Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Vinland Saga, Volume 1 by Makoto Yukimura

6 reviews

pezzo's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Death of parent and War

happyhippielinds's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Recently just finished the Netflix series of Vinland Saga (As of right now, there are only 2 seasons available to watch), and because the second season is so bizarre due to the extreme change in Thorfinn, going back to the beginning was really good for me. Its AMAZING

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Gore, Body horror, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery and Torture

fieldofhats's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

One of the best graphic novels I have ever read. I was a little weary to start because stories about vikings are hit or miss for me, especially if they’re written by men. But this story has so much to say about positive masculinity and how violence rarely solves anything. On top of the amazing themes, the story is phenomenal, the art is fantastic, and the action is exciting. This first book was a wonderful stand-alone story that also set up the future volumes incredibly well. The main character of the series still has much to learn, but his journey and themes are set up amazingly in this first volume. If you like manga, vikings, or fantasy/action stories, read Vinland Saga!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Death, Death of parent, and Blood

proza's review

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Death, Gore, Death of parent, Murder, Slavery, and War

Moderate: Misogyny, Cursing, Body horror, and Child abuse

Minor: Alcohol and Colonisation

rnbhargava's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

It’s so well paced and even when there’s parts being told out of chronological sequence there’s a specific reason they’re doing so. You really feel for Thorfinn and you see the imperfections of the adults around him so broadly. It’s a fascinating read. I’m glad watching the anime has brought me to read the manga.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Violence, Sexism, Murder, Confinement, Colonisation, Blood, Slavery, Racism, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Kidnapping, Animal death, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Abandonment, Torture, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Classism, and Alcohol

The content warnings honestly all have to do with depicting society as things were in this historical era. There is some slight nudity paired with violence as well. Couldn’t find the specific trigger warnings on the listings there. It’s a great read.

cave_explorer's review

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This is a fantastic introduction to this series, it perfectly sets up the world and characters in an interesting, fast-paced way. It’s the first time in a while I’ve felt like 500 pages isn’t NEARLY enough. Read this if you like manga, Vikings, or both. I will be insistently recommending this to my friends like the book whore I am. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Gore

Minor: Rape