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A review by songwind
Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror, Vol. 1 by Junji Ito
3.0
I read this series (only putting in one review) after hearing them mentioned online.
The visual design is very striking and creepy. I found the facial expressions particularly effective in setting the mood and evoking response.
The storytelling, however, needs some work. The foreshadowing is a bit heavy handed in spots, robbing the horror elements of a lot of their punch when revealed. Also, I feel like the story went on too long. By the end of the story, I was no longer shocked on uncertain as yet another bizarre thing happened. It was like a whole season of Twilight Zone having the same setting and theme.
By the end, it had changed from horror to more bizarre, but was still good.
The visual design is very striking and creepy. I found the facial expressions particularly effective in setting the mood and evoking response.
The storytelling, however, needs some work. The foreshadowing is a bit heavy handed in spots, robbing the horror elements of a lot of their punch when revealed. Also, I feel like the story went on too long. By the end of the story, I was no longer shocked on uncertain as yet another bizarre thing happened. It was like a whole season of Twilight Zone having the same setting and theme.
By the end, it had changed from horror to more bizarre, but was still good.