Gyo

Today’s post is on Gyo by Junji Ito. It is 400 pages long and is published by Viz Media. The cover is dark with greyed out silhouettes from the story on it. The intended reader is someone who likes horror and monster manga. There is no foul language, no sex, gore, and some violence in this manga. The story is told from third person close of the main character Tadashi. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the back of the book- Something is rotten in Okinawa…
The floating smell of death hangs over the island. What is it? A strange, legged fish appears on the scene... So begins Tadashi and Kaori's spiral into the horror and stench of the sea. Here is the creepiest masterpiece of horror manga ever from the creator of Uzumaki, Junji Ito. Hold your breath until all is revealed.

Review- This is a fascinating manga with monster and outbreak themes. Tadashi and his girlfriend are taking a vacation when Kaori’s starts to smell something terrible. From there it becomes a guessing game of what is going on. Is it an outbreak? Monster attack? Mutants? The reader is pulled from one scene to the next as Tadashi and Kaori try to survive from the horror that is chasing them from the sea. Ito is a master of his craft and this animal attack/outbreak story is very worth reading. The story is understandable, the characters are sympathetic, and art will haunt you when you look at a fish and wonder, if they are going to come for you. I highly recommend this manga.

I give this manga a Five out of Five stars.  I get nothing for my review and I was given this manga as a gift.