Note to self: Don't read a Junji Ito book before bed

I have not read any of Ito's Manga before, but after this one I definitely will be going back and checking the others out as well. This was creepy and spooky in all the best ways and there were a few pages I had to turn my face so I didn't look at the horrifying images too closely. (specifically the pages with a bunch of creepy faces - I felt like they were looking directly through the book and at me.) *shivers*.
I don't know anything about the original tales these are based off of, so I cannot speak to how it did in that regard, but as a manga, it is very well illustrated and written. It was easy to follow, especially considering this was my first manga.

If you need me, I'll be staring at pictures of cute puppies to erase these images from my brain.

I am going to rate up, but I am giving this one a 3.5 Stars. I have read pretty much all of Ito's work, but this one fell a little short.

College student Mimi (and sometimes her boyfriend Naoto) end up in multiple times of horror in this series of short stories.
It was not as spooky/creepy as most of his work. It was rather tame in regards to Ito's normal stuff. It kind of reminded me of Scary Stories to Read in the Dark. It was really quick, and I normally enjoy his work because it seems more "authentic" I guess? I was really thrown off by what I would considered a Western take on wording in some of the stories. The characters said "ya" a lot, and I do not remember that ever happening in his previous works. I felt like it kind of disrupted the flow of the stories.
As always, the art is great and detailed to match the plot. The stories themselves were interesting. I was sad they were so short and definitely wanted more. If you love Junji Ito, you will still love this Manga; I just think some will be a little disappointed compared to some of his older work.

An interesting concept, but I found the stories a little underdeveloped. This may be on the lack of depth of the source material. Ito’s art is uniformly great as expected.

Thanks NetGalley, VIZ Media, and VIZ Media LLC for this arc!

5/5 stars!

I loved this. Reading the authors notes on how these are adaptations of real stories from real people (with Junji Ito confessing to making some creative liberties) really makes me want to find and read the original text! I love spooky stuff! I think this is my favourite of his so far, it's creepy but not gross, eerie but not silly. Fantastic!

An interesting short story collection by Junji Ito but I think I prefer his collections that have different main characters for each story. There wasn't really anything different or dynamic about the character of Mimi so it didn't really feel like the collection needed to revolve around her. His previous release Soichi was a good example of dynamic main character that you follow throughout multiple stories because he's such a character and each story adds to his lore. However, that wasn't the same with this collection. The stories themselves were pretty interesting, though. Hard for Junji Ito to disappoint.

An adaptation of a collection of urban legends, this may feel like a "lesser" Ito anthology, but it isn't. It isn't, perhaps, as scary on the whole, but the book is still very interesting in the variety of stories and the fact that no two are the same length also makes the volume interesting. The levels of fear also fluctuate, which can make this look a bit like Ito Lite, though I'd argue that also makes it a pretty good introduction to him as a creator. A solid book overall.

I always enjoy Junji Ito's work, and this collection of short stories is no different! I love how some were sillier, and some were weirder, and some were just genuinely scary - there's definitely an urban legend vibe to a lot of these, and I think the fact that some of them genuinely have no explanation as to why the events are occurring makes them even more frightening. I liked that their length varied also and that they weren't connected, aside from the very loose frame narrative regarding Mimi and her friends - readers with shorter attention spans could pick and choose which stories to read without necessarily losing much, if anything. And, as always, the art is incredible. Junji Ito never misses. I'm also interested in the original text! It seems kind of like a Japanese version of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, if I'm understand the author's notes correctly? Definitely something to look into.

Thank you to Viz Media and Netgalley for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest review!

Thank you to NetGalley and Viz Media for my arc in exchange for my honest opinion.

"Mimi's Tales of Terror" is such classic Ito. I loved the mix of more silly short spooky stories with longer form horror stories. As always, the art is just fantastic and works so well with illustrating the stories but the stories themselves were fun and provided some fun spooky summer vibes. I don't have a lot to say about this unfortunately! If you love Junji and/or just want something fun and short to read, I recommend this!

As always, the artwork of Ito is captivating with haunting details. It was fun to learn that this was an adaptation of another work with strange tales that may be true? In the vein of urban legends, I can imagine that students would definitely enjoy this collection of short tales that are scary and often ending with a bit of mystery. Do you know what really happened? Was it real?

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC!

Junji Ito is always a classic! The art is an obvious standout, and the stories work really well as well. A great addition to Ito's collection of short stories.

Really great horror manga of several different stories. A bit graphic, which is to be expected. I did notice a few grammatical errors in the translation: they used “ya” instead of you, for example. But that did not take away from my enjoyment of the manga.

Thank you to NetGalley, the authors, and the publisher for sending me this ARC. My review was not influenced by receiving an ARC.

I really loved the brevity of the ideas and how they are never concluded or explained. The creep factor is excellent.