Uzumaki
Manga
うずまき
1998/01/19
Character count47,975
Word count21,437
Unique words3,760
Words (1-occurrence)2,034
Unique kanji1,088
Kanji (1-occurrence)274
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Volumes3
External Rating
79 %

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 According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the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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Genres
Drama
Horror
Mystery
Psychological
Romance
Supernatural
Tags
Body Horror
Cosmic Horror
Seinen
Survival
Female Protagonist
Gore
Episodic
Philosophy
Countryside
Urban Fantasy
Curse
Bullying
Demon
Cult
Subdecks
Volume 1
Character count17,253
Word count7,746
Unique words1,900
Words (1-occurrence)1,123
Unique kanji735
Kanji (1-occurrence)265
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 2
Character count13,069
Word count5,796
Unique words1,654
Words (1-occurrence)1,005
Unique kanji672
Kanji (1-occurrence)257
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 3
Character count17,653
Word count7,895
Unique words1,934
Words (1-occurrence)1,148
Unique kanji718
Kanji (1-occurrence)246
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary