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Lenni Reviews: “Orochi: The Perfect Edition” Vol. 4, by Kazuo Umezz

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This volume features two stories:

  • Eyes: Orochi takes an interest in a blind girl named Keiko, who’s father is falsely accused of murder.
  • Blood: The youngest of two sisters is constantly compared to the older and Orochi gets closer to them than expected.

This volume was more sat than scary; telling stories of family drama and putting a blind woman in the path of a murderer. There’s some thrilling moments in the first story and we learn a little more about Orochi but this volume is mostly the story with the sisters and leaves a somber feeling when it’s all done. 3.5 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Orochi: The Perfect Edition” Vol. 2, by Kazuo Umezz

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This volume contains three stories:

  1. Prodigy: Orochi follows a baby through his life to see how things will turn out and try to help him.
  2. Home: Orochi goes with a man who left his home village and returns after many years.
  3. Key: Orochi gets a new apartment to observe the people who live there.

While these premises seem simple, Umezz makes each one disturbing. This has such a Tales from the Crypt vibe and I love it. The second story has to be based on that Twilight Zone episode with the evil boy with powers and the third is a play on The Boy Who Cried Wolf. These are not criticisms, they’re cool retellings with their own style. This collection is good even though there’s some clunky dialog here and there. 4.5 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Orochi: The Perfect Edition” Vol. 1, by Kazuo Umezz

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This is a collection of 2 horror stories: Sisters and Bones. The first is when Orochi comes to this creepy house to be a maid for sisters Rumi and Emi and told to stay away from a certain room. In the second story, Orochi is a nurse for a woman who’s husband has had an accident.

These stories gave me some Girl From Nowhere vibes. Orochi’s abilities and goals are ambiguous but so far, she is more benevolent than Nano. In fact, Orochi is naïve as things don’t turn out as she’d hoped. If you’re in the market for some horror with an enigmatic protagonist, these are good stories. 4.7 out of 5.

Also, check out that series on Netflix. It’s awesome.

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