Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Deserter by Junji Ito

29 reviews

adorableautist's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Junji Ito's earlier works, while occasionally rough around the edges, really illuminate how enduring his talent for unsettling stories is. These early stories lack a lot of the otherworldly or "eldritch" horror that characterizes much of his most recognizable work, instead evoking the quality of uniquely twisted urban legends. Still, Ito's mastery of pathos, body horror, and ecstatic madness, along with his penchant for young moralistic heroes trying to withstand a world of nihilistic horrors, gives this collection a quality that is uniquely his.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Suicide

dishwaterpossum's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Some super good stories and some okay ones. Mix mix.  A few delightfully creepy images to stick with you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, and Suicide

savshelfinger's review

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

Classic early Junji Ito; I rate the titular story as the best in the bunch. Didn’t care for Bullied. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, and Gore

Moderate: Child abuse

saltnvinnies's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Blood, Gore, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Body horror, War, Animal cruelty, and Gaslighting

alexutzu's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

Not my favourite Junji Ito collection, but not the worst either. I would say that it was more twisted than others, including many disturbing scenes: from war-related stories to  unusual spiritual rituals, including all sorts of abusive interactions. A story that caught my attention was "A Father's Love" though, as it covered family dynamics in a particular (and disturbing) way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Death

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Blood

Minor: War

pipbiz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: War

draven_deathcrush's review

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

2.0

I just found most of the stories very boring. The only ones that I really liked were The Long Hair in the Attic and Where The Sandman Lives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Death

nightstitch96's review

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? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Self harm, Death, Suicide, Gore, and Body horror

haleybre's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Violence, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Suicide, and Body horror

onekid1egg's review

dark tense medium-paced

4.0

it’s interesting to see his early work, right after reading shivers I think his work improved a lot over time, don’t like this one as much

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror