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Uzumaki, Vol. 2 (Uzumaki #2)
by
Junji Ito
A sleepy town on the coast of Japan is under quiet, deadly siege, not by a person or group but by a primeval spiral shape whose victims include both parents of Shuichi Saito. In this second volume of the saga, Shuichis girlfriend Kirie becomes further involved in the towns terrible secret when schoolmates start turning up as horrible human snails and something unspeakable...more
Paperback, 208 pages
Published
July 6th 2002
by Viz Media
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Oh. My. Gawd.
HOW is this NOT an american movie yet??? (I see there IS a Japanese interpretation, but haven't been able to locate a copy- but like "The Ring" (Ringu) and "The Grudge" before it... this has AMAZING pottential for an American Horror Movie...
REAL Horror, not that blood-n-guts stuff they pass off as 'horror' nowdays...
This is the story of a village. A village infected with SPIRALS.
Oh sure. Go ahead. Chuckle.
Go, "yeah... AND?"
But really.
Think about it.
...what happens when something as...more
HOW is this NOT an american movie yet??? (I see there IS a Japanese interpretation, but haven't been able to locate a copy- but like "The Ring" (Ringu) and "The Grudge" before it... this has AMAZING pottential for an American Horror Movie...
REAL Horror, not that blood-n-guts stuff they pass off as 'horror' nowdays...
This is the story of a village. A village infected with SPIRALS.
Oh sure. Go ahead. Chuckle.
Go, "yeah... AND?"
But really.
Think about it.
...what happens when something as...more
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Man, I wish I could rate this higher, but I think horror in general isn't my thing.
If the first volume got you feeling queasy, you should probably give this one a pass. Within the first chapter I was already thinking, "Wow, that escalated quickly!" If the blurb makes you sceptical... I didn't think they could pull off horror with giant snails either. (They did pretty well.) This volume was very freaky and at one point I wasn't sure if I could carry on with the series altogether. Personally, I th...more
If the first volume got you feeling queasy, you should probably give this one a pass. Within the first chapter I was already thinking, "Wow, that escalated quickly!" If the blurb makes you sceptical... I didn't think they could pull off horror with giant snails either. (They did pretty well.) This volume was very freaky and at one point I wasn't sure if I could carry on with the series altogether. Personally, I th...more
A simply stunning volume of pure horror writing that excels through the incredible use of atmosphere and terrific, horrific artwork and the extraordinary grotesquery within the stories. If there's a weakness in character motivation or deopth of plotting here, that's probably to miss the point as - though it will be nice to get some kind of resilution or answer to the mystery of the spiral in the final volume - 5/6 of these stories are truly meant as standalone horror vignettes.
The disgusting sit...more
The disgusting sit...more
Two of Kirie's schoolmates turn into giant snails, mate ("What the hell? But they're both males!" "Snales are hermaphrodites!") and have eggs together. It is kind of like that one episode of Voyager where Janeway and Paris turn into giant lizards and the same thing happens. (I always thought it was very bad of Janeway and Paris to fly away happily, leaving the eggs to fend for themselves. I mean, okay, sure, you were a non-sentient orange lizard when it happened. They're still your children!)
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The second volume of Uzumaki is the one that feels the most like a series of loosely-connected stories, rather than a consistent narrative. It's also probably my favorite volume, and certainly contains some of my favorite chapters, including the masterful "Jack-in-the-Box," "The Snail," and "The Black Lighthouse," among others. All of those stories not only work perfectly as stand-alone horror tales, but also feed the sense of overwhelming strangeness that pervades Uzumaki.
