Pupa, Vol. 3

Pupa #3

by Motegi Sayaka (Writer & Artist)

Genres: Manga, Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Comics

269 pages, Paperback

First published December 12, 2013

Reviews

[Michael Sorbello · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is a review of the entire series!

Pupa is about a pair of severely abused twins named Utsutsu and Yume who are now struggling to live on their own after escaping from their terrible living situation. After seeing red butterflies, these two siblings become infected with a virus known as Pupa. This virus mutates organisms into insatiable monsters, only seeking to feed on any sort of life. After the return of their abusive father and the arrival of a group of underground agents who seem to have a connection to the virus, the life of the twins spirals into hell once more.

So much wasted potential. The first 2 chapters of this series were extremely promising. It did a good job setting up a tragic backstory and introducing the sci-fi body horror elements, but then it quickly spirals into complete nonsense. The characters are terrible, the villains are one-dimensional, cringy fanservice, the horror elements become mindless shock value, random plot points are introduced with no purpose, everything feels extremely forced and rushed, the main character Utsusu quickly becomes an unlikable creep with no redeeming qualities at all. I've never seen a potentially great series fly off the deep end so quickly. I don't know what went wrong.

It seemed to be channeling elements of Elfen Lied, Parasyte and Tokyo Ghoul which are all series I like a lot, but it failed horribly in its execution. The only thing I liked were the monster designs.

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[Tf]

Pois.... Não é que seja bom, de todo, mas a arte realmente é linda e os temas são mm a minha cena, é só que o incesto... Pois, e dps disso é difícil ignorar as outras falhas. Confuso. Admito que foi a curiosidade mórbida que me fez continuar pq desde o primeiro volume q estava meio aborrecida. Mas o Pupa, o filho deles os dois, kinda cute tbh!! Ah, mas no final outro irmão obcecado pela irmã sem nenhum motivo aparente. Ah, mas eu kinda que curto de personagens meio fdds da cabeça.. Pois não sei, não foi mt bom, não, mas foi entertaining dentro da sua forma. Alguém vai sequer ler isto??

[Kurtis Burkhardt · Rating 1 out of 5]

This manga was quite awful, the art and drawings were pretty good but the plot was crap/unexplained and I didn’t get was going on😴😂😁❤️❤️

[Fernanda Mella · Rating 3 out of 5]

Aquí la historia alcanza su punto de impacto máximo, te deja al borde de la silla lleno de sueños e ilusiones.

[Charlotte Begue · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jna plutôt bien aimé ce manga, même si je n'est pas trouvé la même édition sur ce site j'ai fait comme j'ai plus mais je recommande ce manga

[Queer Rose · Rating 3 out of 5]

Por qué seguí leyendo esto?

[Akemi Suzume · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too much "ONII-CHAN"........
..........I'm getting sick of this manga...

[Jinx:The:Poet {the LiteraryWanderer & WordRoamer} · Rating 4 out of 5]

[REVIEW FOR THE SERIES...]

Pupa (Vol. 1-5)

Pupa (Japanese: ピューパ Hepburn: Pyūpa) is a 2011–2013 Japanese horror manga series written and illustrated by Sayaka Mogi (Motegi?). At first, I wasn’t sure about what I was getting myself into. I thought "The cover looks pretty rad and it’s called Pupa, sounds creepy and weird and right up my alley..." Pupa is a psychological horror manga, filled to the brim with grim, graphic, gory, weirdness. While the plot is indeed painfully dark, I found myself enjoying this one. Here is the synopsis...

"The story of Pupa is about two teenagers, Utsutsu and his little sister Yume. Their father was an extremely abusive man, beating their mother and then his children after he was fired. After a divorce, their mother began dating another man, and the father left the two kids alone. Now abandoned, Utsutsu promised himself that he would always protect Yume. After seeing red butterflies, these two siblings become infected with a virus known as Pupa. This virus mutates organisms into insatiable monsters, only seeking to feed on any sort of life. Yume succumbs to the full effects of the Pupa virus, but reverts into a human. Utsutsu, instead of turning into a monster, gains regenerative powers. In order for the virus to be suppressed in Yume, Utsutsu must take a drug and have Yume feed on his flesh." -Synopsis



I found Pupa to be dark, heart-wrenching, creepy, and all around disturbing manga. The characters were likable and unique, the story completely bizarre and creepy, the art was sketchy and original. There is quite a bit of angst in this series, as both main characters have a shared tragic past. I would recommend this series to fans of Horror manga, complete with original story and tons of gory. Not for the faint of heart.

[OFFICIAL RATING: 4 STARS]