Read it quite quickly. The art style, a bit comic like, is distinctive and fits the grim but sweet story being told. The gimmick, a person (Asako) capable of absorbing the last moment of a murder victim to the point of suffering their wounds, could have span multiple volumes but the story being told wasn't full enough for that. I expected a bit more from the murder case&the complex feelings of second handed love, but neither the plot nor the relationship got very complicated or twisted.
Obviously the center piece was the difficulty for both characters to know who they were caring for : the memory
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 Alternative TitlesJapanese: スティグマタ ─愛痕─ More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 2
Chapters: 13
Status: Finished
Published: Mar 25, 2019 to Jan 25, 2021
Theme:
Detective
Serialization:
.Bloom Authors:
Takahashi, Hidebu (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: N/A2 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #14439
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Jan 6, 2025
Stigmata is pretty well paced, cohesive, and entertaining for lovers of unexpectedly blooming feelings, lite supernatural crime mystery, and a bit of guro with tasteful sex to cap it off.
The art is a mix of comic-esque and beautiful. It's a bit strange in places (particularly with big smiles, which look more strained than happy), but usually pleasant otherwise. Though the panelling is extremely simple — more like a scrolling webcomic on paper. The story is relatively simple as well and doesn't dive too deep into the potential angsts/hangups the characters are presented to have — though it comes off more as mature personal regulation than ... |
