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Uzumaki (3-in-1 Deluxe Edition): Includes vols. 1, 2 & 3 (Junji Ito) Kindle & comiXology
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 According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but a pattern: UZUMAKI, the spiral—the hypnotic secret shape of the world.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!
- Print length648 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherVIZ Media: VIZ Signature
- Publication dateOctober 16, 2018
- File size1128948 KB
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- ASIN : B07HC4JQNL
- Publisher : VIZ Media: VIZ Signature; Deluxe ed. edition (October 16, 2018)
- Publication date : October 16, 2018
- Language : English
- File size : 1128948 KB
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- Print length : 648 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #58,493 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #8 in Supernatural Manga
- #30 in Horror Manga (Kindle Store)
- #54 in Mystery Manga
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Customers find the book's art to be beautiful and well-done. They describe the story as captivating and gripping from start to finish. The book is described as interesting, addictive, and worth the price. Readers appreciate the writing quality as straightforward and well-paced. They consider it one of Junji Ito's greatest works and their favorite manga series of all-time.
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Customers appreciate the artwork. They find it amazing, well-done, and full of strong images. Some readers find the pictures disturbing, but in a good way.
"...horror, gut punching and grotesque surprises, and horrifically detailed art...." Read more
"...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...." Read more
"...As for this edition, it is also splendid, with the bonus colored sheets and it all being collected in one book, wonderful build and feel, and yeah,..." Read more
"...There are no people I wouldn't recommend this to. I think the art alone is so good that even if this isn't your thing it's still probably worth at..." Read more
Customers enjoy the captivating story with many disturbing visuals and twists. They find the story unsettling and creepy, with an intriguing plot and creative scenarios. The book is described as a successful horror anthology that serves up surrealistic horror.
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"...being collected in one book, wonderful build and feel, and yeah, great story, great edition, 5 stars." Read more
"Loved this book and the stories in it. Each story has a profound way of getting your attention and giving you chills." Read more
Customers find the book engaging and addictive. They say it's worth reading and keeps them hooked. The art is well-done and the body horror is enjoyable to witness.
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Customers find the book offers good value for money. They say it's thick and nicely illustrated, with great production values. The art is amazing and feels nice to hold.
"...a physical copy of this incredibly cool and unnerving story was money well spent, in my opinion." Read more
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Customers appreciate the writing quality of the book. They find it simple and easy to read, with a well-paced story that is psychologically disturbing and physically disturbing. The art and writing complement the story well, with emotional relatability with the characters. The formatting is good, and the book takes advantage of its format.
"This manga is totally original and the drawings are unmatched by most...." Read more
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Customers enjoy the manga's quality. They find it unique, interesting, and their favorite work by Junji Ito. The manga is intense and unpredictable at times, making it a great product for horror fans. Readers are looking forward to the anime adaptation.
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"Absolutely my favorite manga! I truly enjoy reading this. I can't wait to read more of Junior Ito's work. Let's go!" Read more
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Customers enjoy the artist's style and find it disturbing. They praise the author's talent and skill at the genre. Readers describe the book as well-done and their favorite work by a genius mangaka.
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"...I LOVE it! The sheer brilliance of Mr Junji Ito (Sorry if I spelled that wrong) to be able to make something as simple as a spiral something so..." Read more
Customers have different views on the creepiness of the book. Some find the art chilling and unique, with characters that bring realism and pure terror. Others find it disturbing, gory, and bizarre. The book is described as body horror, but some readers became numb to the increasingly bizarre horrors after a while.
