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Whis-pur
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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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This hole was meant for me...
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Joe Carpenter
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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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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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Was this written during Junji Ito's "what can I get away with?" phase?
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AnimeAddict2014
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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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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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