“Kaori's Okinawa vacation turns into a nightmare as sea creatures attack on land, forcing her to flee to Tokyo.”
GYO: Tokyo Fish Attack!
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Synopsis
Kaori's Okinawa vacation turns into a nightmare as sea creatures attack on land, forcing her to flee to Tokyo.
Though her trip to Okinawa was supposed to be a lovely excursion to the seaside, college student Kaori Sawahara finds that it is anything but when a horrifying menace emerges from the watery depths. A strange mechanism has taken control of the sea creatures, granting them legs and sending them on land to attack anything in their way. Kaori and her friends—the lustful Erika and the reserved Aki—find themselves caught up in this onslaught, made worse by the creatures' rotting stench of death. Surviving the first assault, Kaori tries to contact her fiancé Tadashi in Tokyo. However, the call is cut short in what sounds like another fish attack. Fearing for his safety, Kaori leaves for Tokyo. With Erika and Aki contending with the attacks in Okinawa, Kaori rushes to find Tadashi, unaware that the crisis has only just begun.
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Derived from 32 sampled reviews
What 32 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.27 · split reception
5.0 pts
Recommenders 7.8 · others 2.8
↓ 0.09
Running avg · Feb 2012 → Aug 2025
- 7 “The animation was well-executed and effectively rendered the viscerally disgusting creatures, but the character designs quickly grew tiresome—particularly the protagonist's jaggy eyelashes and...”
- 7 “This anime is so terrible it's absolutely hilarious - an unintentional comedy masterpiece that had me laughing throughout. The characters are terrible, the art is mediocre with obvious CGI, the...”
- 8 “Gyo impresses with its well-made animation featuring realistic backgrounds and genuinely disturbing horror that'll make you avoid seafood for weeks. However, the supporting characters feel flat and...”
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- Format 1 × 70′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 10m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2011 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-6183 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- KlockWorx Producer
- Shogakukan Producer
Licensed by
- Aniplex of America Licensor