The only complaint I c...more
The only complaint I c...more
*yawn*
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okay, the first book was awesome because it was such a shocker. But when everything just repeated over and over it was just plain boring, get it? I mean, here we have Kirie, who survived over and over again - from a spiral-ish bad hair day, a murderous black lighthouse, and crazy hospital where she almost got killed by blood-sucking pregnant women, and in the final chapter of the book was stalked (really!) by the eye of a hurricane. The eye sucked a girl, mistaking it...more
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okay, the first book was awesome because it was such a shocker. But when everything just repeated over and over it was just plain boring, get it? I mean, here we have Kirie, who survived over and over again - from a spiral-ish bad hair day, a murderous black lighthouse, and crazy hospital where she almost got killed by blood-sucking pregnant women, and in the final chapter of the book was stalked (really!) by the eye of a hurricane. The eye sucked a girl, mistaking it...more
As the terror plaguing the town rises to crisis level, Ito unfolds the frame scenario: These scattered instances are connected not only because of the power and presence of spirals, but the instances are actually the manifestations of a master flow of evil that will inevitably overcome the town. Though there are many attempts to subdue each new threat proposed in the individual stories of this anthology, the town eventually succumbs and the stories begin to center more exclusively on the protago...more
This series is incredibly disturbing. I appreciate the structure of these books, as it's largely serial and is arranged into compact vignettes that focus upon the primary motif of spirals and human sanity.
I have also been analyzing the way that my presumptions about Japanese culture, specifically decorum and hyper politeness, play into the irrational and subdued reactions of so many characters to these horrific events. I'm curious how this series would be interpreted by a person of Japanese dec...more
I have also been analyzing the way that my presumptions about Japanese culture, specifically decorum and hyper politeness, play into the irrational and subdued reactions of so many characters to these horrific events. I'm curious how this series would be interpreted by a person of Japanese dec...more
The best of these stories are insanely creative, and would probably even disturb Lovecraft. I swore up a storm and stared at many of the pages of the "Umbilical Cord" chapter, which has some of the most deeply conceived visual representations of what birth and prenatal development means to the psyche. That chapter also features some of the most grotesque imagery to date, reaffirming that if you can't handle gore, Uzuamki is not for you.
This whole volume uses more blood and carnage than the first...more
This whole volume uses more blood and carnage than the first...more
4 & 1/2 stars. this one centers more on the heroine Kirie than on Shuichi as hero. not as compelling as the first collection, perhaps: not quite so scary, nor so seamless. but on the other hand, pretty high standard to live up to. i'm certainly still hooked. those sinister spirals in various manifestations are still central. there's also a two-page spread billed as the afterword starring the author, who looks in his own depiction strangely like the boy hero, only more hapless.*g*
Sick, insane, disturbing, but wonderful!
IMO this second volume is way better than the first one, it is even more disturbing (the third is awesome too, but vol. 2 is the best of them all).
It opens with Jack in the Box. A boy jammed in the car wheel? How sick it is! Next, The Snail, I loved that story. But The Mosquitoes and The Umbilical Cord which pretty much go together are my favorite ones. Gross, morbid, horrifying.
You all have to read this!
IMO this second volume is way better than the first one, it is even more disturbing (the third is awesome too, but vol. 2 is the best of them all).
It opens with Jack in the Box. A boy jammed in the car wheel? How sick it is! Next, The Snail, I loved that story. But The Mosquitoes and The Umbilical Cord which pretty much go together are my favorite ones. Gross, morbid, horrifying.
You all have to read this!
A small Japanese town experiences a series of horrifying events, all related in same way to spirals. Yeah, it sounds stupid, and in a way it is. That being said, I found I LOVED this series! Incredibly horrifying, sometimes cheesy, but always suspenseful and intense. Junji Ito's images are perfectly grotesque - many will still with me for the rest of my life! If you are big fan of horror, this is an absolute MUST-READ!!!
I thought this was great. I never read any Junji Ito before, but I saw some illustrations from this series and decided to give it a look. They were pretty great; I like that there's a bunch of random incidents that don't really seem to go together until the end. The illustrations alone are worth reading it for, but the story line was surprisingly good, too.
~Review for Uzumaki, Vol. 1, 2, & 3~
The only reason this book (series) was given 4 stars was because of the artwork. This series was suggested to me by some people on Tumblr. They said it was "really scary" and freaked them out. I asked if it was really scary or just little kid scary. I was promised a really, truly, scary, horror story.
Once again I have been deceived and let down by what others perceive as "horror".
This is in no way scary. It is a very interesting story, do not get me wron...more
The only reason this book (series) was given 4 stars was because of the artwork. This series was suggested to me by some people on Tumblr. They said it was "really scary" and freaked them out. I asked if it was really scary or just little kid scary. I was promised a really, truly, scary, horror story.
