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nicastamatis · 1 year

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i really love the way that, rather than lulling you into a false sense of security, oshimi chooses to make every mundane moment feel foreboding... every page feels cloying and claustrophobic, even when its two kids sitting on a bench in an open field

#the expressions drawn with enough detail to be realistic but not enough to recognise properly in your brain #is also a really good touch #thinking abt like. the aunt's smile. she's shown to be a normal generally well-meaning person #but the way she's drawn makes her expression difficult to decipher and gives off a sense of unease #very uncanny valley #the harsh lighting portrayed through roughly hatched shadows in almost every panel #even when it doesnt make sense for the scene.... <- also really good #ignore the mangastream watermark in the corner #meposting #been a while since i read something that made me feel this ill at ease

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