YMMV / The Word Eater

• Complete Monster: Archibald Mack is the head of Mack Industries, who is revealed to be using the children of Bellitas Island as slaves to work in his factory. He also breeds exceptionally vicious dogs known as Attackaterriers by torturing the dogs from birth by sticking thumbtacks into their paws, then selling them to the public once he deems them vicious enough, showing no concern when this results in several toddlers being mauled by them. When one of the children, Lucia, tries to rebel against his authority, Mack tries to have her killed, locking her in an Attackaterrier enclosure so that she can be ripped apart by twenty of them.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: One could see this as a kid-friendly version of Death Note, with Lerner as a more heroic Light Yagami and Bobby Nitz as L.
• Jerkass Woobie: Bobby Nitz is mean and bitter at first, but it's because he has no friends, is bullied by the other students, and has to deal with an abusive father. His dog Ripper counts as well, due to what turned him vicious and the fact that Lerner impulsively erases him from existence.