Gyo
| Gyo | |
North American cover of Gyo, volume 1 by Viz Media
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| ギョ | |
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| Genre | Horror, science fiction |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Junji Ito |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
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| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Big Comic Spirits |
| Original run | 2001 – 2002 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Original video animation | |
| Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack | |
| Directed by | Takayuki Hirao |
| Studio | Ufotable |
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| Released | February 15, 2012 |
| Runtime | 71 minutes |
Gyo (ギョ?, "Eeek"), fully titled Gyo Ugomeku Bukimi (ギョ うごめく不気味?, lit. "Eeek: Stigmated blood") in Japan, is a horror seinen manga written and illustrated by Junji Ito. Appearing as a serial in the weekly manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 2001 to 2002. Shogakukan collected the chapters into two bound volumes from February 2002 to May 2002. The story revolves around a couple, Tadashi and Kaori, as they fight to survive against a mysterious horde of fish with metal legs powered by an odor known as the "death stench". The work also includes a pair of bonus stories, titled "The Sad Tale of the Principal Post" and "The Enigma of Amigara Fault".
Viz Media published an English-language translation of the two volumes in North America from September 2003 to March 2004 and re-released it from October 2007 to January 2008. An anime adaptation by Ufotable was released on February 15, 2012.
Gyo opens with a crew of fisherman aboard a trawler dragging up a number of strange-looking fish in the boat's net. Upon trying to inspect the unusual creatures, they discover that the strange fish seem to have legs. The fish then suddenly scuttle away, diving back into the ocean.
Meanwhile, in Okinawa, Tadashi, a young man, and his girlfriend Kaori arrive on the island to enjoy a Scuba-diving vacation. Encountering a fish with legs, Kaori, who has a hyper-sensitive sense of smell, becomes irritated by its smell and begs Tadashi to get rid of it. He seals it in a bag, but it manages to escape. The next day, large amounts of marine life with legs invade Okinawa, including a legged great white shark which menaces the protagonists. Tadashi and Kaori manage to return to Tokyo, although Kaori becomes irritated and paranoid, claiming to smell the fish. They both encounter the bagged fish they originally encased and present it to his uncle, Doctor Koyanagi.
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