Overall Opinion: Easy read, very creepy. Strong HP Lovecraft inspiration.
Story: 6/10. Decent horror story. It's not really explained, but that is in keeping with the motif of horror: over-explaining is bad, mystery is good.
Characters: 7/10. The primary 2 characters are good self-inserts for a horror story. They are trapped in an insane world and behave in realistic ways trying to cope with it/try to escape it. They are believable, and you mostly empathize with them. I don't recall at any point thinking to myself, "Why is this idiot going into that door right now instead
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Dec 31, 2017
Nijigahara Holograph
(Manga)
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Overall Opinion: I got nothing out of it.
Story: 2/10. Was there a story? Not sure I noticed it. A bunch of violent things happen TO people or BECAUSE of people. They brood about it. For the first 20 pages, I was so confused I was starting to think that the pages had been connected in the wrong order by mistake. I didn't get much clarity as I progressed to the end. Characters: 3/10. Completely unlikable, can't relate to any, can't understand the motivations of any, most behave in unrealistic ways. 85% of the ... |
