The Man in the Box Manga Reviews (P.12)

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もう少し続きがあればなぁ

I wish there was a little more

非現実的で面白かったです。人間は簡単には死なないようにできてるんだな。あ、漫画だから死なないのか。家族のカタチはそれぞれなのでいいと思います。

It was unrealistic and funny. Humans are designed so that they don't die easily. Oh, isn't it going to die because it's a comic? Each family has its own shape, so I think that's fine.

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気になる表紙につられて

Attached to the cover I'm interested in

え？この表紙が１位なの？そんな思いで試し読みを始めたら、やめられない、止まらない。つい課金して、最後まで読んでしまいました。１位になる漫画は、イラストがきれいだったり構図が上手だったり、魅せる何かがあるのですが、この漫画は読ませる何かがあります。不思議な力があるこの作品。あなたも箱の中にとらわれないように。。。

huh? Is this cover number one? When I started a trial reading with that in mind, I couldn't stop, I wouldn't stop. I just paid for it and read it all the way to the end. There is something fascinating about comics that come in first place, such as having beautiful illustrations and good composition, but there is something about this comic that makes me read it. This work has mysterious powers. Don't let yourself get caught in the box...

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試し読みしたら購入

After a trial reading, buy

This review contains spoilers. 最近は購入を控えてるのに、試し読みしたら続きが気になりなってすぐ購入してしまいました。。箱の男（父）はなんで箱に入ってるのか？（精神病？）読み進めていくうちにだんだん真相がわかっていくんですが、ラストは想像していたことと全然違って驚きました。友達や彼氏、親でも身近にいる人の考えてる事なんて、長くいても分からないことだらけなんだな。と、人間不信になりそうな話でした。1番ラストの絵はゾッとします。。

This review contains spoilers. Recently, I've been refraining from buying it, but after reading it for a trial, I was worried about the continuation, so I bought it right away.. Why is the man in the box (father) in the box? (mental illness?) As I read on, I gradually came to understand the truth, but I was surprised that the last one was completely different from what I had imagined. There are so many things my friends, boyfriends, and people close to me think that I don't understand even after being around for a long time. It was a story that seemed to make people distrustful. The first and last picture is creepy..

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自分がゆみこなら、ママなら、パパなら

If I were Yumiko, if I were my mom, if I were my dad

なにが正しくてなにが正しくないのか、どうすることが正しいのか、それは世間や法律とは違うこともある。それぞれの視点から、この箱の事実が明かされる時、家族とは、親子とは、と考えさせられた

What is right and what is not, and what is right to do is sometimes different from the world and the law. From each point of view, when the facts of this box were revealed, it made me think that family is parent and child

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よくまとまっている

Well organized

1巻で終わらせる構成としてよくまとまっている。読み応えもあった。ただし、70%オフで購入したので、「安く買えたのに面白かった」というバイアスはかかっているかもしれない。

It is well organized as a structure that ends with volume 1. It was also a good read. However, since I bought it at 70% off, there may be a bias that “it was interesting even though I was able to buy it cheaply.”

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映画化されてもおかしくない話！！

It wouldn't be strange if it were made into a movie!!

This review contains spoilers. 一気に惹き込まれて最後まで読みました。色々な所が繋がっていて原作者の方には素晴らしいの一言です。読者側は、だんだん謎が分かってきてスッキリしていくとともに、更にゾッとさせられる展開になってます笑。本当にこの話を考えたの凄すぎます。映画化された際は、絶対に観に行きたいです！ネタバレですが、友達のさっちゃんがゲーム機を家に届けに来てくれた時、箱の父が｢そこに置いておいてください｣みたいな会話をしたと思いますが、父の手をよく見ると、世界共通の沈黙のSOS(親指を内側に折り曲げ、手のひらを上にして残り4本指を折り曲げる動作)が出されていたことに気がつけた時、めちゃくちゃ怖かったです笑。前にYouTubeでこんな動作があると私自身が知識を入れてなければスルーしていた描写でしょう。個人的には、是枝監督の｢万引き家族｣と似たものを感じました。悪いことを続けている中でも、悪いことだと自覚していながらも、ゆみこちゃんにとってはこの方法が最善だったと私も感じてしまいました。その証拠に、ゆみこちゃんはあの異質な空間の中でも、ちゃんと笑えていたと言っています。法的にはこれは犯罪扱いでも、母はまゆこちゃんを守れていたし愛ある教育もされてました。これが犯罪をしている親だと思えないほどでした。私が一番ゾッとしたのは、最後の｢箱の男｣とその男から箱を購入しようとしている人達でした。最後の箱の男は、全て計算した上で箱を置いていったのでしょうか。そもそもこの男が｢箱｣を作らなければこんな展開にはなっていませんよね汗。この事件をみたら作るのを辞めるのがいいと思いますが、そうしなさそうなのがますます震える…。

