Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Alice in Borderland, Vol. 1 by Haro Aso

17 reviews

rafacolog's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Murder

panic_at_the_bookshelf's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

This sure was a pageturner. It's really nice to see how each puzzle unfolds and little by little we are getting more hints about what exactly Borderland and its games are. Throughout the story some characters are added and just by the way they are drawn out and written you know they will be important, giving the book even more mystery. A mystery I am eager to discover. 

However some characters say things about women that made me feel rather uncomfortable and the idea of how horrible it should be to die a virgin sure is put in the spotlight. Until now I am not sure whether it is the author who wants to reflect upon these ideas or it's just once again sexism served on a golden plate. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexism

ninahuynh's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

5.0

Such an interesting concept and the play on Alice in Wonderland! I like how we are learning the rules of the game and the world as the characters are-it keeps us on edge. I think Chota is supposed to be the comic relief character, but boy does he annoy me!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Bullying, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, and Grief

spooderman's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body horror, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Emotional abuse, Murder, Death, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Blood, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Stalking, Abandonment, Sexism, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Vomit, and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Classism, and Alcohol

harleyqueen's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.5

Good first volumes , sticks to the show pretty well apart from some different games. This first manga shows us the 3 main characters ending up in borderland and learning what happens if its game over. 2 full games are in this one . As well as them finding out what happens if your visa runs out 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

colie1018's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, Blood, and Alcohol

jengambale's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment

mir_frog73's review

adventurous funny 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

3.5

It was good but I think it will get better in later volumes 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Violence, Body horror, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Confinement, and Alcohol

marie_thereadingotter's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.5

Even with out knowing anything about this before starting, I had higher expectations. This was one of the most 'meh' manga Ive read in a long while. None of the characters are what I'd call likable, or really even all that interesting. 
The plot, didn't have any set up. We're kind of just thrown into it along with the characters which usually wouldn't be an issue if the world was more interesting. At least not for me.  
With characters that I don't particularly care about and a world that I don't find all that interesting, this just isn't for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence