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The second volume and things get more brutal and gruesome.

We start with where we left off, which is with something in the hand of one of the kids. Apparently the guy who is supposed to give out food is hoarding it all and he is doing anything and everything to make sure no one gets in.. Welp, those parts were definitely very gruesome. Plus, with the teachers and what happened to them? Why didn’t they just run, stop drop and roll? I was definitely disturbed by this guy, Sekiya, not only is he hoarding the food but he is also just slashing and hitting kids left and right as someone took one of his bread rolls. What the fuck dude, these are kids. You selfish insert some very mean words. I was rooting for Sho and his classmates to take back control.

We meet up with the tiny little kid again. Welp, I guess I should add one more thing to my horror books list of things not to do (for instance don’t sign any strange contracts, don’t just go outside when it is dangerous, etc.): Don’t play with strange kids.

jahnsmm's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

aotrejo's review against another edition

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5.0

Just when I thought it could not get any better with the twist and turns Umezu throws in a fast one. This book focuses more on the adults, who are also stuck in the school, but they are so tainted that the children are better off without them. There is more violence in this book compared to the first one and Sho begins to discover where they are. It is definitely a coming of age moment throughout the book for Sho. He is not the same boy he was in the first pages of the first volume.

azuhr's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

ostrava's review against another edition

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3.0

Bro tried to help and ended up with a negative kill count. That's crazy.

ostrava's review against another edition

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5.0

There's something off-putting about this manga. You expect it to be less gory and scary because it involves children and most of it feels very juvenile and "tempered" kind of scary.

But then they hit you with an image or a concept that is actually kind of disturbing and you no longer know how to react. That's why it's so effective in my opinion.

I wouldn't say it's genuinely scary, but it is still good. And more importantly, I'm hooked...

secret_lover7's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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