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Remina

by Junji Ito

2005•EN
About the book

When scientist Tsuyuro Ooguro discovers a planet emerging from a wormhole, he names the celestial body Remina after his daughter. The world celebrates the achievement until the planet begins accelerating toward Earth, physically consuming other stars and planets in its path. As the entity approaches, global civilization collapses into mass hysteria. A fanatical cult forms, convinced that sacrificing the younger Remina will appease the living planet. The story follows the girl as she flees across a crumbling cityscape while the cosmic horror literally licks the Earth's surface with a trillion-kilometer tongue.

Horror enthusiasts who appreciate stomach-churning visual imagination and cosmic dread read this book to witness the intersection of astronomical scale and human cruelty. It appeals to those interested in how social structures disintegrate under the pressure of inevitable annihilation. Readers finish the volume with a bleak understanding of mob mentality and the realization that the universe contains forces far larger and more indifferent than human morality. It provides a stark look at the helplessness of individuals caught between a literal world-eater and a murderous population.

Details
Published
2005
Language
EN

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