In the original novel Victor is more simply a university scholar who throws himself into the study of natural philosophy after the loss of his mother. Frankenstein with a mad doctor in a castle on a hill, assisted in his graverobbing endeavours by a handicapped assistant whom he mistreats. While I have loved most of his work, Frankenstein has been iterated upon so many times I couldn’t help but wonder what he would bring to the table. Following this tale is a collection of episodic stories about a 14-year-old boy named Oshikiri who lives alone in a large, disorienting house and is constantly beset upon by supernatural experiences and otherworldly intrusions.įrankenstein by Mary Shelley is actually one of my favourite books, so I was cautiously excited to see how Ito would adapt the story. It is only when the grotesque giant stirs with life that he realizes he was so obsessed with whether or could that he didn’t stop to consider if he should.

Putting his discovery to the test he stitches together a humanoid being of giant proportions and imbues it with life. The featured story of this collection is unsurprisingly an adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who discovers the secret to creating life. Frankenstein is the latest English translation of collected stories by horror manga artist and writer Junji Ito.

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