イビツ 1 [Ibitsu 1]

イビツ [Ibitsu] #1

by Haruto Ryo, 了春刀

妹、いる…？

街に蔓延る都市伝説のひとつ。夜中、ゴミ捨て場に現れるロリータ服を着た謎の少女。もし彼女の質問に答えてしまうと、必ず「イビツ」な死を迎えるという。そしてまた、一人の青年が実感もなくその“恐怖”に巻き込まれていく…。

Genres: Manga, Horror, Seinen, Comics, Fiction, Graphic Novels, Comics Manga

190 pages, Paperback

First published August 21, 2010

Reviews

[Malum · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you are looking for a deep plot, look elsewhere. If you just want something genuinely creepy and a bit gorey, however, then this certainly fits the bill.

[Katherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Los humanos y el amor son cosas efimeras y fragiles...pero yo voy a crear algo eterno"

Una noche, Kazuki, un joven estudiante, vuelve a su casa cuando entre la basura del lugar ve a una joven vestida como "lolita" el la mira extrañado y se pone nervioso, el aspecto de la joven es asqueroso y perturbador, está completamente sucia y tiene un peluche al lado de ella. Kazuki pasa al lado de ella intentando ignorarla pero esta le hace una pregunta volviendose todo mas extraño aún ¿hechas en falta a una hermana? a lo que él responde... pues si.

Después de este inusual encuentro, la hermana de Kazuki va de visita y se encuentra en la casa de su hermano a esta extraña y perturbadora joven que se ha autodeclarado "la" hermana de Kazuki y no quiere que nadie se interponga.
A los días se enteran de una leyenda urbana que termina con una muerte dolorosa y retorcida que rodea el lugar, pero que al parecer no es sólo una leyenda.

Tiene escenas excelentes, mantiene un nivel de tensión constante que te va sumergiendo pero sin llegar a ser abrumador o terrorífico en su totalidad, pero que tampoco se hace aburrido.
La idea de la lolita es interesante, perturbadora y muy inquietante. Existe una dualidad atmosférica que me ha gustado, esto se da cuando está en escena esta inquietante chica, y es interesante como se desarrolla ese cambio en su "personalidad" la cual nunca deja que bajes la guardia durante la lectura poniendo en tensión todo a su alrededor. Además, el estilo del mangaka al dibujarla se diferencia del resto de los elementos y personajes generando un ambiente más inquietante aún cuando ella aparece.

Un manga entretenido, con muchos aspectos destacables en cuanto a forma, una historia de una leyenda y maldicion interesante, llena de violencia, oscuridad y tensión, pero que aún asi siento que le faltó más en cuanto a personajes, espero ver como termina en el tomo 2 , pero en general entretiene.

Un manga que no es para todo público, contiene violencia y escenas fuerte.

[daph pink ♡ · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ibitsu Vol. 1 promised an unsettling, psychological horror experience but ultimately left me more confused than creeped out. The atmosphere tries hard to be eerie with its dark, claustrophobic settings and disturbing character designs, but the story’s slow pacing and muddled plot made it difficult to fully engage.

While the art effectively captures a grim, haunting tone, the characters lack depth and their motivations remain frustratingly unclear. Instead of building tension, the narrative feels repetitive and leaves too many questions unanswered, making the experience more frustrating than chilling.

If you’re a fan of slow-burn horror with a mysterious vibe, you might find some intrigue here — but for me, Ibitsu failed to deliver the suspense and impact it aimed for. Giving it 2 stars for the art and atmosphere, but overall it felt like a missed opportunity.

[Paul · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm unsure of where, precisely, this interest in the darker corners of the manga format is coming from as of late, and I cannot decide if it is an entirely worthwhile line of inquiry to pursue. My methods of discovery at present essentially boil down to me scanning forum topics dedicated to the subject and selecting at random titles that appear to win majority consent the reputation of being truly "creepy."

I cannot say that I've been disappointed with the results so far when considering these works from this particularly vague requirement. I also cannot say that I've really liked what I've discovered. While I undoubtedly consider myself a fan of the horror genre, I will fully admit to having limits to what I find acceptable and/or in good taste. There are some lines, I think, that should not be crossed, no matter how justified the author may feel in his or her artistic licence or methods for narrative.

