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“Junji Ito horror anthology featuring 10 twisted tales, including adaptations of Edogawa Ranpo stories and iconic standalone nightmares.”
Venus in the Blind Spot
伊藤潤二短編集 BEST OF BEST
7.42
4,001 rank · 20,608 readers · 234 favorites
Seinen
Horror
Mystery
Supernatural
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Synopsis
Junji Ito horror anthology featuring 10 twisted tales, including adaptations of Edogawa Ranpo stories and iconic standalone nightmares.
1. Okuman Bocchi (Billions Alone) 2. Ningen Isu (The Human Chair) [Story: Edogawa Ranpo] 3. Mouten no Venus (Venus in the Blind Spot) 4. Name Onna (The Licking Woman) 5. Umezu-sensei to Watashi (Master Umezz and Me) 6. Miirareta Kirida Kyouju (How Love Came to Professor Kirida) 7. Kono Yo no Hoka no Koi (An Unearthly Love) [Story: Edogawa Ranpo] 8. Ashura no Dansou no Kai (The Enigma of Amigara Fault) 9. Daikokubashira Hiwa (The Sad Tale of the Principal Post) 10. Wasuregatami (Keepsake) Note: Story 1 was collected in Jigokusei Remina, story 3 was collected in Tensai-tachi no Kyouen, story 4 was collected in Black Paradox, and stories 8 and 9 were collected in Gyo: Ugomeku Bukimi.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 11 sampled reviews
7.1
/10
What 11 readers settled on.
89%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 1.78
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.78 · some divergence
The polarity gap
5.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 3.0
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Score over time
↓ 1.91
Running avg · Jul 2012 → Nov 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Mod Edit: This review was originally posted for Ningen Isu (38635) and has subsequently been merged into Best of Best: Itou Junji Tanpenshuu (119021). It was my first Junji Ito manga, the manga is...”
- 7 “Mod Edit: This review was originally posted for Ningen Isu (38635) and has subsequently been merged into Best of Best: Itou Junji Tanpenshuu (119021). The Human Chair is a very nice short one shot....”
- 7 “Let’s be honest here, unless this is you first Junji Ito manga, you know very well what to expect here. His stories are unique and creative, yes, but the style and the quality is also very stable....”
Verbosity
Short · 45%
Medium · 36%
Long · 18%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 10 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 20m approx
- Published Apr 2007 – Feb 2019
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M50369 catalog