I first read Tarot Cafe in high school. I think I've mentioned elsewhere in another review that I grew up in a fairly conservative Christian household, which had some somewhat contradictory ideas about was and was not appropriate for me (reading comics is for boys, but watching cartoons and movies

Junji Ito is perhaps the best horror manga writer known in the west. He's like...the Stephen King of horror manga writers. In his 30 years in the game, he's been incredibly prolific, producing dozens of short stories as well as longer running plots following recurring characters. His art has

"In a world inhabited by crystalline lifeforms called The Lustrous, every unique gem must fight for their way of life against the threat of Lunarians, who would turn them into decorations. Phosphophyllite, the most fragile and brittle of gems, longs to join the battle. When Phos is instead assigned