gyo vol 2 the death stench creeps junji ito

The things that make this story from reaching a perfect score are that two chapters that take place in a carnival is a bit lacking and the end leaves us without a good real way to end the story. The main story is nice and helps build up tension and suspense as each chapter builds. Not just that either, in this series we were also given two quick short stories at the end of the series to leave us terrified of not going under Gyo is one of his most recent stories that he took a chance with and provided us with a new look of what is under the sea. Junji Ito does a good job of providing us with good, freaky stories that scare or just plain old disturbs us. Horror is a hard thing to make in comics today without just being a mindless blood bath of gore and fluids splattered across the walls. Finding him in the crawl space below, they bear witness to the bizarre and unexplainable tragedy that has befallen him. Oowaki, one of the many spectators attracted to the sight, witnesses in horror as onlookers start to experience a personal, visceral calling to enter these holes-formed as if to fit only them.ĭaikokubashira Hiwa (The Sad Tale of the Principal Post)Ĭelebrating their recent move into their new house, a family's festivities are cut short upon hearing the cries of their father. But this discovery was made more eerie by the thousands of human-shaped holes scattered among the rock face, each of which seemingly continues for miles within the mountain. Though Tadashi and Kaori quickly return to Tokyo, they find there is no longer any safe haven no matter where they run, the death stench creeps.Īmigara Dansou no Kai (The Enigma of Amigara Fault)Īfter a devastating earthquake near Amigara mountain, a several-kilometer-long fault emerged. This lone assault is only the herald of what's to come, as soon, many more such creatures emerge from the sea, attacking anything in their path. Attacked by a strange, four-legged fish in their cabin, they manage to kill it, but are left unsettled by the putrid stench it carried-the haunting smell of death. EditSynopsis When diver Tadashi and his girlfriend Kaori Sawahara take a trip to the coast of Okinawa, they find that their strained relationship is the least of their worries when they unwittingly witness the start of the apocalypse.

Gyo vol 2 the death stench creeps junji ito