If you loved Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack, try Ao Oni The Animation

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Ao Oni The Animation has roughly 5.8× fewer votes than Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack

2012 · dir. Takayuki Hirao

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Ao Oni The Animation

2017 · dir. Toshirou Hamamura

What they share

Theyboth carry the dread mood tag, and they sit in Animation / Horror territory. If that's the register that drew you to Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Ao Oni The Animation is

Old school hallways on a rainy night a creaking door. Five club members uncover folk tales of the Bellflower Oni. The director's touch echoes 90s anime horror.

If you loved Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack, try Ao Oni The Animation

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What they share

What Ao Oni The Animation is

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