Souichi's first curse victim is a boy from school to whom he gives stomach pain by nailing his doll to a tree. His favorite pastime, however, is inflicting curses on people using dolls. Souichi similarly has a low opinion of his family - especially his two siblings Kouichi and Sayuri - though he enjoys mercilessly teasing Sayuri. The first of these is "Souichi's Convenient Curse" in which he decides to curse a few of his classmates for kicks and giggles. Viewers are introduced to a mischievous 11-year-old boy who thinks of himself as brilliant, clever and handsome, which contradicts his classmates' opinion of him being a weirdo. Luckily, the Junji Ito Collection anime treats fans to three more of his famous stories not yet available in the US manga market. Two of the stories depict him as an adult in a possible future while only a single story features the iconic 11-year-old prankster he really is. As of this writing, Souichi only appears in three stories featured in the English version of Smashed, part of Viz Media's Junji Ito: Story Collection series. For a character who's highly prominent in many of Ito's works, it's surprising how little of Souichi Tsujii's stories have actually made it into the English market.
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