Blood on the Tracks, Volume 1

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From the creator who brought you notable works such as The Flowers of Evil, Happiness, and Inside Mari, comes a new suspense drama centering on the theme of a toxic parent. Genre Throwback: To "possessive psycho" movies like Misery and Audition that were popular in the 90's. A few chapters later, you realise that not only did she try to kill Seiichi as a toddler, but the reason why she had thrown Shigeru off of the cliff was because she saw Seiichi's face instead of Shigeru's and that was why she had shoved him.

There's two pages where his face is scratched out by shadows as he begins strangling Seiko before Seiichi's expression is finally revealed, a face twisted in pain and rage. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Shogakukan collected its chapters in 17 tankōbon volumes, releasaed from September 8, 2017, [7] to September 28, 2023.

Seiko reveals to Seichi that her parents doted on her sickly younger sister while verbally and emotionally abusing her, which became worse after her mother discovered that her father was having an affair. Genre Shift: Pre- Time Skip: Psychological Horror about dealing with immediate danger of abusive and unstable mother who's also an attempted murderer. Mess of Woe: Seiichi's apartment is revolting, with at least half of the available space being taken up by empty food boxes, beer cans and other assorted trash.

She lives alone with her alcoholic and abusive father, with whom she has a bad relationship after her mother abandoned them when she was younger. As per her doctor's examination, she suffered only a mild concussion, so her muteness seems to be induced by the trauma of remembering she tried to kill Shigeru and Seiichi. Did Not Get the Girl: Yuiko is married with children by the time Seiichi sees her again after the time-skip. Characters [ edit ] Seiichi Osabe ( 長部 静一, Osabe Seiichi ) Seiichi is a shy middle school student with few friends and susceptible to manipulation and abuse.Kick the Dog: When Seiko shows up for Seichi's court appearance and is asked to make a statement, she matter-of-factly tells everyone that she never really wanted to be a mother, tells the judge that she "quits" being a parent and regrets not aborting her son, and thanks Seichi "for becoming a murderer" because it gives her an excuse to walk away.

This is a fantastic series, as you can expect with Shuzo Oshimi it makes you feel uncomfortable whilst reading. But before he can even catch his breath, what remains of his sense of self is smashed to pieces by her next shocking act.Thus, it seems less that Seiko "loves her son and will do anything for him" and more "loves her son because he belongs to her". Blood on the Tracks, written and illustrated by Shūzō Oshimi, was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from February 24, 2017, [3] [4] to September 8, 2023. They lay out their true feelings for one another and finally laugh about their horrible relationship, allowing themselves some closure before the end. Beginning its run in February 2017, the series is published in Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior magazine, while the English translation is published by Vertical.

The final chapter time skips to Seichi as an old man living a solitary but content life, with him realizing in the final page that he hasn't thought about Seiko for so long that he's forgotten what she looks like. For several chapters, Seichi suffers from psychogenic mutism stemming from trauma after having been kissed by his own mother and forced to tear up a love confession from his crush because of her jealousy.Post- Time Skip: Psychological Thriller about growing up and dealing with the aftermath of emotional trauma inflicted by said abuse. However, he is later contacted by authorities and learns that his mother is not only alive, but senile and has stopped paying for her own rent entirely. A great start to this series that very effectively establishes strong disturbing and suspenseful vibes through both the writing and the haunting images of the doting mother. Broken Smile: Seiichi's aunt gives one of these when she comes across her son on the trail after he was pushed off the cliff. This feels just like a longer chapter of the first 50 or so, there is absolutely no need for the story to continue other than being pure shock value.