Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Gyo by Junji Ito

20 reviews

jacob_dion's review against another edition

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Suicide, Violence, Body horror, Gore, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Cursing, and Animal death

lemonade_lover's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Nauseating love it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Body horror, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicide attempt, Violence, Self harm, Terminal illness, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

thegayestghost's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Blood, Suicide, Death, Violence, Body horror, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Gore, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Pandemic/Epidemic

late_night_reading's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

My original rating was a 3.5, but i'll round it up to a 4 for the two stories at the end. Especially 'The enigma of Amigara fault'.
As a manga fan, I decided to buy this book randomly like ''Oh he's pretty popular, lets give it a go'' (I don't talk like that btw, just an example). Needless to say, I was not disappointed. The drawings were amazing, and the story went from 0-100 real fast. Even the two bonus stories at the end kept my attention the whole time! Give it a go, why not? (I don't recommend this to someone with a weak stomach though.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Violence

Minor: Suicide

proza's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Gore, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Suicide, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Car accident, Toxic relationship, and Sexism

Minor: Cursing

Contains slight nudity

sarahnh's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

The main story starts out laughably B horror, then midway through becomes unenjoyably gross. The ending could be satisfying if you liked the main characters and rooted for their relationship, but I found them profoundly unlikeable. The use of onomatopoeia is fun though and the art is compelling. The two short stories at the end are fantastic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Animal death, Death, Body horror, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Violence

cowboink13's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Based on the synopsis I wasn’t sure if I would like this as much as his other work I’ve read. I thought fish with legs couldn’t be too scary, but wow this was wild. I felt so nauseous reading this book, but it was brilliantly disturbing. I really enjoy unique ideas in horror, and Gyo definitely delivers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Gore, Suicide, and Violence

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Blood, Suicide, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence

livlamentloathe's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I did not have a good time reading this. A lot of gross body horror involved. And it didn’t seem to have a meaning or perspective at the end the way other Ito books have had. The Fault short story is going to sit with me though—I knew it would but hearing it and reading it with my own eyes are two separate things. The principle post made me snicker because… what??? Also why did every family member immediately crawl into the space???

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty

mir_frog73's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Violence, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Death, Chronic illness, Body horror, and Blood

Minor: Toxic relationship