The manga is full of completely unnecessary and gross scenes that do not even happen in the book. But when I read the manga I got the impression that a deep, moving and shocking story was turned into an excuse to show morbid sex between a woman and a handicapped person. The plot and the ending in the manga are basically the same. The end is one of the most memorable endings in literature. And I'm stopping here -at the same point where de MAL review stops-, because anything else would be a spoiler. His wife takes great care of him, but she has a lot of trouble accepting it and at some point she turns violent towards him. He returns handicapped, unable to speak, or hear, with no legs, no arms, and with a deformed face. A man goes to war, leaving his wife behind. The story is extremely disturbing, one of the most disturbing stories I've ever read. If I had to score Edogawa Rampo's short story, I would give it a 10. would have to say: great story, horrible adaptation. If I had to review this manga in a few words, I The manga doesn´t get even close to the short story. It is probably one of the masterpieces of horror literature in the world (hand in hand with Maupassant and Edgar Alan Poe, who the Japanese writer admired, his admiration being the reason for his pen name which is a japanization of Poe's name). I had already read Edogawa Rampo's short story "The Caterpillar", which is not only good but one of the best Japanese horror stories of all times. I'm sad to say I was really disappointed by this manga. Guro with brains I'd say, I mean, just look at the ironical title. Even so, this story by Rampo, embellished by Mauro's art is an extraordinary work. From the way story is presented, you can't even expect more, nor is it a necessity.ĭespite its apparent esoteric nature, Imomushi can easily be recommended to casual readers, albeit they could be forced to keep one eye closed. They aren't that defined, devoid of development, and situational. You could even say that his style is borderline poetic expressionism, that is, when he steps away from what I mentioned before.Īs far as characters are concerned, they serve more or less as conveyance tools for those themes I listed previously. and his well polished sense for anatomy are adequate to keep you immersed till the end. Due to it, reader could end up repelled and miss the excellent story hidden beneath Mauro's psycho-sexual outburst. Problem is that they are often, not really abruptly, but still interrupted by superfluous visuals of sexual nature. You will often notice themes such as moral perversion, hardship of an unorthodox situation, dysfunctional relationship, deprivation of human needs, and many other under scrutiny. It fluctuates between his tendency to shock the reader, and his attempts to convey a more profound story. I was under impression that Mauro had no initial idea for this one, as far as outcome is concerned.
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