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Uzumaki by Junji Ito

Uzumaki

Junji Ito, Yuji Oniki

VIZ Media LLC · Hardcover · October 15, 2013

A masterpiece of horror manga, now available in a deluxe hardcover edition!

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Who it’s for
A creepy, collectible read with sharp weirdness and plenty to talk about.
Genres
Horror Comics, General Manga, Occult & Supernatural Comics
Published
VIZ Media LLC, October 15, 2013

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About this book

A masterpiece of horror manga, now available in a deluxe hardcover edition! Kurouzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but a pattern: UZUMAKI, the spiral—the hypnotic secret shape of the world. The bizarre masterpiece horror manga is now available all in a single volume. Fall into a whirlpool of terror!

Spiral Dread

A creepy, collectible read with sharp weirdness and plenty to talk about.

Come here for

  • spiral-dread visuals
  • cult-favorite manga oddness

Expect

  • horror-forward manga pacing
  • conversation bait for book-club lingering

Where it sits

Horror Comics94%
Occult & Supernatural Comics76%
General Manga69%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Horror Comics
  • General Manga
  • Tie-In Comics
Authors
Junji Ito, Yuji Oniki
Publisher
VIZ Media LLC
Published
October 15, 2013
Format
Hardcover
Reading lane
Horror Comics