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* Absolutely no end of it, especially in the manga, with one of the standout moments being [[spoiler:Aki Honda's death by ''claw rape.'' [[KarmicDeath She had it coming after what she did to Hiro-chan]], but it's still intensely disturbing.]]

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* Absolutely no end of it, especially in the manga, with one of the standout moments being [[spoiler:Aki Aki Honda's death by ''claw rape.'' [[KarmicDeath She had it coming after what she did to Hiro-chan]], but it's still intensely disturbing.]]



* [[spoiler: Seeing Hiroko go from a peaceful timid girl to a callous murderer is both nightmare fuel and a tear jerker. She attacked her bullies in brutal fashion and even attempted to kill Shiina's dad with an emotionless look on her face. Goes to show how much of a monster even the most innocent of people can turn into once they've been pushed too far.]]

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* [[spoiler: Seeing Hiroko go from a peaceful timid girl to a callous murderer is both nightmare fuel and a tear jerker. She attacked her bullies in brutal fashion and even attempted to kill Shiina's dad with an emotionless look on her face. Goes to show how much of a monster even the most innocent of people can turn into into, once they've been pushed too far.]]



* The character of Aki Honda is pretty creepy, something that becomes more apparent when you realize how young she is. She has no qualms with beating up Hiroko, making her swallow worms, and then [[spoiler: raping her with a test tube and threatening to kick her stomach with the tube still inside.]] It's unsettling how a girl who hasn't even reached puberty yet could be so disturbed and callous. To top it off, her brother is in a sexual relationship with her and is the one who gives her advice on how to bully. Must run in the family.
* Easily the most disturbing moment BY FAR, however, is [[spoiler:Norio's death. The worst bits are left off-page, but if anything it makes the entire thing WORSE.]]
** The aftermath isn't much better. [[spoiler: Takeo, Misono and Shunji find one of Norio's {{creepy doll}}s in Takeo's house. '''With Norio's head mounted on it'''. Unsurprisingly, none take it well at all.]]
* In the very last chapter, the sheer ''look on Hoshimaru's face'' [[spoiler:right before he and Takeo die.]]

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* The character of Aki Honda is pretty creepy, something that becomes more apparent when you realize how young she is. She has no qualms with beating up Hiroko, making her swallow worms, and then [[spoiler: raping her with a test tube and threatening to kick her stomach with the tube still inside.]] inside. It's unsettling how a girl who hasn't even reached puberty yet could be so disturbed and callous. To top it off, her brother is in a sexual relationship with her and is the one who gives her advice on how to bully. Must run in the family.
* Easily the most disturbing moment BY FAR, however, is [[spoiler:Norio's Norio's death. The worst bits are left off-page, but if anything it makes the entire thing WORSE.]]
WORSE.
** The aftermath isn't much better. [[spoiler: Takeo, Misono and Shunji find one of Norio's {{creepy doll}}s in Takeo's house. '''With Norio's head mounted on it'''. Unsurprisingly, none take it well at all.]]
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* In the very last chapter, the sheer ''look on Hoshimaru's face'' [[spoiler:right right before he and Takeo die.]]
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** The first shot of Oni ''bursting out of her house’s floor'' after she hears her father trying to convince Shiina’s father to cut off contact with them is pretty shocking too. Especially since, the next time we see the two again, when Shiina goes to Hiroko’s house after the murder of Aki’s second in command and the crippling of [[TokenGoodTeammate Miyoko]], recognising that Hiroko is most likely responsible for it, Hiroko is hugging her dad as he sits on his favourite chair… as he and her mother sit there with their throats slashed open. [[DissonantSerenity While doing this, Hiroko has a completely]] ''[[DissonantSerenity blank]]'' [[DissonantSerenity look on her face]]. It’s both extremely obvious (to both Shiina and the audience) what happened here earlier and that Hiroko has ''shattered completely'' at this point.

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** The first shot of Oni ''bursting out of her house’s floor'' after she hears her father [[AbusiveParents father]] trying to convince Shiina’s father to cut off contact with them is pretty shocking too. Especially since, the next time we see the two again, when Shiina goes to Hiroko’s house after the murder of Aki’s second in command Hiroka and the crippling of [[TokenGoodTeammate Miyoko]], recognising that Hiroko is most likely responsible for it, Hiroko is hugging her dad as he sits on his favourite chair… as he and her mother sit there with their throats slashed open. [[DissonantSerenity While doing this, Hiroko has a completely]] ''[[DissonantSerenity blank]]'' [[DissonantSerenity look on her face]]. It’s both extremely obvious (to both Shiina and the audience) what happened here earlier and that Hiroko has ''shattered completely'' at this point.
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** The anime, while cutting off most of the more disturbing parts, makes it just a ''biit'' more uncomfortable by having Oni, just before doing the deed, shapeshift [[AmbiguousGender his(?)]] finger… into a ''test tube''. As if it wasn’t obvious enough what brought this on.


