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魔の断片 Ma no Kakera by 伊藤潤二, Junji Ito

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alexutzu's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

whosjessanyway's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

4.0

My first Junji Ito, as well as my first manga.
Picked this up because I was in the mood for something spooky and fast paced, and it did not disappoint. Made me want to keep exploring this format. Really enjoyed it.

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rissasreading's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

3.6 - I really enjoyed this collection of short stories and it was a quick but fun read. The art was stunning as always and I really liked mostly all of the stories.
The standouts were:

Futon

Gentle Goodbye

Dissection Chan

Whispering Woman

phoneygemini's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

itsabluejay's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

tsundokuuu's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I have a hard time reading manga because it's so expensive for how short of an experience you get, but I freaking LOVE Junji Ito! His stories are so well written even though they're fast, and I love his type of horror. At slme places the scene is getting tense and as you tur th epage for the reveal there's one large SUPER detailed picture that just stops your breath. The only critique I have is that his endings sometkmes feel kind of like he's just slapping together something quick, although that's very rarely. My favourite story was the last one, which has been made into an episode of the Junji Ito anime series on Netflix.

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