Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Liminal Zone by Junji Ito

23 reviews

roskoff's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Classic Junji Ito. Interesting, unique horror plots drawn in a fascinating, grotesque way. Loved it and also it gave me nightmares. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Blood

mercuryblue6's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

What can I say, its another Junji Ito collection. What I really enjoyed about this collection over the others is the focus on spirituality with death. A few of the stories incorporated traditional stories from a few different religions, namely Christianity which was really interesting to see from a Japanese manga artist and author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Murder, Blood, Death, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

pheebabeeba_'s review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Really creepy and bizarre! I love the art! The second and third stories were my favorites! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Body horror

Minor: Pedophilia

sylvestra's review

dark mysterious tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Blood, and Death

mxpringle's review

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Gore, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Body horror, and Terminal illness

maximauve's review

dark fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Murder, Religious bigotry, Child death, and Body horror

haleybre's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Gore, Blood, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide

kstericker's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, and Body horror

Minor: Terminal illness and Sexual assault

sandramarinis's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.0

The two first stories were just okay, but the last two blew my mind. I absolutely loved them. Didn't expect to feel horrified. The last stories made me feel uncomfortable, tense and uneasy, which was exactly what I wanted to feel. Loved the twists. The artwork was amazing for the entire manga. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Body horror, Death, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Violence, Chronic illness, Gore, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Minor: Confinement and Adult/minor relationship

m4rtt4's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

This one was milder with the gore, and while I was not primarily looking for blood and bodily horror, they probably would have made the stories more horrifying as the psychological horror felt milder too and overall I wasn't as creeped out as I usually am with Ito. Insanely skilled art and creative stories as always, but something was missing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Infidelity and Adult/minor relationship