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Description
From Viz:
Kurôzu-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 According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the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 Kurôzu-cho are pulled ever deepe... More...
Kurôzu-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 According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the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 Kurôzu-cho are pulled ever deepe... More...
Type
Manga
Related Series
N/A
Associated Names
Lubuk Pusar (Malay)
Sarmal
Spiral (ITOU Junji)
Spirala (Polish)
Spirale (French)
Spirals
Spirála
The Spiral
Uzumaki - Spirala užasa (Serbian)
Uzumaki - Spirale (Italian)
Vortex
Whirlpool
Спіраль
الدوامة
ก้นหอยมรณะ
うずまき
漩涡
Sarmal
Spiral (ITOU Junji)
Spirala (Polish)
Spirale (French)
Spirals
Spirála
The Spiral
Uzumaki - Spirala užasa (Serbian)
Uzumaki - Spirale (Italian)
Vortex
Whirlpool
Спіраль
الدوامة
ก้นหอยมรณะ
うずまき
漩涡
Groups Scanlating
Latest Release(s)
v.3 c.18-20 (end) by Manga-Sketchbook over 17 years ago
v.3 c.15-17 by Manga-Sketchbook over 17 years ago
v.3 c.14 by Manga-Sketchbook over 17 years ago
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v.3 c.15-17 by Manga-Sketchbook over 17 years ago
v.3 c.14 by Manga-Sketchbook over 17 years ago
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Status
in Country of Origin
3 Volumes (Complete)
1 Volume (3-in-1 Edition - Complete)
1 Volume (3-in-1 Edition - Complete)
Completely Scanlated?
Yes
Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1
User Reviews
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User Rating
Average: 7.9 / 10.0 (1061 votes)
Bayesian Average: 7.86 / 10.0
Bayesian Average: 7.86 / 10.0
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Last Updated
August 30th 2023, 1:13pm
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Genre
Drama Horror Mature Mystery Psychological Seinen Supernatural Tragedy
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Author(s)
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Year
1998
Original Publisher
Serialized In (magazine)
Big Comic Spirits (Shogakukan)
Licensed (in English)
Yes
English Publisher
Viz (3 Volumes - Complete; 3-in-1 Deluxe Edition - Complete)
Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #723 
(+28)
Monthly Pos #1474(+115)
3 Month Pos #2307(+444)
6 Month Pos #2826(+980)
Year Pos #4876(+603)
(+28)Monthly Pos #1474
(+115)3 Month Pos #2307
(+444)6 Month Pos #2826
(+980)Year Pos #4876
(+603)List Stats
On 365 reading lists
On 785 wish lists
On 2720 completed lists
On 49 unfinished lists
On 315 custom lists
On 785 wish lists
On 2720 completed lists
On 49 unfinished lists
On 315 custom lists
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The storyline of this manga is disjointed, almost like it's a horrible recollection. And in some ways that is one of the devices of narrative that Junji Ito uses to throw the readers off balance.The end is very sketchy too, and you are left wondering what really happened. But the response to the ending is varied, so you should read it for yourself!
The Viz translations are really good, and the new editions are well presented. The characters are very memorable and coupled with the most amazing horror scenes you will ever see, the story becomes a race agaisnt the madness that is Uzumaki! The film is also very good, but I would treat it more like an art piece than a true horror movie. If you like to be disturbed and like engrossing Japanese horror, you will really like Uzumaki!
The Viz translations are really good, and the new editions are well presented. The characters are very memorable and coupled with the most amazing horror scenes you will ever see, the story becomes a race agaisnt the madness that is Uzumaki! The film is also very good, but I would treat it more like an art piece than a true horror movie. If you like to be disturbed and like engrossing Japanese horror, you will really like Uzumaki!
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What horror? This was more ridiculous than horrifying.
Bunch of random things happen--all of which are related to spirals.
Everyone pretty much dies, and I think that's pretty predictable judging by the genre and what not. However, such creepy things happen to them in such extreme proportions that I ended up laughing rather getting scared.
Bunch of random things happen--all of which are related to spirals.
Everyone pretty much dies, and I think that's pretty predictable judging by the genre and what not. However, such creepy things happen to them in such extreme proportions that I ended up laughing rather getting scared.
Great! I really couldn't put it down once I got started. I would give it a ten, but the ending is horrible, so it gets a nine. Quite a great read, doubly so if you like horror and seinen.
EWWWWW!!! THE GORE!!! THE INSANITY!!!!
Junji Itou's Uzumaki was the first horror manga I have ever read since I was in high school, and it was both horrifying and disturbing, but in a good way.
Uzumaki was able to create an intruiging storyline based on the sprials, interweaving them to form a terrifying conclusion.
If you're looking for a good horror manga, I suggest Uzumaki. You won't be disappointed.
Uzumaki was able to create an intruiging storyline based on the sprials, interweaving them to form a terrifying conclusion.
If you're looking for a good horror manga, I suggest Uzumaki. You won't be disappointed.
art very good
well written story
i agree with deathpenguin
i cant give higher than 8 cos its almost funny
... Last updated on July 19th, 2007, 8:38am
well written story
i agree with deathpenguin
i cant give higher than 8 cos its almost funny
... Last updated on July 19th, 2007, 8:38am
Seriously, if you can't handle horror type series, you don't deserve to read this manga.
However, this gets a 10 for me because the art as well as the plot is superb.
However, this gets a 10 for me because the art as well as the plot is superb.
This was a really freaky series. I read 4 or 5 chapters the first night I started reading it and I was a little afraid it would give me strange dreams. I did end up being a little wary of something spiral shaped that I saw in a video game.
The chapters were kind of episodic, but it was all building on each other. The last volume was less episodic and seemed to tell one longer story of what was happening. I liked the episodic feel because I could read just one chapter and stop for the moment, but I also liked that it all tied together.
Everything that happened made me feel like whoever was writing it must have been obsessed and psychotic. There was a lot of stuff that was pretty grotesque, but I think the worst of that was in the first volume. I wasn't satisfied with the ending, but I felt that the rest of the story was really good.
The chapters were kind of episodic, but it was all building on each other. The last volume was less episodic and seemed to tell one longer story of what was happening. I liked the episodic feel because I could read just one chapter and stop for the moment, but I also liked that it all tied together.
Everything that happened made me feel like whoever was writing it must have been obsessed and psychotic. There was a lot of stuff that was pretty grotesque, but I think the worst of that was in the first volume. I wasn't satisfied with the ending, but I felt that the rest of the story was really good.
The story is basically a series of oneshots with the same main theme.I found the stories boring,sometimes more funny rather than horrifying like the snail chapter for example.Why haven't anyone tried to abandon the city in volumes 1 and 2 in the first place?
ITOU Junji's works are garbage. No point, no plot, no purpose. Uzumaki is no exception. All he manages to do is recycle the same theme of mangled bodies over and over again. At first chapter its cute, afterwards its just sick and disgusting.
0/10 - don't waste your time
... Last updated on February 6th, 2009, 4:07pm
0/10 - don't waste your time
... Last updated on February 6th, 2009, 4:07pm
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