thegayestghost's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Blood, Suicide, Death, Violence, Body horror, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Gore, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Pandemic/Epidemic
bookishwondergoth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Just utterly horrific. You don’t pick up Junji Ito for the lovable characters or the intricate plot (although this is by far the most cohensive story taking place across several volumes that I’ve read of his). You come for the nightmarish art; the batshit supernatural occurrences; the squicky disgusting and deeply unsettling body horror… and boy, does he deliver.
The final short story in the back about the holes on the fault line is genuinely going to give me nightmares. Holy shit.
Genuinely scary. I need to sleep with the light on.
Graphic: Confinement, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death, Animal death, and Suicide
lynxpardinus's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Suicide, Body horror, Gore, and Medical content
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and War
Minor: Misogyny
naomidanae'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Suicide, and Violence
escapinginpaper's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Suicide attempt, and Violence
lordofdisorder's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Suicide, and Terminal illness