itō junji smashed junji ito story collection

A horror anime doesn't have to be terrifying at all times. The biggest problem with this series isn't just that it fails to capture any of the style of the source materials, it’s that it fails to be remotely scary.

Instead we get choppy animation, bland colors, ugly background art, oversimplified character designs, all with a fraction of the style and detail applied to the mangas. This adaptation comes with almost none of the detail lovingly put into the original work. What we got from the Junji Ito: Collection is nearly a shot for shot recreation of each manga chapter, destined to disappoint fans. They compensate by breathing new life into the panels with animation (not Studio Deen’s strong suit). Keep in mind, anime adaptations of manga aren’t expected to be 1:1 perfect recreations.

It was inevitable that a TV anime adaptation couldn’t live up to his lofty achievements, but there was hope for it to at least do it justice with an equal amount of effort put into it. This guy seriously lives for his work, it’s no surprise he has risen to become one of the most revered horror creators to this day. Nothing is rushed, even the most obscure entries are passionately drawn to deeply disturb his legions of horror fanatics (I’m one of them).

So how can a faithful adaptation of a good manga be bad?Įach panel of Junji Ito’s mangas is drawn with expert detail. I’m not saying I dislike the mangas, of what I read they’re incredibly frightening and layered with social commentary. What’s interesting about the Junji Ito: Collection is how faithful it is to the source mangas, but simultaneously awful. of the Marionettes, and many more, it still turned out being a pile of garbage. Even with some of his most beloved stories like Long Dreams, Tomie, House Any fan of his works would be just as hyped as I was… but as we now know, these adaptations aren’t even half as good as the originals. It was inevitable that at least one of his mangas would be adapted, and they chose to adapt dozens of his best stories. It pains me to say this, but Studio Deen fucked up this adaptation big time. As he is one of the most talented horror creators, I was eagerly anticipating when his work would finally be animated.

Itō junji smashed junji ito story collection