And so I find it interesting that, of all the storytelling mediums, manga (and anime, by extension) has proven itself to be home to some of the most unpleasant content that I have ever had the opportunity (misfortune?) to come across. It's fascinating to see just how depraved these authors can become when they really set their minds to it, but I also cannot help but be a tad perplexed at the fact that this sort of material exists at all. That we as a culture have come to embrace increasingly sick levels of violence and fetishism - encouraging them, in fact, to be raised with every passing year, less we become too desensitized to the suffering of others - as a legitimate form of entertainment. What does this mean, if anything, for us as readers and consumers? I hate to contemplate the answer, as I doubt that I would be pleased with whatever conclusion may be arrived at.

So. Ibitsu. The rather abbreviated tale of a boy who finds himself with a horrific stalker in the form of a girl clad in Lolita-styled garb after he answers a question posed by her at a trash can. Thoroughly deranged and firmly convinced that she is to be the protagonist's new little sister, her attempts at integrating herself into his life grow increasingly drastic as she begins to torture both him and his family when they refuse to play along with her delusion and its many complex rules of conduct.

We are treated to quite a bit of gratuitous violence, grossly unnerving backstory, and a truly unhappy ending that leaves one in no way satisfied. Really, the plot is a threadbare one, relying on the genre's usual tropes and cliches to provide explanation and methods of narrative advancement. The characters, too, do not amount to much, lacking depth and emotional development. Ultimately, they stand as targets for the audience to view with a detached interest that extends no further than a morbid curiosity to see what horrific ways the author is going to physically and emotionally violate them.

As a bonus, there are also several gratuitous panels drawn in such a way as to objectify the female characters and provide utterly inappropriate moments of voyeurism amongst all of the carnage. Because such things are truly necessary.

Ultimately, stories like this one do not seem to be told for the sake of imparting a worthwhile tale or important message to a mass audience. They are told to give the public a culturally justified context for twisted spectacle and to satisfy a thirst for bloodshed that would be otherwise unacceptable if extended to real-world individuals. After all, if it's all make believe, then it's okay to peek, right?


To Conclude...

The more time I spend considering Ibitsu, the more unsavory I feel. The fact that I read this in its entirety appears to say something about myself, and I don't particularly care for its implications. Entertainment in the modern era has become something rather monstrous, and staring into its heart for a brief moment isn't a process that leaves one feeling good about the state of the world today. I'm not trying to condemn anyone who enjoys this sort of thing, as I too read it from first page to last, and in fact took the initiative to purposefully seek out something so macabre. I'm certainly not above the attraction.

And that is what really frightens me.

[Berke Kılıç · Rating 3 out of 5]

Could be better, but it's a good Halloween read.

[traumatized man · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jeez

You know me guys, I liked bloody murder in the torture so this is a four stars

I'm going to go order more

[Kévin Fuster · Rating 5 out of 5]

Opinion based on the 2 volumes, may contains light spoilers


One of the best horror manga I ever read. The art is good, the story and the characters are good, almost everything is really good. Once I began it I couldn't escape anymore and read the whole thing straight through. It's really creepy and gore, to the point I felt really bad for some of the characters.

[Mariela Torres · Rating 5 out of 5]

Trauma.

[elena · Rating 3 out of 5]

(2.5✨)

[Romane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Creepy, violent, very weird. Which is just how I like it. Pretty entertaining, but the poor boy don't deserve any of it though, technically speaking of the plot. It's not everyday that I stumble across a manga like this and I'm glad I did.

p.s.: the side story, Corridor of Dolls is awesome.

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A thoroughly creepy manga, that's perfect for Halloween. I'm just glad I'm reading it during the day in all honesty.

[Katelyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

The concept is good and interesting but the execution of this manga is a bit lacklustre for me. Maybe volume 2 will be different.

[Cris · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it. Super creepy, good art, amazing main idea and I'm absolutely in love with the lolita girl. I can't wait to know more about her and her reasons to be like that.
The extra story, Corridor of dolls, is just awesome.

[Humna Khan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have read better horror. Many pervy scenes which i hated. I dont know why they relate such things with horror genre. Though there were some creepy scenes. Apparently i liked that one shot horror story more than the actual book. But lets see how the volume 2 does.

[anotherfungurl · Rating 1 out of 5]

It was a start to my manga books, but it wasn't that good. I don't get her, maybe it's just I didn't read till the end. I read 6 chapters(half of it) and give up. It was meaningless.

