Name: Sensor
Rating: 3.416666666666667 (42 reviews)
ISBN: 9788418382499

Junji Itō

Sensor

Junji Ito

Horror master Junji Ito explores a new frontier with a grand cosmic horror tale in which a mysterious woman has her way with the world! Did she wander in? Or was she drawn in…? A woman walks alone at the foot of Mount Sengoku. A man appears, saying he’s been waiting for her, and invites her to a nearby village. Surprisingly, the village is covered in hairlike volcanic glass fibers, and all of it shines a bright gold. At night, when the villagers perform their custom of gazing up at the starry sky, countless unidentified flying objects come raining down on them, the opening act for the terror about to occur.

Tim Pendry

Junji Ito is more effective and interesting at long form work than at one shot short stories. 'Sensor' plays to his strengths with a tale of true cosmic horror which is both distinctively Japanese and part of the global (and so Western) weird fiction tradition. As with the lesser 'Venus in the Blind Spot' collection Viz have produced a very fine hardback book in production terms with great attention to detail - how many dust covers have well printed images on the inside? The publishers are strict about following 'back-to-front' manga reading requirements. Undoubtedly influenced by Lovecraftian literature, Junji Ito can reasonably be regarded as his own man with very personal horror themes (notably body and insect horror). This is the horror of deep personal anxiety about hidden malevolence and often one of obsession. This particular tale is interesting because of the religious themes which include not only cultic manifestations of the cosmic but a back story related to the history of Japanese persecution of Christianity and an unusual implication of the possibility of good triumphing ultimately over evil.

Stef

A horror cosmic with religion. The storyline not as good as usual, but still junji ito art line still beautiful pretty as usual. The main mc remain me of remina and uzumaki.

Kyle S

3.5 stars. This is by far the best drawn book by Ito I've read but the plot is confusing at first and the resolution seems quick. I think Sensor could have been better if given more time to breathe and should have been much longer to elaborate on the world and strange things in it. I will say, as a longtime Ito fan, that plot and characters have never been his strong suite but his art and ideas are why I keep coming back, which are both great and good in that order for this book. 

I suggest picking it up if you're an Ito fan looking for some more of his stuff, but if you're reading Ito for your first time I recommend picking up a short story collection or a classic like Uzumaki.

Brianna Brown

Typical Junji Ito but with a *dash* of spiritual awakening themes. It was fine. But not my favorite.

Sam Pulliam

I wasn't sure where this was going at first. I mean, hair? But Ito crafted a story that sucked me in. Culty/cosmic weirdness? Yes. I will be thinking about the way this story deals with Christianity for a while, too.

Gabriel Noel 

ARC given by NetGalley for Honest Review

Sensor was an amazing read! Delightfully terrifying and had me guessing what would happen next after every page. Each chapter wove a new story arc into the over arching one to bring the cast of characters together. 

As always with Junji Ito's work, the art is fantastic and gruesome! Just what I want when going into a manga of this kind!

Sabrina D. 

Ito sensei really said he had no plan for this book in the afterward. LOL reminds me of the filler crap I’d add in to essays for Marketing class in the 10th grade 😂. Anyways…. It’s women being used as a conduit for male emotion that’s the true horror for me. Per Usual. Per ALWAYS. The illustrations were graphic and horrifying; the story was weird; Not bad overall.

Erin Goss

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A woman walks alone at the foot of Mount Sengoku. A man appears, saying he’s been waiting for her, and invites her to a nearby village. Surprisingly, the village is covered in hairlike volcanic glass fibers, and all of it shines a bright gold. At night, when the villagers perform their custom of gazing up at the starry sky, countless unidentified flying objects come raining down on them—the opening act for the terror about to occur! -- VIZ Media

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