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challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The Weeping woman was one of Ito’s weaker works to me, but still a gorgeous showcase of his artistic style.
Madonna was much more interesting to me, very striking iconography alongside the theme of the Madonna/Whore complex in men and its destructive effect on the perception of women.
The Spirit Flow of Aokigahara is a classic Ito story, unnerving body horror and just the right amount of absurdity. Has the bones to be a longer story if Ito wanted to do so, I think.
Slumber has a great sense of intrigue and a wonderfully twisted idea at its core, this one more than any of the others I would love to see explored in a more long form comic.
Madonna was much more interesting to me, very striking iconography alongside the theme of the Madonna/Whore complex in men and its destructive effect on the perception of women.
The Spirit Flow of Aokigahara is a classic Ito story, unnerving body horror and just the right amount of absurdity. Has the bones to be a longer story if Ito wanted to do so, I think.
Slumber has a great sense of intrigue and a wonderfully twisted idea at its core, this one more than any of the others I would love to see explored in a more long form comic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting
Moderate: Misogyny