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Blood-bubble Bushes; 血玉樹; Ketsugyokuju
Alors qu'ils sont en virée à la campagne, Anzai et Kana ont un accident qui les bloque au milieu de nulle part. Agressés par des enfant diaboliques, ils se réfugient chez un mystérieux jeune homme qui fait pousser d'étranges fruits semblant gorgé de sang... Mais sont-ils vraiment à l'abris dans cette maison ? Junji Ito le maître de l'horreur revient une nouvelle fois avec un recueil d'histoires plus angoissantes et plus obsédantes les unes que les autres.
229 pages, Comic
First published May 1, 1998
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Junji Ito
224 books14.8k followersJunji Itō (Japanese: 伊藤潤二, Ito Junji) is a Japanese cartoonist and illustrator, best known for his horror manga.
Ito was born in Gifu Prefecture, Japan in 1963. He was inspired to make art from a young age by his older sister's drawing and Kazuo Umezu's horror comics. Until the early 1990s he worked as a dental technician, while making comics as a side job. By the time he turned into a full time mangaka, Ito was already an acclaimed horror artists.
His comics are celebrated for their finely depicted body horrors, while also retaining some elements of psychological horror and erotism.
Although he mostly produces short stories, Ito is best known for his longer comic series: Tomie (1987-2000), about a beautiful high school girl who inspires her admirers to commit atrocities; Uzumaki (1998-1999), set in a town cursed with spiral patterns; Gyo (2001-2002), featuring a horde of metal-legged undead fishes. Tomie and Uzumaki in particular have been adapted multiple times in live-action and animation.
Ito was born in Gifu Prefecture, Japan in 1963. He was inspired to make art from a young age by his older sister's drawing and Kazuo Umezu's horror comics. Until the early 1990s he worked as a dental technician, while making comics as a side job. By the time he turned into a full time mangaka, Ito was already an acclaimed horror artists.
His comics are celebrated for their finely depicted body horrors, while also retaining some elements of psychological horror and erotism.
Although he mostly produces short stories, Ito is best known for his longer comic series: Tomie (1987-2000), about a beautiful high school girl who inspires her admirers to commit atrocities; Uzumaki (1998-1999), set in a town cursed with spiral patterns; Gyo (2001-2002), featuring a horde of metal-legged undead fishes. Tomie and Uzumaki in particular have been adapted multiple times in live-action and animation.
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December 11, 2022
🩸🌳 Blood bubble bushes :- 3 stars
🛐Unbrearable labyrinth :- 2.5 stars
🗡️ Sword of the reanimator :- 2 stars.
💀 The will :- 3 stars
🌉 The bridge :- 2 stars
☠️ The devil's logic :- 1.5 stars
🦑The conversation room :- 2 stars
Overall :- 2 stars 🌟🌟🌟
🛐Unbrearable labyrinth :- 2.5 stars
🗡️ Sword of the reanimator :- 2 stars.
💀 The will :- 3 stars
🌉 The bridge :- 2 stars
☠️ The devil's logic :- 1.5 stars
🦑The conversation room :- 2 stars
Overall :- 2 stars 🌟🌟🌟
September 27, 2017
This collection was particularly good, with the blood bubble story. I feel like his endings are sometimes weak but getting better, which is fun to watch in and of itself.
September 27, 2018
Wow, this volume is definitely better than the last one I've read.
Blood-Bubble Bushes – This story is particulary creepy due to its gross 'fruit of blood' aspect, and the whole curse-spitting, thirsty vampire theme. What was even scarier was the fact that there was no escape from this curse: you either become the empty casket of the human you used to be, sprouting blood-bubbles, or you eat your own blood-bubbles, but you end up being a blood-sucker with a perpetual thirst for blood.
Unbearable Labyrinth – A girl wants to ease her friend's worries by taking her on a trip around the mountains, but they take the wrong turn and end up at a mysterious temple. A monk suggest they stay for a while, to get rid of the negative energy that stems from the human world. They become roommates with a boy who admits he is not there for healing, but instead for looking for his long-disappeared brother. One night, they assist the ceremony of one hundred men's eternal meditation, and they follow their path until they end up in a tunnel. The boy finds his brother, and he requires he is left alone. The two girls try to find their way to the outside, but this unbearable labyrinth is filled with monks who keep staring; staring at them.
