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goodchivesonly's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Cannibalism, Blood, Domestic abuse, Gore, Body horror, and Medical content
vigneswara_prabhu's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
His stories are anthologies, often set in the Japanese countryside, where mysterious things are afoot, and just around the corner one might encounter the paranormal, that can, for no particular reason latch on to you, ruin your life, and often times end up taking it as well.
They often feature a coterie of everyday people, who are afflicted with, or experience the horrors on the others side of the veil. Where malicious, whimsical and mostly evil incarnate entities toy with you for their own perverted amusement. And there is little you can do to combat them.
The characters of Junji Ito rarely try to fight against their oppressors; you won't find wooden stake wielding, silver bullet shooting monster hunters. Just what one would expect if you were to encounter the monster that go bump in the night. You know the sort of characters, who're shown in the beginning of episodic TV shows, who fall victim to the murderer or monster, which then prompt our protagonists to come investigate the incident? Well, Junji Ito's works are filled with such characters, only, there are no Van Helsings who would come to avenge your murder. The monsters almost always end up winning. That's par for course.
Of course, since this is the drawn visual media of manga, readers are feasted to a litany of creature and body horror, which can keep little Timmy up at night. So, be warned.
On a personal note, the sheer simplicity, yet creativity that is put on display in these stories, has guilted me, in wanting to sit down, put pen to paper, and try writing a few horror stories of my own; quality notwithstanding.
Graphic: Mental illness, Medical content, Blood, Death, Animal death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Body horror, Cannibalism, Gore, and Torture
mermaidsherbet's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death, Vomit, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, and Gore
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Stalking, Physical abuse, Murder, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, Sexual content, and Mental illness
Minor: Death of parent, Transphobia, Classism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Grief
mydearwatsonbooks's review
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Body horror, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Medical content
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Minor: Cannibalism and Domestic abuse
desidala's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Murder, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Torture, and Violence