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 According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the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 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 Kurôzu-cho are pulled ever deeper, as if into a whirlpool from which there is no return...

Kurôzu-cho, une petite ville brumeuse sur la côte du Japon, est maudite. Selon Shuichi Saito, le petit ami renfermé de l'adolescente Kirie Goshima, leur ville n'est pas hantée par une personne ou un être mais par un motif : uzumaki, la spirale, la forme secrète hypnotique du monde. Il se manifeste de petites manières : coquillages, fougères, tourbillons dans l'eau, tourbillons dans l'air. Et en gros : les marques en spirale sur le corps des gens, les obsessions folles du père de Shuichi, la voix de la cochlée dans votre oreille interne. Alors que la folie se répand, les habitants de Kurôzu-cho sont entraînés toujours plus profondément, comme dans un tourbillon sans retour...

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Notes/Remarques

Author: ITOU Junji
Genre: Horror, Psychological, Romance, Tradegy
Demographic: Seinen
Uzumaki means Spiral. This manga was also made into a live action movie. Adapted from the manga/Adapté du manga

Reviews/Avis

Doug

Can the Platonic form of a shape attack a small town both mentally and physically? (Apparently yes.) If I liked existential horror or creepy black-and-white animation I would certainly want to see more of this.

Braden

This one seems fairly typical for Junji Ito, and I'm not sure what to make of it beyond that. The problem I always have is I need some form of relatable context to process a story. The story takes place in a small town, with fairly normal people, but it goes off the rails way too fast for me so i have trouble getting invested. Perfect Blue worked because it was essentially a stalker story/murder mystery, but everything else was normal. It had me wondering if the MC was going mad or if there was soething else going on. This, on the other hand, I checked out after the first few minutes. It is just not for me.

Michael Eh?

It's been a while since this was announced and it's final release. Creepy as hell and then some. As if the whole town is being pulled into a black hole. Spiraling into madness. Hard to believe this is the same author of the manga "Michael" a cute cat but maybe a balance to the madness of this story.

Mr. G

Incredible audio and music. The use of black and white as a style choice was very good. The hand drawn sky adds to the spooky, fever-dream atmosphere.