Status
Available
Collection
Publication
VIZ Media LLC (2020), 256 pages
Description
"An unknown planet emerges from inside a wormhole, and its discoverer, Dr. Oguro, christens the body 'Remina' after his own daughter. His finding is met with great fanfare, and Remina herself rises to fame. However, the object picks up speed as it moves along in its curious course, eliminating planets and stars one after another, until finally Earth itself faces extinction. Is the girl Remina the true cause of the catastrophe?"--Provided by publisher.
User reviews
LibraryThing member villemezbrown
I suppose there is a case to be made for Remina being so bad it's good, but I'm not going to be the one to make it. This is a horrible B-movie in manga form as a rogue planet from deep space called Remina heads toward Earth, destroying all other planets in its path. Meanwhile, in Japan, with
The twists are predictable, the science is laughable, and the ending is just stupid beyond belief.
The imagery is eerie and unsettling, as one would expect from Junji Ito, but the dialogue and characters are stiff and wooden. And despite the book and planet being named for her, Remina is an empty sexist trope of a victim, existing only to be idolized, pursued, or literally carried like baggage by the men in her life. Sad and disgusting.
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apocalypse looming, the crazed populace decides the blame lies with the young girl, Remina Oguro, for whom the planet was named by her scientist father.The twists are predictable, the science is laughable, and the ending is just stupid beyond belief.
The imagery is eerie and unsettling, as one would expect from Junji Ito, but the dialogue and characters are stiff and wooden. And despite the book and planet being named for her, Remina is an empty sexist trope of a victim, existing only to be idolized, pursued, or literally carried like baggage by the men in her life. Sad and disgusting.
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LibraryThing member krau0098
Series Info/Source: This is a stand alone graphic novel. I got this as a Christmas gift.
Story (3/5): Dr. Oguro discovers an previously unknown planet that emerges from a wormhole and names it Remina after his daughter. This discovery launches both Dr. Oguro and his daughter into fame. That is
Characters (3/5): The characters are fine but we don’t spend much time with any of them. Remina (the daughter) comes off as fairly shallow and naive. Almost everyone else dies before we get any page space with them.
Setting (3/5): The landscape on planet Remina is interesting but we get very little time on it and very little explanation. Most of the story takes place on a Earth plagued by fear and riots (oh, wait does this take place in 2020?). It’s fine but nothing special.
Writing/Drawing Style (3/5): I continue to really love Ito’s illustration style, he does an amazing job putting in lots of horrifying detail. The story this time around was fairly simple and a bit lackluster, I definitely didn’t enjoy it as much as Uzumaki or as much as Tomie. This story didn’t have as much irony and mind-bending craziness as some of his other books.
My Summary (3/5): Overall I didn’t hate this but I was also somewhat disappointed. This is okay but I just expected more. The drawing is still really well done with lots of detail but the story was very lackluster and this wasn’t nearly as mind bending as Uzumaki was.
Story (3/5): Dr. Oguro discovers an previously unknown planet that emerges from a wormhole and names it Remina after his daughter. This discovery launches both Dr. Oguro and his daughter into fame. That is
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until the planet Remina starts to devour everything and head straight towards Earth...and Remina (the daughter) is blamed. This was an okay story, there just isn’t much to it and it was pretty light from a psychological terror viewpoint...it just wasn’t that scary.Characters (3/5): The characters are fine but we don’t spend much time with any of them. Remina (the daughter) comes off as fairly shallow and naive. Almost everyone else dies before we get any page space with them.
Setting (3/5): The landscape on planet Remina is interesting but we get very little time on it and very little explanation. Most of the story takes place on a Earth plagued by fear and riots (oh, wait does this take place in 2020?). It’s fine but nothing special.
Writing/Drawing Style (3/5): I continue to really love Ito’s illustration style, he does an amazing job putting in lots of horrifying detail. The story this time around was fairly simple and a bit lackluster, I definitely didn’t enjoy it as much as Uzumaki or as much as Tomie. This story didn’t have as much irony and mind-bending craziness as some of his other books.
My Summary (3/5): Overall I didn’t hate this but I was also somewhat disappointed. This is okay but I just expected more. The drawing is still really well done with lots of detail but the story was very lackluster and this wasn’t nearly as mind bending as Uzumaki was.
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LibraryThing member MerkabaZA
A great example of Junji Ito's inspiration from HP Lovecraft. Remina is a story that tells a story of the end of the world through some unknown entity beyond the comprehension of mankind. We have no idea of the origin or purpose of the monstrous planet, Remina. What we can do, though, is appreciate
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a master of the genre at the peak of his skills. Show Less
LibraryThing member Adlanji
one of the first stories i've read from junji ito that really cemented him as a great horror mangaka in my head. creepy scifi is just the best horror out there imo
Awards
Eisner Award (Nominee — 2021)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2005
Physical description
8.25 inches
ISBN
197471747X / 9781974717477