Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Deserter by Junji Ito

30 reviews

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

helliecreed's review

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

Moderate: Body horror and Gore

ellislilylovestoread's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, War, Body horror, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

ellenisntcool's review

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

gabriel_dingle's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

As this is a collection of Ito’s earlier works, it is expected that they will be slightly lower quality than his more recent works, so I was a bit lenient with my rating (3.75 -> 4). There are some really good classics in here, as well as some forgettable and predictable stories. The story the manga is named after, Deserter, was a little disappointing, however the twist was rather clever. I just wish Ito did a little bit more with the twist. Overall, there are many great short stories in here that make reading Deserter worth it, especially if you are a fan of horror manga.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Gore, Blood, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Violence, Self harm, Bullying, Suicide, and Body horror

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Child death, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Car accident

obnoxiousseagull's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Not my favorite of Junji Ito's collections, but it was a fun afternoon read. Especially the titular story "Deserter" at the very end. I really enjoy Junji Ito's storytelling and lack of explanation for what is going on. You are left wondering "How?" and "Why?" and your imagination fills in the rest of the details. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Violence, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Suicide, Stalking, Gore, War, and Suicidal thoughts

nodogsonthemoon's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, War, Gaslighting, Gore, Death, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Child death, Bullying, and Child abuse

sirenricobooks's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Death, Bullying, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, and Cursing

lynxpardinus's review

challenging dark mysterious tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, War, Body horror, Bullying, and Self harm

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Kidnapping, and Confinement

Minor: Colonisation

sylvestra's review

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Gore