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** The first shot of Oni ''bursting out of her house’s floor'' after she hears her father trying to convince Shiina’s father to cut off contact with them is pretty shocking too. Especially since, the next time we see the two again, when Shiina goes to Hiroko’s house after the murder of Aki’s second in command and the crippling of [[TokenGoodTeammate Miyoko]], recognising that Hiroko is most likely responsible for it, Hiroko is hugging her dad as he sits on his favourite chair… as he and her mother sit there with their throats slashed open. [[DissonantSerenity While doing this, Hiroko has a completely]] ''[[DissonantSerenity blank]]'' [[DissonantSerenity look on her face]]. It’s both extremely obvious (to both Shiina and the audience) what happened here earlier and that Hiroko has ''shattered completely'' at this point.
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%%* * The infamous test tube scene.scene. Wherein, Hiroko gets raped with, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a test tube.]] Aki and her goons hold her down while Aki ''forces it inside her''. And later threatens to kick her, while the test tube is ''still inside''. When discussing the incident with her brother later, she says she wouldn’t have ''actually'' done that, but considering all the other horrible things she’s put Hiroko through, it’s not too hard to believe she’s just [[BlatantLies lying]]. Honestly, it’s no wonder the poor girl snapped so hard after going through ''this''.
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* The character of Aki Honda is pretty creepy, something that becomes more apparent when you realize how young she is. She has no qualms with beating up Hiroko, making her swallow worms, and then [[spoiler: raping her with a test tube and threatening to kick her stomach with the tube still inside.]] It's unsettling how a girl who hasn't even puberty yet could be so disturbed and callous. To top it off, her brother is in a sexual relationship with her and is the one who gives her advice on how to bully. Must run in the family.

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* The character of Aki Honda is pretty creepy, something that becomes more apparent when you realize how young she is. She has no qualms with beating up Hiroko, making her swallow worms, and then [[spoiler: raping her with a test tube and threatening to kick her stomach with the tube still inside.]] It's unsettling how a girl who hasn't even reached puberty yet could be so disturbed and callous. To top it off, her brother is in a sexual relationship with her and is the one who gives her advice on how to bully. Must run in the family.
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* [[spoiler: Seeing Hirko go from a peaceful timid girl to a callous murderer is both nightmare fuel and a tear jerker. She attacked her bullies in brutal fashion and even attempted to kill Shiina's dad with an emotionless look on her face. Goes to show how much of a monster even the most innocent of people can turn into once they've been pushed too far.]]

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* [[spoiler: Seeing Hirko Hiroko go from a peaceful timid girl to a callous murderer is both nightmare fuel and a tear jerker. She attacked her bullies in brutal fashion and even attempted to kill Shiina's dad with an emotionless look on her face. Goes to show how much of a monster even the most innocent of people can turn into once they've been pushed too far.]]
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* The concept of psychologically damaged kids running around with monsters of destruction is more than a little unsettling.
* [[spoiler: Seeing Hirko go from a peaceful timid girl to a callous murderer is both nightmare fuel and a tear jerker. She attacked her bullies in brutal fashion and even attempted to kill Shiina's dad with an emotionless look on her face. Goes to show how much of a monster even the most innocent of people can turn into once they've been pushed too far.]]
* The character of Aki Honda is pretty creepy, something that becomes more apparent when you realize how young she is. She has no qualms with beating up Hiroko, making her swallow worms, and then [[spoiler: raping her with a test tube and threatening to kick her stomach with the tube still inside.]] It's unsettling how a girl who hasn't even puberty yet could be so disturbed and callous. To top it off, her brother is in a sexual relationship with her and is the one who gives her advice on how to bully. Must run in the family.
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* Absolutely no end of it, especially in the manga, with one of the standout moments being [[spoiler:Aki Honda's death by ''claw rape.'' [[KarmicDeath She had it coming after what she did to Hiro-chan]], but it's still intensely disturbing.]]
* Easily the most disturbing moment BY FAR, however, is [[spoiler:Norio's death. The worst bits are left off-page, but if anything it makes the entire thing WORSE.]]
** The aftermath isn't much better. [[spoiler: Takeo, Misono and Shunji find one of Norio's {{creepy doll}}s in Takeo's house. '''With Norio's head mounted on it'''. Unsurprisingly, none take it well at all.]]
* In the very last chapter, the sheer ''look on Hoshimaru's face'' [[spoiler:right before he and Takeo die.]]
* Komori's death. Sure, compared to later deaths in the manga, it's not particularly bad, but it ''is'' [[HighPressureBlood a lot messier.]] What really makes it veer into NightmareFuel territory is how ''sudden'' it is. Imagine you're a kid reading this, tricked into thinking it's going to be all fun and games because of the first couple chapters, then you turn the page and BAM, kid puking blood everywhere.
%%* The infamous test tube scene.
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