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A review by kitsuneheart
Glitch, Vol. 1 by Shima Shinya
5.0
An intriguing beginning! Minato and Akira Lee have just moved to a new town, and soon discover the strange apparitions that every local just takes as normal. Enormous animals, glitchy shapes, even whole people with odd features, like wings instead of a face.
With the help of two new friends, they form an investigation club. In manga, that would normally be a really wholesome, cute vibe, but the art style and nature of the apparitions really make this book ominous. This first volume isn’t so much horror, but you get the impression that it’s going to turn that way in the future. I don’t anticipate gore, but I think there’s going to be some monsters afoot, soon!
The art style is pretty interesting. If feels a bit like 3D animation which has been rendered down into traditional manga 2d aesthetic. I like it! The backgrounds, especially in interiors, are a bit…airy, sparse, but the characters aren’t in some whitespace land. It’s more minimalist, and very deliberate. Not lazy, just a style.
I’ll be keeping an eye out for volume 2. It’s got me intrigued!
Advanced reader copy provided by the publisher.
With the help of two new friends, they form an investigation club. In manga, that would normally be a really wholesome, cute vibe, but the art style and nature of the apparitions really make this book ominous. This first volume isn’t so much horror, but you get the impression that it’s going to turn that way in the future. I don’t anticipate gore, but I think there’s going to be some monsters afoot, soon!
The art style is pretty interesting. If feels a bit like 3D animation which has been rendered down into traditional manga 2d aesthetic. I like it! The backgrounds, especially in interiors, are a bit…airy, sparse, but the characters aren’t in some whitespace land. It’s more minimalist, and very deliberate. Not lazy, just a style.
I’ll be keeping an eye out for volume 2. It’s got me intrigued!
Advanced reader copy provided by the publisher.