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REVIEW: Gyo [2-in-1 Deluxe Edition] GN




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Whis-pur



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 1:50 pm Reply with quote
Hm I always wanted to check this out. Need more horror manga for my collection too, guess I'll have to add this to my list.
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AroNoah



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 2:14 pm Reply with quote
This hole was meant for me...
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Joe Carpenter



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 7:27 pm Reply with quote
Actually, I think Gyo was definitely meant to have some "horror comedy" elements to it, I got a bit of a Sam Raimi vibe from it at times.

In other words if you find yourself laughing at moments that may have been the intent.

Also, I really love the way Gyo ends for some reason, I love the way Uzumaki ends too, Ito really knows how to end his horror stories which is hard to pull off.
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unitmikey



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 10:46 pm Reply with quote
Joe Carpenter wrote:
Actually, I think Gyo was definitely meant to have some "horror comedy" elements to it, I got a bit of a Sam Raimi vibe from it at times.

In other words if you find yourself laughing at moments that may have been the intent.

Also, I really love the way Gyo ends for some reason, I love the way Uzumaki ends too, Ito really knows how to end his horror stories which is hard to pull off.


I agree very much with the horror-comedy intention, as this seems like a direct influence of how Umezu wrote his stories. However, it still is a flaw because even Umezu's better writing are the ones that are toned down. I feel Uzumaki has the perfect balance. Gyo already had a silly idea for a premise so it doesn't need the farts.

However, take away the flatulence and this manga is distubring and brilliant. I agree that the ending is pretty great in that it leaves off on a rather surprising somber note.

And Amigara Fault is definitely one of his best short stories ever.
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Lemonchest



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 5:32 pm Reply with quote
Was this written during Junji Ito's "what can I get away with?" phase?
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AnimeAddict2014



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 5:50 pm Reply with quote
if you like Gyo

check out other works by Junji Ito
person#6600

with all the Tomie manga and live action out there.... too bad there's no anime version
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Joe Carpenter



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 5:07 pm Reply with quote
unitmikey wrote:
Joe Carpenter wrote:
Actually, I think Gyo was definitely meant to have some "horror comedy" elements to it, I got a bit of a Sam Raimi vibe from it at times.

In other words if you find yourself laughing at moments that may have been the intent.

Also, I really love the way Gyo ends for some reason, I love the way Uzumaki ends too, Ito really knows how to end his horror stories which is hard to pull off.


I agree very much with the horror-comedy intention, as this seems like a direct influence of how Umezu wrote his stories. However, it still is a flaw because even Umezu's better writing are the ones that are toned down. I feel Uzumaki has the perfect balance. Gyo already had a silly idea for a premise so it doesn't need the farts.

However, take away the flatulence and this manga is distubring and brilliant. I agree that the ending is pretty great in that it leaves off on a rather surprising somber note.

And Amigara Fault is definitely one of his best short stories ever.


Hmmm, it's been 5 years since I read it, but I remember the ending not being somber but surprisingly hopeful, the situation may be bad but there's still a group of men working to see if they can fix it, I thought it was interesting to see a horror story end on a note of hope without lessening the horror.
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