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Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror
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Synonyms: The Spiral
Japanese: うずまき
English: Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror
German: Uzumaki. Spiral Into Horror
Spanish: Uzumaki: Espiral
French: Spirale
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 3
Chapters: 19
Status: Finished
Published: Jan 12, 1998 to Aug 30, 1999
Genres: Drama Drama, Horror Horror, Supernatural Supernatural
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Big Comic Spirits
Authors: Itou, Junji (Story & Art)

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Ranked: #4722
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Popularity: #32
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Junji Ito used a similar character design for both of his longer stories, though with evil twist and a grain of salt the size of tropical island on the part of Gyo. Overall athmosphere is almost equally as disturbing in means of imaginairy and storyline as Uzumaki, though leaves the reader in more intense sense of bitter loss at the end. 
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Manga: Tomie
Another exceptional horror by manga-ka Junji Ito. While Tomie was some of his first work, we are here treated to better art and darker, more horrific subject matter and ideas. The story takes place in a small sea-side village where a girl named Kirie starts to notice strange behavior and occurences in her town, all having to do with spirals(uzumaki), an unstoppable and irrisitable menace. I don't really want to ruin any of the stories here, as the whole creepy charm of this story comes from not knowing what to expect storywise, but I can say that it is full of gruesome, macabre stories and  read more 
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Both are rather twisted and fun horror series. Franken Fran is considerably more light-hearted and features less disturbing imagery than Uzumaki but still manages to maintain a similar grotesque appeal. Definitely not for the faint of heart. 
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Manga: Goth
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Manga: Shounen no Abyss
Thou shall not leave the town. 
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While Happiness leans further into drama than Uzumaki, I think the two works have a number of similarities. The things that stood out for me the most were the atmosphere and the pacing/delivery of the horror elements. Both stories had a very measured, deliberate delivery of the high impact horror moments. This creates a feeling of apprehension as the reader begins to understand and anticipate how the darker elements of the story will manifest themselves. I think people who enjoyed the aforementioned aspects in Happiness will be able to appreciate Uzumaki. 
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both have great art and are excellent horror stories 
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Both are VERY crazy and often disturbing mangas. Junji Ito was inspired by Kazuo Umezu's works, so there are many similarities. Uzumaki's art is way better, but KnHAnM is a classic 
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Manga: Dementia 21
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Manga: Jisatsu Circle
Supernatural, horror and mystery, this manga is a page turner just like Uzumaki and Gyo. I read each one of them in a single sitting  
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Berserk and Uzumaki have one very big thing in common, despair, the feeling of hopelessness you get when reading both of these mangas is very real. It feels as if you are watching the world end before your eyes and being able to do nothing but watch it end. The hellish landscapes and the vividness are also very very similar in both mangas.  
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Creepy, unsettling horror about a curse regarding a specific theme - spirals/hair. 
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Similar gory horror per-chapter plot that builds up to a full on arc at the end. Both are fun reads with great art. 
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Manga: Distant Sky
The main characters seek an answer for the nonsense that's happening in the world around them. 
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I'm recommending one of Junji Ito's series because his works and this series feel incredibly similar. It may not be just Uzumaki, but his Museum of Terror (Tomoe, perhaps) feel really the same. However, Uzumaki had me genuinely frightened without being explicit, whereas it felt like Hikari Club did things just because they could (tie it to the characters if you want).  
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It isn't as much of the horror concept as Uzumaki,I don't think I'll ever find anything as horrific as Uzumaki it scares you and no gore,and no happy ending.The kurosagi corpse delivery service is quite funny compared to Uzumaki but and just as Uzumaki it is enjoyable. 
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Manga: Dragon Head
Both are creepy and fall into the semihorror genre. Uzumaki is a bit stronger then what I've seen so far in Dragon Head though. 
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Manga: Shiki
Both are horror series that centre around a series of strange phenomena threatening the residents of a small town mostly cut off from the outside world. 
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Fuan no Tane is a collection of one-shot stories and doesn't have a larger plot like Uzumaki, but both have a creepy element...that's the best way I can put it. 
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Manga: Nijigahara Holograph
Both stories are about the very strange, creepy, and sometimes unexplainable happenings that centre around a town and its not-quite-normal occupants. 
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Manga: God Save the Sugekoma-kun!
Uzumaki contains themes exploring the objectification of women in the context of cosmic lovecraftian body horror - while not an exact relation to the topic of Sugekoma-kun!, it is interesting to see the evolution of themes surrounding this motif from the 20th century to the contemporary age (particularly in relation to bugs)  
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Both are horror mangas that focus on horrific images that stay in your mind forever. Uzumaki is more psychological while I am Hero is about zombies. 
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They have similar artwork, and both follows a girl who gets involved in the lives of others, often with some kind of sorrounding mystery. Uzumaki is more horror and contains creepier images than Orochi, though. 
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Both are horrors setted (Uzumaki only partly) at school about strange things suddenly happening. Uzumaki is more dementia and more scary though. 
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The female protagonist is similar. They both live in a town where they witness strange supernatural things happen. 
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Both are horror manga that are actually scary, not like some shoujo wannabe horrors. Both contain explicit violence, altrough Uzumaki is still way more... creative. If you´ve read it you know what I mean. Stories actually aren´t similar, but they give off the same genuinely creepy atmosphere. Artwork in both is fitting to the genre, but still kind of... pretty. Okay, not pretty, since it´s strange to call such scenes pretty, so I´ll say well-drawn instead. Uzumaki and Ibitsu are definitely must read for all horror fans. 
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