A review by storyorc
Deserter by Junji Ito

dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

Typically creepy execution of these imaginative horror concepts but only the titular one was truly spooky. Bio House, Where the Sandman Lives, and Long Hair in the Attic were really freaky but slightly undercooked. I did enjoy a higher than normal level of affection for characters in this volume though, primarily the girl in Where the Sandman Lives and the villain and her love interest in Face Thief. Ito continues to find very unnerving imagery and ideas in seemingly ordinary troubles like a child bullly and theatre kid drama.