Sword of the Re-Animator – Not scary, just a weird, almost video game-ish, concept. Temptation is big, and the protagonist is ready to trade the lives of his family for an impossible blessing.
The Will – One thing is clear. When two people strongly hate each other as much as they are alive, they will do it even after they pass away. Two former friends end up comitting suicide so they can hunt the other, but neither of them knows that the other is dead. Even after they are told the truth, they keep despising each other in the after life.
The Bridge – I have previously read this story. Not scary, but eerie. Also very sad. It shows us that duties have to be accomplished whether dead or alive.
Demonology (The Devil's Logic) – For something that has the word 'logic' in the title, it didn't make much sense. The story was too short, and it didn't quite get the point through. It only showed that when death wants to take, it takes .
The Conversation Room – Definitely one of the creepier stories in this volume. Four girls seemed to be strongly connected, and not only through friendship. Reality is, they are a one, singular being, who parasytes whoever is caught staring at them while they are unfolding and revealing the weird tubes through which they hunt for new victims. Try to make an escape. It won't be easy.
Blood-Bubble Bushes – This story is particulary creepy due to its gross 'fruit of blood' aspect, and the whole curse-spitting, thirsty vampire theme. What was even scarier was the fact that there was no escape from this curse: you either become the empty casket of the human you used to be, sprouting blood-bubbles, or you eat your own blood-bubbles, but you end up being a blood-sucker with a perpetual thirst for blood.
Unbearable Labyrinth – A girl wants to ease her friend's worries by taking her on a trip around the mountains, but they take the wrong turn and end up at a mysterious temple. A monk suggest they stay for a while, to get rid of the negative energy that stems from the human world. They become roommates with a boy who admits he is not there for healing, but instead for looking for his long-disappeared brother. One night, they assist the ceremony of one hundred men's eternal meditation, and they follow their path until they end up in a tunnel. The boy finds his brother, and he requires he is left alone. The two girls try to find their way to the outside, but this unbearable labyrinth is filled with monks who keep staring; staring at them.
Sword of the Re-Animator – Not scary, just a weird, almost video game-ish, concept. Temptation is big, and the protagonist is ready to trade the lives of his family for an impossible blessing.
The Will – One thing is clear. When two people strongly hate each other as much as they are alive, they will do it even after they pass away. Two former friends end up comitting suicide so they can hunt the other, but neither of them knows that the other is dead. Even after they are told the truth, they keep despising each other in the after life.
The Bridge – I have previously read this story. Not scary, but eerie. Also very sad. It shows us that duties have to be accomplished whether dead or alive.
Demonology (The Devil's Logic) – For something that has the word 'logic' in the title, it didn't make much sense. The story was too short, and it didn't quite get the point through. It only showed that when death wants to take, it takes .
The Conversation Room – Definitely one of the creepier stories in this volume. Four girls seemed to be strongly connected, and not only through friendship. Reality is, they are a one, singular being, who parasytes whoever is caught staring at them while they are unfolding and revealing the weird tubes through which they hunt for new victims. Try to make an escape. It won't be easy.
August 14, 2022
3.0
this was not one of my favorites from The Horror World of Junji Ito. It had some good stories like Unbearable Labyrinth, The Will and especially, The Conversation Room which became one of my new favorites. I end up loving stories that take place in hospitals or wards of any kind. it reminded me a lot of Yami Shibai which is a series I've been following since 2016 or so. that being said, this also had some of the worst stories Junji Ito has ever written according to me. my least favorite from this volume was Blood-bubble Bushes which was the most boring, daunting story I've ever read for him. maybe I was just not in the mood while reading that one specifically but it seemed like he wasn't in the mood while writing it for me 🤕 he also tried to write fantasy in The Reanimator's Sword which I had already read in Deserter??? maybe. it was definitely one of his collections though. the truth is, he should just stick to horror because it was not it. The Devil's Logic was also one I didn't really like.
this was not one of my favorites from The Horror World of Junji Ito. It had some good stories like Unbearable Labyrinth, The Will and especially, The Conversation Room which became one of my new favorites. I end up loving stories that take place in hospitals or wards of any kind. it reminded me a lot of Yami Shibai which is a series I've been following since 2016 or so. that being said, this also had some of the worst stories Junji Ito has ever written according to me. my least favorite from this volume was Blood-bubble Bushes which was the most boring, daunting story I've ever read for him. maybe I was just not in the mood while reading that one specifically but it seemed like he wasn't in the mood while writing it for me 🤕 he also tried to write fantasy in The Reanimator's Sword which I had already read in Deserter??? maybe. it was definitely one of his collections though. the truth is, he should just stick to horror because it was not it. The Devil's Logic was also one I didn't really like.
