Venus in the Blind Spot
Ratings26
Average rating4
first half was great but the last half was so bad... it felt like filler stories to make the book big enough to justify spending THIRTY TWO dollars on it.
I loved this manga. The stories were short, dark and entertaining. The illustrations are beautiful. Looking forward to more from Junji Ito.
Easily the best US release of Ito's work. A must-read for horror and comic fans alike.
this book wasn't quite as disturbing as i hoped but each story genuinely gave me chills and the artwork is so impressive
Venus in the Blind Spot is a creepy manga collecting chilling horror stories. This collection was hit and miss for me. I really liked some of the stories, such as the title story and The Engima of Amigara Fault, but others felt rushed or even a bit silly. Overall the art was great. Some stories in the ComiXology edition were in color or featured sections in color. I don't read enough manga to know if this is common or not. I did question the decision to only render parts of some stories in color (specifically the first few pages and then switch to black and white). I might have enjoyed the whole book in color or black and white, or else limited use of color in a way that seemed more intentional. Despite my criticism of some of the stories, I rate this collection overall as ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Such a fun collection of short stories. My two favorite stories were “Venus In the Blindspot” and “The Enigma of Amigara Fault.”