Reviews tagging 'Death'

A Sala de Aula que Derreteu by Junji Ito

28 reviews

filipa_maia's review against another edition

dark 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

This is my first time reading a Junji Ito's book and I really liked it.

I love horror books and the weirdness of these drawings alongside the very twisted plot are really dark and macabre. The fact that we never figure out who is the, actually, the "bad sibling" is my favorite part of the entire book.

I have several of his books in my shelves and I can't wait to read them all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Bullying, and Murder

natedmp's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

This is my introduction into Junji Ito's work, which I have been wanting to get on for a long time. This is some grim storytelling with some graphic depictions. It's made up of several short stories, bundled together with an over-arcing plot. The characters are sinister and the narrative is great. Really enjoyed this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Torture, Cannibalism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent

stardustdreamer's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death of parent, Murder, Death, Medical content, and Child death

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

afi_whatafireads's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.75

While I do understand the notions of this manga, I do feel that for this particular one, it fell a bit flat for me.

Personal Ratings : 3.75🌟

Dissolving Classroom tells on two siblings who are both weird on their own. Whenever they came to a new town, the brother will never stop apoligizing and the sister eats brain as a daily substance.

While I do get why Ito wrote this manga, in a sense as a satire for the people who told empty promises, its also, for me, not quite well-executed. With Ito's usual grotesque style, this manga was one that made me almost wanted to vomit, I had liked its fast paced style.

Will this be good for everyone? Obviously not. But if you do want to try Ito's lesser compelling works, you can try this one out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Child death, Deportation, Body horror, Death of parent, Gore, Addiction, Bullying, Vomit, Dysphoria, Blood, Death, and Confinement

harmonique's review against another edition

dark 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cannibalism, Child death, Murder, Body horror, Death of parent, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

pclairx's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, and Stalking

sba2x's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Murder, and Physical abuse

im_illiterate's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Gore

leocancer's review against another edition

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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, and Child death

joaovn's review against another edition

dark tense 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Gore, Murder, Blood, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Animal death and Domestic abuse