Deserter
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Average rating3.7
An ever-increasing malice. A mind-numbing terror. The seeds of horror are sown in this collection of Junji Ito’s earliest works. A vengeful family hides an army deserter for eight years after the end of World War II, cocooning him in a false reality where the war never ended. A pair of girls look alike, but they aren’t twins. And a boy’s nightmare threatens to spill out into the real world… This hauntingly strange story collection showcases a dozen of Junji Ito’s earliest works from when he burst onto the horror scene, sowing fresh seeds of terror.
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5 primary books#4 in ハロウィン少女コミック館
ハロウィン少女コミック館 is a 5-book series with 5 primary works first released in 1987 with contributions by Junji Ito and 伊藤潤二.
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9 released booksJunji Ito Collection
Junji Ito Collection is a 9-book series first released in 1987 with contributions by Junji Ito and 伊藤潤二.
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Deserter is a series of manga short stories written early on in Junji Ito's career.
Junji Ito would go on to become one of the most famous and celebrated manga authors of all time, and it's clear why he became a legend from the very start.
While most of the anthology is relatively weak with dull, boring concepts and pretty bad pacing, the entire anthology is thoroughly enjoyable with Junji Ito's
superb artwork. And when Deserter works, it really works, with the titular “Deserter” short story being an all time great.
A couple of good ones, and a few that didn't work for me. Generally I enjoyed reading some of his early stuff though!
