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kase's review against another edition
- 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
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
wends_nblw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Now, this one was gross. Not in a bad way either. The oil chapter had my stomach turning and bile tingling up throat; I Hate grease with a passion. It did what was intended. I still feel ill as of writing this review. And I rather liked the hanging story and the puppet one too.
Perhaps I need to find a way to make a collection of my own, filled with the short stories of Ito's I actually adore.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Suicide, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Medical content, Child death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Medical trauma
Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Cannibalism
bomenvernietiger's review against another edition
- 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
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
danimacuk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Medical content, Stalking, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Self harm
faithlipka's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Torture, Domestic abuse, Blood, Child death, Gore, Cursing, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death of parent, Murder, Suicide, and Kidnapping
brenticus's review
- 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
4.0
My favourites out of this collection were Used Record, Shiver, Painter (which also served as a reminder that I should read Tomie), and The Long Dream. The others were good, but generally didn't vibe with me the same way. All still pretty messed up in their own way; that one page flip during Greased was just viscerally disgusting.
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Body horror, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide
Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Rape, and Toxic relationship
Uh, if you're worried about the content triggering anything for any reason I would probably just suggest staying away from Junji Ito's works.