![]() ![]() The title story focuses on a group of men who have fallen in love with a woman whose father runs a UFO research club. Rather than dealing with strictly supernatural forces, the stories in Venus in the Blind Spot tend to focus on the tensions between people. Michio, who hasn’t left his room in seven years, begins to suspect that it is related to the strange radio broadcasts he’s been hearing, where a mysterious announcer calls out to the “billions alone,” encouraging listeners to “reach out from the heart” and “come together.” The increasing incidents force the citizens of Japan to stay inside, all alone, avoiding gatherings. ![]() Whatever the provenance, the killer is targeting gatherings of people. In it, groups of corpses are being found sewn together with fishing line, initially thought to be the work of a single serial killer until incidents begin cropping up in vastly different parts of Japan. The first story, “Billions Alone,” seems like a timely tale for our current, socially distant lives. Publisher VIZ Media has committed to bringing more and more of his work to North America, the most recent installment being the short story collection Venus in the Blind Spot. He is long beloved of many manga fans, recently rising in popularity with a much wider audience, his horror comics touching upon universal fears and fancies. Junji Ito is, perhaps, a creator who needs no introduction. Translation & Adaptation: Jocelyne Allen and Yuji Oniki (“The Enigma of Amigara Fault” and “The Sad Tale of the Principal Post”) ![]()
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