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“Frankenstein and four dark, bizarre tales: doll funeral hell, real poop memories, and more.”
Itou Junji Kyoufu Manga Collection 16: Frankenstein
伊藤潤二恐怖マンガCOLLECTION⑯ フランケンシュタイン
7.58
2,682 rank · 13,485 readers · 93 favorites
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Synopsis
Frankenstein and four dark, bizarre tales: doll funeral hell, real poop memories, and more.
1-3. Frankenstein 4. Jigoku no Ningyousou (The Hell of the Doll Funeral) 5. Real Unko no Omoide (Memories of Real Poop)
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Community consensus
Derived from 9 sampled reviews
7.2
/10
What 9 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 0.92
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Strong agreement
σ 0.92 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.22
Running avg · Dec 2016 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Damn son, I nearly got teary there at the ending like never I would think I’d nearly cry at a Junji Ito series in my life! It tells a man who created the famous beloved monster himself,...”
- 7 “It was my first time experiencing the classic story of Frankenstein, and I was always tempted to jump in the world of Junji Ito. I think this is a great preview of how much of a great mangaka Ito...”
- 8 “The main reason I'm writing this review is because in the majority of the reviews I've seen, no one has read the original book. This is also my first Junji Ito work that I've ever read, so I can...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 33%
Long · 33%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 5 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 40m approx
- Published Jan 1999 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M20627 catalog