Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Fragments of Horror by Junji Ito

16 reviews

lilybear3's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, Murder, and Gore

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Domestic abuse

elpida_niki's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

A true masterpiece. I usually don't enjoy reading manga, but the plot here is just to perfect to judge the artstyle. I feel like i am now addicted to these stories, it's impossible yo get enough of them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, and Violence

mermaidsherbet's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

katiemack's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

So far, this is the first Junji Ito short-story collection I've read that comes close to Uzumaki in terms of consistent, cringe-worthy horror. While the themes differ, all of the stories are eerie and haunting (and some are incredibly gruesome and nasty); surprisingly, I found the more atmospheric ghost-adjacent stories to be the most enjoyable. Standouts for me are "Tomio-Red Turtleneck," "Gentle Goodbye," "Dissection-chan," and "Whispering Woman." 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Blood, and Death

Minor: Car accident

escapinginpaper's review

dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, and Murder

desidala's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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