Alors, c'est joli, très très beau même parfois, pour peu qu'on aime l'esthétique sombre et monstrueuse. The overarching theme of this manga could be said to be "happiness" and the story ends with us finally learning why Alice's happiness couldn't occur from the wish-granting provided for the occupants of the rooms. as the site it was serialized on ( Kai-You) is not owned by a reputable publisher (or at least I don't think it is). Body Horror: As Alice's body rots over the course of the comic, she ends up looking really gruesome, with various types of rot influenced by the rooms Alice has been in growing from her body, such as bird feathers, vines, and even a canine snout. It gets especially bad in Chapter 10, where her nails and fingers grow really long, her eyes become big and buggy, and her smile becomes unnaturally wide.

Partially based on feir childish appearance and unperturbed mannerisms, Alice can initially come across as innocent. Read our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy to get more information and learn how to set up your preferences. Doujinshi simply refers to a self-published work (in other words, not published by a publishing company). Until the authors create a professionally produced work, or Bibliomania is published by an official publisher, it will remain ineligible.Note: As a book, she has all the powers of the Guests, because the Guests are only letters of a single page of a book.

In the chilling story of the Bibliomania manga, this obsession takes on a nightmarish form, transforming a girl’s curiosity into something destructive.The purchase of multiple copies of the same book and edition and the accumulation of books beyond possible capacity of use or enjoyment are frequent symptoms of bibliomania. Unlike a regular bookworm, Alice isn’t content with simply reading, she crosses the line from curious bookworm to obsessed maniac and her desire to experience the real world consumes her from the within. The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession.