Reviews with content warning for Body horror - Gyo: Kıpırdanan Dehşet

I loved the entire Okinawa storyline, when the fish first appear on land. It's a very creative premise. In particular I liked the scene where the shark comes out of the water for the first time on the beach. I wish the rest of the story was about sea creatures walking on land, rather than the machines taking over humans.

The rest of the story fell a little flat for me. It was grotesque, and not in a way I really liked.

A lot of the imagery left me with an icky feeling in my stomach, and not in an enjoyable way. In that sense, it was a bit like Greased from Shiver. It was to the point that I didn't enjoy the art as much.

It stopped being an intriguing premise fast. I really enjoyed the two bonus storie at the end; Amigara Fault was my introduction to Junji Ito. Gyo hasn't turned me off to Ito, but I don't see myself returning to this story.

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mxajlikesbooks's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced

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3.75

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alaskan_bull_worm's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

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

2.0

Depressing. It just continues to get worse. Stories are supposed to have ups and downs, but this just keeps going down. It makes it boring.

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late_night_reading's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

My original rating was a 3.5, but i'll round it up to a 4 for the two stories at the end. Especially 'The enigma of Amigara fault'.
As a manga fan, I decided to buy this book randomly like ''Oh he's pretty popular, lets give it a go'' (I don't talk like that btw, just an example). Needless to say, I was not disappointed. The drawings were amazing, and the story went from 0-100 real fast. Even the two bonus stories at the end kept my attention the whole time! Give it a go, why not? (I don't recommend this to someone with a weak stomach though.)

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proza's review against another edition

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dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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literate_liz's review against another edition

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dark sad fast-paced

3.5

This really delivered on the Manga horror it promised to be. Reading this after the COVID-19 pandemic made it that much more horrific in my opinion. The artwork was very well done, and the story kept me on the edge of my seat throughout the whole thing. That being said, I didn’t enjoy the characters a lot. I am a character reader though, so that’s more of a personal preference than anything else.

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3arth2kaye's review against another edition

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medium-paced

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

4.25

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