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I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This review is spoiler-free.

This was my first Junji Ito book, and I have to say that I found it quite underwhelming.

I think my big issue with this book is that Remina has absolutely no agency and doesn't do anything except cry -- I'm not even exaggerating. I like my characters -- female or otherwise -- to actually DO things. The story is really interesting and I loved the exploration of mass hysteria and mob mentality, but I couldn't get behind this one. Having now read more of his work, I know Ito can do much, much better than this.