Uzumaki
Uzumaki (うずまき?, lit. Spiral) is a horror manga written and Illustrated by Junji Ito, and serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits.
The story concerns the inhabitants of the small Japanese town of Kurôzu-cho as they become obsessed by the occurrences of natural and artificial spirals around them. The result of this obsession is a slow transformation into something other than human, leading to a gruesome, realistically-depicted death.
The manga was published in English by Viz Communications in 2002 and rereleased with new covers in 2007. It was adapted to a feature film of the same name in 2000.
Media
Manga
| No. |
Japanese |
English |
| Release date |
ISBN |
Release date |
ISBN |
| 1 |
October 1, 1998 |
ISBN 4-09-185721-3 |
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- 01.The Spiral Obsession Part 1
- 02.The Spiral Obsession Part 2
- 03.The Scar
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- 04.The Firing Effect
- 05.Twisted Souls
- 06.Medusa
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| 2 |
April 1, 1999 |
ISBN 4-09-185722-1 |
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- 07.Jack-in-the-Box
- 08.Snail People
- 09.Dark Lighthouse
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- 10.Mosquitoes
- 11.Umbilical Cord
- 12.The Storm
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| 3 |
November 1, 1999 |
ISBN 4-09-185723-X |
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- 13.The House
- 14.Butterfly
- 15.Chaos
- 16.Erosion
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- 17.Escape
- 18.Labyrinth
- 19.Completion
- Lost chapter: Galaxies
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Live action film
Main article:
Uzumaki (film)On February 11, 2000, a live action adaption of Uzumaki, directed by Higuchinsky, was released in Japan.
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