Reviews

Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror, Vol. 2. by Junji Ito

mrswythe89's review against another edition

3.0

Two of Kirie's schoolmates turn into giant snails, mate ("What the hell? But they're both males!" "Snales are hermaphrodites!") and have eggs together. It is kind of like that one episode of Voyager where Janeway and Paris turn into giant lizards and the same thing happens. (I always thought it was very bad of Janeway and Paris to fly away happily, leaving the eggs to fend for themselves. I mean, okay, sure, you were a non-sentient orange lizard when it happened. They're still your children!)

I said of the first volume that it was unintentionally funny, but the second changed my mind. Junji Ito is TOTALLY doing it on purpose. Felt this volume was more gross-out horror than atmospheric (the first was a bit less gross-out and more creepy, I think).

I find the astoundingly phlegmatic Kirie and her ominous boyfriend -- the only sane person in town -- hilarious.

yogarshi's review

4.0

(Rating for the entire series - for a review, check the review of Vol. 3)

maggieluong's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

vigneswara_prabhu's review

5.0

From a one-off horror nightmare, Uzumaki has evolved into an anthology of stories taking place in the mysterious and depressing town of Kurozu-cho.

People are getting murdered, going crazy, turning into medusas, turning into snails, growing macabre extensions in their bodies, and ending up having all manner of horrifying fates. All of them connected to the otherworldly spiral phenomenon.

A Brilliantly terrifying body horror, that is definitely not for the faint hearted.

wintermute9's review

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

4.75

bodehoover's review

5.0

I never realized how common spirals are until now. Kind of unsettling.

themorsecode's review

4.0

Not quite as strong as the first volume, feels a little more episodic rather than a broader narrative, but still very entertaining albeit disturbing - the snail story will haunt my dreams

neon_capricorn's review against another edition

4.0

This book spiraled into even crazier and more surreal realms. Spirals are still present throughout to tie this volume in to the first, but here you get a strange Kafka-esque influence injected into the story.

giacomonasi95's review against another edition

4.5

Quello delle zanzare best capitolo

unicornofjoy's review

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25