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24 reviews

No Longer Human by Junji Ito

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

can't put any words how i would describe this manga. i've never read something like this before. there were many times i put my hand on my mouth when i discovered something unhinged, wish i could erase those from my brain. i felt sorry for Yozo Oba but yet sick of him. shockingly tragic and purely depressing. all these characters literally need THERAPY. but nonetheless the artwork and the details are GOAT. both Junji Ito and Osamu Dazai were legends

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Incest, Rape, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

A Cut for a Cut by Carol Wyer

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Lesbophobia

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Grief, and Death of parent

The Town Without Streets; 道のない街; Michi no nai machi by 伊藤潤二, Junji Ito

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gore

Moderate: Child death, Death, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Vomit

House of the Marionettes; あやつりの屋敷; Ayatsuri Yashiki by 伊藤潤二, Junji Ito

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gore

Moderate: Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse

Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Misogyny, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Pick-Up by Charles Willeford

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Minor: Racism, Rape, Sexual content, and Blood

The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Murder

Minor: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Perfect Blue: Complete Metamorphosis by Yoshikazu Takeuchi

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness and Sexism

Minor: Kidnapping

Live Flesh by Ruth Rendell

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Mental illness and Stalking

Kiss the Girls by James Patterson

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Blood, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Minor: Slavery