

The story was developed by Junji Ito, a leading light in horror manga who is already notorious (can a horror writer ever be merely "famous"?) for his Eisner-nominated Uzumaki, which was rereleased late last year in a deluxe hardback omnibus format and which gives a dramatic insight into his freakishly twisted world. Still, as bizarre as the experience was, it isn't so surprising if you're aware of the original source material.

It certainly astonishes you with quite a few, er, plot twists.

well, you can't fault the movie for its originality. My fellow staff member Mark Burke had the greater strength to overcome the block and articulate his own thoughts on the inimitable experience that is GYO: Tokyo Fish Attack!, and it will suffice here to say that those beguiled by the boisterous exclamatory title and led into the film expecting a kooky and campy ironically-bad B-Movie creature-feature. I've debated whether or not I should ad this masterpiece here because it's not straightforward horror, but the truth of the matter is, if I were to wake up in one of the worlds of the mangas in this list, I would probably be the most horrified if it were Attack on Titan.I did intend to write a review of Terracota's release of GYO: Tokyo Fish Attack! back in 2012, but wasn't able to muster the willpower - let's just say that it would have been an uncharacteristically prosaic entry from me. Eren and Mikasa have lived a relatively peaceful life behind the city's walls, but when a massive Titan appears, smashing the outer barrier and unleashing a wave of terror, their lives are brutally changed forever. The remaining population has managed to survive the last hundred years only by building a multi-walled city capable of keeping the Titans at bay, training military recruits to patrol the perimeter and gather intelligence about their mysterious foe.

Over a century ago, humanity was devoured by giant beings of unknown intelligence and origin known as Titans.
