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Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories by Junji Ito

39 reviews

deborah_green's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, Gore, Body shaming, Murder, Mental illness, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Medical trauma

flowingleaves's review

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Medical content, Death of parent, Body horror, Gore, Death, and Violence

justanotherisi's review

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Body horror, Alcoholism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

maras_headphones's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.25

i've never read a horror manga before and so of course i was excited to read from the legend. the art was amazing and the stories really spooked me. Hanging blimp, marionette mansion, and greased really stuck out to me. I physically gagged reading greased so it was definitely a horrifying experience. 

Painter is a classic and i've heard a lot about Tomie. It was interesting to see what everyone was talking about.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicide, Mental illness, and Murder

r_tthalia's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

lynxpardinus's review

dark mysterious reflective tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Violence, Body horror, Cannibalism, Murder, Death of parent, Gore, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape

Minor: Fatphobia

The final story, Greased, warrants a MASSIVE unsanitary warning.

directorpurry's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Confinement, Violence, Chronic illness, Death, Blood, Body horror, Medical content, Suicide, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Cannibalism

opossumble's review

dark funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Death, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Violence, Terminal illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Death of parent, Child death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, and Blood

laughingrecord's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Violence, Cannibalism, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

daniellekat's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

4.25

So creepy but so good. I liked that none of the stories felt too long. I enjoyed the first half more than the second half but overall it was so haunting and the artwork was nightmarish (but in a good way!) My least favourite story was Greased, which was a little too gross for me, and my favourite was Hanging Blimp. I already have my eye on another Junji Ito collection, although I might have to read something light and fluffy first!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Death, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Suicide and Bullying