Title:
Tombs : Junji Ito story collection / story & art by Junji Ito ; translation & adaptation: Jocelyne Allen ; touch-up art & lettering: Eric Erbes.
ISBN:
9781974736041
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
San Francisco, CA : VIZ Media, LLC, [2023]
©2013
Physical Description:
342 pages : chiefly illustrations (black & white) ; 22 cm
General Note:
Translation of: Ito Junji Kessakush 9 : Bohyo no machi.
"Originally published in Japan in 2013 by Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc., Tokyo"--Colophon.
Reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese manga format.
Contents:
Tombs -- Clubhouse -- Slug girl -- Window next door -- Washed ashore -- Strange tale of the tunnel -- Bronze statue -- Floaters -- Bloody story of Shirosuna.
Summary:
"Countless tombstones stand in rows throughout a small community, forming a bizarre tableau. What fate awaits a brother and sister after a traffic accident in this town of the dead? In another tale, a girl falls silent, her tongue transformed into a slug. Can a friend save her? Then, when a young man moves to a new town, he finds the house next door has only a single window. What does his grotesque neighbor want, calling out to him every evening from that lone window?"--Provided by publisher.
Language Note:
In English, translated from the Japanese.
Interest age level:
Rated T+ for Older Teen, ages 16 and up.
Audience:
Parental advisory: "This volume contains graphic violence and horror themes"--Colophon.
OCLC Number:
on1332779618
Availability:
Rosemount - Robert Trail~1
