![]() ![]() ![]() “Shiver” is the second story in Junji Ito’s Shiver and it’s a story that will linger with you. Not a bad way to start the collection off. While it’s not the best written story (again, this is clearly Ito’s early days), it’s definitely one of the most interesting stories he has ever produced. When the end does hit, the art isn’t so over the top or overdrawn, making the surprise feel more eerie and dreadful. It makes the story more interesting, relying more on the slow buildup and world-building to provide the atmosphere. That smaller and more subtle approach is actually rather refreshing for Ito. ![]() However, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. It’s almost like a story I would expect to see in the original Twilight Zone. It’s very subtle and quiet, with such a small layer of eeriness to it. Given the style of the art, it was probably made very early in Ito’s career. There’s nothing particularly horrifying or shocking within its art like you might expect for a Junji Ito title or any particular intensity in the story. “Used Records” is such an odd, reserved title in a collection full of the macabre and nastiness. ![]() However, there’s more to this album than meets the eye and it’s one that leads her down a supernatural, uncomfortable route. The singer’s voice and the melody of it is just so enrapturing and moving that she wants the record badly. Our collection of horror and mayhem begins on a lighter tale, probably the lightest tale here, “Used Records.” A young woman named Nakayama is utterly entranced by this mysterious record a friend of hers, Ogawa, has. ![]()
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