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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
honestly kinda stupid
Really cool art though, and was kinda the vibe that it was so bad it's good enough
Really cool art though, and was kinda the vibe that it was so bad it's good enough
I truly love Junji Ito’s stories but this one was my least favorite by far.
The artwork was fantastic as always. The story was surprisingly lacking. The characters were very bland. They were just flung into absolute chaos and the story itself was predictable. Remina herself just sobbed most of the time (maybe justified but still). Definitely not a favorite. Still worth the read.
The artwork was fantastic as always. The story was surprisingly lacking. The characters were very bland. They were just flung into absolute chaos and the story itself was predictable. Remina herself just sobbed most of the time (maybe justified but still). Definitely not a favorite. Still worth the read.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Reading this for the first time did things to my brain. Still love it more than a decade later.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault
The whole comic is about the world ending while a teenage girl gets tormented
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I honestly can't say if this was a book about a bland female protagonist, or about men projecting themselves onto a woman who's only allowed to exist through their projection.
I chose to interpret this as the latter, which makes the story even darker in my opinion.
I might have liked it almost as much as I did Uzumaki.
I chose to interpret this as the latter, which makes the story even darker in my opinion.
I might have liked it almost as much as I did Uzumaki.
I feel a bit uncertain giving this a 3/5 stars. On one side I'm tempted to give this a much lower score due to the characters feeling mostly one-layered and overall uninteresting (but maybe I'm missing something) despite soaking up so many pages. Though, I don't exactly come to Ito for nuanced characters but more so a nuanced ideas or sensations. So, on the other hand, I could have seen myself giving this a four because I think the idea is phenomenal, even if it did fall a bit short of what I was anticipating.
I think it would bc cooler to get into the psychology of the killers or providing a bit more depth to Remina but I don't know.
The plot and piecework felt decently chaotic with not enough setup or explanation for what was actually going on - but I guess that's somewhat customary for manga. It just felt very quick and I felt like Ito could have let us simmer more in the "cosmic dread." I was definitely anticipating a more solemn moment, where I could reflect and better understand what the fuck was going on but that never really game. This was definitely all gas no breaks. Nonetheless, the beginning was so cool that I'm pretty happy that I picked it up in the first place. That is to say, the book started super strong, but I think was rushed.
I'd be interested to hear people's insights on this book!! If anybody has a unique insight on what the moral motivation or philosophical discussion being had here, that'd be cool. I was pretty lost in the discussion of "why"...
Besides the normal existential and cosmic dread jumbo pack.
I think it would bc cooler to get into the psychology of the killers or providing a bit more depth to Remina but I don't know.
The plot and piecework felt decently chaotic with not enough setup or explanation for what was actually going on - but I guess that's somewhat customary for manga. It just felt very quick and I felt like Ito could have let us simmer more in the "cosmic dread." I was definitely anticipating a more solemn moment, where I could reflect and better understand what the fuck was going on but that never really game. This was definitely all gas no breaks. Nonetheless, the beginning was so cool that I'm pretty happy that I picked it up in the first place. That is to say, the book started super strong, but I think was rushed.
I'd be interested to hear people's insights on this book!! If anybody has a unique insight on what the moral motivation or philosophical discussion being had here, that'd be cool. I was pretty lost in the discussion of "why"...
Besides the normal existential and cosmic dread jumbo pack.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No