(pb; 2006: manga)
From the back cover
“Asami’s best friend Chiharu
has stopped coming to school and isn’t answering her phone. It seems she’s
found something that’s a little more addictive than school Art Club. But when
Chiharu mysteriously commits suicide, all Asami finds in her room is a strange
video game called Portus. With the help of two of her teachers, Asami
hopes to solve the mystery behind her friend’s macabre death and the bizarre
game itself. But is she prepared for the horrors of entering the twisted world
of Portus, a game where if you lose there is no option to continue? A
frightening vision of modern manga horror, Jun Abe’s Portus might put
you off video games for the rest of your life.”
Review
Portus is a fun, fast-moving, creepy and atmospheric read about a video game with a cursed kokeshi-sourced code “world” within it, one Asami, Chiharu, and others within their social circle may not survive—highly recommended, one-book standalone story for fans of Ringu and Ju-On (with, of course, manga-true/occasional, genre-annoying in the mix). If you can put up with that latter, barely PG-13 feature, Portus might be your perfect manga choice.
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