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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Sono solo due volumi, e questo permette a Taizan 5 (autore di Takopi’s Original Sin) di non perdere la bussola, di non annacquare una storia drammatica che è un vero pugno allo stomaco. Si può considerare una sorta di Doraemon dagli effetti devastanti e tragici: consigliatissimo per tutti coloro che amano i manga e cercano qualcosa che rimanga impresso nella mente dopo aver sfogliato l’ultima pagina.
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment
Moderate: Blood
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
tense
Takopi’s Original Sin takes the concept of the dismally bleak torture porn story and applies a pretty neat twist to it. The store was decently engaging and I’m glad there was a happier ending to it all. I will say the second volume does maybe get too ambitious and the plot gets outright confusing at times, but for a debut story this isn’t bad at all. And it was just announced the day I read this (Feb. 4, 2023) that it’s being licensed in English by VIZ, so if you’re into some that’s downright nihilistic but has a unique premise, give this a shot when it gets distributed in the Fall.
If you wanna read more about my overall thoughts on this story, I have another review for the other book.
I do still like these books overall, but I personally feel the second half is weaker than the first (though admittedly, I wasnt really paying a lot of attention to where that line is)
It's not that nothing interesting happens.... Because they do! But I felt it felt sort of rushed and forced towards the end.... Endings are hard, I feel I'm rarely satisfied with them... But at the same time, for a story about how complicated sadness and happiness is, I feel like it was resolved all too quickly. Or maybe I'm just not getting the point.
Also, I forgot to say before... I really like the part where the mother is begging takopi to bring her daughter back after he pretends to be her... I think sometimes abusive parents in stories are always completely blind to those things, or don't care. It's sort of refreshing to see an abusive mother who also has a deep love for her daughter in her own way. I think that's closer to the realities I've seen, though both do exist.
I do still like these books overall, but I personally feel the second half is weaker than the first (though admittedly, I wasnt really paying a lot of attention to where that line is)
It's not that nothing interesting happens.... Because they do! But I felt it felt sort of rushed and forced towards the end.... Endings are hard, I feel I'm rarely satisfied with them... But at the same time, for a story about how complicated sadness and happiness is, I feel like it was resolved all too quickly. Or maybe I'm just not getting the point.
Also, I forgot to say before... I really like the part where the mother is begging takopi to bring her daughter back after he pretends to be her... I think sometimes abusive parents in stories are always completely blind to those things, or don't care. It's sort of refreshing to see an abusive mother who also has a deep love for her daughter in her own way. I think that's closer to the realities I've seen, though both do exist.
emotional
sad
C'est absolument horrible comme histoire. L'horreur du monde tout simplement, et juste encore plus exacerbé parce que c'est toujours plus chez les Japonais. Heureusement qu'il y a la fin. Je trouve juste dommage que Takopi n'ait pas plus de rôle au final. Ça aurait mérité peut-être un tome supplémentaire.