The liminal zone
"After abruptly departing from a train in a small town, a couple encounters a "weeping woman"--a professional mourner--sobbing inconsolably at a funeral. Mako changes afterward--she can't stop crying! In another tale, having decided to die together, a couple enters Aokigahara, the infamous suicide f...
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| Format: | Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel |
| Language: | English Japanese |
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San Francisco, CA :
VIZ Media, LLC,
[2022]
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| Summary: | "After abruptly departing from a train in a small town, a couple encounters a "weeping woman"--a professional mourner--sobbing inconsolably at a funeral. Mako changes afterward--she can't stop crying! In another tale, having decided to die together, a couple enters Aokigahara, the infamous suicide forest. What is the shocking otherworldly torrent that they discover there? One of horror's greatest talents, Junji Ito beckons readers to join him in an experience of ultimate terror with four transcendently terrifying tales."--Amazon. |
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| Item Description: | Manga. Translation of: Genkai chitai. Originally published in Japan in 2021 by Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc., Tokyo. Story reads from right to left, back to front, following Japanese literary tradition. |
| Physical Description: | 207 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Audience: | Rated T+ (older teen). |
| ISBN: | 9781974726448 1974726444 |
| Author Notes: | Ito's influences include classic horror manga artists Kazuo Umezz and Hideshi Hino, as well as authors Yasutaka Tsutsui and H.P. Lovecraft. He is a three-time Eisner Award winner. In 2019 his collection Frankenstein won in the "Best Adaptation from Another Medium" category, and in 2021 he was awarded "Best Writer/Artist," while Remina received the award for "Best U.S. Edition of International Material (Asia)." |
