Kurouzu-cho has been decimated by hurricanes being pulled in towards Dragonfly Pond. And there seems to be some strange children with the power to weaponize the hurricanes.
In The House, Kirie and family must move home after theirs is destroyed in a storm. But their new home hides a deadly secret and a body-altering disease.
In The Storm, the question as to whether the spiral is actually targeting Kirie is pretty much answered. She is pursued by the eye of a deadly storm…
A teaser trailer for the upcoming Uzumaki 4-part anime on Adult Swim. I am now officially excited!
In The Umbilical Cord, Kirie Goshima must come face to face with the aftermath of the massacre she witnessed in Mosquitoes. An aftermath 9 months in the making.
In mosquitoes, Kirie must survive an horrific night in the hospital when she comes face to face with blood-thirsty pregnant women.
The Black Lighthouse sits on the coast of Kurouzu-cho. Although thought to be abandoned, it suddenly begins emitting a strange swirling light every night at sundown. People decide to investigate…
In The Snail, we meet a school boy named Katayama. He only comes to school when it’s raining — and today it’s pouring down.
Kirie’s admirer is just like a Jack in the Box — he keeps jumping out at her at inappropriate times. But what happens when he takes it too far?
In Medusa, Kirie becomes directly affected by the town’s Spiral curse. And it is through a very strange means — her hair.
In Twisted Souls, Junji Ito brings into the town of Kurouzu-cho a Romeo and Juliet kind of story. Except with a little twist.
In The Firing Effect, Kirie’s father is producing some very strange, twisted pottery. This isn’t surprising when we find out where he gets his clay from…
In The Scar, we focus on a high school friend of Kirie’s — Azami Kurotani — who has a strange connection with the spiral.
In the second part of the opening two-part story, The Spiral Obsession, we follow on from the shocking events of Shuichi’s father’s cremation. Things are about to get much darker…
In the first part of The Spiral Obsession, we are introduced to the three central characters of Uzumaki — Kirie Goshima, Shuichi Saito and the Spiral pattern that haunts them.
Often seen in nature, the spiral could represent mystery and infinity. But in this series it also represents horror and cursed flesh.
The artwork in Uzumaki is stunning. Jack in the box is one of my favourite chapters