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Uzumaki

Also known as Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

Kurozu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the world. It manifests itself in small ways: seashells, ferns, whirlpools in water, whirlwinds in air. And in large ways: the spiral marks on people's bodies, the insane obsessions of Shuichi's father, the voice from the cochlea in your inner ear. As the madness spreads, the inhabitants of Kurouzu-cho are pulled ever deeper, as if into a whirlpool from which there is no return...



Notes:
Includes the extra chapter "Uzumaki Tokubetsu-hen: Ginga", which was included in editions later released.
Chosen by the American Library Association (ALA) as one of the Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2009. (Vol. 1)

Tags: Tragedy , Body Horror , Cosmic Horror , Seinen , Survival , Female Protagonist , Gore , Episodic , Philosophy , Lost Civilization , Rural , Cannibalism , Urban Fantasy , Heterosexual , Suicide , Curses , Bullying , Demons , Unrequited Love , Cult , Yandere

Uzumaki Tokubetsu-hen: Ginga

Also known as Lost Chapter: Galaxies.

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Psychological , Supernatural

One night, Shuuichi Saitou reveals something incredible to his girlfriend, Kirie Goshima: he has recently discovered a new spiral-shaped galaxy. Filled with excitement, Kirie shares the news with her teacher, who invites his astronomer friend to confirm the discovery. The astronomer, Mr. Torino, is shocked at the existence of the galaxy and realizes that it will bring Shuuichi endless fame. The envious Torino, soon corrupted by the spiral, goes to great lengths to steal credit for Shuuichi's work. But this isn't the only new finding in Kurouzu-cho...



Tags: Seinen , Astronomy , Cosmic Horror , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist

Manga de Yomu: Yotsuya Kaidan, Ugetsu Monogatari

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Horror

Tsuburaya Namboku's kabuki play written in the late Edo period, “Yotsuya Kaidan” and Akio Ueda's supernatural novel “Ametsuki Monogatari” are adapted into manga form. There are plenty of explanatory text, so you can enjoy reading and understanding these classics.

Tags: Classic Literature

Pumpkin Night

Status: Releasing
Genres: Horror , Psychological

A deformed female human goes out with a pumpkin on her head to kill all those who bullied her in the past after escaping from a mental hospital.

Tags: Revenge , Gore , Anti-Hero , Bullying , Body Horror , Tragedy , Surreal Comedy , Dissociative Identities , Female Protagonist , Yandere , Seinen , Time Skip , School , Male Protagonist , Politics , Motorcycles , Femboy , Transgender

Hebi Shoujo

Also known as Reptilia.

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror

This story, also called Hebi Onna, is about the legend of the Snake-Woman. It is divided into 3 parts.

1-5. Mama ga Kowai (ママがこわい)
Yumiko's mother is hospitalized. But after being discharged, the mother is acting strange, she quickly reveals to be the Snake-Woman, and she wants to devor the poor Yumiko!

6-14. Madara no Shoujo (まだらの少女)
To recover from the events with the Snake-Woman, Yumiko is sent into the mountains to visit her cousin Kyouko. But at her arrival at the village, the people are afraid of Yumiko, saying that she is the Snake-Woman!

15-29. Hebi Shoujo (へび少女)
(This is the origin story of the Snake-Woman, and also the fourth installment of the Yamabiko Shimai series.)
Youko is a friend of Satsuki and Kanna. Her family is cursed since the time her grand-father injured a snake guardian spirit. After Youko's last relative is killed by a giant snake, a strange woman from a neighbor village adopts her, but somehow, Satsuki is worried about her friend.

Tags: Rural , Youkai , Shoujo , Female Protagonist