What Is Smashed by Junji Ito? Bottom line up front: Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection is a 416-page anthology (a book collecting multiple standalone stories) containing 13 horror short stories, published in English by VIZ Media (the company that publishes most manga in English) in 2019. It is written and illustrated by Junji Ito, one … Read more
All 10 Stories in Venus in the Blind Spot Here’s the full list in the order they appear in the collection: The Enigma of Amigara Fault — Original Ito story The Sad Tale of the Principal Post — Original Ito story Billions Alone — Original Ito story An Gravetown — Original Ito story (this is … Read more
Can You Read Junji Ito’s Smashed on MangaDex? No. Smashed is not available on MangaDex. MangaDex is a reader-supported platform that hosts scanlations — fan-made scans and translations of manga that aren’t officially available in English. However, MangaDex respects takedown requests from licensed publishers. Since VIZ Media paid for the legal right to publish Smashed … Read more
Long-Form Narratives These are Ito’s complete stories — each one is a single narrative (or in Tomie’s case, a connected series of stories about one character). If you want to sit down and read a full Junji Ito story from beginning to end, start here. Uzumaki (3-in-1 Deluxe Edition) Uzumaki (3-in-1 Deluxe Edition) Check on … Read more
The Quick Answer: Where Do I Start? If you want one book, grab Uzumaki (3-in-1 Deluxe Edition) . It’s Ito’s masterwork — a complete story in a single hardcover volume. A town becomes cursed by spirals. That premise sounds weird, and it is, but Ito transforms it into something genuinely terrifying across 600+ pages. Uzumaki … Read more
Best Horror Manga Box Sets at a Glance Here’s a quick look at every set covered in this guide. Title Format Volumes Publisher Extras Tokyo Ghoul Complete Box Set Box set 14 Viz Media Double-sided poster Tokyo Ghoul:re Complete Box Set Box set 16 Viz Media Double-sided poster Death Note Complete Box Set Box set … Read more
Quick Answer — All Junji Ito Books in Order Here’s every Junji Ito manga and related book currently available (or announced) in English, organized by release date. If you’re new and wondering where to start, Uzumaki (marked with ★) is the most widely recommended first read. # Title Publisher Format Release Date 1 ★ Uzumaki … Read more