Uzumaki

Title: Uzumaki
Subject: Drama; Supernatural
Description: In the town of Kurouzu-cho, Kirie Goshima lives a fairly normal life with her family. As she walks to the train station one day to meet her boyfriend, Shuuichi Saito, she sees his father staring at a snail shell in an alley. Thinking nothing of it, she mentions the incident to Shuuichi, who says that his father has been acting weird lately. Shuuichi reveals his rising desire to leave the town with Kirie, saying that the town is infected with spirals.
Creator: Ito, Junji
Source
Publisher: Shogakukan; Viz Media
Date: 1998-1999
Contributor: Andrew Bryan
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Language: English; Japanese
Alternative Title: The Spiral; うずまき
Audience: Seinen
Date Created: 4/18/2026
Extent: 3 volumes