It's basically just a series of episodes of weird shit relating to spirals. For the first half of the book, the plot more-or-less doesn't progress. And the manga does little to subvert the expectations you would have from knowing that (though I don't really blame it for doing that). When reading this, I didn't really have an idea about what to expect outside of 'Lovecraftian horror involving spirals'. Unlike the visual element, I do have a couple issues with it, however. And that's without talking about the actual body horror that Ito uses, which, drawn in this art-style, is some of the best depictions of visual horror I've ever seen. It has the same 'familiar-but-something-not-quite-right' vibe as Uncanny Valley animation. The result is this unsettling feeling, even when nothing creepy is happening. Junji Ito's art style is acutely distinct instead of the traditional pristine, big-eyed manga/anime characters you expect, Uzumaki's characters are drawn with a degree of realism you don't usually see in anime/manga. Uzumaki would be nowhere near the quality it is if it were in prose or some other medium- comic book is the perfect form for this story.
In my opinion, this is the jewel in the crown for this manga.
Being both a weeb and a Lovecraft fan, people irl and online have been constantly telling me to read it.įirstly, the art. I've probably been familiar with Ito's works for years now, and I owned Uzumaki for over a year before I actually read it in the past couple days. Last night I finished the three-volume Manga series Uzumaki by Junji Ito.
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