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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.
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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 “The story is perfectly paced and concise, complemented by stunning art that effectively balances shocking imagery with well-rendered human characters. While the experience didn't necessarily...”
- 7 “The art is beautiful as expected from Ito, and I truly appreciated the surprising depth of the characters alongside an effective, unsettling horror atmosphere. However, compared to the rest of...”
- 7 “The stories in this collection are consistently unique and creative, maintaining the high-quality standard expected from Junji Ito’s work. However, the anthology feels somewhat redundant because...”
Verbosity
Short · 45%
Medium · 36%
Long · 18%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Venus in the Blind Spot begins and ends here.
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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