A review by nincrony1
Uzumaki by Junji Ito

dark funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I’ve only read one short story by Junji Ito so I was well aware of his status as the master of horror manga and fortunately Uzumaki, arguably his most famous work, lived up to the hype. The tour-de-force being Ito’s incredible art style that so evocatively conveys the terror (and occasional dark humour) of the situations the characters find themselves in. I love how the loose individual stories all eventually come together in a suitably unnerving way and also how the plot gives you just enough information about what’s going on but not too much. It’s a masterwork - pure and simple.