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Uzumaki, Volume 3 (2nd Edition) Paperback – February 12, 2008

by Junji Ito (Author)

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With their town devastated by titanic hurricanes, the citizens of the spiral-haunted town of Kurôzu-cho--including Shuichi, Kirie and her family--find themselves cut off from the outside world. Reporters and rescue teams cross the mountain range into Kurôzu-cho only to find themselves unable to leave. Trapped inside the cursed ruins, the desperate survivors struggle and huddle together, waiting to run into giant snails or worse. The very laws of nature are changed as the spiral sucks them in. And to fight it, or to escape, the last survivors must go to the heart of the horror to witness what may be their evenutal fate...

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264 pages
Language

English
Publisher

VIZ Media LLC
Publication date

February 12, 2008
Dimensions

5 x 0.9 x 7.5 inches
ISBN-10

1421513919
ISBN-13

978-1421513911
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Junji Ito debuted as a horror manga artist in 1987 with the first story in his successful Tomie series. Uzumaki, drawn from 1998 to 1999, was adapted into a live-action movie, which has been released in America by Viz Films and Tidepoint Pictures. It's influences include the classic manga artists Kazuo Umezu and Hideshi Hino, as well as authors Yasutaka Tsutsui and H.P. Lovecraft.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ VIZ Media LLC; Reissue edition (February 12, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 264 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1421513919
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1421513911
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.9 x 7.5 inches

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Steven Weathers

Uzumaki (Or how I learned to stop worrying and love the Spiral)

Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2013

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It's such good horror. It really really is. I mean... It is Junji Ito, so..you know... It's gonna be good.

Uzumaki follows the inhabitants of a small coast town hidden in the woods, on accessible via a tunnel or two that go under a mountain.

The Books are made up mostly of a series of little one-shot stories that all follow a main story arc, although at times, some of the stories can seem a little random, but it all comes together in the end.

I don't want to say to much about the story its self, just to let you enjoy the twists and turns yourself.

I myself read the stories online before buying, and then loved it so much I bought all three so I can always have it on hand to reread and share. It's just that good.

The movies pretty good, but in a different way lol
It's also horrible in the same ways XD

Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2013

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One of the all time classics by the great horror manga artist. Its dramatic and horrific with twists in the story, scary also

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2013

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The cover is from a very nice material and the pages with a strong paper. It have nice color pages too.

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Schtinky

Rot away, Live again, Here forever...The Spiral Never Ends..

Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2004

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Of the three Uzumaki volumes, this would be my least favorite. Having said that, if you have not read Vol. 1 & 2 yet, go pick them up and read them before continuing with this review.
Starting out with a great chapter called "The House", Kirie and her family are directed to one of the older, decrepit row houses to live in after the destruction of their home in the hurricane. But it is obviously an unclean home, for they all soon develop strange spiral shaped growths.
All the subsequent chapters seemed to all blend into one longer finishing story; a sort of downward...spiral...to the culmination of the town's fate. While things get stranger and the spirals squeeze the town even tighter into their deadly coils, I found the momentum of the storyline slowing down considerably, even though Ito goes way out into left field with whirlwind riders and weird time-phasing. To me, this felt more like grasping at straws than coming up with some of the ingenious manifestations of spirals that he dreamed up in Vol 1 & 2.
While I find the building of the spiral's invasion on a grand scale intriguing, and the fact that no one could leave the city or enter into the spiral useful, I was just left with the feeling that these problems could have been told in a more interesting fashion. Even with twisted, writhing bodies being my cup of tea, this aspect of the story seemed to occur suddenly and go nowhere while silly things like whirlwind riding was explored in its place. And the ending, while meant to be grand, left me feeling flat and a little cheated in that it did not elaborate and share more of the mystical discoveries Kirie and Shuicho "fall into".
Still, its worth picking up to complete the set, and I guarantee that when you next find snails in your backyard, you will fling them as far from you as possible. Enjoy!

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Marie

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2014

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A must own for any horror manga fan.

Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2015

loved it

Disturbing, memorable, and brilliant

Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2014

Usually, and as opposed to horror movies, I am quite cynical of the power of comics to truly terrify the reader. Though there are good and bad works in every medium, I never really have found myself really creeped out when reading something of this genre. I have certainly found good stories with a creepy atmosphere, but nothing truly memorable. So when I purchased Junji Ito’s Uzumaki I didn’t really expect anything in particular, and certainly nothing memorable. Oh, how wrong I was. I had heard of the brilliance of this comic and Junji Ito, but I had never hoped to get to read something this good.

Whilst I didn’t find Uzumaki truly horrifying (though I rarely do, probably a side effect of having read too much of this genre), it was definitely a lot better than what I expected. It is creepy from start to finish, and not only that, is practically impossible to put down. It features a town that, rather than being haunted by a ghost as would typically be the case, is haunted by a pattern; mainly, that of spirals. It is bizarre, and though it has numerous characters it really follows Kirie Goshima and her boyfriend as they confront the many things caused by this haunting. From characters becoming obsessed with spirals to metamorphosis, ‘Uzumaki’ contains a lot of different stories featuring many different events. What is more impressive ist he way the theme of spirals makes its appearance in every chapter. Ito manages to pull through the idea of a pattern haunting a town amazingly well, and it manages to become incredibly creepy and understandable very fast. Spirals seem to be everywhere and affecting everything, and the characters are quite quick to catch on.

Though there is quite a wide cast of characters, most don’t seem to last more than a chapter (or one of the interrelated stories). Sadly, there isn’t much of a character development for the protagonists, and though they are well developed not much about them changes as the story progresses. They succeed in being interesting and empathisable – it is very hard to not root for them – and I found myself quickly invested in them as they had to confront the events happening in the town. There is a lot of death too, and it fits perfectly with the story and outright eerie feeling in all the comic.

