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Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror

うずまき

manga
Finished
1998
Drama
Horror
Mystery

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Yes. Watch the adaptation Uzumaki 4 episodes · on 3 platforms

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The facts

Status: Finished
Chapters: 20
Volumes: 3
First released: 1998
Country: Japan
Format: manga
Author: Junji Itou, Susan Daigle-Leach
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What it is about

Kurozu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the world. It manifests itself in small ways: seashells, ferns, whirlpools in water, whirlwinds in air. And in large ways: the spiral marks on people's bodies, the insane obsessions of Shuichi's father, the voice from the cochlea in your inner ear. As the madness spreads, the inhabitants of Kurouzu-cho are pulled ever deeper, as if into a whirlpool from which there is no return... (Source: VIZ Media) Notes: - Includes the extra chapter "Uzumaki Tokubetsu-hen: Ginga", which was included in editions later released. - Chosen by the American Library Association (ALA) as one of the Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2009. (Vol. 1)