Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Dissolving Classroom by Junji Ito

44 reviews

shereadytoread's review against another edition

5.0

dark

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death of parent

steve95's review against another edition

3.5

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

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A spooky satire from master artist, Junji Ito. A pretty good story but not his best. Still worth a read. Ito's visual art is brilliant as always.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism

franziskavongay's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

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definitely one of those that leans more goofy than scary, but it works, and it's both very fun and very gross.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore

filipa_maia's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is my first time reading a Junji Ito's book and I really liked it.

I love horror books and the weirdness of these drawings alongside the very twisted plot are really dark and macabre. The fact that we never figure out who is the, actually, the "bad sibling" is my favorite part of the entire book.

I have several of his books in my shelves and I can't wait to read them all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting

natedmp's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is my introduction into Junji Ito's work, which I have been wanting to get on for a long time. This is some grim storytelling with some graphic depictions. It's made up of several short stories, bundled together with an over-arcing plot. The characters are sinister and the narrative is great. Really enjoyed this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent

ripxreads's review against another edition

4.5

dark funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Minor: Child death, Death of parent

katiieecat's review against another edition

3.0

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder

Minor: Sexual assault, Stalking

stardustdreamer's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

afi_whatafireads's review against another edition

3.75

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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While I do understand the notions of this manga, I do feel that for this particular one, it fell a bit flat for me.

Personal Ratings : 3.75🌟

Dissolving Classroom tells on two siblings who are both weird on their own. Whenever they came to a new town, the brother will never stop apoligizing and the sister eats brain as a daily substance.

While I do get why Ito wrote this manga, in a sense as a satire for the people who told empty promises, its also, for me, not quite well-executed. With Ito's usual grotesque style, this manga was one that made me almost wanted to vomit, I had liked its fast paced style.

Will this be good for everyone? Obviously not. But if you do want to try Ito's lesser compelling works, you can try this one out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation

harmonique's review against another edition

2.0

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail