Identity is an extremely fascinating subject matter for a horror manga.
However, much nuance and skillful character work is needed to handle it with effectiveness, whereas authour Higashino Keigo seems incapable to write even a single multifaceted character, instead proposing a cast of flat caricatures that do not go through any type of development whatsoever during the course of the story. The lack of character depth makes it even harder to stomach the plot: a few interesting ideas and pleasantly unsettling scenarios here and there, but overall a painfully childish spookfest with a complete lack of imaginative developments or interesting psychological explorations. The author refuses to
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: HE∀DS Japanese: ヘッズ InformationType: Manga
Volumes: 4
Chapters: 36
Status: Finished
Published: Jul 18, 2002 to Apr 24, 2003
Theme:
Psychological
Demographic:
Seinen
Serialization:
Young Sunday (Weekly) Statistics Ranked: #37322 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #1384
Members: 14,184
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Apr 29, 2016
Heads is the first manga that I have read from Keigo Higashino. Without putting too much spoilers, here goes my review.
Story (8/10): What I like about the manga is the plot. It is about a guy who underwent a brain transplant that changed his life. The way it was written was good. Although in real life, the possibility of a successful brain transplant is very low to impossible because of incompatibility and rejection. But here, putting reality aside, a story was made out of it that turned into something interesting. It is also showed the effects and consequences of fusing one brain from another ... 
Dec 19, 2018
**There are NO spoilers in this review**
This is one of the most underpopular manga out there. It deserves more recognition. Hence I am writing this review. STORY - The story is about a hypothetical situation that deals with what would happen if part of a person's brain is replaced by another's brain. What makes it interesting is that the replaced part is from someone with a completely different personality. We see how it affects the protagonist ... 
Feb 6, 2021
------------ HEADS review ------------
Predictable but OK manga. Story : starts very sweet, quite predictable, not overly dramatic. I wouldn't say it is sci-fi, more like a thriller. It is not action packed at all. See it as a slow burn thriller. My criticism is about how some chapters acquire firearms so easily in Japan. Obviously for plot convenience all stories have a necessary "bad guy with a gun" but this is what actually took me out of the realistic approach the most. I'm sure most readers will overlook this point. Art : Good! But not consistent. It shines and looks incredible beautiful at times but dips in quality ... |
