God's Child: The Most DEPRAVED and DISTURBING Manga I've Ever Read

[@twindrill2852]

This feels like it tried to do what Goodnight Punpun did with its own main character: that being a coming-of-age story surrounding a boy who's frequently mistreated growing up to become an incredibly flawed and selfish person that commits harmful acts. But GP had something this didn't...and that's nuance. It tried to tell an actual story about a word full of shades of gray...meanwhile this story just amounts to "lookit this guy doing all this crazy, messed up sh*t!!!"

[@ItsDang]

For sure! I think the low chapter count also sort of attributed to the downfall of this manga's story telling quite a bit as well.

[@terrigo3987]

Eh, I don’t think that’s what God’s Child was trying to go for. It’s clearly going for a more detached, surreal tone in line with the mindset of the main character. The main character quite literally remembers his time as a sperm. He’s heavily implied to be an actual antichrist figure instead of just a mentally disturbed kid.

[@NT__-]

Went on incognito mode to search this manga up and read it. It was... an experience Not a pleasurable one, but it's an experience. This manga wasn't made for shock value, or to exteriorise some weird fetish. I feel like the manga tells the tale of a person who thinks they are above everyone else. A person so egoistical, that they believe that they are above consequences. The gore scenes were pretty gruesome. Altough it wasn't a fun read, I would recommend it if you are into horror or just want to feel messed up. Ughhh

[@ItsDang]

Well said!

[@tablescissors]

Similar to American Psycho.

[@Dontreadthis0]

read it and i would agree. I think it like almost had something really powerful to say about how we treat those we view who have mental illness or some form of developmental disorder and how people like that come to be but it went straight into shock horror after the first like 3-5 chapters and lost the plot

[@ItsDang]

Yea, it's a bit of shame. I think it could have done more with a lot more chapters though to sort of help flesh everything out and add context to more of the "shock horror" it devolved into.

[@pokeydex]

I need people to stop acting like everything has to have some deep meaning to it. Sometimes people just like to write disturbing things bc humanity has a morbid curiosity.

[@myxini]

It doesn't have to, but you can't really fauilt people for having a different taste in stories? It's good to know beforehand what you are going to read

[@Cronalixz]

@@myxini That's not what OP is criticizing though. The video and a lot of people in the comments are criticizing the manga for not delivering in a way they expected, which goes against art simply being art. Pathos. Specially in manga of all things, expecting something to always have a deep meaning is rather unwarranted if not flat out invalid, and it has nothing to do with taste. Sometimes what you feel from reading it is simply the point and there is nothing more to it in the specific sense, it's meant to be that way.

[@cowlien]

this video just got recommended to me and it gave me SUCH whiplash, i was NOT expecting anyone to even know what this manga was LOL good vid!

[@ItsDang]

Thanks for the support 🙌

[@TheMightyPika]

ever see some art and you just KNOW that the person makign it isn't mentally well? I can't put my finger on what it is but it's very much a real visceral reaction.

[@bajojajo69]

Agreed, it's not that scary compared to for example Junji Ito's works (that are downright deranged), but it's apparent that whoever drew this had something wrong with them

[@omoriref]

Art is used as a form of self expression. If someone's mentally suffering, they tend to project it onto their own artwork. But notice how the deepest and most touching works are the most deranged? They speak against all the wrong in the world unlike other media. When you're mentally unwell, you tend to be more sensitive and hyper vigilant to how messed up society is, and people turn around and say that there's "just something wrong with you". The protagonist here is very unethical and gross, but notice how he notices how disgusting humans are and takes advantage of it. The artist might be trying to communicate how everyone to an extent has something wrong with them.

[@_-ollie-_]

ah, i remember reading this manga a few years ago. i really like the art, it's really unique

[@ItsDang]

Definitely one of the more stylized artstyles I've seen in manga!

[@amandatowery9337]

It's giving serious satanic ritual abuse childhood trauma right off the bat. Haven't read it yet, but those are the vibes.

[@tablescissors]

Remember though, you ARE dealing with an unreliable narrator.

