Junji Ito's Dissolving Classroom

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Nathan Wilson from ICv2 had a similar opinion, praising the series as a good introduction into works by Ito. Before Uzumaki, Ito was best known for Tomie, a comic series about a beautiful, teasing and eternally youthful high school girl who inspires her stricken admirers to murder each other in fits of jealous rage. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).

In general, Yuuma's explanations play himself up as a victim of supernatural forces beyond his control while Chizumi's portray him as a despicable psychopath. Offscreen Teleportation: Chizumi always seems to appear out of thin air when her victims least expect it, often to frighten them. This latest collection features seven brand new short stories that perfectly showcase his insane/terrifying art and storytelling. Much like Ito’s other work, this comic doesn’t simply go for scares, but enjoys pushing the boundaries of visual horror. By repeating the idea, it makes the whole thing seem a bit simple without much room to grow (the fairly different second tale, "Dissolving Beauty," being the respite).Nao is shocked upon seeing Maiko's face, which is exaggeratedly ugly, remembering her as a pretty girl when they were in school together, and does not initially believe that Maiko is, in fact, Maiko. He may also feel this way about his victims, although it's a lot more ambiguous and complicated in that case.

The work contains 5 main chapters as well as two unrelated bonus short stories and a brief comedic afterword.

Red Oni, Blue Oni: Yuuma is meek, polite and Apologizes a Lot while Chizumi is rude, aggressive and openly hostile to everyone who speaks with her. Hamaoka keeps investigating and is able to find the siblings again by having Keiko point at a spot on a map of Japan.

Anyway, I don't know if it was the hype that pushed my expectations to something unreachable, but I was really satisfied with the poetic ending of Uzumaki; the reason why I started adoring Junji Ito. In another interview, Junji Ito talks about his interest as rumors as part of spreading horror, [10] which can also be seen in Dissolving Classroom with Tomohito who is afraid due to the rumors about Yuuma and Chizumi that he has heard. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. They are also some of the first to show symptoms of their brains melting in the first chapter and die as a result.Chizumi Azawa: Chizumi is another main character in Dissolving Classroom and is Yuuma's younger sister. Hamaoka/The devil: Hamaoka first appears as the news reporter investigating Yuuma and Chizumi working together with Keiko.