Manga like Miirareta Souichi

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 According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the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 , Survival , Seinen , Gore , Female Protagonist , Lost Civilization , Philosophy , Episodic , Cannibalism , Heterosexual , Rural , Suicide , Bullying , Cult , Unrequited Love , Demons

Itou Junji Jisen Kessakushuu

Also known as Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories.

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Supernatural

Including nine of Junji Ito's best short stories, as selected by the author himself and presented with accompanying notes and commentary. It also includes one all new, previously unpublished story.

1. Used Record (from Ayatsuri no Yashiki)
2. Shiver (from Namekuji no Shoujo)
3. Fashion Model (from Souichi no Noroi Nikki)
4. Hanging Blimp (from Kao Dorobou)
5. Marionette Madness (from Ayatsuri no Yashiki)
6. Painter (from Tomie)
7. The Long Dream (from Tunnel no Tan)
8. Honored Ancestors (from Kao Dorobou)
9. Greased (from Voices in the Dark)
10. Fashion Model: Cursed Frame

All chapters except for 4 and 10 have been adapted by Ito Junji Collection.



Tags: Gore , Body Horror , Anthology , Seinen , Philosophy , Tragedy , Cosmic Horror , Demons , Ghost

Tomie: Nottori

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

Note: Each part of Tomie: Nottori was released as a booklet bundled with the three-part kanzenban version of the Itou Junji: Collection DVDs.

Tags: Gore , Body Horror , Body Swapping , Monster Girl , Tragedy , Gender Bending , Seinen

Itou Junji Tanpenshuu: BEST OF BEST

Also known as Venus in the Blind Spot.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery

A "best of" collection of creepy tales from Eisner award winner and legendary horror master Junji Ito. This ultimate collection presents the most remarkable short works of Junji Ito’s career, featuring an adaptation of Rampo Edogawa’s classic horror story "Human Chair" and fan favorite "The Enigma of Amigara Fault." In a deluxe presentation with special color pages and color illustrations from his most recent long-form manga No Longer Human, every page invites readers to revel in a world of terror.

Contains:
Okuman Bocchi (Billions Alone)
Ningen Isu (The Human Chair) [Story: Edogawa Ranpo]
Kono Yo no Hoka no Koi (An Unearthly Love) [Story: Edogawa Ranpo]
Mouten no Venus (Venus in the Blind Spot)
Name Onna (The Licking Woman)
Umezu-sensei to Watashi (Master Umezz and Me)
Miirareta Kirida Kyouju (How Love Came to Professor Kirida)
Ashura no Dansou no Kai (The Enigma of Amigara Fault)
Daikokubashira Hiwa (The Sad Tale of the Principal Post)
Wasuregatami (Keepsake)



Tags: Seinen , Gore , Tragedy , Anthology , Body Horror

Itou Junji no Neko Nikki: Yon & Mu

Also known as Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

Hell-o-kitty!

Master of Japanese horror manga Junji Ito presents a series of hissterical tales chronicling his real-life trials and tribulations of becoming a cat owner. Junji Ito, as J-kun, has recently built a new house and has invited his financée, A-ko, to live with him. Little did he know … his blushing bride-to-be has some unexpected company in tow—Yon, a ghastly-looking family cat, and Mu, an adorable Norwegian forest cat. Despite being a dog person, J-kun finds himself purrsuaded by their odd cuteness and thus begins his comedic struggle to gain the affection of his new feline friends.



Tags: Animals , Autobiographical , Family Life , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Non-fiction