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bumblemee's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
I don't know how to rate this, because while there is a lot to love there are scenes/images in there that I disapprove of strongly.
I didn't need to read/see these weird sexualizing scenes centering children.
Some of them might be meant as the embarrassment older children/young teens might have around sexual topics, one was probably meant to be funny because Riko sees Reg as a robot and not a person she interacts withstill, why tf would she think "i wanna see how this robot works compared to humans - for this reason, I need to insert something from behind" ...?!?!? . One was up until now unexplained recollection of trauma. As you can see, there's ways to explain why these things are there, but it's still more than questionable. It grossed me out and I really hope it was put in there "accidentally" (how??).
Other than that there's a lot of cool ideas in there. The illustration style is beautiful and the abyss is fascinating, magical and horrifying at the same time. I didn't mind the worldbuilding aspects interfering with the plot so much, because learning things about the abyss was one of the most interesting things to me.
Sadly, I will probably never know what else there is to explore and how the plot continues, because I don't think I want to read scenes like the ones mentioned above any more.
I didn't need to read/see these weird sexualizing scenes centering children.
Some of them might be meant as the embarrassment older children/young teens might have around sexual topics, one was probably meant to be funny because Riko sees Reg as a robot and not a person she interacts with
Other than that there's a lot of cool ideas in there. The illustration style is beautiful and the abyss is fascinating, magical and horrifying at the same time. I didn't mind the worldbuilding aspects interfering with the plot so much, because learning things about the abyss was one of the most interesting things to me.
Sadly, I will probably never know what else there is to explore and how the plot continues, because I don't think I want to read scenes like the ones mentioned above any more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual violence
therainbowshelf's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This manga has a really interesting premise, and I love the adorable and sketchy art style. It deserves more than 2 stars, but I can’t quite recommend it because there’s an highly fetishized illustration near the beginning of a 12 year old being punished by being strung up naked for taking relics (she was even drooling and the rope went between her legs) and I feel uncomfortable recommending the book as a result. It was a creative cruel punishment but it didn’t need to be shown in Shibari style.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Classism
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