![]() While this is more surreal than other Ito titles which are more classic horror, the scare factor is definitely there. ![]() The good: This is a freaky series and I really like that the omnibus version collects it all in one place. It all begins with Shuichi's father's fascination with spirals that becomes an obsession, and then something otherworldly. We follow teenager Kirie and her boyfriend Shuichi as they slowly realize something is very wrong with their town and the people in it. Today, we're looking at Uzumaki by Junji Ito. ![]() Today, we're looking at one of the greatest authors in the genre and one of his most infamous titles. It's time to think about stories that freak us out, and Japanese horror has a certain something that just pushes things over the edge and down a cliff. The bizarre masterpiece horror manga is now available all in a single volume. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but a pattern: UZUMAKI, the spiral-the hypnotic secret shape of the world. Kurouzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. Genres: Visual novel, Simulation Video Game, Dark fantasy, Horror fiction, Occult FictionĪppearing as a serial in the weekly manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 1998 to 1999. Uzumaki (3-in-1 Deluxe Edition): Includes vols. ![]()
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