Flesh-Colored Horror Explained

Ja Kanji:肉色の怪
Ja Romaji:Niku Iro no Kai
Genre:Horror
Type:manga
Author:Junji Ito
Publisher:Asahi Sonorama
Magazine:Monthly Halloween
Published:December 25, 1997
Volumes:1

is a Japanese manga anthology written and illustrated by Junji Ito. Its short stories were serialized in Asahi Sonorama's Monthly Halloween from 1988–1997; the anthology was released in December 1997.

Publication

Flesh-Colored Horror is an anthology the collects short stories written and illustrated by Junji Ito in Asahi Sonorama's magazine Monthly Halloween from 1988–1997.[1] The anthology was released on December 25, 1997.[2]

ComicsOne published the manga in English.[3]

Reception

Josephine Fortune of Mania felt the stories were scary and liked that the stories covered a broad range of topics. However, Fortune also noted that the art was not on par with other Ito works.[4] A columnist for Manga News felt the collection was nice to read, though they also felt some of Ito's other works were better.[5] In , Jason Thompson wrote that "[Ito's] storytelling is clear and his faces and figures are realistic".[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Thompson, Jason. Jason Thompson (writer). . Google Play Books. July 3, 2012. Del Rey Books. 978-0-34-553944-1. 400.
  2. Web site: Niku Iro no Kai jp. March 14, 2016. Manga News. fr.
  3. Web site: Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre Anime Adapts 20 Stories in 2023. Anime News Network. Pineda. Rafael. June 8, 2022. March 2, 2024.
  4. Web site: Flesh Colored Horror Vol. #01. Mania. Fortune. Josephine. April 10, 2006. March 2, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20090902140455/http://www.mania.com/flesh-colored-horror-vol-01_article_82694.html. September 2, 2009. dead.
  5. Web site: Mystère de la chair (le) - Junji Ito collection N°1 : Critiques. Manga News. January 24, 2012. March 2, 2024. fr.