I have mixed feelings about this manga.
It's really fascinating yet disturbing. Certains scenes are engraved into my brain, and still get spooked by them even though I read it 3 years ago.
Junji Ito is truly the master of horror manga, giving a really unique storyline with mesmerizing yet terrifying art. At the same time, he uses both psychological and physical approaches to horror. Every scene is unexpected, bringing you to the edge of your seat.
I enjoyed the first half, until I noticed something that kept on bugging me and ruined it for me: the lack of realisme in the main character. she saw traumatizing events and scenes, yet she's fine and ok? Her boyfriend is paranoid, seeing that the village is dangerous and driving people to insanity.
spoiler:
she saw her BF's dad broken into a spiral, and even the fumes from his crematory formed that exact scene. that's a scene from hell. but wait there's more, she sees her brother's friends, kids btw, get burned alive infront of her very own eyes. but wait, there's more, she saw the guy crushing on her, and who's dead, get up from the grave and bounces while his organs are falling. Yet she's like ok? as if nothing happened?! she keeps on as if that's normal. I would've been like ok, maybe the village is manipulated and shit like that. But her BF tells her everytime he sees her to get the fuck out here! yeah, that really bugged me. I wish she was much more realistic and logical, even just a little bit. Because it really took me out of the story.