This review contains spoilers. I was drawn to it all at once and read it until the end. Many places are connected, and it's a wonderful word for the original author. Readers are gradually understanding the mystery and feeling refreshed, and the development is even more creepy lol. It's really amazing that I thought about this story. I definitely want to go see it when it's made into a movie! As a spoiler, when my friend Sacchan came to deliver the game console to my house, I think the father of the box had a conversation like “Please leave it there,” but when I looked closely at my father's hand, I noticed that the silent SOS (movement of folding the thumb inward and folding the remaining 4 fingers with the palm up) was issued lol. If there was such an action on YouTube before, it's probably a depiction that I would have missed if I hadn't put in my own knowledge. Personally, I felt something similar to Koreeda's “Shoplifting Family.” While continuing to do bad things, even though I was aware that it was a bad thing, I also felt that this method was the best for Yumiko. As proof of this, Yumiko says that she was able to laugh properly even in that heterogeneous space. Legally, this was treated as a crime, but her mother protected Mayuko-chan and was educated with love. I couldn't believe this was the parent committing a crime. What scared me the most was the last “man in the box” and people trying to buy a box from that man. Did the man in the last box do all the math and then leave the box behind? If this man hadn't made a “box” in the first place, it wouldn't have developed like this, right? Seeing this incident, I think it would be a good idea to quit making it, but it makes me shiver more and more that they don't seem to do that...

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課金大正解

Billing is correct

こんなにサクッと読めて、満足感の高い作品は滅多に出会えないので、課金迷ってる方は絶対読んでください。後悔はしないです！

It's rare to find works that are so quick to read and have a high sense of satisfaction, so if you're unsure about how to pay, definitely read them. You won't regret it!

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伏線回収

Foreshadowing

This review contains spoilers. 読めて満足。最後の父が恐怖。箱を購入する人達も怖すぎ。母の行動力すごかったな。今後の家族の形が気になる。続編みたいな。もしくは番外編。

This review contains spoilers. I'm happy to read it. My last father is afraid. People who buy boxes are too scared. My mother's ability to act was amazing. I'm worried about the future shape of the family. It's like a sequel. Or an extra edition.

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ラストが

The last

ラストページにギョッとさせられましたほのぼのとした絵柄ゆえの読みやすさのなかにとんでもない心理描写がたくさん織り込まれていて読むとどっと感情が押し寄せますひとつの事件から派生させられる人のおぞましい部分がとても読み応えある素晴らしい作品でふ

I was frightened by the last page. There are so many ridiculous psychological depictions that are woven into the ease of reading because of the heartwarming pattern, and emotions rush in when you read it. The horrible part of the person derived from one incident is a wonderful work that is very readable

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これは最高

This is the best

最初から最後まで全て最高で満足しかない作品でした！久々にこの感情を抱かせてくれて、本当にありがとうございました！

Everything from beginning to end was amazing and satisfying! Thank you so much for making me feel this feeling after a long time!

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一気見出来る

I can see it all at once

サスペンスやホラーは苦手ですがこれは人間の心理を追っている感じがして拒否感なくすらすら読み進めることができました

I'm not good at suspense or horror, but I felt like this was following human psychology, and I was able to read on even without any sense of rejection

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完結型で読み応えあって面白い

It's complete, readable, and interesting

オムニバス形式の映画とか好きな人には１冊で完結するこう言う話は楽しいと思う。1話完結複数話挿入ではなく、1話丸ごと１冊の本なのでオムニバスの話よりボリュームもあって楽しめます。

For those who like omnibus movies, I think this kind of story, which is completed in one book, is fun. Episode 1 is complete, not multiple episodes inserted, and since each episode is one book, it has more volume than the omnibus story, so you can enjoy it.

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涙が止まらない

I can't stop my tears

自分が親の立場だからなのかわからないけれど、涙が止まらなくて仕方がない。愛とは？絆とは？色々な気持ちで胸が締め付けられる話で、購入して良かったと思います。

I don't know if it's because I'm in my position as a parent, but I can't help but cry. What is love? What is a bond? It's a story that tightens my heart with so many feelings, and I'm glad I bought it.

