Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Liminal Zone by Junji Ito

43 reviews

nathiddles_106's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Gore

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, and Murder

laverna's review

• 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Pedophilia, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

Junji Ito did it again! Loved this short collection of intriguing concepts and creepy stories. 'Weeping Woman Way' was probably my favourite of the collection, the imagery was disturbing and the premise I thought was interesting and unique. Although the ultimate concept of 'Slumber' really got under my skin, and might end up running through my mind during sleep hours. Really all of the stories could stand on their own. Maybe not as horrific as something like Uzumaki, but that didn’t take away my enjoyment of the collection. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, and Suicide attempt

lilybear3's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

This was a great outing for Junji Ito.  I've read a lot of his stuff and some of it's scary to me, but it's always unsettling in the best way.  The Liminal Zone in particular gave me chills and the illustrations, while always incredible, were especially creepy. 

Slumber

will haunt me forever.  The statue in Madonna would make an amazing tattoo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Torture and Violence

wispy_reviews's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

The Weeping woman was one of Ito’s weaker works to me, but still a gorgeous showcase of his artistic style.  
Madonna was much more interesting to me, very striking iconography alongside the theme of the Madonna/Whore complex in men and its destructive effect on the perception of women.
The Spirit Flow of Aokigahara is a classic Ito story, unnerving body horror and just the right amount of absurdity.  Has the bones to be a longer story if Ito wanted to do so, I think.
Slumber has a great sense of intrigue and a wonderfully twisted idea at its core, this one more than any of the others I would love to see explored in a more long form comic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Misogyny

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

elisedasnarechick's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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? N/A

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Violence

Minor: Cursing

perth_is's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Xenophobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

xsamwise's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Blood, and Murder

willow_the_wisp's review

dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, and Blood