Venus in the Blind Spot

Synopsis

A “best of” collection of creepy tales from Eisner award winner and legendary horror master Junji Ito. This striking collection presents the most remarkable short works of Junji Ito’s career, featuring an adaptation of Rampo Edogawa’s classic horror story “Human Chair” and fan favorite “The Enigma of Amigara Fault.” With a deluxe presentation—including special color pages, and showcasing illustrations from his acclaimed long-form manga No Longer Human—each chilling tale invites readers to revel in a world of terror. (Source: Viz) Stories: 1: Army of One / Billions Alone (Okuman Bocchi, 億万ぼっち) 2: The Human Chair (Ningen Isu, 人間椅子) A woman enters a furniture store in search of a chair, but the proprietor is all too eager to reveal its past... 3: Venus in the Blind Spot (Mouten no Venus, 盲点のビーナス) 4: The Licking Woman (Name Onna, 舐め女) 5: Umezz Kazuo and Me (Umezu-sensei to Watashi, 楳図先生と私) A oneshot that appeared in Monthly Spirits 2014-11 to celebrate Ito and Kazuo being in an interview together. 6: An Unearthly Love (Kono Yo no Hoka no Koi, この世のほかの恋) 7: How Love Came to Professor Kirida (Miirareta Kirida Kyouju, 魅入られた切田教授) 8: The Enigma of the Amigara Fault (Amigara Dansou no Kai, 阿彌陀羅断層の怪) 9: The Sad Tale of the Principal Post (Daikokubashira Hiwa, 大黒柱悲話) 10: Keepsake (Wasuregatami, 忘れ形見) Pin-up: 1: ''Kirie'' 2: ''Ningen Shikkaku no Onna-tachi'' Gallery: 1: ''Frankenstein in Innsmouth'' 2: ''Ningen Shikkaku'' 3: ''Uzumaki'' 4: ''Ningen Shikkaku''