I've read all of Junji Itou collection, and for those who don't know: this is one part of the whole compilation of short horror stories from the author. And people who read this already know, that these stories aren't even that "scary", but more of a shock factor or just an obvious twist which is repeated over and over in this collection. Before jumping into the main point, let me clarify that I really admire how unique and creative Junji is in making these manga. That's also the reason why I keep reading this, even if it means having to deal with hard-to-read parts like Souichi,just to find out a potential hidden gem undersea. And right now, I'm writing a review just to show you this hidden gem.

Now, let's dive into this and see why this is very different from his other work.

STORY: 9/10
For a sin that caused by you from the time when you were just a kid, or a love that such pair willingly died together, it's only here, in this Collection 15. We have enough media products for those, yet the manga will still surprise people by how far it took to make such a deep development into it.
The only thing that keeps this from 10/10, is that its end isn't, well, fulfilling. Let's take this open end as example, the story doesn't made up any sense nor proper playout of the characters, yet it just turns out to be something theoretically legend with unreal existence, which, obviously, from the humans itself. Tbh, the conclusion isn't executed well by any means.

ART: 6/10
You already know his art, such nothing to be spectacular or horrible, just seems fair and matchable to horror style. Once you read many of these, his horrific corpses, ghosts, demons or whatever won't be any matter mentally.

CHARACTER: 8/10
For such a short story, the inevitable weakness here is that even though the plot as a whole is deep, the characters development is a bit rushed to a point where the plot breaks apart and it doesn't even proceed to contribute to the story. For example, the researchers came to the village chapter doesn't bring out any point for the story, but rather just to be there to fill the chapter with unsatisfactory ending.

ENJOYMENT: 7/10
Enough to enjoy, compared to his other work.

Overall:7/10 unarguably