Uzumaki : spiral into horror /

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 According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral--the hypnotic secret shape of the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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Itō, Junji, 1963- (Author, Illustrator), Oniki, Yuji (Adapter, Translator)
Other Authors: Daigle-Leach, Susan, 1960- (letterer.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:In English, translated from the Japanese.
Published: San Francisco, California : Viz Media, [2013]
Edition:Deluxe edition.
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Online Access:http://htmlgiant.com/reviews/spiral-into-horror-a-review-of-uzumaki-by-junji-ito/
http://www.viz.com/manga/print/uzumaki-2nd-edition
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=1249
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Summary: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 According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral--the hypnotic secret shape of the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 Kurouzu-cho are pulled ever deeper into a whirlpool from which there is no return!
Item Description:"Original Japanese edition published by SHOGAKUKAN."--Colophon.
"First English edition published in 2002"--Colophon.
Previously issued in three parts. Collects the paperback volumes 1-3.
Physical Description:653 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Audience:Rated T+ for older teen.
ISBN:9781421561325
1421561328