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Shingo is still searching for Satoru and Marin. Shingo’s home life is very poor, so he ends up running away from home.

I don’t get it. First, the robot is looking for the kids, then it’s kinda infecting bodies, then calling forth the consciousness of the dead on computer screens and TVs, and I seriously have no fucking clue that is happening. Then it just stops? I am thoroughly baffled. I actually feel stupid because I’m not getting it. We’re so far from where this started that I’m lost. 2 out of 5.

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January 23, 2025January 21, 2025 atthequillsmercy

Lenni Reviews: “My Name Is Shingo: The Perfect Edition” Vol. 4, by Kazuo Umezz

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“Marilyn” has now renamed itself to “Shingo” and thinks of Satoru and Marin as it’s parents. Shingo struggles to make connections to humans and flees from the scientists who are hunting it down.

Shingo has quite the body count at this point so… I’m on the scientist’s side. This isn’t like Johnny 5 or Wall-E or anything cute and decent. This thing is a menace and I do hope they catch it and shut it down. At first, you sympathize with it wanting to live but now? Nah, just junk that thing. I don’t want it to be free. It’s killed children. Not to say this is a bad story just if it’s trying to make me feel for Shingo, it fails. 3 out of 5.

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December 14, 2024December 7, 2024 atthequillsmercy

Lenni Reviews: “My Name Is Shingo: The Perfect Edition” Vol. 3, by Kazuo Umezz

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Marin and Satoru’s run away is foiled and they are separated once again. Satoru visits Monroe who is now self aware and in danger of being demolished.

Trigger warning for dog death and some gory violence.

Now with the kids apart, the focus is now on Monroe and what it’s learning. And what it’s learning isn’t… Great. It’s not the worst humanity has to offer but it certainly isn’t the best. I honestly did not expect the level of violence in this volume since the others never went there. Marin’s parents are their usual useless selves so chalk up another trigger warning for attempted sexual assault and generally shitty parenting. 4 out of 5.

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May 16, 2024July 29, 2024 atthequillsmercy

Lenni Reviews: “My Name Is Shingo: The Perfect Edition” Vol. 2, by Kazuo Umezz

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Satoru and Marin are still teaching the computer, Monroe, until the factory owner gets rid of the staff in favor of the machines, putting Satrou’s father out of work and Marin’s parents want to leave the country.

This volume is fucking wild. There’s the Romeo and Juliet vibe with Satoru and Marin, the machine giving creepy answers, and the adults being absolute dick heads as if they needed to fill in Satoru’s insufferable personality from the previous volume. Then the tone gets super fucking dark and these kids are in real danger. The carefree silliness of a couple of kids playing with a fun machine is smothered by the tension and while I did have whiplash, it’s a compelling read. 4 out of 5.

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