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Gyo by Junji Ito

Gyo

Junji Ito

VIZ Media LLC · Hardcover · April 21, 2015

The floating smell of death hangs over the island.

General MangaHorror ComicsScience Fiction Comics
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Who it’s for
Junji Ito turns a creeping maritime mystery into horror that lingers like a bad smell.
Themes
Death and decay, Grotesque sea horror
Genres
Horror Comics, General Manga, Science Fiction Comics

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About this book

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. Something's rotten in Okinawa...

Sea-Slick Unease

Junji Ito turns a creeping maritime mystery into horror that lingers like a bad smell.

Come here for

  • The queasy collision of sea life and creeping dread
  • A sharp-edged entry in Ito’s horror manga

Expect

  • Unsettling imagery and a grimly strange atmosphere
  • A mystery that keeps its answers under wraps

Where it sits

Horror Comics97%
Science Fiction Comics87%
General Manga44%

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Publisher categories

  • Horror Comics
  • General Manga
  • Tie-In Comics
Authors
Junji Ito
Publisher
VIZ Media LLC
Published
April 21, 2015
Format
Hardcover
Theme
Death and decay · Grotesque sea horror
Reading lane
Horror Comics