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Mimi's Ghost Stories - Final
Oct. 29th, 2010 06:13 pm![[personal profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kamino_nekoNot actually the last chapter of the book, but I honestly don't dig that one a lot, so I'll end with this one. First three chapters are here, here, and here. This one was a lot easier to cut down, due to about 15 pages that were essentially prologue and post-script....
Anyway, onward, and upward...
( You'll be happy, there's resolution. )
Anyway, onward, and upward...
( You'll be happy, there's resolution. )
Mimi's Ghost Stories part 3
Oct. 26th, 2010 10:27 amkamino_nekoOnce again, we look in on poor Mimi. (First is here, second, here.) At least she's out of her apartment this time...
( On the other hand, there's no doors to lock out of doors... )
( On the other hand, there's no doors to lock out of doors... )
Mimi's Ghost Stories part 2
Oct. 25th, 2010 09:06 amkamino_nekoContinuing my Hallowe'en-lead-up posting of Mimi's Ghost Stories, the first of which is here. I've skipped the second, just because...it just isn't very good. It's a 2 page story, done in 10, really. So, I skip to the third.
( So, without further a-boo. ... ... OK, I'll stop that... )
13 pages out of 40.
( So, without further a-boo. ... ... OK, I'll stop that... )
13 pages out of 40.
Junji Ito - Mimi's Ghost Stories, part 1
Oct. 23rd, 2010 09:10 amkamino_nekoHallowe'en's just around the corner, so it's time for some horror, innit?
So, to this end, I'll be posting a few stories from a short Junji Ito anthology called Mimi no Kaidan, or Mimi's Ghost Stories. ( Read on...if you dare! Mwahahahaaa! *cough* Sorry. )
10 pages out of 30.
So, to this end, I'll be posting a few stories from a short Junji Ito anthology called Mimi no Kaidan, or Mimi's Ghost Stories. ( Read on...if you dare! Mwahahahaaa! *cough* Sorry. )
10 pages out of 30.
One Perfect Moment: Japan
Jul. 30th, 2010 05:42 pmcyberghostfaceI couldn't think of any "One Perfect Moments" for my favorite characters that I haven't posted the last time, so I decided to the next best thing: One Perfect Moment for Japan.
( Scans under the cut (maybe NSFW) )
( Scans under the cut (maybe NSFW) )
IN THE VALLEY OF MIRRORS, by Junji Ito
Jan. 26th, 2010 09:49 pmdaniellau
A couple of pages from the latest chapter of NEW VOICES IN THE DARK that I translated.
Long ago, two villages faced each other across a river. They hated each other, but instead of building walls or taking up arms, they hung up mirrors reflecting the other side. And decades ago, the inhabitants of both villages vanished. The mirrors are all broken now, left to a team of anthropologists to decipher what happened.
( 2 scans under the cut )
SOICHI'S BELOVED PET, by Junji Ito
Jan. 16th, 2010 11:40 pmdaniellau
Soichi is back in mischievous young boy form, which means we're in for a lot of cruelty, slapstick and good times. And if that's not what you're into, I guarantee the next thing I post will be Soichi-free.
Here comes the second story of NEW VOICES IN THE DARK, which may as well be subtitled SOICHI GETS A CAT. As you follow this story towards the horrifying conclusion which has already formed itself in your mind, take a minute or two to stop and admire the expression Ito puts into these bloody cats. These illustrations are a real labour of love, and I can't help but feel that nobody could love cats that much without first making room by subtracting some of the love they should have for their fellow man.
Recommended for both cat people and non-cat people. Enjoy!
( 7 scans under the cut )
THE SOICHI FRONT, by Junji Ito
Jan. 11th, 2010 10:03 pmdaniellau
So I started work on another Junji Ito compilation, NEW VOICES IN THE DARK, and found the sequel to a story I posted here.
If anyone remembers this story, they will also remember the haunted house being run by a character aptly described by a scans_daily poster as "that Lon Chaney motherfucker". Well, it turns out that this is one of Ito's few recurring characters. He appears mostly as a deranged little boy named Soichi. Ito's been drawing him for years. He's like a violent Charlie Brown who really, really deserves his misfortune.
We've come into the tail end of his story here, where he's grown older but not any wiser or less violent. A childhood friend of the family is searching for his family, who he um, enslaved.
