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“Junji Ito's horror manga presents four terrifying tales of cursed mourners and supernatural encounters in suicide forest.”
The Liminal Zone
幻怪地帯
7.17
7,009 rank · 5,072 readers · 26 favorites
Horror
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Synopsis
Junji Ito's horror manga presents four terrifying tales of cursed mourners and supernatural encounters in suicide forest.
What destiny awaits them after the screaming? 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. (Source: VIZ Media)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
5.0
/10
What 5 readers settled on.
25%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5
mode 3
σ 1.41
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.41 · some divergence
The polarity gap
2.0 pts
Recommenders 6.0 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↑ 1.00
Running avg · Aug 2023 → Nov 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Check the other reviews for summaries of each chapter (bilingual, in fact). According to the afterword at the back of the book, this is a collection that was gathered in 2021 against the backdrop...”
- 5 “Please avoid this book if you want to get into Juni Ito, there are better entry points like Uzumaki or Smashed. - Is the story unique? If it was predictable, did you enjoy it anyway because you...”
- 3 “The Liminal Zone – Spoiler Free – Not Recommended TLDR Weeping Woman Way: 3/10 Madonna: 2/10 The Spirit Flow of Aokigahara: 3.5/10 Slumber: 2/10 Overall: 3/10 Disclaimer: due to the nature of this...”
Verbosity
Short · 20%
Medium · 40%
Long · 40%
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A Manga Publication
- Published Apr 2020 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M56181 catalog