![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “Billions Alone” becomes eerily similar to today’s COVID landscape, replacing an invisible killer disease with a sadistic serial killer who goes unseen and leaves no trace of evidence behind. ![]() Despite constant encouragement to “come together” by the mysterious Billions Alone Club, the majority of people choose to live in isolation like Michio. The threat of the killer begins to loom over the entire city, and gathering in groups of any size becomes too dangerous. The killer’s work is easily identifiable: they sew all their victims’ corpses together in large, grotesque displays. But meanwhile, a serial killer is on the loose targeting large groups and gatherings of people. After years of isolation, he is finally brought out of his room when an old love interest shows up at his door and encourages him to attend their class reunion. Michio is a young man who hasn’t left his bedroom since the 7th grade. The first story in the collection is perhaps the best, and easily the most disturbing. I will continue by giving a short description and my personal rating of each story. Ten stories are featured, including seven original pieces from Ito and three adaptations. However, his newest release, Venus In the Blind Spot, offers a collection of several short works from across the writer and illustrator’s renowned career. Legendary horror mangaka Junji Ito is best known for acclaimed series such as Tomie, Uzumaki, and Gyo. ![]()
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