October 16, 2021
La nouvelle qui donne son titre au recueil m'a énormément plu ! Les autres étaient également glaçantes, mais celle-ci... brrrr.
La nouvelle "Dédale" m'a bien dérangée aussi. Comme c'est sympa de lire des histoires courtes en manga ! C'est impressionnant comme Junji Ito arrive à planter le décors avec rapidité et efficacité !
La nouvelle "Dédale" m'a bien dérangée aussi. Comme c'est sympa de lire des histoires courtes en manga ! C'est impressionnant comme Junji Ito arrive à planter le décors avec rapidité et efficacité !
April 8, 2022
• Chapter 1: Blood-Bubble Bushes ⭐⭐⭐
• Chapter 2: Unbearable Labyrinth ⭐⭐⭐
• Chapter 3: Sword of the Reanimator ⭐⭐
• Chapter 4: The Will ⭐⭐
• Chapter 5: The Bridge ⭐⭐
• Chapter 6: The Devil's Logic ⭐⭐
• Chapter 7: The Conversation Room ⭐⭐⭐
This volume is a bit boring.
• Chapter 2: Unbearable Labyrinth ⭐⭐⭐
• Chapter 3: Sword of the Reanimator ⭐⭐
• Chapter 4: The Will ⭐⭐
• Chapter 5: The Bridge ⭐⭐
• Chapter 6: The Devil's Logic ⭐⭐
• Chapter 7: The Conversation Room ⭐⭐⭐
This volume is a bit boring.
February 21, 2019
This is a varied and weird collection of short tales ranging from the melancholy to the grotesque.
Blood Bubble Bushes - the goofiest title but a clever body horror twist on vampirism.
Unbearable Labyrinth - Buddhist monks who mummify themselves while living, it's a real thing, look it up.
Sword of the Reanimator - more supernatural fantasy than horror, but you still get melting faces.
The Will - I'm surprised Korea hasn't turned this into a horror movie yet.
The Bridge - the saddest story of the bunch regarding a strange funerary tradition in a small town.
The Devil's Logic - what if someone explained to you in the most logical and unarguable way that death was the perfect option?
The Conversation Room - what happens when you put a bunch of ladies together in a hospital room...
Blood Bubble Bushes - the goofiest title but a clever body horror twist on vampirism.
Unbearable Labyrinth - Buddhist monks who mummify themselves while living, it's a real thing, look it up.
Sword of the Reanimator - more supernatural fantasy than horror, but you still get melting faces.
The Will - I'm surprised Korea hasn't turned this into a horror movie yet.
The Bridge - the saddest story of the bunch regarding a strange funerary tradition in a small town.
The Devil's Logic - what if someone explained to you in the most logical and unarguable way that death was the perfect option?
The Conversation Room - what happens when you put a bunch of ladies together in a hospital room...
January 22, 2022
The Junji Ito Horror Manga Collection #8
The story and the art of Blood Bubble Bushes has that hint of a horror-shoujo manga. One of my favorites.
* * *
Chapters:
• Blood-Bubble Bushes
• Unbearable Maze
• Sword of the Reanimator
• The Will
• The Bridge
• The Devil's Logic
• Sharing Rooms (The Conversation Room)
The story and the art of Blood Bubble Bushes has that hint of a horror-shoujo manga. One of my favorites.
* * *
Chapters:
• Blood-Bubble Bushes
• Unbearable Maze
• Sword of the Reanimator
• The Will
• The Bridge
• The Devil's Logic
• Sharing Rooms (The Conversation Room)
January 2, 2017
Wow. I wonder how this author sleeps at night?!
