Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Ichiro by Ryan Inzana

3 reviews

romantickowloon's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Abandonment

Moderate: Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and War

Minor: Suicide attempt, Colonisation, and Gun violence

Racial slurs and Xenophobia displayed by various people but not the family members themselves. Also mentions of WW2 events such as Hiroshima bombing, Second Sino Japanese war by the grandfather character (he does not condone the Japanese Imperial army's in China), also brief depiction of gun violence implied by the arcade scene

dereksilva's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

An enjoyable story  and characters but I was expecting a bit more wrap-up.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Blood, and Racism

dairyfreemozzarella's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

I really liked the social commentary in this graphic novel, and the realizations the main character has as he learns more about the war and violence he idolizes. I think this graphic novel should be on a must read list for middle school/highschool students nationwide, as it breaks down the many different sides of World War Two in a multidimensional and nuanced way that I haven’t seen anywhere except thick nonfiction novels.
Unfortunately I thought a little of the middle portion where he’s just running around Ama was a little bit too chaotic and kind of boring. That was what ultimately brought this books rating down to 4.75, but obviously, I still really liked it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Xenophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Death of parent