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“Morino and friend obsessively investigate serial murders, seeking to understand—not stop—the killers terrorizing their town.”
Goth
GOTH リストカット事件
7.15
7,276 rank · 419 readers · 10 favorites
Psychological
Horror
Mystery
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Synopsis
Morino and friend obsessively investigate serial murders, seeking to understand—not stop—the killers terrorizing their town.
Morino is the strangest girl in school—how could she not be, given her obsession with brutal murders? And there are plenty of murders to grow obsessed with, as the town in which she lives is a magnet for serial killers. She and her schoolmate will go to any length to investigate the murders, even putting their own bodies on the line. And they don't want to stop the killers—Morino and her friend simply want to understand them. (Source: Viz Media)
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7.5
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 5
σ 2.50
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Polarized
σ 2.50 · split reception
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 2.50
Running avg · Mar 2022 → Dec 2022
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “This horror light novel excels at creating a heavy, gripping atmosphere through its unique mystery and visceral, robotic descriptions of gore that feel genuinely disturbing. While the episodic...”
- 5 “The concept of exploring alien, sociopathic mindsets is intriguing, and a couple of the cases even feature interesting twists. However, the lack of satisfying conclusions and the protagonist’s...”
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Short · 0%
Medium · 100%
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Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Goth begins and ends here.
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A Novel Publication
- Format 6 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 48m approx
- Published Oct 2001 – Jul 2002
- Source Novel media type
- Ref. BS-M50708 catalog