January 16, 2024
That was one good volume! Even gave me some nightmares to remember it by lol. But on to the ratings:
Blood-bubble Bushes - Pretty scary but also a little predictable. Also, why are the guys in these stories always so dumb??
Unbearable Labyrinth - Nevermind, I retract my statement about the guys being stupid. Most of the characters are. I would say though this lacked a little something and as it followed such a good opening story, it couldn't really do much for me.
Sword of the Re-animator - This was okay but also nothing to write home about. It didn't really have the horror element to it, imo, and read more like a fantasy thriller.
The Will - Very commonplace horror concept. Again, nothing very special.
The Bridge - I liked this quite a bit and wished it was a little longer.
The Devil's Logic - The worst of the lot, imo.
The Conversation Room - The best of the lot!
Blood-bubble Bushes - Pretty scary but also a little predictable. Also, why are the guys in these stories always so dumb??
Unbearable Labyrinth - Nevermind, I retract my statement about the guys being stupid. Most of the characters are. I would say though this lacked a little something and as it followed such a good opening story, it couldn't really do much for me.
Sword of the Re-animator - This was okay but also nothing to write home about. It didn't really have the horror element to it, imo, and read more like a fantasy thriller.
The Will - Very commonplace horror concept. Again, nothing very special.
The Bridge - I liked this quite a bit and wished it was a little longer.
The Devil's Logic - The worst of the lot, imo.
The Conversation Room - The best of the lot!
April 18, 2020
Ito's stories in this volume tend more towards the strange than the fully uncanny here, but he still manages to surprise and find nuance in old cliches. Here, Ito takes on the vampire legend with a body horror twist in "Blood Bubble Bushes," and makes a bizarre antihumorous joke out of the Asian stringy-hair-ghost-girl cliche in "The Will."
The only story here that falls flat is the one I found most intriguing: "The Devil's Logic." Ito's central concept here is fascinating- a brain bug that logically convinces people that they should die, spread by a mysterious stranger. But what we get feels like chapter one of a long work, not a self-contained story.
The only story here that falls flat is the one I found most intriguing: "The Devil's Logic." Ito's central concept here is fascinating- a brain bug that logically convinces people that they should die, spread by a mysterious stranger. But what we get feels like chapter one of a long work, not a self-contained story.
December 14, 2020
He doesnt care about endings - stories just stop.
He doesnt care about character development - most stories have the same several generic cliche chars with the same faces.
He doesnt care about realism - things are silly and characters often act silly. Explanations to mysterious events are scarce.
But it all doesnt matter. Junji concentrates on a cool scary disgusting idea, runs with it for a while until it has some steam and then just stops the story. Its as if youre reading a collection of pitches for stories. They are raw, undetailed, unfinished, just conveying the one main idea.
And it works. Love it.
He doesnt care about character development - most stories have the same several generic cliche chars with the same faces.
He doesnt care about realism - things are silly and characters often act silly. Explanations to mysterious events are scarce.
But it all doesnt matter. Junji concentrates on a cool scary disgusting idea, runs with it for a while until it has some steam and then just stops the story. Its as if youre reading a collection of pitches for stories. They are raw, undetailed, unfinished, just conveying the one main idea.
And it works. Love it.
January 9, 2021
A brief review of the short stories of this collection:
- Blood-Bubble Bushes (or the story about evil Jabuticabas)
- Unbearable Maze (clastrophobic af)
- Sword of the Reanimator (edgelord alert!)
- The Will (The Grudge, hehe)
- The Bridge (the first Junji Ito story I've read)
- The Devil's Logic
- Sharing Rooms (The Conversation Room) (remindes me of the children of The Brood and Village of the Damned)
- Blood-Bubble Bushes (or the story about evil Jabuticabas)
- Unbearable Maze (clastrophobic af)
- Sword of the Reanimator (edgelord alert!)
- The Will (The Grudge, hehe)
- The Bridge (the first Junji Ito story I've read)
- The Devil's Logic
- Sharing Rooms (The Conversation Room) (remindes me of the children of The Brood and Village of the Damned)
December 12, 2023
It was ok.
As it is with Ito's most stories, it was far too face paced for what it was. The mystery was good, the plot was ok but the outcome and the no payoff at the end ruined it once again for me. Great artwork as always.
