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Lovesickness junji ito5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() The story’s quite atmospheric though and the creepy fog makes the narrow Japanese streets seem claustrophobic. ![]() ![]() Why would you put any faith in a stranger’s fortune? The identity of the beautiful boy at the crossroads is never fully revealed and doesn’t really make sense - it’s something to do with the main character returning to the town? Unfortunately the main story also isn’t among the better parts of the collection but it’s a decent book overall.Īt the very least, Lovesickness is an original idea - I’ve never heard of hiding your face and asking strangers for fortunes - but it’s also a hella stupid one. Junji Ito’s Lovesickness collection is really more of a graphic novel with some short stories tacked on at the end because the stories that comprise the main story take up about 250 of the 400 pages in this book. Except a beautiful - but cursed - boy walks the streets and soon the town is dealing with a spate of teen suicides brought about by… Lovesickness! In a small Japanese town, teenagers believe that if they wait in the street for a stranger to pass by, hide their face, and ask for their fortunes to be told, they will find out what love the future holds in store for them. ![]()
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