A review by hufflepuff_rob25
Gyo by Junji Ito

adventurous 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

1.5

I had high hopes for this book because I’ve heard that this author writes some really fucked up manga. But it fell really flat for me. It did have some gruesome and disturbing imagery but it lacks severely in character development and plot. The main character doesn’T feel fleshed out. Instead he feels like simply a plot device for the horror elements and to move the story along. By the end of it I can’t articulate exactly what the story was about and for that reason I didn’t enjoy it as much as I wanted to.
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