“The Cicada Parasitizes the Fetus”

Humans stung by a cicada will have their bodies burst open by hatched cicadas five years later. However, there is one way to survive: parasitize a fetus— Everything, from the art to the content, is amazing. It's a manga, yet it feels like a philosophical text. Dialogue, monologues, a flood of countless words pour out. While reading, you can't help but think, but it also possesses a cruelty that steals your thoughts, and despite being a fictional story, it has an incredible sense of reality, ending in a way that erases all hope. It feels like 'tremendous' is a more fitting evaluation than 'amazing'. It left me with a sense of being asked, 'What is life?', which was a good feeling after reading. Though there's virtually no salvation to be found... Overall, it was interesting, and I'm glad I read it, but it's not a book I can casually recommend to others. Please read it only when you're feeling mentally strong. Also, if you're squeamish about insects, you should probably skip it. But it's a book I truly feel glad to have read, so I do want to recommend it.