From the Junji Ito Collection comes this short anime recreation of the manga Rumors This episode first aired in 2018 and, as I mentioned in the look at the manga, the majority of the story follows Soichi making up rumours about himself and spreading them around school.
Part of this involves him pinning up a lipstick advert in the schoolroom that features Miss Fuchi, the unheimlich or even monstrous model who made her first appearance in the manga Fashion Model. The impact on the schoolkids is immediate and creates fertile ground for Soichi to spread rumours that she is in town and terrorising kids.
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| rumour of attack |
The alleged reason for her visit is the nearby swamp, and he spreads further rumours about its properties, suggesting the waters make a bather more beautiful. Unfortunately for Soichi, Miss Fuchi is really in town and is using the swamps to bathe. Soichi has manipulated Midori with the rumours, as he perceives she has slighted him (she actually spotted and exposed his rumours), and she goes to bathe and Miss Fuchi emerges from the waters.
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| giant sized Miss Fuchi |
She is most upset with the idea that he has photographed her – as a model there are to be no unauthorised pictures, but the anime, even more than the manga, gives an idea to the scale of her – making her a veritable giant. Of course, having been very tall but still able to be a car passenger in Fashion Model we are left with the impression that she can supernaturally grow big and Soichi looks tender and tasty…
The imdb page is here.
On Blu-Ray @ Amazon US
On Blu-Ray @ Amazon UK
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