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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
tense
fast-paced
dark
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Cannibalism
What a ride. What a very bad ride for everyone. Exceptionally done. Fascianting to the end. Weird energy through and through. Great themes. Controlled chaos. A city plagued into a madness that grew from gross to grotesque. I may actually be uneasy about spirals now. Its shape is simply too powerful.
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Though this may be the finest volume in Ito's 'Uzumaki' trilogy, it is an unwise place to start. A lot happens in those previous two volumes that will leave the unwary reader floundering somewhat should they unwisely decide to plunge directly into the conclusion. Direct yourselves to Uzumaki: Volume 1 and Uzumaki: Volume 2 respectively, then come back.
Dark and terrifying, with a dense but not impenetrable plot and crisp, detailed artwork, it is a must-have series for horror and comics lovers alike. Presented in the original unflopped, right-to-left reading format, it is an unmistakably Japanese work, though its themes are disquietingly universal.
The final volume brings everything to an appropriate close, though not as neatly and sweetly as some may hope. It would be wise to suggest that readers who demand 'happily ever after' denouement from their stories should look elsewhere, though it would be too close to spoiler territory to say why. Those that have been paying attention during the earlier volumes should have seen that coming, however...
The previous books' snail people, tornadoes, mosquito women and human jack-in-the-box have nothing on the closing chapter of the spiral-cursed town (though some do re-appear in this volume, to eerie effect). The sense of the absurd has been toned down from the earlier volumes in favour of an air of despair and futility, leading to the aforementioned climax.
If you are made of sufficiently stern stuff and are on the lookout for a new horror experience, the three volumes of 'Uzumaki' come with the highest recommendation possible. They will, at least, change the way you look at spirals forever...
Dark and terrifying, with a dense but not impenetrable plot and crisp, detailed artwork, it is a must-have series for horror and comics lovers alike. Presented in the original unflopped, right-to-left reading format, it is an unmistakably Japanese work, though its themes are disquietingly universal.
The final volume brings everything to an appropriate close, though not as neatly and sweetly as some may hope. It would be wise to suggest that readers who demand 'happily ever after' denouement from their stories should look elsewhere, though it would be too close to spoiler territory to say why. Those that have been paying attention during the earlier volumes should have seen that coming, however...
The previous books' snail people, tornadoes, mosquito women and human jack-in-the-box have nothing on the closing chapter of the spiral-cursed town (though some do re-appear in this volume, to eerie effect). The sense of the absurd has been toned down from the earlier volumes in favour of an air of despair and futility, leading to the aforementioned climax.
If you are made of sufficiently stern stuff and are on the lookout for a new horror experience, the three volumes of 'Uzumaki' come with the highest recommendation possible. They will, at least, change the way you look at spirals forever...
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Please don't cry. Not here. It's dangerous...
(Quote translated from German edition.)
I was very curious to see how Ito would wrap this story up. Up until now, this was mostly built up like an anthology with more or less disconnected chapters of creepy occurrences around this town. This ending pulls strings together though to work towards one big spiraling finale that actually aims to somewhat explain why the shape of the spiral began to curse this town.
Admittedly, this volume had me a bit impatient when it spent so much time with the tornados and weird wind physics wrecking the town. It wasn't that interesting of a concept for how prominent it ended up being. But the book makes up for it with a wonderful ending full of more top tier art by Junji Ito, making for an ultimately rather satisfying conclusion for this piece of horror manga.
I was very curious to see how Ito would wrap this story up. Up until now, this was mostly built up like an anthology with more or less disconnected chapters of creepy occurrences around this town. This ending pulls strings together though to work towards one big spiraling finale that actually aims to somewhat explain why the shape of the spiral began to curse this town.
Admittedly, this volume had me a bit impatient when it spent so much time with the tornados and weird wind physics wrecking the town. It wasn't that interesting of a concept for how prominent it ended up being. But the book makes up for it with a wonderful ending full of more top tier art by Junji Ito, making for an ultimately rather satisfying conclusion for this piece of horror manga.
This is my review for all the 3 volumes
Wow I really enjoyed this book, this was my second manga by Junji Ito and I absolutely love his works!
The story was amazing I couldn’t put it down! I really liked how the story was told with each character being a short story, each was a different event and all tied together by the spiral.
Wow I really enjoyed this book, this was my second manga by Junji Ito and I absolutely love his works!
The story was amazing I couldn’t put it down! I really liked how the story was told with each character being a short story, each was a different event and all tied together by the spiral.
dark