Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Dissolving Classroom by 伊藤潤二, Junji Ito

5 reviews

annamarie98's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

Solid read, good horror that freaked me out, good time all around. Some animal abuse mentioned twice but nothing too bad thankfully. I always enjoy the way the stories tie together and had a good time with this manga

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death, Murder, Child death, Death of parent, Body horror, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Stalking, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

joaovn's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Gore, Murder, Blood, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Animal death and Domestic abuse

seawarrior's review

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Physical abuse

readwithjuly's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Kidnapping