That said, this is a great release from Viz. At just over 400 pages, it would be very easy to do so, and would eliminate the need to wait until February 2008 to find the second volume (though I have the previous printing's second volume). Also, I see no reason to not print GYO in one single volume. And with every frame of her face involving a widening scream, things seem to drag a bit and my sympathy for her character was lessened. Kaori's character isn't nearly as fleshed out as I would've liked to have seen. It's not as epic as UZUMAKI, but it keeps you turning the pages.Ī few quibbles. When a fish with synthetic legs is found walking on land the couple runs for the mainland to find answers, and from there things only get more interesting - government plots, gaseous lifeforms and, of course, the rotten stench. Tadashi and Kaori are visiting Okinawa island when a mysterious smell - and then a mysterious fish - enters Tadashi's uncle's house. Junji Ito is a master of what the Japanese called "guro", and with GYO, you get more psychologically satisfying and nasally unsettling horror. I'm very glad that Viz decided to reprint this staple of the horror manga genre.
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