Sep 20, 2020
Story doesn't really go anywhere and the character pale in comparison to Shuzo's other works. Replace the psychological drama and horror of his previous and future works with uncomfortable body horror and you already know the extent of what Happiness has to offer. It's really unfortunate cuz some of the art is a real treat. I love how the vampires of this world see the night sky as if it were a Van Gogh. It's their home and thus they find beauty and comfort in it, so it works in tandem with the story as well as looks good. The problem here for me, was the characters. They're all so one note and none are given any back story or real attention except for the main antagonist and at the point where his origins are shown, which is done in a very well illustrated sequence of paintings, you have already seen him do some really fucked up shit. Because of this his back story honestly serves no purpose. You already hate the dude its not gonna make you hate him more to see him do more fucked up shit to characters you've never even seen before. I feel like there was a lot of wasted potential here and if more time was put into character development rather than torture porn, I think this could have been something great. Ultimately it stumbles in almost every way and is a slog to get through. I kept pushing through hoping at the end of the grotesque violence there would be some deep, captivating moment but it never came.
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