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Uzumaki : spiral into horror / Junji Ito ; translation & English adaptation, Yuji Oniki.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Publisher: San Francisco, California : Viz Media, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Edition: Deluxe editionDescription: [653] pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781421561325
  • 1421561328
Uniform titles:
  • Uzumaki. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Kurôzu-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 According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the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 everything from seashells and whirlpools in water to the spiral marks on people's bodies, the insane obsessions of Shuichi's father and the voice from the cochlea in our inner ear. As the madness spreads, the inhabitants of Kurôzu-cho are pulled ever deeper into a whirlpool from which there is no return!
List(s) this item appears in: Diverse Horror
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Graphic Novel Ito, Junji Checked out 06/14/2024 33111009161445
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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 According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but a pattern: UZUMAKI, the spiral--the hypnotic secret shape of the world.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!

Translation of: Uzumaki.

Original Japanese edition published by Shogakukan.

"First English edition published in 2002" -- Colophon.

Previously issued in three parts. Collects the paperback volumes 1-3.

Rated T+ for older teen.

Kurôzu-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 According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the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 everything from seashells and whirlpools in water to the spiral marks on people's bodies, the insane obsessions of Shuichi's father and the voice from the cochlea in our inner ear. As the madness spreads, the inhabitants of Kurôzu-cho are pulled ever deeper into a whirlpool from which there is no return!

Translated from the Japanese.

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