[Cheril · Rating 5 out of 5]

My first ever experience reading manga.
It was pretty creepy.
3.5/5

[Book Tea 🫖 with Jai · Rating 5 out of 5]

Title: Ibitsu Volume One
Author: Haruto Ryo
Illustrated: Kazuto Okada
Genre: Horror, Gore, graphic novel

“Would you have a little sister? As long as her “Onii-chan” remains in her mind...This girl will continue to suffer.”
This manga did not scare me at all, but it was a remarkably interesting book. It is about a girl who dress up like the Demon Lolita, it is considered an urban legend. Demon Lolita
***The urban legend is famous in Tokyo where are midnight a girl dressed up at Lolita. A Lolita is a girl who dresses up and ask a male of any age whether he wants a sister. If he says yes, then she tells him she has found her lost brother. THE BEST ANSWER IS NOT TO ANSWER!!***
In this manga same thing but a little more cynical and horror. A college student name Kazuki is taking out the trash. He spots a girl in the trash can who is dressed strange, holding a teddy bear. As he tried to go back inside the strange girls ask him to do, he wants a sister. Because Kazuki answered he is about to experience a world wind of unfortunate events.
Kazuto Okada artwork was awesome, it made the story come alive and at some points in the manga. The artwork led the whole story, the artwork made it a more of a realistic feel. It was several parts toward the end really was graphic. Especially the part where she puts a body in the oven, or how she self harms herself. I love how the story lead up to how she got to be the way she is. I enjoyed reading about her background story.
MY NEGATIVE FEEDBACK
I would say its not much about the book that was too negative. I would love to know more about Kazuki sister and I would love to know more about Kazuki. I feel like for the amount of money was spent on the manga. It was worth the money!!! I think the illustration was great and very realistic but some of the blood and gore toward the end was tiny bit to much maybe a little uncomfortable.
Over All Review
I thought the book was well written!! I cannot wait to read book two. Unfortunately this author besides book two does not have any other books. Stay tune


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[Frogge · Rating 3 out of 5]

(Review for both volumes.)

I'd definitely call this a guilty pleasure - it's trashy, overindulgent and very edgy, but damn was I into it! As other reviews have already pointed out, this is not really a manga to read if you're looking for something that's actually substantive or intellectually stimulating. It's just pure ridiculousness, and I was immensely entertained.

It does sometimes veer on the line of "okay, this amount of gross-out is a little unnecessary," mostly when it decides to include things that make me think the whole thing might've been the author's fetish, but I suppose Ibitsu isn't the type of thing you pick up expecting it to hold back any punches. There's no depth of depravity that it isn't willing to go to, and it also doesn't keep you waiting - the intensity does gradually build up more and more, but pretty much from the first page it gets going and never lets down a surprisingly tight pace.

At times it feels reminiscent of an American slasher film with the gore cranked up to 11 (it reminded me a bit of Eli Roth's Thanksgiving), featuring a villain that I'm fairly certain was inspired in large part by the slit-mouthed woman. This is basically the manga equivalent of reading a gossip magazine or eating fast-food for me, but sometimes that's just what you need.

[Lör K. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is wonderfully creepy from beginning to the end of the first volume. The premise is that of a Lolita dressed girl who appears and asks you if you have a little sister. No matter how you answer her, you're going to die. The artwork on the cover of this is what drew me in originally and the artwork throughout the manga is just as gorgeous. The storyline is twisted and messed up, the gore is something spectacular and truly, this is what I love about the horror manga genre. I'd never come across Ryou Haruto before but the pacing and art in this are so stunning, I'm definitely going to be reading more by them. I'm really intrigued to see how this story ends and what becomes of the main characters; I'm hooked so quickly and easily into this - Ryou seems to have a knack for the plotline and this is absolutely brilliant.

The Corridor of Dolls is a short one-shot included at the end of this volume and dear god - I hate dolls. This one-shot seemed to come straight out of my nightmares. It's creepy, it's unhinging and it even made me forget what I was originally reading at the start of this volume. It's dark, it's freaky and ends brilliantly.

There's definitely some A / A+ horror going on in this volume and I am LOVING it.

[Wombo Combo · Rating 1 out of 5]

Straight trash. This manga is a combination of some of horror's worst tropes.
Everyone acts like an idiot and things are 100% spelled out for the reader when its unnecessary. The villain has a couple neat things about her, such as the stuffed animal and healing scars, but for the most part, is not interesting or scary. I definitely feel like the premise of this could have been done well, but the single biggest thing holding this back is the writing. When you write a story about a stalker, you kind of have to build up a tense atmosphere or develop a feeling that the characters are being hunted. The writer is able to do the latter a little bit, but really, I think there's just too much dialogue and characters spend too much time talking to themselves, which never really let me get sucked into the story.
The art is mostly okay, but it's pretty typical looking anime/manga art. There are some weird fanservice-y shots that just felt really strange and hurt any kind of horror the story was attempting to build. Some panels are just really oddly drawn in relation to each other.
In general, this just feels really amateurish, like it was done by someone who doesn't understand what makes great horror scary in the first place.

