Reviews

Inside Mari is a piece of art which, like any art worth experiencing, is challenging, moving, horrifying, and ultimately controversial. I know I found myself disgusted with every main character and then pitying them. I knew the whole story before reading it, but even so, I was still just as invested in every plot beat. The art style is also some of the most visual I've ever seen. At one point, a character makes a face that genuinely makes me feel like she is looking with hatred at ME, not Mari, ME reading it. There are sexual themes in this story, but every scene with them is 100% about building on characterizations and plot beats and not driven by merely arousing the audience. In the same way, the statue of David is sexual but not erotic; this art is as well.

I recommend everyone read it. It is one of a kind in manga and resonates with me deeply, as it will resonate with quite a lot of people.