Uzumaki
Manga
うずまき 1998/01/19
Character count48,207
Word count20,607
Unique words3,143
Unique words used once1,706
Unique kanji1,077
Unique kanji used once278
Difficulty beta Easy
Volumes3

Kurozu-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 According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the world. It manifests itself in small ways: seashells, ferns, whirlpools in water, whirlwinds in air. And in large ways: the spiral marks on people's bodies, the insane obsessions of Shuichi's father, the voice from the cochlea in your inner ear. As the madness spreads, the inhabitants of Kurouzu-cho are pulled ever deeper, as if into a whirlpool from which there is no return... (Source: Viz Media) Notes: - Includes the extra chapter "Uzumaki Tokubetsu-hen: Ginga", which was included in editions later released. - Chosen by the American Library Association (ALA) as one of the Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2009. (Vol. 1)

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Volume 1
Character count17,332
Word count7,481
Unique words1,754
Unique words used once999
Unique kanji735
Unique kanji used once265
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 2
Character count13,150
Word count5,578
Unique words1,523
Unique words used once873
Unique kanji672
Unique kanji used once257
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 3
Character count17,725
Word count7,548
Unique words1,746
Unique words used once981
Unique kanji718
Unique kanji used once246
Difficulty beta Easy