Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror by Junji Ito

39 reviews

moth_mcgangis's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Gore, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Medical content, Car accident, Death, Mental illness, Body horror, and Self harm

kakeyame's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Blood, Bullying, Cannibalism, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, and Torture

Minor: Emotional abuse, Car accident, Infertility, Terminal illness, and Addiction

nyssa_jo's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.0

Would have been perfect if not for

gangs surfing on tornadoes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Body horror, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Stalking, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Medical content, Physical abuse, Addiction, and Cannibalism

meaghanelizabook's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, and Violence

house_of_hannah's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

This collection consists of twenty chapters all centered around the same town, Kurouzu-cho, and the same two main character's, Shuichi & Kirie. Some of the chapters lead into each other, while others are more episodic. Nonetheless they are all about what seems to be a spiral curse. 

Immediately you can see how detailed and well done the art is. It can go from something beautiful to something twisted in the span of a panel. Ito is known for his body horror, so expect nothing less here, as that is a main component of the story. 

Unfortunately, the characters themselves feel quite bland. They never really develop a personality. I wanted to feel invested in them and their fates at least a little, but just never really could. 

The art is ultimately what shines here, as the story is just ok. The spirals are interesting, and how they are incorporated into the art is mesmerizing. We never really get an explanation for what's going on though, but I think the ending is fitting. Considering all of this, it was just an average read for me in the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Medical content, Death, Death of parent, Cannibalism, and Car accident

Moderate: Pregnancy and Bullying

graceeland's review against another edition

challenging dark tense

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Bullying, Cannibalism, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Torture, and Violence

reki_oeo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Self harm, Stalking, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic friendship

archosaur's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Car accident, and Death

Moderate: Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Mental illness

jenniferlynnkrohn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, and Car accident

Moderate: Cannibalism and Stalking