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Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror by Junji Ito

129 reviews

yogomagpie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

My first Junji Ito read and I really enjoyed it. Probably one of the grossest and bizarre things I’ve ever read. I really love Ito’s technical skill and how he draws his  characters, scenes, and the body horror—some panels genuinely scared me, and I’m the type of person who doesn’t jump at jump scares in horror movies.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Cursing

ripxreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Cannibalism

moth_mcgangis's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

kxtekss's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

3.5

I really did enjoy this. I was expecting a more linear storyline at the beginning, but I did enjoy the earlier chapters' themes with the toxic human craving for attention, and the last few chapters (from the hurricane to the end) brought me more of what I was expecting overall with the story (I think the addition of Chie helped with this a lot too.) Though the ending had an incredible concept behind it,

(especially when Shuichi and Kirie intertwine with each other, lifting the curse with the knowledge it'll happen again and again)

I wish it would have delved more into the mystery behind the spiral. I felt like a few things were explained by Shuichi out of the blue rather than truly discovered by the protagonists which was disappointing to me because I liked what the actual mystery behind the spiral ended up being.

Maybe I missed a panel or two but I was confused how Shuichi figured that all out just from the map in the row house and intuition. Even from the beginning, I felt like he knew more about the spiral than he was letting on, and I was expecting there to be some big reveal about his connection to the curse.

It was overall a good read though and the art in it was both jaw-droppingly beautiful and horrifying at the same time. Junji Ito is a very talented guy. His artwork can catch anyone's eye, and so many of those panels will stick in my mind forever (both pretty and scary drawings lol.) I feel like I'd enjoy his short stories more than a multi-volume manga like this, and honestly I think this might've been better suited as a short story at points,  but I did love this work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Mental illness, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

kakeyame's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Terminal illness, and Car accident

nyssa_jo's review against another edition

dark medium-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

4.0

Would have been perfect if not for

gangs surfing on tornadoes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Addiction, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Cannibalism

an_idiot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism

ashofadummy's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

Uzumaki is one of the best horror stories I've ever read. It develops perfectly, not too fast or slow, and it submerges you in the hell of a city the characters live in. The end is pretty intense, and with the pass of the characters, you start to be more concerned about what the hell is going on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Mental illness, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

madeleineelr's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

this is truly a masterpiece but im also truly traumatised

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Blood, Murder, and Pregnancy

revolutionfrommybed's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, and Death of parent