Helter Skelter

Description

Through round after round of extensive plastic surgery and vigorous maintenance, Ririko has become the absolute manifestation of beauty, and becomes a wildly successful model, actress, and singer. However, soon, her body, unable to withstand the burdens of surgery, begins to crumble, and along with it so does her mind, as she plummets towards a frightening and inevitable end.

Note: Won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Grand Prize in 2004.

Type

Manga

Related Series

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Associated Names

Helter Skelter (Spanish)

ヘルター　スケルター

ヘルタースケルター

Groups Scanlating

Mangascreener

Latest Release(s)

v.1 c.7-9 by Mangascreener 21 years ago

v.1 c.3-6 by Mangascreener 19 years ago

v.1 c.2 by Mangascreener 19 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

1 Volume (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

User Reviews

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Forum

1 topics, 4 posts

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User Rating

Average: 8 / 10.0 (447 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.89 / 10.0

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Last Updated

March 4th, 2023 1:28pm PST - 2 years ago

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Genre

Drama Horror Josei Mature Psychological Tragedy
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Shodensha

Serialized In (magazine)

Feel Young (Shodensha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Vertical (1 Volume - Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #644

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Monthly Pos #1646 (No change)

3 Month Pos #3453

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6 Month Pos #4726

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Year Pos #5882

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List Stats

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On 514 wish lists

On 1038 completed lists

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Helter Skelter live action movie (July 2012)

6 years ago

User Comments [ Order by time added ]

Creepy

by [deleted member]
19 years ago

Rating: N/A

Who knew a story about the pursuit of beauty could be so creepy... quite an intriguing story.

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twisted..

by otakuness
15 years ago

Rating: 8.5 / 10.0

i dont know what to say..
i think that its great first of all but i will say more of that later..
but the thing that i first noticed about this is the art.. i first thought that the manga hasnt started yet because i was kindda hoping for a darker, sketchier drawing kindda like the mangaka of bradherly no basha.. i know i am so mean for comparing but heck.. im just saying what i think..

anyways.. from just the plot up there.. it is already kind of stated that helter skelter is deep.. even though it has cartoony art.. it is deep.. way deep.. its deepness was actually what draw me in..

im not going to say that i love it becaus i hate ririko.. but since she is the protagonist.. it is all about her.. but i like helter skelter.. so.. i cant hate her.. so im neutral..
the things about it is that i like the story telling.. the other characters are also given enough dept.. even though i have to say that at first i thought that hada and kin is the same person and kin is a girl.. but thats not the point here.. i think..

anyways.. even though ririko and some other people are you pretty disgusting.. maybe it was somehow a way of contributing to the psychological darkness of the manga..

but theres a character that i really love.. i love asada!! i just love his ideals.. about beauty, aging and stuff like that.. i mean hes like a light in the darkness!!

anyways.. i think i have said enough.. so im gonna go now..

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How ironic, but...

by Shini-chii
17 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

the first word in my mind after reading this is "beautiful". I don't think any comment can make justice to this manga. I do feel the need to say... I loved Mr. Asada. A wonderful manga, I wish more people could read it.

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Ambivalent impression

by Meins
13 years ago

Rating: 8.3 / 10.0

Art:
Rather bad, to say it frankly. She can't draw real expressions in the faces.
The drawings of humans are something "artistic". You use this if you want to draw the attention of the viewer to some special qualities of the things you draw. And when you think that otherwise this qualities would not be visible. But, the Gods knows i have tried, i could not find which qualities the mangaka wanted to show me whit her drawing style.
Also the drawings are something detail reduced. This is perfectly OK, IF the mangaka is concentrated on the really important aspects of the story by drawing so. But than again, this is done in this manga at best halfhearted.
In my opinion the mangaka tried and failed to draw the manga in a more avan-gardistic style. I could read the manga whit out being disgusted by the art, but it was also no real fun to see the drawings.

The story:
The story about alone Ririko is great. She dissolves slowly in something which is frightening and elusive. Great read.

But the (almost) side story about the "super cool", "super smart" and "super skillful" attorney, which enfolds parallel to Ririkos story, is unneeded and is bad. Yes, in the end the two persons are forcefully thrown together by the mangaka. But the attorney is not needed for the ending of the manga at all. Especially for the 4 last pages of the manga is the attorney non-existent. The attorney is boring: he founds everything out in no time, he knows what would happen if he acts in this or that way, but he is the tragic hero who can not win against the corrupt world. In comparison to the story of Ririki this is boring and superficial. Of course there is no character development for this guy, he is perfect from begin on.

But if you can ignore this "side story", you can, whit a voyeuristic enthusiasm and inner horror, devour Ririkis story being unable to stop reading.
I'm happy that this is not continued. This ending is really cool the way it is. The 4 last pages have even a Tarantino feeling. But yes, it is made ready for a second volume.

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