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試し読みから買いました！

I bought it from a trial reading!

それぞれの幸せの形があるなぁ…と、家庭環境ってやっぱり大切なんだなぁと改めて感じました。面白かったです！

There are different forms of happiness... and I felt once again that a home environment is important after all. That was interesting!

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考えさせられた

It made me think

This review contains spoilers. 考えさせられた、と書いたがそれも「洗脳」なのか。明らかに異常なことはわかるけど、子の命は守られ幸せに暮らすことができた。男も更生して自分を振り返り周りのことを大切に思えるようになった。かわいそうなのかな？誰が？やり方を間違えただけで結果的には幸せだった？じゃあよくない？違うのかな？あのままだったらゆみこのことは誰が救えた？いろんな考え、気持ちがぐるぐるしています。自分も娘を持つ母になって、子どもが苦しむドラマや映画などは見れなくなってしまったが今回はもやもやしながらも、なんだかほっと、しているんです。「洗脳」ですか？

This review contains spoilers. I wrote that it made me think, but is that also “brainwashing”? Obviously, I know it's abnormal, but my child's life was protected and I was able to live a happy life. The man also got rehabilitated, looked back on himself, and began to think that his surroundings were important. I wonder if that's a pity? who is it? Were you happy in the end just because you made a mistake in the way you did it? So that's not good? I wonder if that's wrong? If it stays that way, Yumi, who was able to save this? All kinds of thoughts and feelings are going round and round. I also became a mother with a daughter, and now I can't watch dramas or movies where children suffer, but this time I'm feeling somewhat relieved even though I'm hazy. Is it “brainwashing”?

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震えた

trembled

絵は軽いタッチなのに、何て何てストーリー！皆が皆、闇を抱えている。それがまさかこんな表現で表されるとは！！CMで出てきて、立ち読みしてからすぐ課金して、最後まで一気読みでした。素晴らしい。

The picture has a light touch, but what a story! We all harbor darkness. I can't believe it can be expressed with this kind of expression!! It came up in a commercial, and I immediately paid for it after reading it, and read it all at once until the end. great.

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思わず一気読み

Read it all at once

This review contains spoilers. なんだろう、すべての言葉や出来事が繋がってきた瞬間、そしてタイトルが回収された最後を読んで思わず感嘆のため息をついてしまいました。幸せのカタチを定義することは難しいと思いましたし、人のドロドロした部分が絡み合って話が展開していくさまを見て「まあ人間はこうだよな」とどこか諦観に近い念を感じたときには自身に対しても少し恐ろしく感じました。

This review contains spoilers. I wonder what it was, the moment all the words and events were connected, and when I read the last time the title was collected, I breathed a sigh of admiration. I thought it would be difficult to define the shape of happiness, and when I watched the muddy parts of people intertwined and the story unfold, I felt a little frightened about myself when I felt something close to abandonment, saying, “Well, humans are like this.”

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おもしろい！

It's interesting!

This review contains spoilers. おもしろいです人間の闇の描写が上手く描かれているインスタのおすすめから購入したけど読んでよかったよ

This review contains spoilers. It's interesting I bought it from an Instagram recommendation where the depiction of human darkness is well drawn, but I'm glad I read it

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そう来たか！

that's how it came!

こういう話かなと途中まで予想していたものと全く違う結末でした。すごい面白いです。人間の心理をうまく作品に込めているなと思いました。読む価値あり！

It was a completely different ending from what I had anticipated until halfway through this kind of story. It's really interesting. I thought it was a good way to incorporate human psychology into the work. It's worth reading!

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何度も読み返してしまいます

I reread it over and over

SNSで試し読みをし、続きが気になり購入しました。1度目は話の流れや登場人物をざっくりと読み、2度目以降はそれぞれの人物の過去や時系列を織り交ぜながら読んでいきました。他人から見れば歪な関係だとしても、当人たちが幸せであれば良いのではないか、登場人物のその後を考えると何が本当の幸せなのか考えさせられました。

I did a trial reading on SNS, and I was curious about the continuation, so I bought it. The first time, I read the flow of the story and characters roughly, and after the second time, I read while interlacing the past and time series of each character. Even if it's a distorted relationship from someone else's point of view, it might be good if the people in question were happy, and it made me think about what true happiness is when I think about the characters after that.

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