Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Gyo: Kıpırdanan Dehşet by Junji Ito

6 reviews

andy78's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Read the story on the internet a few years ago and thought it was mediocre - mainly because of the open ending. Now, after reading every other Junji Ito books and making peace with his style of storytelling, I appreciate Gyo for what it is good at: transporting you into a disgusting fever dream of body horror. I still have problems with how Ito writes such annoying characters and tropes (e.g., women depicted as always being the first to go crazy/contradictory and throw tantrums). I fully hope Junji Ito is out there enjoying healthy and fulfilling relationships, because couples/spouses in his stories will make you think "Why the hell are they not broken up and hating each other already?" That said, with Gyo's female protagonist, we have some sprinkles of backstory (her upbringing) and exposition (let's be honest, I'd probably act like her as well if I smell the stench of rotting corpses all the time) to justify for her actions. All in all, excellent art. One of Ito's Big Three for a reason.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gun violence, Blood, Suicide, and Body horror

iheartm4m's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gun violence, Animal death, Blood, and Death

mxpringle's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence and War

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Blood, Suicide, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence

mydearwatsonbooks's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gore

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, War, Gun violence, and Suicide

Minor: Death of parent

Arachnophobia (sort of), claustrophobia

b_caligari's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Blood and Car accident