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Shiver by Junji Ito

10 reviews

melis_salome's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Death, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Bullying

kase's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Confinement, Addiction, Gore, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body horror, Medical trauma, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Excrement, and Mental illness

mekirinka's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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? No

5.0

Junji Ito is a literal genius! What I appreciate the most about the manga is that he leaves author notes about the stories; how he came up with the plots, and provides sketches with descriptions. Now he writes about "inescapable horror," which are basically stories with plots that really have no explanation of how they came to be. To get an idea, I would suggest watching the anthology anime. The fact there are more stories in the manga really makes you appreciate his artistry and storytelling. 

<SPOILER> and CW: There is blood, dismemberment, and gore. I like to think there is a brief mention before it happens. There is also a story with a brief mention of maybe psychosis, but most definitely images of suicide (hanging). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Gore, Bullying, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Medical content, and Suicide

bomenvernietiger's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Body horror, Medical trauma, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Murder, Blood, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Infidelity, Terminal illness, Rape, Bullying, and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Violence, Body horror, Cannibalism, Murder, Death of parent, Gore, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape

Minor: Fatphobia

The final story, Greased, warrants a MASSIVE unsanitary warning.

daniellekat's review

dark fast-paced

4.25

So creepy but so good. I liked that none of the stories felt too long. I enjoyed the first half more than the second half but overall it was so haunting and the artwork was nightmarish (but in a good way!) My least favourite story was Greased, which was a little too gross for me, and my favourite was Hanging Blimp. I already have my eye on another Junji Ito collection, although I might have to read something light and fluffy first!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Death, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Suicide and Bullying

cursivewolf's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Bullying, Cannibalism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Suicide

sonyaamaa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

3.5

Fashion Mosel, Hanging Blimp, and Greased are 10/10 some of my favourite of Ito’s EVER

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Murder, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, and Stalking

mydearwatsonbooks's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Death of parent, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Car accident, Child death, and Rape

Gross-out stuff, bugs, story that has pictures full of holes (for those who are trypophobic)

theleppy's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I have read 4 Junji Ito collections so far and this one is my favorite. Every story in this collection is solid in one way or another. There are a few stories with a very solid premise and they are very well executed (The Long Dream and Used Record) while not being overly terrifying they are *good*. Then you have the extremely disgusting that make you feel a little sick (Greased). To the outright pure terror inducing that just stick with you. This category features probably my new top favorite: Hanging Blimp. It's such a good idea and so well done. This collection just cements Ito as a master at what he does. Also: How does the Fashion Model not have it's own collection like Uzumaki, Gyo, and Tomie?! seriously it's a freaking terrifying monster! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Bullying, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, and Child death