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Smashed - In Mirror Valley | Junji Ito

[dawn-in-the--adan]

Junji Ito Story Collection

[shroudedunderworld]

Since i'm bored and have no inspiration i thought i'd show y'all some of the stuff that I've collected and is sitting in my room (if this flops i'll stuff it back in my drafts or smthn idk i've done that with a lot of stuff on here)

Figurines :D

From left to right is:

Rui - Demon Slayer

Sanemi Shinazugawa - Demon Slayer

Zohakuten (Hantengu) - Demon Slayer

Giyuu Tomioka - Demon Slayer

Aza Chobei - Hell's Paradise

Aza Chobei - Hell's Paradise

Here are my Funko Pops!

We got Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Nezuko, Inosuke, Genya, Sabito, Rengoku, Tengen, Yahaba, Gyutaro (Demon Slayer) and Kaiba (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

My wall stuff (posters, scrolls, etc)

Wriothesley wall scroll, Junji Ito mini posters, Slipknot "All Hope Is Gone" poster, Demon Slayer poster, Neuvillette wall scroll, and a decorative resin cow skull.

Junji Ito manga (specifically)

From left to right (top row first):

Tomie, Uzumaki, Venus In The Blind Spot, The Liminal Zone, Fragments of Horror

Soichi, Shiver, Smashed, Loveless, Sensor

I need more of them fr

[becomingbuffypodcast]

S6. Ep9. Smashed

The first of several titles to refer to being under the effects of alcohol and drugs, “Smashed” also alludes to Buffy and Spike having sex as well as to the metaphor of the house being torn apart.

Continuing the season’s theme of being frozen in fear, we see Willow and Buffy regressing and giving in to addiction and desire through their interactions with Amy and Spike. For Willow, her behavior at the Bronze is triggered by the fear that she is still that shy, awkward nerd that no one wanted in high school. Willow’s magical downfall is especially symbolic in the Bronze, as it is the place both high school and adult Willow use as a litmus test for cool.

For Buffy, Spike’s ability to hurt her seems to confirm her fear that she came back wrong, as well as validate her season 5 fear that she is a dark and evil thing. Buffy and Spike sleeping together is a brilliant way to highlight Buffy’s inability to move forward into adulthood. As vampires are the symbol of arrested development and the opposite of adolescence, it’s fitting that Buffy’s self-loathing and apathy toward life would be reflected in her attraction to Spike. Unable to feel, Buffy’s purposelessness allows her id/animalistic desires to take over and guide her, leading to irresponsible behavior.

Sadly, Buffy’s behavior begins to mirror that of a vampire, confirming her worst fears as seen in “Nightmares”, and leading her further down the cycle of self-hatred and self-harm. Having given into fear, both Willow and Buffy become their own villains.

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Manga: Smashed

by Junji Ito

[ihearttseliot]

Juicy Smashed Burger with Secret Sauce

[bagobsessedgirlie]

slay

in love with my shoes

[notalotjustforevr]

junji ito ranking goes

1.tomie

i find tomie to be a very very good book !! its my favourite because of the art. seeing tomie being depicted so beautifully then being murdered in the most horrific way is a wonderful juxtaposition to me

2.lovesickness

the epidemic with the teen girls was very very interesting to me. and turning the page on the last chapter and seeing "the boy in white" made me cheer like my favourite teem just won the superbowl LOLLL not very scary but definitely a gripping story

3.uzumaki

well written story ! i dont have any big opinions about it but its popular for a reason

4.remina

really really liked the plot ! but i just wish junji went for a more "salem witch trials" vibe when they were trying to get rid of remina, rather than crucifixion (? i think thats what it was) big missed opportunity i think

5.mimis tales of terror

cute collection of stories ! decently scary and i really liked mimi as a character

6.sensor

really like the art for this one, BUT the last chapter was very confusing to me so i dont like it as much for that,,,seemed really out of pocket

7.soichi

had high hopes for this one, but all that ended up happening was me hating soichi and his family,,,,that boy needs mental help and theyre just not giving him it and then complaining when he preforms sacrificial rituals on them

8.deserter

uhhh i dont remember too much from this one but the whole twist at the end of "deserter" was pretty boring to me

9.smashed

weird beginning, and the stories didnt do much for me

10.gyo

I LOVE FISH but was so disappointed when the walking fish plot was dumped in like the first chapter and turned into,,,,?????war weapons????? very dissapointing

[spiraphobia]

Smashed - I Don't Want To Be A Ghost | Junji Ito

[nellarw95]

Happy Birthday Octavia 🥳🎂🎈🎁🎉

Octavia Lenora Spencer

May 25,1970

Buon Compleanno 🥳🎂🎈🎁🎉

25 Maggio 1970

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[yatesart]

The break-in part 2! 2/2

[edwintse-diary]

November 14 2024 "She's a sweet ride" —G. Costanza

[ogradyfilm]

Junji Ito and the Horror of Compulsion

[The following essay contains MAJOR SPOILERS; YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!]

At first glance, the premise of Junji Ito’s “Smashed” is almost comically absurd. The plot revolves around a group of youths that become hooked on a sweet, syrupy substance that an acquaintance smuggled back to Japan following a recent excursion to the jungles of South America. Unfortunately, every time they partake of the nectar, they risk a brutal demise: abruptly crushed flat by some invisible telekinetic force, reduced to grotesque pancakes of blood, hair, bones, teeth, and leathery flesh. Escaping this grim (and darkly humorous) fate should be a simple enough matter—just quit eating the darn stuff! Alas, any other food or liquid that they attempt to ingest is utterly revolting (or so they insist), tasting of ash and dirt. Thus, they continue to greedily, gluttonously consume their newfound ambrosia, repeatedly gambling on immediate short-term gratification—a sucker bet that inevitably leads to disaster. Not even the more sympathetic characters are immune to karmic retribution (indeed, the most amoral among them survives the longest); all succumb to their base urges—and pay dearly for their transgressions.

Ultimately, it’s a rather silly story. Ito himself admits that the development process wasn’t terribly complex; what if, he essentially wondered, humans were akin to the humble mosquito—voraciously seeking nourishment, in constant peril of being swatted into oblivion. Nevertheless, the tale’s deeper implications lingered in my memory, haunting me. Were the protagonists literally deprived of their agency by paranormal means? Or was their fatal addiction comparatively mundane in nature, indistinguishable from the sort of chemical dependency one might encounter in our own reality? Did a malevolent otherworldly entity manipulate their actions? Or were they doomed by some self-destructive impulse engraved directly into mankind's collective unconscious—a counterintuitive yet irrepressible instinct as inherent and immutable as the need to breathe?

This theme of compulsion recurs throughout Ito’s work (e.g., “Used Record”, “Hair”, “The Enigma of Amigara Fault”), and the ambiguity surrounding it is consistently compelling. The author wisely resists the temptation to provide concrete answers; the true horror, after all, lies in that very uncertainty.

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Smashed | Junji Ito