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2018Kurouzo-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.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2023Taking 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.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2025Phenomenal story and artwork and everything. As for this edition, it is also splendid, with the bonus colored sheets and it all being collected in one book, wonderful build and feel, and yeah, great story, great edition, 5 stars.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2024As far as Cosmic Horror is concerned, this is as good as it's ever gonna get. As far as manga is concerned, this is the best art style I have ever seen. Ever. Not even just in manga but in any kind of comic, period. The quality of the book is amazing as well it looks really cool on the shelf it's a hardcover that feels nice and bulky and high quality. Like it'll look brand new forever. If you can only buy one Junji Ito book, this is the one to get. If you can only buy one manga at all, this is the one to get. If you like the Souls series or Bloodborne or Elden Ring you're probably going to like Uzumaki(or any Junji Ito manga but especially Uzumaki). There are no people I wouldn't recommend this to. I think the art alone is so good that even if this isn't your thing it's still probably worth at least trying.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2024Loved this book and the stories in it. Each story has a profound way of getting your attention and giving you chills.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2024As for the quality of the book itself its great, corners came slightly dented from shipping, but nothing substantial that caused fraying etc, I dont mind really. If you want it to be in 100% pristine condition I would head to a bookstore and inspect them in person. This was my first book by him that inspired me to read through his entire bibliography, It's a popular one for a reason. Beautiful imagery, if you're new to Junji Ito this is a must read.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2024The book is outstanding the story is unlike any other! Junji-ito is truly a master of his craft!!!
Top reviews from other countries
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EmersonReviewed in Brazil on January 10, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars Experiência de compra
Eu fiz a compra em certo mês e não tive comunicação de onde a compra estaria, se já havia sido enviada, rastreio de entrega e afins
Me comunicando com a Amazon disseram que já havia saído para entrega e só não havia atualizado, e realmente no dia dito pela atendente chegou (um mês depois do prazo estipulado inicialmente)
Contudo o item é realmente de excelente qualidade, chegou sem nenhum defeito, amassado, batido, nada. Muito bem embalado principalmente
O livro em si é um clássico da literatura de horror com traços extremamente detalhados, lindo de se admirar além de ter uma trama muito intrigante e envolvente
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Carlos AReviewed in Mexico on November 14, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente calidad
Muy buen contenido con imágenes increíbles, enamorado estoy de Junji Ito!
- GOODBYEReviewed in Canada on November 9, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars A Spiral into Madness
Uzumaki by Junji Ito is a surreal and horrifying journey that grips you from the first page. The story revolves around a small town cursed by spirals, leading to bizarre and terrifying transformations. Ito’s artwork is stunningly detailed, bringing his nightmarish vision to life with an intensity that’s hard to forget. This manga is a masterpiece of psychological and cosmic horror—unsettling, weird, and impossible to put down. If you love horror that gets under your skin, Uzumaki is a must-have!
- Asian cartoonsReviewed in India on December 21, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Quality
Authentic and undamaged
- Ian RawlinsonReviewed in the United Kingdom on November 3, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Vertiginous imagination
Uzumaki is a gloriously inventive body horror. Ito's imagination runs riot on the poor people of a tiny seaside town. The word uzumaki means spiral, vortex or whirlpool. Each chapter finds a new way to terrify and unsettle by presenting the characters with a spiral that becomes their ever tightening nightmare.
This edition collects all three volumes. The first two are episodic tales with a young woman called Kirie providing the link between them. We follow her with her family, her boyfriend Shuichi, and school friends as the horror of the spiral slowly unfurls. Or should that be furls? You simply have to read it, I won't spoil it by describing any of these stories. Each chapter finds a fresh horror to coil around.
Volume three sees the overarching story come to the fore. It builds on the horror established in the previous volumes, and invention takes a back seat. Consequently the last third of the book lacks the impact of what came before, and drags just a little. That's not to say Ito hasn't been holding back some fresh horrors, he has and he unleashes them with glee. While the wider story could never be as good as the sum of its astonishing parts it's still a satisfying tale.
The characters? Well, nobody is reading this sort of book for the subtle nuance of the characterisation. Kirie is your archetypal final girl, she's pleasant, pretty, determined and filial. A calm centre of normality for the horrors to spin around. She fills this role effectively, while her boyfriend, who better understands what's going on, struggles to hold himself together. It makes for an interesting dynamic between the two.
The black and white art (there are a few colour pages) is simple, rough and stunning. Ito draws a thoroughly believable world becoming utterly unbelievable. He has a wickedly dark sense of humour and the art really sets this free.
Rounding out the book are three fun pieces from the end of each original volume. As is traditional for manga, they feature Ito himself, exploring why he focused on spirals. Theres's also a "lost" chapter with the same characters that doesn't really fit in with the story, that's still good fun.
The imagination on show here is staggering. Ito uses his spiral theme to great effect, to gradually build up the level of horror.