Large Junji Ito Collection -english- -

The biggest loss is the lack of Ito’s commentary. The original Japanese Junji Ito Kessakushu (Masterpiece Collection) volumes often included side notes or afterwords from the artist. The Large Collection includes no such thing. There are no essays, no story notes, no sketches. For a “definitive” collection, this is a glaring omission. We get the stories and nothing else. It turns the book from an archive into a simple anthology.

These editions are widely available through major retailers like Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Book Depository. Due to their popularity, some titles (like Uzumaki ) occasionally go out of print and can become expensive on the secondary market, though VIZ frequently reprints them due to high demand. Large Junji Ito Collection -English-

Most manga releases preserve color pages from the original Japanese serialization. This edition is no exception, and seeing Ito’s work in color—even just a few pages—adds a new dimension to the atmosphere. The biggest loss is the lack of Ito’s commentary

Pro-tip: Viz Media has kept the spine design remarkably consistent. All the main "Viz Signature" hardcovers (Shiver, Smashed, Venus, Lovesickness, Deserter) have black spines with white text, while the Deluxes (Uzumaki, Tomie, Gyo) have artistic spines. They look incredible together. There are no essays, no story notes, no sketches