A couple's car crashed while near a village and they have to find a phone to make a call, while being chased, they find some guy who invites them tells them a story and then the troubles begin.
As it is with Ito's most stories, it was far too face paced for what it was. The mystery was good, the plot was ok but the outcome and the no payoff at the end ruined it once again for me. Great artwork as always.
A couple's car crashed while near a village and they have to find a phone to make a call, while being chased, they find some guy who invites them tells them a story and then the troubles begin.
March 6, 2020
Probably one of my least favorite Junji Ito collections, there are some curious ideas in here but the payoff is pretty weak in most cases. The title story and 'The Bridge' are decent but others feel half-formed or don't live up to the standards of his usual body horror epics or traumatizing short stories.
January 24, 2023
Blood-Bubble Bushes: ⭐⭐⭐. *Shudder*. A gross and different vampire concept.
Unbearable Maze: ⭐⭐½. Dumb girls.
Sword of the Reanimator: ⭐⭐ ½. Meh.
The Will: ⭐⭐⭐⭐. Favorite one of the volume. A pair of petty queens, if you ask me.
The Devil's Logic: ⭐⭐½. It's just okay.
The Conversation Room: ⭐⭐½. The concepts are almost always good, but that doesn't mean the stories are always good, you know?
Unbearable Maze: ⭐⭐½. Dumb girls.
Sword of the Reanimator: ⭐⭐ ½. Meh.
The Will: ⭐⭐⭐⭐. Favorite one of the volume. A pair of petty queens, if you ask me.
The Devil's Logic: ⭐⭐½. It's just okay.
The Conversation Room: ⭐⭐½. The concepts are almost always good, but that doesn't mean the stories are always good, you know?
December 8, 2019
Rating: 3 stars
The Itou Junji Kyoufu Collection 8 is a collection of horror short stories with various characters.
For those who are interested to start reading Ito's horror mangas, this is a good start.
The Itou Junji Kyoufu Collection 8 is a collection of horror short stories with various characters.
For those who are interested to start reading Ito's horror mangas, this is a good start.
June 7, 2020
Not the best collection of stories by Junji Ito, these are quite old and he doesn't fully master yet the horrific atmosphere nor the way to end his stories. But some are a delight obviously and I enjoyed it, I entend to read every story this talented artist ever wrote.
January 28, 2024
এই প্রথম জুনজি ইতোর কোনো বই একদমই ভালো লাগে নি। আফসোসের ব্যাপার যে আর্টওয়ার্ক এতো দারুণ আর ভয়ানক ছিলো, কিন্তু একটা গল্পও আগ্রহ নিয়ে পড়ার মতো নয়।
যেখানে যেকোনো মাঙ্গাই আমি সবসময় এক বসায় পড়ে শেষ করি সেখানে এই বই চারদিন ধরে পড়ছি আর বোরড হয়ে মারা যাওয়ার দশা। জোর করে শেষ করলাম।
যেখানে যেকোনো মাঙ্গাই আমি সবসময় এক বসায় পড়ে শেষ করি সেখানে এই বই চারদিন ধরে পড়ছি আর বোরড হয়ে মারা যাওয়ার দশা। জোর করে শেষ করলাম।
December 31, 2019
tw: Suicide
February 17, 2020
Blood-bubble bushes ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Unbearable labyrinth ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Sword of the re-animator ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The will ⭐️⭐️
The bridge ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The devil’s logic ⭐️
The conversation room ⭐️
May 27, 2020
Favorite stories:
- the will
- the devil’s logic
- the will
- the devil’s logic
December 11, 2020
I think I've read it before, but I'm not sure.
Not as scary/creepy as usual.
Not as scary/creepy as usual.
December 27, 2020
Junji Ito's variation on vampires was actually kinda cool
June 14, 2021
A pretty good collection this time around, spooky and gory and all different enough to stay entertaining rather than boring.
August 14, 2022
a principal eu uma tonta morreu por ser idiota fica se deixando levar por estranhos JAMAIS faria algo assim
October 22, 2022
Tragic and vampiric
November 22, 2022
好吧，這本精選質量確實不高（之前自己還不信），相對比較催眠，故事中規中矩~
May 13, 2025
chat dont eat them
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