Once again I have been deceived and let down by what others perceive as "horror".
This is in no way scary. It is a very interesting story, do not get me wron...more
The artwork in this manga is so great, that i can´t stop looking at the pictures. They are really detailed and unusual. Story is great too. Episodes are frightening and thrilling and I take away one star only for two reasons. The one is, that the episodes are a little bit short and the second is, that I want to save five stars for third book.
The girl is stupid she saw so far 12 ODD things and she still goes to school and smile and laugh like ANYONE, she survived from blood suckers from HOT RAYS from zombies from hurricane and MANY MANY other and she's still normal -_- that girl is creepy. it's getting unreal. the reason this book is 2 star is because I didn't laugh my head off -_-
Even creepier and bloodier than the first volume. Students transform into gigantic snails, pregnant ladies become bloodsucking monsters, and a hurricane falls in love with the main character. If this kind of horror makes you go, "Ooooh!" instead of "EWWW!" then this is the manga for you! But be warned: it's pretty graphic.
The eerie, unrelated tales of the first volume slowly give way to grander multi-part narratives that show things are ramping up to something in the strange coastal town of Kurozu-cho. Kirie, and to a limited extent Shuichi, continue to be your viewpoint characters through the narrative.
The weakest of the three volumes, in my opinion. Continues with the episodic horror format from the first volume, and by the middle you're just like, "Why does anybody still live in this town?" The pregnant vampires story is definitely worthwhile, though.
Volume #2 of Uzumaki is every bit as macabre and gloomy as the first volume. Ito's intricate artwork is the standout here but this takes nothing away from the imaginative horrific scenarios that Ito springs forth one after another.
I actually think I enjoyed this series more the second time around. Ito pretty much embodies what I love about horror--over-the-top without over-explaining, neatly toeing the line between the absurd and the terrifying.
Want to read a manga that will make your skin crawl? If yes then this is the work for you. The doll like characters bodies seem to twist like plastic into the most gross and disturbing shapes. Horrific
This book is so creepy! Amazing art, Ito is a true horror manga artist. The story line is really interesting, too. Idk why I keep reading it, it really freaks me out and puts me in a weird mood, but I must find out the ending! I think I'm addicted. xD
uuuugh whyyyyy.
it wasn't as good as the first one and slightly more gratuitous as opposed to unnerving, but i will still keep reading the series despite every part of me screaming not to.
it wasn't as good as the first one and slightly more gratuitous as opposed to unnerving, but i will still keep reading the series despite every part of me screaming not to.
this volume a lil bit brighter than the first. kocak pas chapter terakhir. si kirie udah romantis-romantisan, eh suichi malah kabur ketakutan gara-gara ngerasa ada topan spiral. :D
Better than Vol. 1, IMHO, but the formula is starting to wear me down. The serialization doesn't lend itself to consecutive reads. A story or two a day/night would likely be plenty.
Genuinely disturbing. My scalp crawled with fear and disgust as I read the first two volumes of this Eisner Award nominee. However I cannot wait to start the next volume!
Each volume ramps up the intensity. Each one is better than the previous one. The *minor spoiler* snail *end spoiler* story is the main highlight imo.
Where creepy meets horrifying . . . Vol. 2 of Uzumaki leaves off from the first installment and then takes it a step further. The reader follows Kirie, as her town continues to be engulfed by the curse of the spiral. Each chapter offers an eerie, nightmare for the reader.
Definitely my favorite of the 3 volumes. This volume (Vol. 2) has, by far, the creepiest stories of all. The chapters that stick out the most for me are Jack-in-the Box & Mosquitos. I still get the chills thinking about the...more
Definitely my favorite of the 3 volumes. This volume (Vol. 2) has, by far, the creepiest stories of all. The chapters that stick out the most for me are Jack-in-the Box & Mosquitos. I still get the chills thinking about the...more
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Junji Itō Born in Gifu Prefecture in 1963, he was inspired from a young age by his older sister's drawing and Kazuo Umezu's comics and thus took an interest in drawing horror comics himself. Nevertheless, upon graduation he trained as a dental technician, and until the early 1990s he juggled his dental career with his increasingly successful hobby — even after being selected as the winner of the p...more
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Mar 31, 2009 08:17pm