Shoujo Tsubaki

I don't write reviews much but I feel like I should explain why I gave this the rating I gave it.

I'm keeping this short and simple. This was horrible. Not because of the gore itself, not because of the r4pe, not the p3dophilia, none of that. It was horrible because there was nothing to it. At all. Reading this for the story is like watching child porn for the plot. WHAT FUCKING PLOT?? You just watch a girl get harassed and assaulted by pedophiles just to find love and comfort IN ANOTHER PEDOPHILE while ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IS HAPPENING IN THE ACTUAL PLOT.

I enjoy disturbing, crazy, fucked-up horror of all kinds but this was a just bad. I understand the era it was written for but let me explain:

1. This story has no depth or substance AT ALL. There's nothing happening, nothing really going on, we were just following the horrible life of this 12 year old who was kidnapped by a circus. It was basically like a horror slice of life except slice of life mangas usually have a plot.

2. The characters are ok, theres was no development (again, because there was no plot) and I just don't enjoy reading something that has characters that are just there. No significance.

3. It was gore-y and "disturbing" solely for the sake of being so. I understand the argument that it was written in the ero something era blah blah blah but that doesn't change the fact that the dark topics it was portraying weren't significant at all.

Final thoughts: If you are someone who enjoys reading horror and disturbing manga that actually have a plot and bring some usefulness to the dark topics being portrayed, this is not the manga for you. If you just like dark things and don't' care for plot or actually well written stories, then fuck it. Go read this. But reevaluate your taste after cause stories like this aren't enjoyable, they're not even disturbing, just disgusting.

Surprised this manga doesn't have more reviews.

Read this manga if you fall under one of these categories-

1. You like to explore weird stuff

2. If you like ero guro.

There is nothing else here, absolutely nothing. It is a weird, revolting, and horrifying story that hooks you in till the end. It left me traumatized, but man do I want to read more of this mangaka. Personally, I like exploring the works of controversial figures, so I'll definitely check out his other work.

If you're like me go ahead and give this a read, but be sure to have r/eyebleach on the side. You're gonna need it.

If you are new to the work of Suehiro Maruo, boy you have a big storm coming. 'Shoujo Tsubaki' is his most popular work, garnering attention as being known to many people as "The most disturbing anime/manga of all time." In my opinion, 'Brother's Conflict' and 'Papa to Kiss in the Dark' are FAR more disturbing than this, but I digress.

To be quite honest, this story is actually more streamline and almost makes sense is comparison to his other work. That being said, there is almost no actual storyline to follow and does not make too much sense at times. Things just happen and you have to roll with the punches. If you were hoping for actual plot and a resolved conflict, you will not be satisfied with this.

What makes this manga special is the art; The stark contrast between the black and white without excessive use of screentones to mellow out those harsh lines. Instead of screentones, much of the shading is hatching, which just makes the art feel that much grittier to me. The best usage of hatching I found was on page 115, I can literally feel the hand cramp just from looking at it.

I'd like to just reference some of my favorite pages, because I only really enjoyed this book for the artistic value. Page 84, the "Ant Scene.." go ahead and try to figure out what happens in the ant scene. Pages 106-107, which I would like to refer to as "An actual nightmare, OR a really good time!!" My favorite of all though was on page 111, where we see Midori standing in front of a cold night sky. It's not the most detailed or refined drawing, but it is just really nice to look at, when you see it you'll know what I mean.

I am not even going to bother talking about our "lovely" cast of characters. There's nothing to talk about, other than the fact every character other than Midori is an ACTUAL PREDATOR and will not hesitate to bust a nut at any given second. But I will give credit to Muchisute for eating with his feet though, what a king. He can't play rock paper scissors but MAN he do be dressing well!!

If you are a horror/guro fan and haven't given this a chance yet, literally what are you waiting for. Or if you're someone who simply wants to expand their horizons by reading something different or weird, I'd say give this a go! Keep in mind there are tons of explicit and disturbing scenes, such as r*pe, mutilation and murder. 'Shoujo Tusbaki' is a mere 1 volume, so a quick read that I would say is very much worth it :3c <3

If you love disturbing imagery, you will probably enjoy looking at the art this manga has to offer. It's a 15 minute read, and at the end you'll find yourself enjoying visions of all of the better uses of your time, such as pulling out your fingernails or swallowing live eels.

The story is shockingly mean-spirited and somehow even more shallow. The story isn't exactly 'told', rather a series of events take place until it ends. It is an ero horror series, though the ero aspects of the horror revolve around sexual abuse of child characters, or orgy scenes that bear no story relevance. The horror is namely child and animal abuse for the majority of the story until the only enjoyable scene where a room full of audience members transform into circus freaks.

I've read and seen a LOT of schlock in my time, and this is so bottom of the barrel I hope I never think of it again. The only redeeming quality is the art, though the art is nothing special. In all, it felt like someone took every page and wondered "how can I be as pretentious as possible?" while masturbating.

Sad to see the movie is not here, besides that the manga was ok. I read this because one of my friends said that it's the most traumatizing manga's. Oh boy let me tell you it was. After reading I was left traumatized and sad. The ending left me confused but when I read more into it made me more sad to find out what this girl has gone through and the hidden meaning behind the ending. Very rough to even think about it, the author must have an imaginary and eerie mind. I don't really know if this is true someone told me on here that the author actually went away for like a month and wrote this piece. He travelled to a cabin in the woods completely alone and wrote this. This brings many questions and not just about the author and his manga in general!

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There is no genre of manga that is more avant-garde than the ero guro movement. Ero Guro nansensu is a movement famed for depicting extreme gorey horror with themes of sexual violence. No ero guro manga is more famous than Shoujo Tsubaki.

The story revolves around an innocent 12-year-old orphan named Midori, who is tricked into becoming a slave for a carnival freak show. She is regularly assaulted and abused by the performers of the freak show acts. After the arrival of a magician that treats her kindly and sweeps her off her feet, he becomes a beacon to the impressionable and naive young girl. This manga can easily be surmised as uncomfortable debauchery as one outrage after another is put on full display.

The ero guro genre and in particular the works of Suehiro Maruo challenge the absolute corruption of society and the evils that are enacted upon children. Maruo’s artwork is beautiful in all of its grotesque glory despite the abominable subject matter. There is nothing pleasurable about reading this manga, but instead, it arouses disgust and discomfort when faced with unfiltered deviancy. The only way to approach it is with objectivity and to separate the story and the art with the ideas that it represents. This isn’t a manga that I can rightfully give a subjective rating to nor recommend to anyone either, but I can still appreciate it as a defining work of the genre.

Before you decide on reading this manga, just be aware of some triggers that are present within the story:

1. There is a r*pe scene (the chapter ends before the reader can see anything but, I feel it is important to know).
2. In almost all the chapters, one can clearly see acts of gro*ming and ped*philia.
3. It is very gory from the beginning.
At the end of the day, it is a horror manga, however, still, take this into consideration before going into it!

(Personal review)
Story-wise, if you decide that this manga is not for you, I am happy to inform you that you are not missing out on much. The story is shallow and it is;t particularly interesting nor scary. In the end, it will leave you with more questions than answers and an extreme need to bleach your eyes.