Hideout

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This reads like the "cliche" horrors and thrillers of the 2000's, and I LOVE IT. In the afterword Kakizaki expresses his passion for the horror genre and the process and conditions of this oneshot's creation. The manga has been critiqued as mediocre and predictable, however I feel these are unfair inclinations. The Hollywood slasher formula works perfectly for the genre of horror and aesthetic portrayed in this, not to mention the art and paneling draws out a sense of genuine unease.

Doubling down on that, I do think that this manga is carried by its amazing artwork. The dark, bold, shading of these panels and ... framing of the characters in their surroundings throughout go above and beyond. The story structure is not its fault, but rather the indecisiveness of the character's morals. It felt like the story was trying to give us morally grey characters, a realistic portrayal of our protagonist, highlighting every character's humanity, but it throws it away every chance it gets. The ending wasn't bad because it was predictable but because it was badly written, a contradiction to what we've been showed about our protagonist's character.

All in all I thought this was a worthwhile read, I am a horror fan and I was satisfied. Definitely style over substance. Masasumi Kakizaki is particularly notable for his incredible artwork, I could only begin to imagine what he could create if he collaborated with better writers. 6.5/10

SUMMARY:Buy it if you like horror and suspense storys even if is generic.
I am not a fan of terror, it does not cause me anything, but I must admit that this work has 2 remarkable things, it maintains suspense very well, in addition its atmosphere is dark, tense and unpleasant, this is supported by the visuals that are really very good, It's good to read it one night you feel like being scared, recommended if you're a fan of that kind of stories, but if not, ignore it.

Resumen:Compralo si te gustan las historias de terror y suspenso aunque sean genéricas.
No soy fan del terror, no ... me causa nada, pero debo reconocer que esta obra tiene 2 cosas destacables,mantiene muy bien el suspenso, además su atmosfera es oscura, tensa y desagradable, esto es apoyado por los visuales que son realmente muy buenos, esta bien para leerlo una noche que tengas ganas de sentir miedo, recomendado si eres fan de ese tipo historias, pero si no, pasa de el.

Completed date: 5/5/22

Apologies if this review is all-over-the-place, since that's how my thoughts are on this short Manga. Reading Hideout is not unlike going to a fancy Italian restaurant and only ordering breadsticks. Sure, the breadsticks are great by-themselves, but there's nothing that differentiates them from any other restaurant. On top of that, you leave on an empty stomach. This sums up Hideout. Neither thought-provoking, nor shocking enough to afford being memorable.

The subpar plot lacks any sense of originality or intrigue to support the meticulously drawn panels. In fact, I'll sum it up for you: A man hates his wife, lures her into a mysterious ... cave, and attempts to kill her. He succeeds, but fails, but then doesn't? He's also a terrible dad, and him being "humanized," only justifies why the wife hates him (he didn't supervise his child, and he walked off their building, while he was working). How bad of a father do you have to be, in order for you to be this negligent. Anyway, man decides to stay in cave, writes a letter which somehow makes it to the outside of the cave (despite there being no exit to the cave), in order to attract fellow psychopathic husbands (at least that's what the author leads me to believe).

Any arguments that it's deep, due to it's usage of symbolism, is an outright joke. 'Oh, the monster child is an allegory of his own child, and the mother is symbolic of his own wife, and this displays how he's abandoning them again even in hell.' Do you think I was born yesterday? C'mon now. This is not deep. Throwing metaphors and symbolism so unsubtly in your face is not deep. Even a child could figure this out.


Story: 3
Art: 7
Character: 1
Enjoyment: 3
Overall: 2