Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Liminal Zone by Junji Ito

9 reviews

mermaidsherbet's review

3.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

roskoff's review

3.25

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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

mxpringle's review

4.5

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

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Content Warnings

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

sandramarinis's review

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement

riri78's review

4.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death

Minor: Mental illness, Suicide attempt

mercurial's review

3.5

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Sexual harassment

physicalsecrets's review

3.75

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder

bookishwondergoth's review

3.25

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Beautiful artwork as always in Junji Ito’s wholly distinctive, freaky style. The stories themselves are a bit of a mixed bag, with ‘Weeping Woman Way’ being somewhat dull, ‘Madonna’ being a pretty interesting story and ‘The Spirit Flow of Aokigahara’ being downright bizarre.

The final story, ‘Slumber’, legitimately freaked me out. With this one, I got it: the dread of turning the page, the unsettling discomfort looking at the images, the dismayed horror and lurch in my stomach at the final panel. I’m writing this review at 12:30am and can already tell sleep is going to be a struggle. This final story alone warrants a full 5 stars, but the other 3 are so lacklustre that I can’t really bring myself to rate the whole book higher than a 3.25.

I really should stop reading Junji Ito’s standalone stories before bed. I’m usually totally ok with them for the most part but every now and then one will really, really haunt me. ‘Slumber’ is definitely one of them.

Absolutely love it though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Grief, Religious bigotry

Minor: Suicide, Terminal illness

charlotteiisobel's review

3.0

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail