is a Japanese
manga
are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...
anthology
In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs, or related fiction/non-fiction excerpts by different authors. There are also thematic and g ...
written and illustrated by
Junji Ito
is a Japanese horror manga artist. Some of his most notable works include ''Tomie'', a series chronicling an immortal girl who drives her stricken admirers to madness; ''Uzumaki'', a three-volume series about a town cursed by spirals; and ''Gy ...
. Its short stories were serialized in
Asahi Sonorama
is the publishing arm of The Asahi Shimbun Company, publishing books, magazines, and manga. It replaced on 1 April 2008 just after it went bankrupt.
History
Asahi Sonorama was created as a division of Asahi Shimbunsha on September 9, 1959, ...
's ''
Monthly Halloween
was a Japanese List of manga magazines, manga magazine published by Asahi Sonorama from 1985 to 1995. The magazine focused on Horror fiction, horror Shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga (girls' comics), and was the first magazine of its kind in this c ...
'' from 1988–1997; the anthology was released in December 1997.
Publication
''Flesh-Colored Horror'' is an
anthology
In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs, or related fiction/non-fiction excerpts by different authors. There are also thematic and g ...
that collects short stories written and illustrated by
Junji Ito
is a Japanese horror manga artist. Some of his most notable works include ''Tomie'', a series chronicling an immortal girl who drives her stricken admirers to madness; ''Uzumaki'', a three-volume series about a town cursed by spirals; and ''Gy ...
in
Asahi Sonorama
is the publishing arm of The Asahi Shimbun Company, publishing books, magazines, and manga. It replaced on 1 April 2008 just after it went bankrupt.
History
Asahi Sonorama was created as a division of Asahi Shimbunsha on September 9, 1959, ...
's magazine ''
Monthly Halloween
was a Japanese List of manga magazines, manga magazine published by Asahi Sonorama from 1985 to 1995. The magazine focused on Horror fiction, horror Shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga (girls' comics), and was the first magazine of its kind in this c ...
'' from 1988–1997.
The anthology was released on December 25, 1997.
ComicsOne
ComicsOne Corp. was an American distributor of Asian Comics (manga, manhwa, and manhua), established in 1999. ComicsOne was based in Fremont, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. ComicsOne also served as the distributor for Videotape, vid ...
published the manga in English.
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. A columnist for ''Manga News'' felt the collection was nice to read, though they also felt some of Ito's other works were better.
In ''
Manga: The Complete Guide'',
Jason Thompson wrote that "
to'sstorytelling is clear and his faces and figures are realistic".
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References
External links
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{{Junji Ito
1997 manga
Asahi Sonorama manga
ComicsOne titles
Horror anime and manga
Manga anthologies
Shōjo manga