Soichi: Junji Ito Story Collection
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A collection of tales featuring Soichi, the uncanny and hilarious hero of the Junji Ito world!
“I’ll get you for this… I’ll show you true horror!”
Soichi, the unhinged second son of the Tsujii family, chews nails and makes them clatter and clack as he spouts horrific curses to bring about the most bizarre happenings. Whether it’s summer holidays or a birthday party, Soichi can turn any occasion into a nightmare in a heartbeat. What is the terrible secret of his origin? Meanwhile, tormented by his little brother’s never-ending pranks, older brother Koichi has a soundproof room built. But why does it have a series of four doors? And then there’s the strange phenomenon surrounding the handmade casket their grandfather left behind. What on earth—or hell—has the family seen there?
Ten tales that celebrate the sinister and hilarious world of Junji Ito’s favorite antihero, Soichi!
Series
Series
9 primary books#13 in ハロウィン少女コミック館
ハロウィン少女コミック館 is a 9-book series with 9 released primary works first released in 1987 with contributions by Junji Ito and 伊藤潤二.
Series
8 primary books#3 in 伊藤潤二愛藏版
伊藤潤二愛藏版 is a 8-book series with 8 released primary works first released in 1987 with contributions by Junji Ito.
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More funny/creepy than stomach churningly grotesque, which I'm not mad at.
Characters: ★★★★ Atmosphere: ★★★★★ Writing Style: ★★★★ Plot: ★★★ Intrigue: ★★★★★ Relationships: ★★★★ Enjoyment: ★★★★Rating: ★★★★½I kind of hate Soichi, but I also feel a lot of sympathy for Soichi.This collection of short stories features the misadventures everyone's least favourite preteen boy as he navigates social settings. Spoiler: he's creepy and weird and horrible to everyone. He's the little imp popping in from the ceiling to spit nails at you and gloomily say he never wanted to be invited anyway. That's where I feel an ounce of sympathy for our sweet, horrible boy. Although he earns everyone's disgust, it's hard not to see how he's affected by the alienation he's receiving in every social situation. He's a disturbed boy, seemingly cursed from birth to be a 'demon', but is he really THAT evil? Unlike a lot of other Ito series, there's no death in Soichi (from unnatural causes). There are a heck of a lot of hospitalizations, but everyone in the end is no worse for wear. He also doesn't ever really hurt his immediate family, and you kind of get the sense that his immediate family isn't scared of him at all. It makes me wonder just how reliable the narrators are in this story—is everything real or are these just terrified misrepresentations of a mischievous oddball boy who's got a strange fascination with the occult? In conclusion, I guess pretending to be a cat won't get you out of every situation, but you might as well try it anyway.
