Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Dissolving Classroom by 伊藤潤二, Junji Ito

9 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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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

xxkatastrophe's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, and Child death

Minor: Kidnapping

ninahuynh's review

dark emotional 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

3.0

The last 2 stories were not it. 
It got annoying after awhile with all the apologizing, but with reading the ending remarks, the repetition makes more sense. I like how even though each chapter is a story within itself, they are still connected by Yuuma and Chizumi and their disturbing nature.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Torture, Violence, Gore, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Stalking

doomluz's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Bullying, Gore, Body horror, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death, Animal death, and Child abuse

Minor: Kidnapping

katiieecat's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Murder, Body horror, Child abuse, and Gore

Minor: Sexual assault and Stalking

pclairx's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, and Stalking

lilybear3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Death of parent, and Gore

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Kidnapping

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