[@Miah_tbh]

I read this once and completely forgot about it this book was.. definitely something

[@ItsDang]

Definitely not your average read

[@abbitonigraemeboreham3327]

I know there was an actually case very similar to this. I don't remember the name but I know the guy managed a boys club in the business he owned and worked as a party clown in his free time 🤢

[@karmaa9021]

it sound like the case of john wayne gacy

[@bloodsucker5485]

Finally someone who didn't use ableist slurs when reviewing " creepy stuff". Definetley agreed with your overall thoughts reading through the manga/

[@ItsDang]

Appreciate you!

[@matthewputre7305]

What do you mean by ableist slurs? Might be worth knowing in case I make review videos

[@JustM-wq9on]

You mean "psychopathic" "sadistic" "sociopathic"?

[@SNOW_THE_WOLF]

I don't think those are ableist i just think the commenter is easily offended@@JustM-wq9on

[@eat00002]

If the other replies are correct then those are actual psychological terms that are just commonly misused, and not slurs, please tell me you didn't mean "psychopatic sadistic and sociopathic" as JustM-wq9on thought (And just because I know how the internet works, I am autistic and have adhd and DON'T kill and assault people, I don't act like that or ^ that)

[@omoriref]

I love psychological horror and psychological media in general. The more disturbing it is, the more I enjoy it for whatever reason. I definitely slurped this manga up like water. I really like the art style a lot and how the manga hyper focuses on the darkest nature of humanity. It's not often that stories give an audience a hard to swallow pill on their own nature.

[@KiraDidNothingWrong]

I vividly remember reading this when i was like 14? the artstyle was unique so i read it all, at that time I felt so unique for knowing such obscure manga (lmao)

[@asillygoofygoober]

I readed the manga and I didn't know how to react or put it together.

[@wellIhavenothingbettertodo]

I read this because I thought the art style was interesting and was not expecting it to be like this💀 Literally the first chapter I was like "wtf am I reading right now..." but kept reading it out of curiosity. Big mistake

[@ItsDang]

The art style is how they catch you 😭

[@magicalcraftgirl]

I read the manga before watching this video, and ill say after that... uhh its definitely something I wasn't expecting, it was an experience???overall the art style definitely caught my attention. good video analysis! 🙏👍

[@ItsDang]

Thanks for the support ❤️

[@amethystspeaker6919]

Wow haven’t heard of this- nice video new sub!

[@ItsDang]

Much love and appreciate the support ❤️❤️❤️

[@toichey]

This video was honestly SO entertaining! I was super suprised when I noticed you only had 391 subscibers..

[@ItsDang]

Thanks for the kind words ❤️

[@Nation_of_Imagination]

I cant believe I read this entire thing

[@rebekahm6672]

I somehow ran across this as a kid and didn’t really understand it but was terrified

[@snowqueen_8958]

I may have seen this before and i was like ....the fuck is this

[@4ng3l391]

Love your video! You deserve more subscribers!

[@ItsDang]

❤️❤️❤️

[@SynestriaVI]

dude the quality of your videos deserves you so many more subs! seriously. new sub from me

[@ItsDang]

Much love and thanks for the support ❤️

[@tablescissors]

I was familiar with this work, but I really liked your review of it. It was refreshing!

[@ItsDang]

Thanks and I appreciate your support!

[@pastelphrenia]

dude- i completely blocked this from my memory. good video though, im glad i watched!!

[@ItsDang]

Much love and thanks for the kind words ❤️

[@fragrantflorence]

this manga was so fucked the only reason i kept reading was for the really cool artstyle

[@ItsDang]

Definitely one of the most unique and stylized artstyles I've ever seen

[@TaylorPhelps-u7k]

Thank you! :D

[@--curiosity]

thx for the recommendation

[@ItsDang]

Much love and appreciate the support! Glad you like the video!

[@Cloudyskies333]

That’s so funny tbh 😭😭💀

[@horith]

I read this manga a few hours ago, it was.. well I looked up anime with a disturbing main character, and I guess I got what I looked for.

[@blep226]

I read it 2 years ago bc moot recomended it to me. I still havent forgive him

[@somelonelyguy000]

I politely disagree with your take

[@terrigo3987]

Personally I think The Day of Salvation was a way stronger work from the same author.

[@raunter]

This is actually one of the first manga i read and i liked it ngl

[@skylar1081]

after watching multiple gory pixel gameplays, I must say, it's not really horribly disgusting, it's just horrible.

[@ZahraShaida-b8o]

that was very mean atleast i dont bully

[@Cam-lr7es]

Wait until you discover eroguro 🤭