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The Summer Hikaru Died

Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu

2023, Light novel, ongoing, 85%

Both have Body Horror.

The bond between Yoshiki and Hikaru is a welcome escape from their isolated village. But one day when the two boys meet up, Yoshiki can immediately tell something is off. Though the person standing before him looks and acts exactly like Hikaru, Yoshiki knows that his friend…

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Anime for fans of Stitches

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About Stitches

2010, Light novel, 1 vol, 58%

A tumor shaped like a man’s face slowly moves across a woman’s body. The sea shoots glowing balls into the sky, much to the distress of beachgoers. And a girl dressed up for a holiday has no eyes, no nose, nothing—her face is a total blank.

Hirokatsu Kihara pens true stories of unsolved mysteries, stitched together with page after page of Junji Ito’s original illustrations in this collection of nine eerie tales and a bonus manga story.

(Source: VIZ Media)

1. Kao (顔)
2. Toshoshitsu (図書室)
3. Umi kara... (海から…)
4. O-Bon (お盆)
5. Engeki Happyoukai (演劇発表会)
6. Folk Dance (フォークダンス)
7. Shichigosan (七五三)
8. Yuki no Futta Hi (雪の降った日)
9. Kuchibiru (唇)
10. Natsu no Sotsugyou Ryouko (夏の卒業旅行, The Summer Time Graduation Trip)

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