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Japanese: チルドレン

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 2

Chapters: 13

Status: Finished

Published: Oct 26, 2017 to Mar 21, 2019

Genres: Horror, Mystery

Theme: Gore

Serialization: Manga UP!

Authors: Ichimiya, Yuu (Story & Art)

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Ranked: #18923²

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Popularity: #1901

Members: 10,380

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MangaManga UP!Ichimiya, Yuu (Story & Art)

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Igarashi Tohru, a college student, took a 6-month part-time job in a child care facility located deep within the mountains to take care of children for 3 million yen. However, in this remote area, sin runs deep in the work to be done.

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Sakurako, Shimizu

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Igarashi, Tooru

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Natsuki-kun

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Konakai, Rintarou

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Nov 22, 2022

TheMAM

Recommended

For a horror manga, the art does the job wonderfully. Its creepiness factor combined with the aesthetic of child-like innocence and fear is something not to be understated. Its moe art style combined with the well-crafted gore is a great combo for anyone interested in horror manga of that nature.

The story's theme is not only thought-provoking on the nature of evil, but is also fun to read for your horror needs. Most of the supporting cast do suffer from somewhat rushed conclusions and lack of development, but they serve the story's theme and message really well. Their individual quirks also make them quite endearing and ...

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Aug 26, 2020

Luubie

Mixed Feelings

I have never reviewed any manga or anime, so this is just a first experience. Im a Brazilian user in Myanimelist, so, sorry for any english mistakes.

How far can the gore go?

In my searches for manga, one interested me a lot: Children. This cover image and synopsis interested me instantly, since horror would be the main focus of the story. Until then, I had never tried such a genre in a manga, where suspense and plot work differently from animes. It was in this reading that I thought: “Does the work deserve all this criticism? ”. And my conclusion was: “Yes, it does, but on ... the positive side”.

Anyway, this review may contain considerable spoilers, so be aware of it.

As I have never reviewed here before, I believe that verbalizing is better than taking everything to the technical level.
I liked the story. The opposition to which Tooru (protagonist) was subjected marked the work right away. A lot of psychopathic children killing adults, while Tooru finds a way to escape and at the same time save children's minds, manipulated by parental traumas.
And the returning characters represented that consistently and fairly. I admit that, although it is the weakest factor in the manga, it has remained reasonable throughout the development of history.
The final part (volume 2), in my opinion, was weaker than the rest. While the first volume focuses on setting the daycare center with the protagonist, this second one already tries to complete the plot, without seeming too fast, which is a pity, as it still felt. Since Mirai's death, I imagined that a tragedy would happen, but I never thought it would involve a couple of people who already knew the darker details of the nursery, and yet, who wanted to destroy the place out of pure vengeance. I found such an objective empty of them. I couldn't feel anything about the subsequent deaths because what was in focus now was not the most adult pair, but the resolution of a massacre, practically thrown at the reader. What is saved here is the construction that history needed to build right in the opening chapters. If that was badly done too, Children would surely be a horrible and unfounded manga.

In conclusion, the manga is not the best thing I have ever experienced, but it was not a complete disappointment. There were bloody and fun moments at the same time, which attracted me. Of course, it is not possible to save the accelerated ending, nor the final objectives (however logical they may seem). I believe that if the secondary characters would take better advantage and evolve them during the work with the protagonists, the work would be much better (more chapters would already solve the problem).

Story: 6/10 - Good at the beginning, but partially lost at the end, with the objectives. It is the famous “without feelings” or “emptiness” that is fundamentally part of the work.

Art: 6/10 - Average, nothing big.

Characters: 5/10 - Weak. Some are disposable and others are not very interesting.

Score: 5/10 - The end sacrificed part of the story, but it pays off as quick entertainment (for those who sympathize with blood and psychological).

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Jun 11, 2020

GrayRealm

Not Recommended

Preliminary (8/13 eps)

Ugh.

5/10 for art, 2/10 for the story, character, enjoyment and overall.

This is a gore fest going for dismemberment, torture, extreme violence and general shock value right from the first pages. Honestly, it is best described as stomach churning.

The story... there's not much of story told, as due to manga focusing on gore it largely only gets a two pages or so per chapter to put a hint about this or that character's background. While there's a story progression, due to gore taking most of screen time, by chapter 8 it didn't advance quite far.

The art is average, and characters are not exactly believable, although ...

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