[Alice · Rating 4 out of 5]

Trigger warning: Self-harm, along with other imagery that could be triggering, extreme animal abuse. Click the spoiler to see the type of abuse person kills an animal (not shown), is later seen cooking and eating the animal, shows paw and eyeball The short extra story at the end mentions suicide.

***
3.5

This is really disturbing and will probably be hard to read for some people. There are several elements to the story and art that might be triggering. The art style is really great to add to the atmosphere.

The extra one-shot story at the end was short and did not add much to my overall enjoyment to the manga. It wasn't as in-depth or creepy as the main story for obvious reasons. Though if you have a phobia of dolls, you might feel differently.

[Tsundere · Rating 3 out of 5]

6.5/10 if your looking for something truly nihilistic and gorey, this is not the read for you. However, it does deliver creepiness in spades. The book lacks effective scene setting—elements like crows, rodents, owls, or even the use of pathetic fallacy are largely absent. Instead, it tends to overemphasise smells, which I feel are less impactful in creating atmosphere. Additionally, the portrayal of fear could have been more vividly expressed through dialogue to better align with the tone of the illustrations. (Though I don’t hold too much against the author, as I know it is hard to fear monger without use of audio~visuals) The villains appearances seemed repetitive and lacking direction until halfway through the book - up until the additional side chapter to be specific, which is is perfectly placed. from this point on, the pace really picks up and the suspense (which is what I always look for in a good psychological read) with an ending that leaves you looking for answers.

[Michael Sorbello · Rating 2 out of 5]

Synopsis: Kazuki, a young college student living in a small apartment building, is taking out his trash one night when he sees a disheveled young woman dressed in lolita-style clothing sitting in the street by the neighborhood trash pile. She asks Kazuki if he wants a little sister, and his answer unknowingly turns his life into a living nightmare. He just made himself a victim of an urban legend.

Review: There were a couple of good scares and the backstory of the evil girl was somewhat intriguing, but the actual plot was sloppy and all of the characters were annoyingly stupid and underdeveloped. This had the makings of a good psychological thriller but it fell short in almost every way.

[Danni · Rating 2 out of 5]

This horror manga centered around a Japanese urban legend. It was pretty violent and disturbing and not something I would have read if my friend hadn't owned a copy. The manga covers a lot of topics that may be triggering for people including suicide, stalking, torture, self-harm, and abuse. This manga was a bit much for me and if you read it you should know what exactly you're getting yourself into.

[Crystal Rose · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ibitsu is about a boy who is stalked by a malevolent Lolita-like disturbed spirit. She begins to harass him and his family & friends.

The manga has very creepy & disturbing scenes and illustrations. The drawings really express the grotesque nature of the story. The spirit is even given a horrific back story. There are definitely some elements of perversion in some of the illustrations.

It's a good read for those who like vengeful spirits such as the Ring or the Grudge.

[Társis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Não é o tipo de leitura que costumo me interessar mas por conta de um trabalho da FABICO eu usei esse mangá como referência e achei a arte muito bacana. Me lembrou demais das lendas e personagens do livro "Yokai Attack: The japanese monster survival guide" de Hiroko Yoda (sim, ele mesmo!) e Matt Alt. Enfim, esse lance de lolita demoníaca dá medo.

[Emma L.B. · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of the first horror mangas I read - after The Enigma of Amigara Fault - and I remember it very fondly. Though I can't remember at all how it ended.

[Tiffany Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book drew me in and the concept was creepy, with haunting art to accompany it. The plot twist was interesting and I was flipping through the pages wondering what would happen next!
I think that there is a very minor plot hole (which is why I took off a star) but other than that it's a great horror manga and I really enjoyed it!

[Jesse Slater · Rating 3 out of 5]

[3.5/5]

Interesting setup, compelling enough to want to keep going. In a way, my rating hinges on how well it sticks the landing in the second volume. Also, the one-shot side story was fun. I'd like to see how this author does a straight anthology series.

[Victoria Azar · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this manga, even though you knew the ending of death was inevitable the journey with all the twists and turns made it worth while. Didn't really like the mini story at the end though, I feel that it killed the terrifying felling left by the main story.