Uzumaki

Q: "How many books are in the Uzumaki series?"

"There are six books in the Uzumaki series, published between 1998 and 2000."

Q: "What is the first book in the Uzumaki series?"

"The first book in the Uzumaki series is Uzumaki: Volume 1, published in 1998."

Q: "What is Uzumaki about?"

"Uzumaki follows the residents of a small coastal town called Kurozu-cho as they become obsessed with spiral shapes. The obsession spreads like a plague, warping people's bodies and minds. What starts as odd behavior escalates into full-scale cosmic horror as the spirals consume everything."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	Uzumaki: Volume 1	1998	Junji Ito	Buy
2	うずまき	2000	Junji Ito	N/A
3	Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror, Vol. 2.	1999	Junji Ito	Buy
4	うずまき 2	1999	Junji Ito	N/A
5	Uzumaki: Spiral Into Horror, Vol. 3	1999	Junji Ito	Buy
6	うずまき 3	1999	Junji Ito	N/A

Uzumaki is widely considered Junji Ito’s masterpiece. Set in the fictional town of Kurozu-cho, the manga follows a slow-building curse centered on the spiral shape. Residents become fixated on spirals in increasingly extreme ways: a man dies trying to contort his body into a spiral, snails begin appearing on people’s backs, and the town itself starts to warp. The protagonist, Kirie Goshima, watches helplessly as the curse consumes everyone around her.

Serialized from 1998 to 1999 and collected in three volumes, Uzumaki has been translated into numerous languages and adapted into a live-action Japanese film (2000) and an Adult Swim anime series (2024). The manga’s slow escalation from strange to horrifying to apocalyptic is often cited as the finest example of cosmic horror in comics.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Uzumaki series?

There are six books in the Uzumaki series, published between 1998 and 2000.

What is the first book in the Uzumaki series?

The first book in the Uzumaki series is Uzumaki: Volume 1, published in 1998.

What is Uzumaki about?

Uzumaki follows the residents of a small coastal town called Kurozu-cho as they become obsessed with spiral shapes. The obsession spreads like a plague, warping people’s bodies and minds. What starts as odd behavior escalates into full-scale cosmic horror as the spirals consume everything.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order