Uzumaki

Still the best manga I’ve ever read. Years have passed, yet every chapter remains vivid and iconic in my mind.

By far, the creepiest story I've ever read.

Es perturbador, y me encantó. El final hasta me dio un poco de pena.

I never thought a book would make me scared of spirals but here we are 

Yes

INCROYABLE

a literal masterpiece. made me shiver inside. 

every single storyline is so carefully crafted & sooooo twisted (pun intented), and lemme not get started with the art !!!!!!!!!!! 

everything is deeply disturbing & uncomfortable without leaning too much into violence and gore. like them little spiral plants ? so simple yet effective

LOVED IT

INCREDIBLE artwork and story!! I'd never read manga before this but I will be tuning in to all of Junji Ito's work. That's a true master at work!

I finished this in 10 hours. What an insane ride. I'm still trying to fully comprehend what I read but it definitely was an incredible trip.

i rated each chapter individually which comes out to about a 4.5 but i think every chapter was necessary to tell the whole story. this was truly heartbreaking and i loved the creativity shown through each chapter. junji ito has one of the best imaginations 

4.5⭐️

This was weird. And it successfully made me uncomfortable. 

5 freaking SPIRALS

Masterpiece, only sold short by its abrupt ending.
There's so much to talk about in this particular omnibus (only the second horror manga I've ever read) - body horror, cannibalism, and so on - that you must read it to believe it. A small coastal town in Japan is cursed (hence the name, which means spiral in Japanese), and everything goes to hell. There are short stories on everything - such as mosquitoes (whose flying pattern is similar), snails (with the shape of their backs), and even tornadoes.
There's little to no characterization here, and I didn't know beforehand that this was a loose collection of short stories with a joining narrative, but that didn't detract from my immersion. There are the usual tropes here - a slightly unhinged deuteragonist with a gory past, the protagonist who's somehow not affected by the mania happening, and so on. Where Uzumaki shines is in creating a sense of helplessness - at no point do you feel that the characters are in control of what's happening, and this is different from the horror we're used to (the main character saving the day). I'd recommend this only for second-hand helplessness if nothing else.

Cerita tentang Kota Kurouzu yang entah kenapa warganya sangat terobsesi dengan bentuk spiral. Banyak rasa yang aku alami waktu baca buku ini. Di antaranya: penasaran, aneh, takut, mual, dan jijik. Kejadian-kejadian yang melibatkan spiral sepanjang komik ini tidak selamanya dijelaskan secara jelas. Namun, justru itulah yang bikin aku penasaran buat baca sampai akhir. Aku betul-betul ingin tahu bakal seaneh apa lagi peristiwa spiral yang bakal terjadi di Kurouzu, dan memang makin ke belakang hal-hal yang terjadi makin tidak masuk akal.

Walaupun aku enggak biasa baca/nonton manga/komik/novel/film/cerita horor, Uzumaki ini seaneh dan semisterius itu sampai aku jadi berani melawan rasa takut yang biasanya aku rasakan kalau lihat hal-hal yang berbau horor. Hahaha. Tapi ini rasanya emang kekuatan dari cerita-ceritanya Junji Ito yang sangat di luar nalar. Waktu aku sebelumnya baca The Enigma of Amigara Fault, ada rasa ngeri dan risih yang sama, tapi akhirnya tetap kubaca sampai akhir semata-mata karena penasaran.

Banyak gambaran dan poin cerita (plot points) dari Junji Ito yang saking aneh, seram, dan menjijikkannya mungkin akan sulit aku lupakan (mungkin banyak pembaca juga mengalami hal yang sama). Pokoknya merinding banget deh bacanya, sampai harus sering ambil jeda dulu antar babnya.

vincent van vogh would've loved this

This book is so creepy... and I loved it!!

Insane, messed up, creative and amazing artwork. This one checks all the right boxes.

Spirals in their eyes
(they all want to see that thing)
lunch girlfriend owns bones.

They Might Be Giants - Spiraling Shape

This was fantastic, helped in no small part by the fact it is a beautifully put together physical object representing a complete, self-contained manga. No more going to the bookstore to find volume 1 and 2 while 3 and 5 don't exist anywhere.

We are introduced to the seaside town of Kurouzu Cho where high-schooler Kirie begins to discover the town is contaminated with spirals. Hardly the stuff of horror. Oh look! Shuichi's father is carefully examining a snail - could be trouble!

But this thing escalates fast. Shuichi's father's demise is only the beginning. Snail people, human jack in the boxes, duelling hair, mosquitos and more. Each episodic chapter reveals a fresh new horror building to a consuming climax that, while expansive in scope, is less effective than the personal stories that got us here. Small quibble for what is an otherwise transporting horror manga rendered in a straightforward style that works when contrasted with some of the body horror on display here. A great introduction to manga that has me wanting more.

This is one that will probably sit with me for a long time and i'll bump it up to 4 (or maybe 5) That's what I like about Junji Ito is that his horror will sort of linger around. Like, now that I look at spirals i'm like, ah yes, i'm staring into evil and will become hypnotized by its appeal if I stare too long...and then sort of the flash backs of the spiral man in the tub or the spiral face consuming the woman's face will come to mind.

I am sort of familiar with this series and have seen a couple panels...but I was still surprised by the tales! Nothing really can capture the horrors except by illustrations....ah, imma just bump this up to a 4 right now. I'm not sure how he developed the spiral horror but it works and makes you think about some sinister power must be at play. It keeps its mystery and horrors going.

I read Gyo and this within 28 hours and I need help xD

I found Gyo more “enjoyable” if that's a word you can use with art like this. But don't ask me which was more terrifying. I've never read or seen better horror, this is absolute madness. I don't think written word and my imagination can compare to this. Movies for some reason can't do it justice either. Manga/comic book is perfect for this and Ito is absolute madman. People compare him to Stephen King but that's not right. This is H.P. Lovecraft squared. King has never terrified me in this way. While he's a master of personal horror Ito is king (pun intended) of cosmic horror.

Deliciously twisted body horror with forgettable characters

Once again another 5 star rating. I've read all of his books, save about 3 which are on my TBR.

The story is disgusting, creepy and horrifically enthralling. Every few pages are gruesome illustrations that I couldn't stop staring at. Junji Ito is a master of horror manga.

this was okay! i didn't find the story super spooky, although a lot of the graphical horror was pretty cool. i wanted to be pulled in by the narrative, but found the breaks in between chapters really jarring, where the previous chapter might end with something really gruesome, but the following chapter didn't really......deal with the fall out of what happened, and i found that disappointing.

I think that all has been already said by somebody else when it comes to Uzumaki. I would just like to add 3 words: Oh.My.God!