Ichi the Killer/YMMV


 * Adaptation Displacement: The film of the manga.
 * Complete Monster: The twin brothers Jiro and Saburo. Kakihara, despite not being a rapist, is also this trope, torturing and murdering people at the drop of a hat.
 * Crosses the Line Twice: For the most part the manga series just stay past the line, dark, gritty and brutal, but then you get to the point where at that point it just swings around to twistedly funny.
 * Designated Hero: Ichi, Jijii, or Kakihara - pick one, then designate them the "hero".
 * High Octane Nightmare Fuel: At least one instance per chapter.
 * Narm: The faces of many of the characters are drawn in a somewhat comical and exagerated way, diminishing the terrifying effect.
 * Special Effects Failure: Any time Kakihara drops his jaw in the film. Really unfortunate, as it's otherwise effectively REALLY disturbing.
 * Squick: Can't have Gorn without it.
 * Tear Jerker:
 * Ichi's memories of horrendous abuse in his high school, which the cunning Jijii uses to drive Ichi into a teary-eyed Roaring Rampage of Revenge against bullies.
 * Ichi's relationship with the poor abused prostitute in the manga. It's painfully clear that he really sympathizes with her, but can't control his own violent insanity.
 * Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds: Ichi.