Blood on the Tracks, Volume 1

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She's so good at hiding her dangerous nature that the only one who knows about her insanity is Seichi himself, and that's only because he was there to witness her going off the deep end.

Freudian Excuse: Not exactly being Mother of the Year herself, it's eventually revealed that Seiko's own parents despised her, blaming her for their own miserable lives and the death of her sister. Jizzed in My Pants: When Fukiishi kisses Seichii, Seichii wakes up to find "stuff" in his pants the next morning. It's kept ambiguous whether it was a shared dream the two had that night or it was just Seichi's, since he could never air out his resentment for his mother while she was his mentally deteriorating ward. Ian Wolf from Anime UK News praised the series' storytelling and Oshimi's artwork, highlighting the "detailed and sometimes disturbing close-ups" and "great views of the wilderness".Asshole Victim: The Osabes' relatives aren't the most pleasant people to be around, with the aunt being kind of pushy and rude to Seiko and Shigeru is annoyingly close to Seiichi. Shuzo Oshimi ( The Flowers of Evil ) invites us to watch as a once-happy household quietly transforms into an inescapable living hell. Stepford Smiler: The majority of the smiles in this manga are creepy, but Seiko wins first prize as she smiles throughout all the horror. This manga feels very grounded in reality so far, no wired sci-fi stuff popping up, it feels like it could be a true story which just adds to the creepiness. When a devestated Seiichi attacks her in a rage, she refuses to give him any closure or satisfaction, just coldly stating "Oh, I see.

We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.Hope Spot: There is hope that Seichi will recover from the trauma inflicted by his mother after she is taken into custody. Laser-Guided Amnesia: Brain damage for Shigeru doesn't mean he's unable to recognize his own attempted killer, subverting the usual amnesia by injury drama expectations. 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. According to Oshimi, the Bob Dylan album of the same name inspired the title for the series, but was not a major influence on the story.

While it's unclear whether her intentions are sexual, Seiko does seem to have a confused romantic interest in her son, kissing him on the lips twice over the course of the series and becoming horrified when she discovers a girl his age has a crush on him. Disproportionate Retribution: Shigeru seems to have been a brat who made fun of Seiichi, but did he really deserve being pushed off a cliff? It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from February 2017 to September 2023, with its chapters collected into 17 tankōbon volumes. Seiko gets really up close and personal with Seichi numerous times throughout the story, and one chapter has her choke Seichi while straddling him in a pose that looks very suggestive. To start the art in this is amazing, most of it is pretty simple at times but when its at its highest effort its really something else.However, although he loves his family, he is not conscious about their problematic situation until Seiko tells Shigeru's parents that she pushed him off the cliff, and even then, Ichirō does not demonstrate a willingness to divorce when his wife suggests it. A lot of the story is conveyed through the art and through the characters expressions and this does a very good job at conveying them.

Winner of the most important comics awards for newcomers, the Tetsuya Chiba Awad in 2001, Oshimi has been penning quirky slice-of-life dramas now for over a decade for major manga publishers including Kodansha. Yandere: Much, much worse than the usual fare, because here the yandere is the main character's mother. Harvey Awards Nominate Blood on The Tracks, Blue Lock, Cat + Gamer, Chainsaw Man, Red Flowers, Spy x Family".

Death by Despair: Towards the end of the story, an elderly and senile Seiko suffers a minor fall that leaves her with a mild concussion.