Here is my take after reading 6 chapters of The World Eating Jigokusei Remina (Hellstar Remina) by Junji Itou.
Every time I want to read something to refresh myself from reading heavy manga titles, I always end up picking a Junji Itou story. But you may ask, how does reading a horror manga in any way be refreshing?
Well, that’s where I start talking about his short manga Jigokusei Remina… A story about an astronomer who discovers a new star that shows fascinating characteristics out of the ordinary, being that it devours nearby stars.
That particular star was named Remina, which was her daughter’s name. The start and her daughter showed uncanny similarities that are beyond the realm of coincidence.
After naming the star Remina, strange things started to happen for both the star and Remina which eventually caused chaos in the universe.
As always, the art of Junji Itou is tailor-made for the horror genre which holds all the craziness that his story tells to us readers.
However this time, the characters are not that strong and memorable for me unlike his popular works: Gyo, Uzumaki, and Tomie. But they are enough to move the narrative forward.
This is where the refreshing part comes in, each of Junji Itou’s works keeps you unaware and clueless about each phenomenon that happens to the characters of his story which makes it interesting to read.
With that said, I would give Jigokusei Remina 8 stars out of 10.