( 10 scans under the cut )
DEAD MAN CALLING, by Junji Ito
Dec. 24th, 2009 12:29 amdaniellau
Every night, a convicted murderer comes to Noriko's house. To apologise.
Another non-gross-out story from Ito! And the last story of the VOICES IN THE DARK collection.
( 3 scans under the cut )
THE EARTHBOUND, by Junji Ito
Dec. 16th, 2009 11:08 pmdaniellau
Why are people all over the country choosing to stop and stand motionless, holding the same pose until they wither away? A social worker investigates the phenomenon of those known as the "earthbound".
The safe-for-work Ito is back, and we get a story more similar in tone to ROAR OF AGES than anything else. Still, I like this chapter quite a bit, and if I had to rank it I’d put it right behind GLYCERINE as my second favourite in this volume.
Only one story to round out the volume. Looks like I’m gonna make it.
( 8 scans under the cut )
GLYCERIDE, by Junji Ito
Dec. 6th, 2009 12:40 pmdaniellau(Repost, removed the offending link. My apologies.)
The fifth story from the VOICES IN THE DARK anthology, and what can I say?
The cheapest, most disgusting, and best of all the stories in the volume so far.
Yui and her brother live on the second story of their father's poorly ventilated barbequeue restaurant. And if you've ever seen untranslated bits and bobs of Ito's work floating around, you might recognise this story as being where THAT image came from.
( 10 scans under the cut )
The fifth story from the VOICES IN THE DARK anthology, and what can I say?
The cheapest, most disgusting, and best of all the stories in the volume so far.
Yui and her brother live on the second story of their father's poorly ventilated barbequeue restaurant. And if you've ever seen untranslated bits and bobs of Ito's work floating around, you might recognise this story as being where THAT image came from.
( 10 scans under the cut )
daniellau
The fourth story from the VOICES IN THE DARK anthology.
Two boys sneak into a haunted mansion theme park attraction that they have good reason to believe is actually haunted. With a concept like that, this is probably the story I should've posted for Halloween.
( 10 scans under the cut )
ROAR OF AGES, by Junji Ito
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The third story from the VOICES IN THE DARK anthology. Click the tag for more.
Two friends in the woods uncover the truth behind a mysterious flood.
Another safe for work story from Ito. Is the man losing his touch?!
Given that he turns that pretty dull premise into an interesting tale by the end, I would say no. Read on to see how he does it, and for some pretty gnarly depictions of floods.
THE GHOSTS OF GOLDEN TIME, by Junji Ito
Nov. 8th, 2009 07:07 pmdaniellau.insanejournal.com
The second story from the VOICES IN THE DARK anthology. Click the tag for more.
This story will answer your suspicions about all terrible comedians who are also terribly successful.
Actually I'm surprised the Joker has never tried this before.
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This is the first story from the VOICES IN THE DARK anthology, which I've begun translating.
I've had a gloomy, depressing week, so it probably wasn't a good idea to bring you another story by Junji Ito. He's the guy behind UZUMAKI and GYO, so things are almost guaranteed to go disastrously wrong.
To remedy this, I've tried to post only the pages that contain an uplifting story of teenage love. Unfortunately this has meant excising almost every page of the story.
Ohnoshark!
Oct. 18th, 2009 08:55 pmmarlowe84.insanejournal.comI was reading this manga the other day, and I feel like I just have to share.
3 pages from Junji Ito's Gyo under the cut. It might be a spoiler, although it happens fairly early on in the series. As it's manga, panels read from right to left.
( Ohnoeshark! )
3 pages from Junji Ito's Gyo under the cut. It might be a spoiler, although it happens fairly early on in the series. As it's manga, panels read from right to left.
( Ohnoeshark! )
cyberghostface.insanejournal.comI looked through the tags, and I noticed (at least) three different variants of the "Horror week" tag, either classifying it as "theme", an "event" or a "series". Which one is the proper one?
Junji Ito's Frankenstein (2/3)
Sep. 14th, 2009 09:17 pmdaniellau.insanejournal.com
Another pivotal scene from this manga take on Frankenstein - his first meeting with the monster since its creation in part one. Then we hear straight from the monster's mouth, how he didn't really become a monster until years after Frankenstein left.
I realise this is a lot of scans, but it's a long work so it's not even close to a rule breach, I don't think.
Spoiler alert if you've been following along the story at its natural pace.