The art itself, though not the best, is still good and portrays well the plot of the story. The art always seemed to excel in the most horrifying parts of the story, which also happened to be my favourite. Here, it was detailed and with the right level of gruesomeness, however the same thing can’t be said about the art in all of the comic. The black and white benefitted the story greatly, and did a great job at setting up the subdued mood of the story. It made the town and characters feel oppressed, prime to obsession and the supernatural. The art, in its own way, is certainly beautiful. It can’t be really compared to the art in other similar mangas, such as in Hideout, but still is a great addition to the story. The detail in the most gruesome parts is amazing and memorable, and adds a lot to the story itself. All in all, it isn’t really astonishing, but there is nothing bad about it either.

For this review I purchased the Deluxe edition of the comic (containing the tree published volumes in a single one), and it is absolutely beautiful. Whilst I normally don’t refer to the appearance of the thing in a review (and instead comment on the story and other elements), the hardback cover features spot gloss on the title and a blurb in the back cover. The colour endpapers and coloured manga pages are astounding. Everything about the volume seems gorgeous, and combined with the story elements of Uzumaki, I am really happy with having purchased this manga.

Uzumaki is, in conclusion, a brilliant piece, and absolutely memorable. It was both creepy and interesting, so much that even after I finished I found myself remembering the events in the manga for quite a long time. Though the art isn’t the best out there, this doesn’t harm the story in any way, which –perfectly executed – succeeding in being a brilliant example of the genre. Both an original and fascinating horror manga, Uzumaki deserves the highest rating. It is ‘awesometacular’ in all levels, and will not disappoint the reader. It probably one of the best horror stories I have been able to read.

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G. O. Schneider

Back In Form: A Spiral Into Madness

Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2010

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While I feel in love with the first volume of Uzumaki for its haunting style and bizarre incarnations of the "spirals," the second one left me somewhat cold for straying into more standard Ito fare. But have no fear with this final volume, because it returns to basics and gives it very fitting finish! The story, moving from a series of typhoons that swamp the town, follows its inhabitants and stranded rescue workers slowly loosing their humanity as they are increasingly drawn into a single massive spiral at the center of it all. If you enjoy horror, you will can't do much better than this.

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RodrigoHP

No lo he abierto

Reviewed in Mexico on May 7, 2022

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No lo he abierto por lo quebwiie dejarlo así pero se ve bien desde afuera

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vanB

band3 --der krönende Abschluss.

Reviewed in Germany on June 7, 2013

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die Fortsetzung ersten 2 Bände, alles wieder grosse Klasse. Junji Ito ist echt ein Meister der einiges in den Schatten stellt.
UZUMAKI ist HORROR in seiner schönsten Form, alles ist grossartig gezeichnet, packend erzählt, schön-scheusslichste Einzelheiten, völlig absurde Geschichten, die immer schlimmer werden. Band 1 und 2 sind auch super.

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Pastore Danilo

Ottimo acquisto!

Reviewed in Italy on May 14, 2013

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Ho visto il film prima di leggere il manga e sinceramente l'ho acquistato solo perchè ero curioso e volevo vedere un vero finale (il film lascia molte cose aperte).
Le mie aspettative non erano altissime ma mi sono dovuto ricredere... Uzumaki è davvero un gran bel manga!

Lo stile dei disegni è piacevole e adatto al tipo di fumetto, la storia è intrigante e i personaggi sono ben caratterizzati.
Alcune scene potrebbero risultare un pò forti agli occhi dei lettori un pò più giovani ma è proprio questo aspetto "malato" di Uzumaki, unito all'originalità della trama a farlo uscire dai canoni delle classiche opere horror.

Personalmente mi sento di consigliarlo vivamente a tutti gli amanti del genere!

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Hey! You're Reading In The Wrong Direction!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 6, 2012

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Though this may be the finest volume in Ito's 'Uzumaki' trilogy, it is an unwise place to start. A lot happens in those previous two volumes that will leave the unwary reader floundering somewhat should they unwisely decide to plunge directly into the conclusion. Direct yourselves to Uzumaki: Volume 1 and Uzumaki: Volume 2 respectively, then come back.

Alternatively, one could always purchase all three at once - a move I wholeheartedly endorse as this is one of the finest manga I have ever read. Dark and terrifying, with a dense but not impenetrable plot and crisp, detailed artwork, it is a must-have series for horror and comics lovers alike. Presented in the original unflopped, right-to-left reading format, it is an unmistakeably Japanese work, though its themes are disquietingly universal.

The final volume brings everything to an appropriate close, though not as neatly and sweetly as some may hope. It would be wise to suggest that readers who demand 'happily ever after' denouement from their stories should look elsewhere, though it would be too close to spoiler territory to say why. Those that have been paying attention during the earlier volumes should have seen that coming, however...

The previous books' snail people, tornadoes, mosquito women and human jack-in-the-box have nothing on the closing chapter of the spiral-cursed town (though some do re-appear in this volume, to eerie effect). The sense of the absurd has been toned down from the earlier volumes in favour of an air of despair and futility, leading to the aforementioned climax.

If you are made of sufficiently stern stuff and are on the lookout for a new horror experience, the three volumes of 'Uzumaki' come with the highest recommendation possible. They will, at least, change the way you look at spirals forever...

Olga Miranda

Uzumaki best

Reviewed in Mexico on June 12, 2021

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Tardó un poco en llegar, pero de ahí en fuera todo en orden

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