A relatively faithful adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, with Ito's artistic interpretation. I don't think I need to describe the plot of Frankenstein to you all, but I was glad to see how close it was to the original - though much abbreviated. And of course Ito does a great job of making the monster truly monstrous.

The second half of the book is a collection of short stories, primarily centered around a character named Toru Oshikiri. Oshikiri is a teen who struggles to fit in because of his height and boyish appearance. He also happens to live alone in a house that acts as a portal to alternate dimensions. Nothing like dealing with teenage angst and your alter ego being out to kill you and your friends!

Overall I enjoyed this one - the Frankenstein part of the book was my favorite. ( )

Junji has this special atmosphere in all his works. Everyone is miserable. It feels honest for some reason. ( )

love his retelling of frankenstein + the interesting life of oshikiri ( )

This is a collection of short horror stories, including a fairly faithful retelling of Frankenstein. I think Junji Ito is better at short-form storytelling like this, but he's still not great. His art, as always, is outstanding. ( )

Excellent adaptation of the classic tale! Junji Ito puts his own minor spin on it that I know fans of the older story will appreciate. It comes equipped with a few other stories too after Frankenstein. The Oshikiri Tales are fairly alright, but maybe a bit much to keep up with if you find stories about parallel dimensions overwhelming. The story "Pen Pal" was particularly memorable, even if it did have strange 'closure'. ( )