Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Akira 1 by Katsuhiro Otomo

4 reviews

rawbeatz's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Amazing artwork, amazing story. Better than the movie so far!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

ignescentsky's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

1.0

Lots of showing not telling. Very action packed. The plot was interesting but pacing felt off.

Flat characters. An important relationship is not built up enough in the beginning for the end to have much emotional impact. 

The main character (and most of his friends) are unsympathetic and absolute jerks. He harasses/assaults the only major female character (who also happens to be one of the few likable characters) as a “joke.” It is implied that he gets another girl pregnant, and when she tries to tell him he basically ignores her. This behavior fits his character archetype I guess, but is not in any way condemned, and actually seems to be rewarded.  It seems like we are supposed to like and root for this character which is a huge turnoff.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Pregnancy

olddatainadeadmachine's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

goated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

akira_outofthegravity's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

Tetsuo deserves better 😤 amazing, spectacular, deserves way more hype!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, and Murder