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cwatson1234's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Gore, Suicide, Violence, and Cannibalism
mxpringle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
chazaiya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
story-wise for most of the run it's alright. it goes through a new scenario every chapter with a new horrifying idea relating to spirals. it's cool how creative Ito gets with how exactly he can make something as simple as a spiral scary. but the real greatness of this work starts to show in the later chapters once Chie enters. at this point the story has more structure to it and Ito is writing not purely for the sake of being scary but to reach a logical conclusion. those last few chapters are incredible.
and needless to say Junji Ito is masterful with his art and how he uses it for worldbuilding. the way he uses his pen draw such unnerving figures and settings is unlike anything i've seen.
it's good. i get why people praise Ito so highly for this. i might check out some of his other multi-chapter stories like Tomie or Gyo. i'm particularly interested in his adaptation of No Longer Human, so maybe that next.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Self harm, Suicide, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Gore, and Cannibalism
Minor: Stalking
leonormsousa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
ssdgm91's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Stalking and Pregnancy
lames's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
finleyfrogreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Animal death, Self harm, Suicide, Medical content, Cannibalism, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Grief
chloereadds's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship
thereaderfriend's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Death of parent
Moderate: Confinement, Torture, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
ririissoamazing's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail