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Starving Anonymous #5
Starving Anonymous Vol. 5
Fame and glory were to be Kiriyu's...until a fateful encounter with the brilliant Yamabiki threatened to rob him of both his reputation and his empire. Desperate to rid himself of the usurper, Kiriyu designed a raditation "accident" that would end Yamabiki's life. But his plan backfired, muting his own beloved daughter into a hideous monstrosity. Upon reuniting with Yamabiki in the Cradle, years of resentment boil over within Kiriyu, who whips out a knife and sinks it into his old assistant's chest! Amidst all the chaos...Director Izumi sets a new plot in motion from the shadows.
195 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 10, 2018
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October 14, 2020
Always keeps you on your toes.
August 9, 2023
2.5/5 🌟
Not much happening in this volume.
Not much happening in this volume.
December 22, 2022
flashback city
December 17, 2021
I feel like slapping the main character like mannnn PLEASE BE USEFUL FOR A WHILE URGHHH WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU DOING JUST STANDING THERE AND NOT STOPPING THAT MAN??!!
April 18, 2023
The perfect series to destroy your appetite.
I’e and his friend Kazu are taking the bus home from high school just like any other day. After they mysteriously pass out while aboard the bus, they wake up in a new bus full of dead bodies which are being transported into an underground facility utilizing butchered human meat for stomach-churning purposes. The place is run by dangerously powerful people serving an even more terrifying master.
Aligning themselves with other survivors, I’e and his new companions make it their mission to break out alive while being confronted with one nightmare after the other within the demonic facility. The truth of what’s truly going on underground is even more awful than they’re prepared to handle, however.
Starving Anonymous starts off as a pure gross-out gore manga, but progresses into an insane science fiction psychological thriller with some genuinely fascinating characters and surprisingly emotional moments. Even through its weaker plot elements, the series keeps up a constant momentum of explicit horror, brutal action and bizarro nightmare fuel.
The villains are chilling, but the heroes aren’t exactly right in the head either. The two leading men Natsune and Yamabiki who support I’e with his escape are extremely disturbed while still being empathetic and very interesting. Natsume is a monstrous combat expert with a childlike understanding of the world while Yamabiki is a deranged genius whose morbid fascination with science often overrides his morality. The relationship between these crazy guys is what really brings the mystery, thrills and tension of the story to their full potential.
There’s a few moments where the logic behind the facility and the reasoning behind the strange world-building is a bit iffy, but the ridiculousness of the plot and the strong character work is solid enough to make up for its shortcomings. There’s some harsh commentary about global warming, treatment toward livestock for meat consumption and the increase of health problems in the modern world due to the way our environment is treated and the garbage that’s put in our food every day.
The finale is also surprisingly emotional and satisfying, being ambiguous enough to leave some of the darker themes up to the imagination.
My rating: 4.1/5
I’e and his friend Kazu are taking the bus home from high school just like any other day. After they mysteriously pass out while aboard the bus, they wake up in a new bus full of dead bodies which are being transported into an underground facility utilizing butchered human meat for stomach-churning purposes. The place is run by dangerously powerful people serving an even more terrifying master.
Aligning themselves with other survivors, I’e and his new companions make it their mission to break out alive while being confronted with one nightmare after the other within the demonic facility. The truth of what’s truly going on underground is even more awful than they’re prepared to handle, however.
Starving Anonymous starts off as a pure gross-out gore manga, but progresses into an insane science fiction psychological thriller with some genuinely fascinating characters and surprisingly emotional moments. Even through its weaker plot elements, the series keeps up a constant momentum of explicit horror, brutal action and bizarro nightmare fuel.
The villains are chilling, but the heroes aren’t exactly right in the head either. The two leading men Natsune and Yamabiki who support I’e with his escape are extremely disturbed while still being empathetic and very interesting. Natsume is a monstrous combat expert with a childlike understanding of the world while Yamabiki is a deranged genius whose morbid fascination with science often overrides his morality. The relationship between these crazy guys is what really brings the mystery, thrills and tension of the story to their full potential.
There’s a few moments where the logic behind the facility and the reasoning behind the strange world-building is a bit iffy, but the ridiculousness of the plot and the strong character work is solid enough to make up for its shortcomings. There’s some harsh commentary about global warming, treatment toward livestock for meat consumption and the increase of health problems in the modern world due to the way our environment is treated and the garbage that’s put in our food every day.
The finale is also surprisingly emotional and satisfying, being ambiguous enough to leave some of the darker themes up to the imagination.
My rating: 4.1/5
January 24, 2021
Finisce il flashback dedicato a Yamabiki e il dottor Kiryu e ancora una volta il ragazzo supera il suo maestro. Ma Ie e amici non fanno in tempo ad esultare che nella fabbrica scoppia un incendio. Il direttore segnala delle vie d’uscita per i dipendenti, ma sarà davvero possibile fuggire? E quale è il vero piano del direttore? La risposta è nel suo flashback, la sua storia, come si è trovato a vivere in quel posto e il giorno che ha sconvolto la sua vita e fargli prendere la decisione di eliminare i Signori, ad ogni costo... Una storia molto interessante che mi ha molto sorpreso e aggiunto nuovi particolari. Questa serie non smette mai di stupirmi e sorprendermi e spero continui così anche negli ultimi due volumi. Ma sono fiduciosa perché il finale di questo volume è stato una bimba e davvero inatteso! Adorato!
September 20, 2022
Oh my gosh, it was so bad... I quite enjoyed this gruesome horror manga series until now but this volume ruined it for me. It was totally unrealistic, made no sense, was full of inconsistencies and basically spit in the face of what was done before. It reminded me of "denjin n", started out great and then went straight into a wall because the authors clearly hadn't constructed their story well and had no idea how to end it. And guess what ? It was the same authors... I just realized it... They clearly always come up with interesting premises but then have NO IDEA what to do with them and everything ends up being an absolute mess.
June 4, 2021
I love the way Yuu Kuraishi writes these characters backstories. I often forget they are flashbacks because I get so caught up in the story. In this volume we now find out through a disturbing tragedy, that the director of The Cradle actually doesn't approve of the things that were happening there and has been planning on shutting it down for quite some time. We also find out he is linked to Natsune's mother and she is sort of the reason why his father was killed. This one was a really quick read.
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July 20, 2024
Este tomo es la cumbre de toda la historia.
Todo este tomo se centra en la historia del director de la cuna. Todo esto es parte de un plan mayor para destruir a los grillos.
Los muchachos tratan de ir y pues, desviven a Natsune. Una genialidad de obra este proceso que involuntario y nada esperado ese final.
Todo este tomo se centra en la historia del director de la cuna. Todo esto es parte de un plan mayor para destruir a los grillos.
Los muchachos tratan de ir y pues, desviven a Natsune. Una genialidad de obra este proceso que involuntario y nada esperado ese final.
October 31, 2020
Che figata
July 8, 2022
Plot thickens!
January 24, 2023
This is a classic case of "What do I do with this great premise I've written?"
I overall thought that the series was interesting enough to hold my attention for five books and this one tanked any interest I had in finishing it.
I overall thought that the series was interesting enough to hold my attention for five books and this one tanked any interest I had in finishing it.
April 23, 2023
4.5 ⭐️
June 8, 2023
all sexist and queerphobic violence and narrative aside, could have made a point about climate change.
chose to make this instead.
chose to make this instead.
September 6, 2023
We finally kind of understand what's going on... I'm still wondering if they're actually going to escape. Is Kazu still with them?
November 14, 2023
Double homicide
December 30, 2023
4⭐️
Dieser Teil war wirklich sehr interessant. Bisher mit Abstand am besten.
Dieser Teil war wirklich sehr interessant. Bisher mit Abstand am besten.
