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Dissolving Classroom by 伊藤潤二, Junji Ito

6 reviews

joyful_patatas's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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? It's complicated

4.0

I've only recently gotten into Junji Ito's work with Dissolving Classroom being a quick read and it definitely made me feel a lot of discomfort as J-horror is known to be. Although, some of the scenes I found to be quite humorous, it does stand well with horrifying detailed dissolving bodies.

Dissolving beauty was the chapter that really did give me the hebbie-jeebies and the last chapter's twist made it shocking at first, but once you look back and think about it, it makes sense. Of course, from how short and abstract it is, there are a lot of unanswered questions, but the author knows this and even end the book saying it is up to the reader's imagination.

I personally wished the story was longer since I am someone who enjoys having everything in detail, but this is still a solid story nonetheless and definitely recommend it if you want a quick read of J-horror manga genre.

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natedmp's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is my introduction into Junji Ito's work, which I have been wanting to get on for a long time. This is some grim storytelling with some graphic depictions. It's made up of several short stories, bundled together with an over-arcing plot. The characters are sinister and the narrative is great. Really enjoyed this.

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dark fast-paced

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

3.75

While I do understand the notions of this manga, I do feel that for this particular one, it fell a bit flat for me.

Personal Ratings : 3.75🌟

Dissolving Classroom tells on two siblings who are both weird on their own. Whenever they came to a new town, the brother will never stop apoligizing and the sister eats brain as a daily substance.

While I do get why Ito wrote this manga, in a sense as a satire for the people who told empty promises, its also, for me, not quite well-executed. With Ito's usual grotesque style, this manga was one that made me almost wanted to vomit, I had liked its fast paced style.

Will this be good for everyone? Obviously not. But if you do want to try Ito's lesser compelling works, you can try this one out.

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