Uzumaki
Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror
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Synopsis
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 According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the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... 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
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Rank
#367
Popularity
#43
Status
FINISHED
Total Chapters
20 chs
Release
Jan 19, 1998
Author
Junji Itou