Here is my take after reading 6 chapters of the world eating Jigokusei Remina (Hellstar Remina) by Junji Itou.

Everytime I want to read something to refresh myself from reading heavy manga titles, I always end up picking a Junji Itou story. But you may ask, how does reading a horror manga in any way refreshing?

Well that's where I start talking about his short manga Jigokusei Remina... A story about an astronomer who discover a new star which shows fascinating characteristics out of the ordinary, being that it literally devours nearby stars.

That particular star was named Remina, which was her daughter's name. The start and her daughter showed uncanny similarities that are beyond the realm of coincidence.

After naming the star Remina, strange things started to happen for both the star and Remina that eventually causes chaos in the universe.

As always, the art of Junji Itou is definitely tailor made for the horror genre which holds all the craziness that his story tells to us readers.

Although this time, the characters are not that strong and memorable for me unlike his popular works: Gyo, Uzumaki and Tomie. But they are enough to move the narrative forward.

And this is where the refreshing part comes, each of Junji Itou's works keeps you unaware and clueless of each phenomenon that happens to the characters of his story which make it really interesting to read.

With that said, I would give Jigokusei Remina 8 stars out of 10.