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perth_is's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
yzer2468's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
emamoretti03's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
dollhousebooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder
belladonnashrike's review
5.0
- “you’re killing people?”
- “no, I’m killing boys!”
absolutely could not put this down.
I love the art in this manga so much, I think it’s my favorite now. for some reason I’ve never actually read any horror manga (weird considering how horror is one of my fave genres) and this was a great introduction. NEED to get my hands on the rest of ito’s work!!
I have a lot to think about with this collection of stories, I can’t really articulate everything right now - but damn, I loved it. the creativity is incredible. tomie is really awful but I just feel so sympathetic towards her at the same time.
deffffinitely will reread this. and I need to get a physical copy immediately so I can admire the artwork as intended 🩸
faves in no particular order:
- painter
- waterfall basin
- hair
- basement
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicide, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, and Medical content
Minor: Alcoholism and Cancer
cheyanndow's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
mermaidsherbet's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Rape, Grief, Car accident, and Classism
blairecee's review
- 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
3.75
One of the interesting things that comes up thematically is the gendered stakes involved in interactions with the opposite sex. That Margaret Atwood quote about men being afraid women will laugh at them and women being afraid men will kill them comes to mind, especially with regards to the three part story at the end. Perhaps the thematic waters are muddied a bit by Tomie's implied culpability in destroying the model's beauty, but whether or not she is responsible for his disfigurement, his actions are essentially fueled by her rejection and derision of him, leading him to torture and murder her.
Really interesting deep analysis of the themes here: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b91e468b1d464cb2bf6d6d47db8231f5
Graphic: Body horror, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Minor: Rape
_sunday_sucks_'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting
Minor: Alcoholism and Rape
the_sapphic_witch's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail