great self contained experiences. Finally I have to say VIZ media keeps knocking it out of the park. I rarely mention it but the quality of the books are pretty amazing. The paper is great, the hardcover always has great art, and they all look great on my bookshelf together. I eagerly await the next story collection.