Reviews tagging 'Blood'

No Longer Human by Junji Ito

36 reviews

veggiecats's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Really intense, but really well done. As a book, I mean its masterful and raw. In terms of Junji Ito's rendition of it, I think the illustrations definitely help with certain themes, such as a

Takeichi being "reborn" as Yoichi. And also the delusions and envisioning different people inhabiting one person.

I think this is wonderfully done and really resonated with me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Body horror, Child death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Abortion, Death, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Vomit, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Gore

I would not recommend reading this if you are actively struggling with feelings of hopelessness and suicidal ideations, symptoms of psychosis and extreme paranoia, or are sensitive to themes of sexual assault and rape.

happycroissant's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Gore, Body horror, Child abuse, Mental illness, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Domestic abuse

samsalamander's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Child death, and Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

musicalchikaan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Child death, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Bullying, Blood, Alcohol, Addiction, Murder, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Grief, Genocide, Death of parent, Suicide, Sexism, Self harm, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Incest, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Abandonment, Body horror, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Violence, Medical content, Gore, and Emotional abuse

bunnie888's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense 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

5.0

a story exploring the untold rules of humanity through an outsiders lens

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Drug use, Blood, Death, Suicide, and Sexual content

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

This was one of the darkest, most challenging books I’ve ever read. It honestly stunned me. The art was phenomenal. This one focuses more on the horrors of real life. Much more like a drama, which I always think of as a subgenre of horror. Definitely check out the content warnings before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Child abuse, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Addiction, Grief, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence

bmf223's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual violence, Body horror, Alcoholism, Incest, Death, Child abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Infidelity, Gore, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Blood, Murder, Bullying, and Confinement

telepathyjmin's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

A very interesting read. The slow descent of Yozo's mentality and seeing how he starts to lose touch with reality is so saddening yet intriguing to watch play out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Death, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Mental illness, Addiction, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

kingdamian345's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Well, that happened 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Blood, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Death, Dementia, Gaslighting, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicide, Addiction, Child abuse, Gore, Medical content, Mental illness, Violence, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

floatinthevoid's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Oh, I have a mixed feeling about this adaptation of the original novel. First of all, the artstyle is amazing, like wow. It really did so well in the way that it visualizes the narrative of the novel, such as Yozo's anxieties and trauma personified.. It enhanced the reading experience. But on the other hand, I feel like Yozo's character is a bit more demonized than the original work. Like, he becomes even more abusive and misogynistic. I know maybe it's for the horror effect, but it feels like it reduces a portion of the complexity of his character. 

I don't have any problem with Ito's own perception of Dazai's work, like the extra scenes and stuff. The bit where Ito choose to

break the 4th wall by inserting Osamu Dazai in the manga is very interesting although a bit odd, I get that it's his take on the narrator of No Longer Human who narrates the life of Yozo Oba from his own perspective.

it's an interesting take. 

All in all, one thing that I really respect about Junji Ito is how truthful he visualized Dazai's work. You can see how he honored No Longer Human by making it alive through his drawing and his own style to make the story alive. Respect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Suicide, Rape, Gore, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexism, Body horror, Infidelity, Murder, Vomit, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide attempt