(Manga Mini-Review): Fraction by Shintaro Kago

RATING: 4 STARS

REVIEW: 

This is my first manga by Shintaro Kago. I have been in search of straight up horror/gruesome murder mangas and one of my friend recommended Fraction to me. Kago is an excellent manga artist. If you’re reading this review, then I assume you have a pretty strong stomach. By any chance that you’re a squeamish person, this isn’t the right book for you. It has extreme mature contents and explicit scenes and the murders are grisly. Let me admit, it was unconformable at certain moments. The story is discussed in two perspectives:
1. The serial killer is on killing spree and gets all kinds of meta and crazy as it progresses. In this, a bunch of waiters and waitresses in a small diner, discuss the murders and try to find who the murderer is before the detectives. 

2. The manga artist discussing his next project with the editor of a magazine and discussing the recent murders in the city. This is the most interesting part, as the artist portrayed here is Kago, himself and he discusses how crime/mystery novels trick the readers. Also, this is the section where dark twist happens. **Jaw-dropped**

All you have to know, is Fraction deals with horror/murder and heavy sexual content. One of the best Mangas I’ve read this year.