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A masterpiece of horror manga, now available in a deluxe hardcover edition!

Kurouzu-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 According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but a pattern: UZUMAKI, the spiral—the hypnotic secret shape of the world. The bizarre masterpiece horror manga is now available all in a single volume. Fall into a whirlpool of terror!

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ VIZ Media LLC; Deluxe ed. edition (October 15, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 648 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1421561328
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1421561325
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.28 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 1.9 x 8.25 inches
Reviewer: titania86
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Crazy, surreal horror that gets more extreme as it goes
Review: Kurouzo-Cho is a normal town unlike every other until spirals can be seen everywhere in plants, ashes coming for a crematorium, whirlpools, whirlwinds, and even the topography of the town itself. Uzumaki is an anthology of stories about this town with two main characters that connect all of the stories: Kirie Goshima and Shuichi Saito. These two are teens that are going to the local high school and dating each other until Shuichi's father becomes obsessed with spirals. He collects every object he can that is spiral shaped or has spirals on it. His wife becomes concerned by his behavior as he only stares at his objects, forgoing work and anything else not spiral related. She throws all of his things away and he opts to find spirals within himself leading to his grotesque death when he crushed his entire body into an elongated spiral. When he is cremated, his ashes take a spiral shape and fall into Dragonfly Lake.Much like Tomie, the stories told have that seed of obsession throughout on a bigger and bigger scale as the book goes on. Each story is related in some way to something that has happened. An artist gets clay from Dragonfly Lake and becomes obsessed with his pottery that comes out of the kiln with bizarre spirals with a much sinister origin. Shuichi's mother fears spirals with as much furvor as her husband loved them, even removing them from her own body in hair, her fingerprints, and eventually inside her ear. Kirei herself becomes effected as her hair spirals, growing larger and larger, and attacking her when she tries to cut it. Classmates and others flock to her hair's mesmerizing power until another classmate vows to be more popular than her. Azami, a Tomie-esque girl, entrances anyone she sets her eyes on. When Shuichi rejects her, she becomes obsessed with him. A lighthouse with no power lights up again and hynotizes people to go to it. People start turning into giant snails. Spiral cursed mosquitoes bite pregnant women with monstrous, disgusting results plus even more stories. These stories have transformations, murder, mayhem, and, beneath it all, a town that largely ignores every instance and goes back to some semblance of normal.During the last few stories, the curse of spirals amps up to completely isolate and change Kurouzo-Cho. The spiral curse is simply too big to ignore at this point since life has completely changed for its inhabitants and anyone unlucky enough to fight their way there. Six hurricanes (of course as giant spiral storms) surround the city along with deadly whirlpools in the ocean, keeping rescue away and keeping people from leaving. Inside the city, any sound above a whisper creates a twister that will tear through the city. Some people use this power liberally as a weapon while others prefer to live as peacefully as they can. As a result, the enture city is in shambles with the only true shelter being old row houses that were deemed as slums in more normal times. The row houses are rebuilt, but the curse doesn't spare them even where the whirlwinds can't enter. If people move too slow, they turn into giant snails, a source of food for the starving and less morally burdened. I didn't know how a story at this scale could end, much like Gyo kind of had a non-ending, but it eventually settles down until the next cycle (or spiral) who knows how many years later.Through all of this, Kirei goes about her life as normally as she can while Shuichi becomes a sullen, justifiably antisocial harbinger of the harm these spirals can do. However, they still remain in Kurouzo-Cho for no reason. In Tomie, the title character is the connective tissue for the stories, but this one doesn't quite work for me. If any normal person had seen a fraction of what they have, why would anyone stay in that one city? It's stated early that none of the surrounding cities are affected so they would have been safe if they moved even one town over. The only other thing I have a problem with is Ito's habit of characterizing the majority of the young women in his stories as completely vain and obsessed with popularity. It's a rehashing of the Tomie story which was proven to be much more than just a misogynistic stereotype. In these small moments, it seems more like that is the case and it's disappointing.Uzumaki is another successful horror anthology that serves up surrealistic horror, gut punching and grotesque surprises, and horrifically detailed art. Each story is more extreme than the last even when I think it can't go any further. While I see some storylines or concepts that Ito likes to return to, many of the stories are completely unique and go places I never expected horror to go. I especially enjoyed the Sunnydale vibe about the town that refuses to see what's really going on and eager to go back to normal as soon as possible. If you like Japanese horror films or Lovecraftian, surreal horror, I would highly recommend just about anything Junjo Ito produces.

