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geektastically's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
pekoegal's review
4.0
Weird, a little hard to follow, but good. Amazing how much of an impact events from as far back as elementary school can have.
rakoerose's review against another edition
3.0
Honestly, a bit meh in my opinion. That’s not to say the concept wasn’t still fun to explore!
”Grown-ups and kids just occupy different worlds.”
As a quick note: I did not pick this up with the understanding that it was horror and the sheer heaviness of everything depicted surprised me. This is because, reading this digitally, I wasn’t able to see where on the back it says “psychological horror.” So this is a warning for everyone else! Definitely a horror. Also please look up content warnings for this if you need them bc wow there’s a lot.
I found this quite... lackluster? It tries to do so much within the confines of one volume that it became, in my opinion, quite a chaotic mess. I was still able to follow the story and receive the psychological thrills it wanted to deliver, but I found myself more often than not confused. Add in the fact that I predicted the ending, and it lost a lot of its shine. It’s not good to find one’s self more bored than gripped by the events of the manga.
The art was really fitting for the horror style, though! I really liked seeing the big spreads full of butterflies and intricately made rooms. Each character is clearly distinctive in appearance, which is important when you have a split timeline situation.
If you’re already a big horror manga fan, I’d highly recommend it. Asano is highly accomplished in the genre, and I still want to try reading some of his other works.
”Grown-ups and kids just occupy different worlds.”
As a quick note: I did not pick this up with the understanding that it was horror and the sheer heaviness of everything depicted surprised me. This is because, reading this digitally, I wasn’t able to see where on the back it says “psychological horror.” So this is a warning for everyone else! Definitely a horror. Also please look up content warnings for this if you need them bc wow there’s a lot.
I found this quite... lackluster? It tries to do so much within the confines of one volume that it became, in my opinion, quite a chaotic mess. I was still able to follow the story and receive the psychological thrills it wanted to deliver, but I found myself more often than not confused. Add in the fact that I predicted the ending, and it lost a lot of its shine. It’s not good to find one’s self more bored than gripped by the events of the manga.
The art was really fitting for the horror style, though! I really liked seeing the big spreads full of butterflies and intricately made rooms. Each character is clearly distinctive in appearance, which is important when you have a split timeline situation.
If you’re already a big horror manga fan, I’d highly recommend it. Asano is highly accomplished in the genre, and I still want to try reading some of his other works.
marcelo_flores's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
theduchess93's review
5.0
I don't know what the fuck I just read but it was thought provoking and soul crushing
julianapmeyer's review
5.0
Que mangá bom e perturbador. Inio Asano pega muito bem a subjetividade humana e joga sem dó em uma arte muito sua.
dusk9147's review
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
A masterpiece of short manga. The kind of thing you want to reread over and over again. Not Asano’s most detailed art, but some of his most beautiful. One of his most beautiful stories in general with many themes packed into such a short runtime. Asano is a masterful writer and this work is no exception.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Death, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Gore, Physical abuse, Bullying, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual content
Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Stalking
emilychau's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
pachypedia's review against another edition
3.0
Creo que voy a necesitar hacer una segunda lectura de este manga, me ha parecido muy conguso. Lo que sí me ha quedado claro es que en el agua de ese pueblo tiene que haber algo raro para que todos sus habitantes sean tan miserables.