These eerie tales of human-like androids, known as Dolls, span a wide range of emotions and themes—from romantic to tragic, from comic to ironic, and everything in between. In these stories, Dolls have an uncanny knack for weaving themselves into the lives of their owners: A woman forms an unusual bond with her doll that impacts her human family even after she's gone... A man seeks to transform his doll into the ideal human lover, only to realize that perfection is unattainable... A father purchases a doll for his son to help him cope with the loss of his mother. These stories offer a firsthand look into the complex psychology of the human-doll relationship and delve into the question of what it truly means to be human.
DOLL: IC in a Doll was published in English as Doll by Tokyopop from March 15, 2005, to October 11, 2006.
I noticed that there wasn't a review for this yet, so I will write one!
First of all, Doll is probably one of my favorite manga series.
Story (9/10)
The manga focuses on short stories with a few recurring characters and their experiences with these humanoid robotic "dolls" who do all sorts of things for whoever owns them such as housework or even sexual favors.
The stories are very unique; some are funny, some are sad, and some are very dark. Chances are if you don't like one story, you may like the next one because of the wide variety.
Art (9/10)
The art is very interesting. Mitsukazu Mihara has a very distinctive style. I first discovered this series actually by seeing an article on her artwork in an issue of the Gothic & Lolita Bible. However, sometimes the proportions are a little odd, and the hands often look weird. But overall, the art is very detailed, and some of the pages between chapters are very beautiful.
Character (8/10)
It's kind of hard to talk specifically about characters in this manga just because there are so many, and they're all quite different. Most of the characters are interesting, though, and there are a few recurring characters with good development.
Enjoyment (10/10)
I loved reading this manga, and I have even reread it a couple of times, getting the same enjoyment out of the series each time. I would recommend this to anyone who likes one-shots or just wants to read something dark or something a little different from the usual.
The entire point of the previous chapters there's no answer, he stopped looking for the answers.
7/10. Quick, funny, great time killer
The story is too dark but the MC is taking it lightly.. Just imagine if the MC also has the personality fitted for his title, this would have progressed in an epic way..