Because Junji Ito The Master of Horror made a manga about super cute creatures so he had to make them evil and scary. There is not much of a story the whole thing is a slice of life about Ito moving in with his wife Ako and her cats Mu and Yon whose name can be read like Death and who has a skull shaped spot. Thats enough for Ito to decide that the cat is not only evil and malevolent but also out to get him So it begins a story of horror and tension between the Master of Horror himself and the two cute actually all but cute in his art felines which hasnt got that many interesting plot points even though the premise is fine the story is nothing special 5/10. Speaking of art though its a very different matter and Im surely not the one who has discovered that Itos unique style is great even though for how much I could ever love it theres no denying that drawing cute things made scary with it lets it down a little bit. The cats lose a lot if not all their cuteness and become really unsettling at times but some other times they are not really scary enough to sell the scene well Mu in particolar who looks really fluffy. Nevertheless the art style does miracle on the cats and also on Ako who is drawn with blank white eyes and is REALLY creepy almost everytime she is present. Even though is does a great job at it monsters and body horror certainly suit it best 9/10. Human characters are fine nothing spectacular nothing terrible they are stereotypes of Ito and Akos personality but the great characterization of the cats bumps it from total mediocrity: they truly are the main characters of the story and it feels like it they are perfectly normal cats who happen to be evil and inconspicuous just like normal cats and never feel fake its just very evident that they are a bit exaggerated by Itos iagination both at the time and when writing 7/10. In the end I found it really enjoyable even though it isnt Itos regular work its light hearted and funny and the horror is twisted in an unusual but often very nice comedic way without letting you forget how Ito earned his nickname. The book is also very short both in chapter length and in chapter amount so its very light and relaxing to read if only it wasnt 12 for only 120 pages. The little inserts in between chapters little QA that was published along with the chapters in the original release with some very funny scenes and facts also add to the score. Keeping the price out of the equation its very enjoyable 8/10. Overall a deserved 7/10 its not incredible but its something different that any Junji Ito fan should read and could enjoy