Wendyl / Hal's manga / #Horror(15)

As I continue to read more and more of Ito's work, I've come to the conclusion that I just don't get the hype. Don't get me wrong, Ito's art style is gorgeous. The attention to detail, the wonderful shading, the lifelike expressions. It's beautiful, but I need more than just art. I think I'd do better with a full-length manga rather than a collection of stories by Ito. Now, this one was gross. Not in a bad way either. The oil chapter had my stomach turning and bile tingling my 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.

This story concept is a mixture between the urban legend of Polybius and the movie Ring. That being said, it isn't very good. The art style is gorgeous, but the story was flat and should've been more fleshed out. I think if it had been longer, perhaps i would've somewhat enjoyed it. They tried to make me sympathize with Takashi in the end (perhaps similar to how some sympathize with Sadako), but it just wasn't working for me. Not to mention the ending itself. A typical horror twist that makes you question why they'd add that in when it's a one-shot, but you'll never get the answer (because it's a oneshot). Hopefully this author has other works that I'll enjoy more because the art style is genuinely amazing.

This was a fun, cute horror. I think I expected more though. I'm all for the murder of parents that abuse their children, but I thought this story was going to be more satisfying.

I never made a review for this, but just know it's good.

BOOOOOO

The ending was so confusing.

I actually really enjoyed this, until the incest happened.

Enjoyed the ending !!

I Hated this damn manga. It was so boring.

Okay, this one is *much* better than Deserter. Don't get me wrong, Deserter wasn't bad; a lot of the stories on there were amazing, but the overall book wasn't at the expectations that I had. Uzumaki, however. Uzumaki was beautifully done. The artwork is truly phenomenal; the character's facial expressions were so well done, very lifelike. Also, the story itself was very interesting. I wasn't Quite sure what was happening until the very end. I loved Shuichi, and the love between him and the FMC was so pure. Even the side character's stories were amazing. The only gripe I have is with the FMC. Why on Earth would she stay in the town? Why wouldn't she insist on her family leaving with Shuichi when she had the chance? Maybe it wasn't very practical, but you know. Other than that, I'm excited to read more of Ito's work. <3