Reviewer: Not Bob
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Spiral into Madness
Review: Taking place in the small coastal town of Kurouzu-cho in Japan, Uzumaki mainly follows the characters Kirie Goshima and her boyfriend Shuichi Saito. Their town is a quiet place until some people begin acting crazy with a strange obsession over spirals. It is not long before these people's obsessions turn to complete madness until the spirals consume them and start to affect the entire town.This was the first Junji Ito work that I have ever read. I found that this book was quite enjoyable in several regards.The most notable part of this work is the art itself. I found that the artwork throughout was superb that is not only very detailed in everything, but also does a great job to tell this horror story. The characters are very expressive and distinct and the various settings and backgrounds are well detailed. The artwork really helped in the worldbuilding in this regard. This includes some of the more horror and fantastic elements of the story as people, and the town itself, descend into madness.I thought that the story was interesting as well. Ito is known for taking various inspirations from other authors such as the American writer H.P. Lovecraft. In Uzumaki, Ito constructs his own world of a Lovecraftian-type of horror. The premise of something like the shape of a spiral sounds difficult to take seriously at first glance, but Ito uses this premise excellently to tell his tale. It is an interesting take on how something so simple on its face can lead to some horrific consequences and the various twists and turns of the story as the reader discovers the extent of what is happening.My only criticism of this book would be that some of the chapters, especially the earlier ones, are a little too episodic without much continuity between them. It was a bit jarring, for example, to see Kirie go through some supernatural event in one chapter only to head off to school like very little is wrong in the next chapter. However, this is only a minor criticism that did not seriously affect my enjoyment of the story.I found this to be a fascinating read and I would recommend this to those that like horror stories.

Reviewer: Juan Meza Meza
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great manga
Review: This manga looks very nice on my shelf, the art is nice and the story is great.

Reviewer: Chris
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Awesome
Review: Awesome read. I literally could not put it down. The book showed up in great shape.The contents of the book definitely are not for everyone, but it is a solid read if you like things a bit weird and creepy. There are many panels, and even full pages, that are beautiful to look at and admire.

Reviewer: Ryan D Bolden
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Wow
Review: It's not scary, but it does weird beautifully. I was expecting more of a typical horror and while this book was not that I was pleasantly surprised by what it was. Already getting his other manga.

Reviewer: Luna
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Perfect into to Japanese horror manga!
Review: Perfect into to Japanese horror manga! The art is stunning and stomach churning at the same time. Each chapter gives an episodic look into the devolving story of a town driven mad by a mysterious curse. By the end you’re left with your own head spinning!

Reviewer: Jace Balentine
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Mass production causes imperfections on the book overall.
Review: The book is outstanding the story is unlike any other! Junji-ito is truly a master of his craft!!!

Reviewer: Caleb Garner
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A spiral descent into twisted horror
Review: My personal favorite story of read of Junji Ito yet. The story was captivating from start to finish, featuring many horrific visuals and twisted turns. I can highly recommend.

Reviewer: Santiago Ordaz
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: El libro está muy bien hecho, puedes abrirlo sin temor a que se vaya a despegar, y las impresiones son de muy buena calidad

Reviewer: AngryToday
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: This was my first plunge into the visual madness of Junji Ito, and it sure will not be the last. There are few Manga books that I have read that aren't part of a ling running series; those I have attempted have failed to keep me engaged, that or they are so, so, so, so, so, so, long and it is hard to catch up or stay on top of them.This is a cosmic body horror thrill ride. Honestly, some of the art gets under your skin and stays with you, burned onto your retinasThe artwork is haunting, edgy, unique, and though the dialogue is stilted and the weakest element, the art is all you need. I loved it. Highly recommended. If you like your manga horrific and heady, Junji is the one for you.

Reviewer: Yalçın Çolak
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Görselde ne varsa o paketleme güzel teşekkürler

Reviewer: ربيع احمد
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: بشكل عام تكره. او تحب مانقات الرعب ذي المانقا مثالية بكل النواحي

Reviewer: Emanuel Castanho
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Mais um exemplar para a minha coleção de Junji Ito, envio rápido!