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Synonyms: Goth: Wrist Cut Jiken
Japanese: GOTH
English: Goth
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 1
Chapters: 5
Status: Finished
Published: Aug 26, 2002 to May 26, 2003
Genres: Horror Horror, Mystery Mystery
Theme: Psychological Psychological
Demographic: Shounen Shounen
Serialization: Shounen Ace
Authors: Ooiwa, Kenji (Art), Otsuichi (Story)

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Score: 7.181 (scored by 1669616,696 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #63732
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #561
Members: 31,616
Favorites: 812

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Itsuki Kamiyama has a strange fascination with the grotesque and the macabre, being particularly interested in disturbing murders. He can stomach even the most hideous crimes committed by the most warped humans and is drawn to unsolved cases like a moth to a flame. However, he is not merely intrigued by these cases—he is also adept at solving them.

While following the leads of an especially odd chain of crimes, Kamiyama gets familiar with his classmate Yoru Morino. As he spends more time in her presence, he begins to realize that she is more like him than he expected. With every case he unravels, Kamiyama slowly starts to uncover Morino's carefully shrouded past.

As Kamiyama's mask of normalcy steadily slips to reveal his dark tendencies, he finally allows himself to wonder—what if he were the one to take Morino's life?

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Goth was first published in English by Tokyopop on September 9, 2008. The license was later taken over by VIZ Media, who published the title digitally on August 8, 2015, under the VIZ Select imprint.

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16 Recommended
3 Mixed Feelings
4 Not Recommended
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Jul 23, 2023
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Recommended
I gave this an 8/10 - It definitely is not for everyone, and unless you're interested or is fine with gory depictions, as well as a romanticization of violence and mental illness, don't read Goth. However, if you're into a gory thriller, or better yet own the novel counterpart, this is a worthwhile manga to pick up.

It's exclusivity in subject matter is not its biggest enemy, but its potentials as an adaptation instead. It's a great adaptation, undoubtedly done by a fan of the original novel. However, it's 2 chapters short (these stories are extremely difficult to adapt anyway), which is a shame, and a ...
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Sep 1, 2021
ghostyen
Mixed Feelings
Goth is a short read with a very interesting initial premise, dark ambience, and nice art. The first chapter had me hooked, and I was excited to see what would come next - but, by the end of the five chapters, it manages to fall flat extremely fast.
There were several plot points and conclusions that felt too contrived, or too conveniently placed for the sake of adding a twist or surprising the reader. The story also manages to completely brush aside some of the story elements that it introduces in the first chapter after presenting them as if they were going to be a major ...
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Jun 18, 2022
Zigizmund
Not Recommended
In Japan, many maniacs just need to be able to see them

no imagination, horror or unexpected turns

Very stupid stories about not like everyone else, special, depressive, languid anime of a boy who wants to kill, but falls in love with the sacrifice.

I do not like the representation of maniacs ... There are all morons except the protagonist. Dumb morons

1 story - with beer just
2 story is stupidity and Merry Sue, well, it will definitely not be worse, right?
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