Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

Uzumaki Deluxe: Spiral into Horror by Junji Ito

122 reviews

ggallinot's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.25

Soooo…. This is the epitome of nightmare fuel. Graphic, terrifying, and highly unsettling. Many disturbing images and stories. Definitely a work of art in its own right. Took this monster down in one sitting. May have to… spiral back at some point 😏 Also, will never look at spirals the same way again. 🌀

Cosmic horror, Lovecraftian vibes for sure. It sorta reminded me of that movie “23” but with spirals. 

I liked the episodic feel to it and I liked that, even with a lot of individual stories, there was a through line and callbacks that led to a larger, cohesive story and ending. That being said, surprised our main characters didn’t get the heck out of dodge much, MUCH sooner when it was still possible (which I think it was at one point as it’s mentioned many people have left the town). 

The ending is definitely a bit of a downer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Cannibalism

resquite's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Violence, and Medical trauma

ish9999's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, and Body horror

blueberrypi'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? No

3.0

I don’t even know what to say except Kirie really should’ve listened to her boyfriend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Body horror

Moderate: Cannibalism

yumiz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Cannibalism, and Body horror

woolfinbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

OKAY THIS WAS ACTUALLY WORTH THE HYPE!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Body horror, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Cannibalism

cwatson1234's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicide, Violence, and Cannibalism

mxpringle's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

5.0

This was just incredible. I loved the way that the art style went from straight lines and as the characters devolved into insanity, there was way more curvature until everything was a spiral. The way that those artistic elements played into the plot was just masterful 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Self harm, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Confinement, Murder, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Blood, Torture, Medical content, Medical trauma, Grief, Gore, Child death, Cannibalism, and Animal death

deebauched's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No

3.5

 Kirie... let's leave this town together.

all i'm gonna say is that this girl should've listened to her boyfriend when he said this to her on page 14. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Body horror, and Cannibalism

meowcoric's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Body horror, Child death, Cannibalism, Death, Murder, and Mental illness