Title:
Tombs : Junji Ito story collection
Author:
Credits:
story & art by Junji Ito ; translation & adaptation: Jocelyne Allen ; touch-up art & lettering: Eric Erbes.
Uniform Title:
Ito Junji Kessakush 9 : Bohyo no machi. English
Additional Title(s):
Junji Ito story collection
Publication Date(s):
2023,
2013
Format:
Books
Physical Description:
342 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 22 cm
General Note:
Reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese manga format.
Translation of: Ito Junji Kessakush 9 : Bohyo no machi.
"Originally published in Japan in 2013 by Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc., Tokyo"--Colophon.
Description:
"Countless tombstones stand in rows throughout a small community, forming a bizarre tableau. What fate awaits a brother and sister after a traffic accident in this town of the dead? In another tale, a girl falls silent, her tongue transformed into a slug. Can a friend save her? Then, when a young man moves to a new town, he finds the house next door has only a single window. What does his grotesque neighbor want, calling out to him every evening from that lone window?"--Provided by publisher.
Reading Level:
Rated T+ for Older Teen, ages 16 and up.
Parental advisory: "This volume contains graphic violence and horror themes"--Colophon.
Document ID:
SD_ILS:1766016
Language:
English
