In the climax, only Dr. Kurodera and Wataro survive the mass meditation while the other people who helped Kyoko are reduced to skeletons. Junji Ito: "And then the senses of the hypnotist's son become engorged and grow to gigantic size because they have to be larger to take in all of the girl's truth and wisdom! So his eyeballs grow out of his head and his ear-drums spill out of his ears and his tongue gets too big for his mouth and his nervous system explodes out of his body and becomes a celestial constellation." When Brown asked if he was worried the world has become so scary that it’s hard for his manga to compete, Ito responded “Yes, there have been some horrible incidents lately that make me think real life is scarier than manga. But my manga is far removed from reality and many of them couldn’t happen in real life. So I don’t think it really competes with reality. But eventually, if science develops to a point where we enter a period where things begin to happen that you couldn’t imagine, then I have wondered if that’s maybe the end of my manga. But I hope such a day will not come.” Hazra, Adriana (November 29, 2021). "Daruchan, Ship of Theseus, 4 More Manga Nominated for Best Comic at Angoulême 2022". Anime News Network . Retrieved December 22, 2021. A God Am I: Kagero Aido becomes hungry for the knowledge of the entire universe, and believes he will become its creator once he does so, dismissing the idea that God is supreme.

When Brown dryly pointed out that this was somewhat ironic given Ito’s long history scary, frightening images (the legged fish of Gyo, the haunting spirals of Uzumaki and the singular horror icon that is Tomie), Ito countered with his belief that “[ Sensor] may be a story that brings hope.” Written and illustrated by Junji Ito, the series began serialization in Nemuki+ on August 10, 2018. [3] The series completed its serialization on August 10, 2019. [4] The individual chapters were collected into a single tankōbon volume, which was released by Asahi Sonorama on November 7, 2019. [5]Lawrence, Briana (August 19, 2021). "Junji Ito's Manga Sensor Has Made Me Paranoid About Any and All Loose Strands of Hair". The Mary Sue . Retrieved December 22, 2021.

In the morning, it is announced that Mount Sengoku has erupted. The rescue team discovers Kyoko in the debris, now sporting the golden hair coloring of the Amagami. Now, with the unusual phenomenon and the dark visions that the village has seen in deep space, an unknown terror threatens to be unleashed. Kyoko must save the world before the cosmic nightmare wreaks havoc on humanity. You can really tell that Ito put a lot of work into the art of this series. It features some incredibly grotesque imagery, on par with Ito's best. The art has always been the main draw for me when it comes to Ito's manga, and Sensor delivers in spades. Godiva Hair: In Yukio's fevered visions of Kyoko, she appears nude with her amagami hair covering her breasts. You’ve referred a few times in this interview to getting older. How has age affected what scares you?

Messianic Archetype: Father Miguel is a leader of oppressed Christians who has long hair and a beard like typical depictions of Jesus, and dies on a cross because of his faith, becoming a martyr for his people. Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence: The villagers believe that after his supposed death Father Miguel actually returned to the heavens. They're right. He also had some assistance, with Kyoko's help.

And so starts this set of short stories, all connected by the golden hair, the sect that's obsessed with it, the girl Kyoko Byakuya and an intrepid reporter, who keeps trying to find her.It's also the first Junji Ito work I've read, where the ending has a tiny spark of hope in it, which was nice, actually. Ito’s afterword (that he says he had to write - this entire book feels like he’s just filling space/meeting his obligations, rather than doing something he really wants) is quite revealing. He mentions that he started with a rough structure and then abandoned it to basically freestyle the rest of the book. And it shows! It’s almost like he knows it’s a shambles and he’s apologising for how it turned out - “this is really the result of the bus driving away before everyone is on board.” The best of these is Chapter 4, "The Battle at Bishagaura." In it, Tsuchiyado follows Kyoko Byakuya to a village plagued by "suicide bugs," huge, bulbous, roach-like insects that leap under walking people's feet, as if they want to be squished. When stepped on, these bugs burst into a disgusting mess of fluid and organs that mysteriously resemble a crushed human. This story only vaguely relates to the others in Sensor, but it's easy to see why Ito would include it -- it's awful in the best way.