Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Der Sommer, in dem Hikaru starb, Band 01 by Mokumokuren

22 reviews

gyulachan's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Toxic friendship

hiddenfallacies's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

The Summer Hikaru Died is a stunning combination of horror and a coming-of-age narrative. What would you do if your best friend died and was replaced by something that looks and acts exactly like him? Yoshiki tries to act as though nothing has changed, despite knowing the truth, but the town is getting stranger and people are dying. From the gorgeous art to the haunting story, this manga is something unique. I can't wait to see where it goes from here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gore

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying and Homophobia

hue's review against another edition

dark mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

Not really sure what to think about this yet. The horror aspect is great, but some of the mystery is muddled and doesn't add up. Maybe the next volume will tell more?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

nicxlo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

homebodynate's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Grief

Minor: Blood

aromarrie's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

stories of a loved one disappearing and then coming back wrong is a trope i don’t read enough, and this one nailed it in the first volume alone. i felt pushed to pick it up based on premise alone and it didn’t disappoint at all, thankfully. the art felt like it was being distorted based on the narrative, and it was so well done. already very dark & off-putting, and i’m excited to see the rest of the series 🩵

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, and Grief

connectedwings's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, and Grief

rmperezpadilla's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Grief

arwen_at_the_library's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Grief

kaiajimenez's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Homophobia