January 14, 2024
solo m quedan dos voy a llorar
pd: por qué todos apuñalab a todos esto es increíble, acaban los dos tomos (4&5) igual
pd: por qué todos apuñalab a todos esto es increíble, acaban los dos tomos (4&5) igual
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February 6, 2025
อ่านละเข้าใจเลยว่าทำไมอิซึมิแค้นขนาดนั้น มีแต่เรื่องน่าหดหู่ใจทุกเล่มเลย ㅜ.ㅜ แต่ตอนท้ายก้คือ แม้งเอย หักหลังกันแบบฉ่ำ ทำไมวะ
July 7, 2025
I'm in it now
January 29, 2023
🌸18th September 2021🌸
Oh my God this series is incredible! The story is riveting and although this is extreme graphic body horror, it doesn’t just rely on that (it is very shocking though). Like I’ve said in every other reviews of this series, this is a explicit manga for older readers with various incredibly disturbing and deplorable acts towards people ranging from m*rder and dismemberment, to r*pe, torture, and human experientation. If your screamish, this is not the series for you. Volume five is by far the most emotional and made me feel bad for a character I previously hated. This story has been thrilling for the start and is like nothing I’ve read before! The plot is pretty unique and the characters are utterly fascinating. The art is powerful and detailed (so disgustingly detailed), particularly in this volume. And that ending! The storytelling is wonderful and depending on how the last two volumes go, this might be a new favourite horror manga for me.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Oh my God this series is incredible! The story is riveting and although this is extreme graphic body horror, it doesn’t just rely on that (it is very shocking though). Like I’ve said in every other reviews of this series, this is a explicit manga for older readers with various incredibly disturbing and deplorable acts towards people ranging from m*rder and dismemberment, to r*pe, torture, and human experientation. If your screamish, this is not the series for you. Volume five is by far the most emotional and made me feel bad for a character I previously hated. This story has been thrilling for the start and is like nothing I’ve read before! The plot is pretty unique and the characters are utterly fascinating. The art is powerful and detailed (so disgustingly detailed), particularly in this volume. And that ending! The storytelling is wonderful and depending on how the last two volumes go, this might be a new favourite horror manga for me.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
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April 19, 2022
Just when things seem to take a good turn that last pannel had to happen.
October 8, 2019
Mon avis complet : https://songedunenuitdete.com/2019/10...
C’est encore un excellent tome qui nous happe jusqu’à la dernière page. Nous rencontrons un nouveau venu avec un passif compliqué.
Certaines surprises m’ont laissée dans l’expectative et la fin annonce une suite intéressante. Pour ce qui est du graphisme, il reste fidèle à lui-même avec des traits vifs et expressifs ainsi qu’une mise en pages sombre à la hauteur du récit.
C’est encore un excellent tome qui nous happe jusqu’à la dernière page. Nous rencontrons un nouveau venu avec un passif compliqué.
Certaines surprises m’ont laissée dans l’expectative et la fin annonce une suite intéressante. Pour ce qui est du graphisme, il reste fidèle à lui-même avec des traits vifs et expressifs ainsi qu’une mise en pages sombre à la hauteur du récit.
February 27, 2023
Even after finishing this series I'm.......still not entirely sure what I read.
Gross. So gross. And weird. But also kind of fun? It's definitely not going to be for everyone, but if you enjoy Junji Ito's work this might be for you.
Gross. So gross. And weird. But also kind of fun? It's definitely not going to be for everyone, but if you enjoy Junji Ito's work this might be for you.
September 17, 2023
⭐️3⭐️ Entretenido, básico para seguir la trama principal. 🔪
Este tomo a estado bien, en el conocemos a el director y también vemos cuál es su intención principal y el porque. 🩸
Es un tomo entretenido, esencial para entender un poco el porqué el director es quien es y porque hace lo que hace.🫀
Este tomo a estado bien, en el conocemos a el director y también vemos cuál es su intención principal y el porque. 🩸
Es un tomo entretenido, esencial para entender un poco el porqué el director es quien es y porque hace lo que hace.🫀
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