Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Goodbye, Eri by Tatsuki Fujimoto

9 reviews

sashaanauo's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

picked this up on a whim, super fast read but honestly wonderful! great use of panel layout and pacing, with some super interesting themes and handlings of grief. loved it!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Terminal illness

Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

ambenicole418's review

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad fast-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

5.0

10/10! Full Marks! 100,000 Points! 💖🌟 I laughed, I cried, and I was gagged several times while reading this manga! 😆 This will definitely go on my list of books I think everyone should read at some point in their life! It’s fascinating the way Fujimoto blurs the lines between fiction and reality. Just when you think you know what’s going on and where the story’s going you find out that you actually don’t. 

There is such interesting commentary on life, death, the way we chose to remember the ones we lost, and how sometimes the memories we chose to keep and the way we view people through those memories blur the lines between reality and fiction. I’m not gonna say anymore than that though because I think everyone should go into this manga blind and experience it for themselves. ❤️🩵🩶🤍

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Bullying

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Child death, and Car accident

spooderman's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Terminal illness, Cancer, Blood, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Grief

Moderate: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Car accident

cuteasamuntin's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Death of parent

Moderate: Death and Child death

Minor: Excrement and Bullying

themadbloodstone's review against another edition

emotional reflective

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

5.0

A beautiful piece of comedy-tragedy with just a pinch of fantasy.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Child abuse, and Suicide attempt

ewwniamh's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-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

4.25

fujimoto does not miss!!!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Grief, and Terminal illness

Minor: Suicide attempt, Bullying, and Suicidal thoughts

daisy923's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

i really loved the way fujimoto framed much of the story in sort of wide angle shots like viewing through the main characters camera, and how the line between reality and fantasy is blurred, especially at the end. i dont have the writing skills to explain all my thots and onions lol so whatever just read it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Child death and Car accident

moogle_exe's review against another edition

emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

5.0

An emotional rollercoaster that I did not want to get off from. 

Tatsuki Fujimoto’s recent oneshot strapped me in and took me on more twists and turns than I would have ever expected. To say this book was plot twist central is an understatement. 

The art of Fujimoto persists to be one of my all time favourites. With little to no dialogue, it adds emphasis on how talented and how hard working Fujimoto is with their art. Again, they have a way of  capturing character candidness that most manga artists are afraid to - there’s is beauty in ugliness and Fujimoto shows it.

I cannot recommend their works and stories enough. Give this manga a read!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Terminal illness

Minor: Suicide attempt and Child abuse

fukurocari's review against another edition

fast-paced

5.0

i'm a fan of fujimoto's works and this new one-shot is no exception to that. i love how he manages to portray so much in such a small story. the characteristic that stood out to me the most from this one-shot was how the line between what Yuta records and what his actual life is like is so blurred that you can't  really tell when it is true to his story.

also the way we as readers unlock the real personalit of yuta's mother is really tragic, going from knowing her how Yuta forced himself to remember her to what she actually was like through yuta's father cry for forgiveness is an impressive use of the whole movie making theme that the manga uses as a storytelling  element.

apart from the storyline itself the art is beautiful, the panels when yuta records eri are mesmerizing and fujimoto's art style  is so recognizable throughout  it all. if anyone is looking for a short yet impactful story to read fast I would definitely  recommend this

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Suicide, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm