According to most, getting freaked out by horror on Halloween is the norm, this is exactly what Junji Ito’s manga release would say for autumn. Hirokatsu Kihara and Ichiro Nakayama have collaborated with Junji Ito on his new work ‘Mimi’s Tales of Terror which gets the hair on the back of your neck to stand up.
Ito’s Illustrations handles the horrifying nature of every other plot. He has a special way in getting best of any story by providing illustrations. This is particularly clear in “It takes Two” because the movement and post of the pieces of the art have lot of sympathy towards the perceived antagonist of the plot. The fact that all the comic stories are connected through one character has a great influence on how the overall picture of the story looks.
The short stories of this manga are wonderful, and the art does an excellent job of enhancing them without overshadowing their importance. While all the pieces feature the same character, all of them are different from each other.
The main character of the series, Mimi, is someone who is relatively easygoing and can be mildly entertaining. Admittedly, she is not the most interesting protagonist due to her fickle nature in which she ends up in several head-scratching scenarios. But, at the same time, she is not the classic horror heroine that is too innocent. To me, this story structure appears more appropriate for a collection of short stories, than for a television series because most of the time, she appears to be a vessel in comparison to the main protagonist of a book. The characters are rather shallowly constructed but it works perfectly for this kind of manga because it allows the reader to focus on the monsters and the plot. I would not say that this character-based manga will particularly grab your attention, but it is a good read, nonetheless.
Though the collection is aimed to be spine-chilling, not all of the pieces are solely horror-focused. Instead, there is a wide mixture of unknown terror as well as thrillers with much more ambiguous conclusions that will intrigue you long after you are finished with the book.
This type allows the collection to appear less obtrusive, however, it is quite flexible so as to appeal to every category of sports lover. The collection features a series called ‘The Scarlet Circle’ which is predominantly suspenseful and intriguing. The piece ‘Seashore’ is laced with unusual pieces that end on a disturbing but pleasing note. These two stories are extremely different in tone or manner so the starting point would be to read them in a sequential order because every story offers something unique within itself.
In the end, the integration of Hirokatsu Kihara and Ichiro Nakayama’s writings with Junji Ito’s artwork was ingenious because it flowed together perfectly. At this point in time, Ito’s name alone sells manga, but he continues to force himself to do such fiction and don’t even being a half ass. Readers of “Mimi’s Tales of Terror” will not be let down, considering how much it has to offer.
For More Movies Like Mimi’s Tales of Terror (2023) Visit solarmovie.
