![]() ![]() ![]() The story takes place in the small coastal. When she is affected by The Spiral's curse, Azami suddenly takes interest in Shuichi Saito, who was repulsed by her connections with the Spiral. Uzumaki (which can be translated as Spiral)is based on the bestselling horror manga of the same name by Junji Ito, widely seen as a master of the genre. In March 2000, Shogakukan released an omnibus edition. Appearing as a serial in the weekly manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 1998 to 1999, the chapters were compiled into three bound volumes by Shogakukan and published from August 1998 to September 1999. Her most notable feature is a crescent-shaped scar found on her forehead, which she always hides behind her bangs out of embarrassment for it.Īzami is introduced as being a sweet-natured and cheerful girl who is subject to various rumors amongst the other students, which portray her as flirtatious with the boys, though Azami often dispels these rumors by addressing them to Kirie, which only makes her less convinced.Īzami is excitable, enthusiastic, and flirtatious, but is always annoyed by the interest she receives from boys her age, and shows no affection back towards them, likely as a result of the abuse she endures with each boy she hooks up with. A seinen horror manga series written and illustrated by Junji Ito. Nevertheless, upon graduation he trained as a dental technician, and until the early 1990s he juggled. It manifests itself in everything from seashells and whirlpools in water to the spiral marks on peoples bodies. She is often seen wearing red lipstick, and is shown to be shorter than Kirie. Junji It ( ) Born in Gifu Prefecture in 1963, he was inspired from a young age by his older sisters drawing and Kazuo Umezus comics and thus took an interest in drawing horror comics himself. In the meantime, her popularity had caused other girls to become jealous of her, and a rumor that the scar on her forehead has the power to seduce boys had begun to spread around the school.Īzami is a "pretty girl" (As described by Kirie), with bob-cut black hair that has thick fringes which reaches her eyebrows. Azami's claims about her scar seems to align with the rumors, as she had also noticed that after that incident, every boy had wanted to be around her.įrom the day she started attending high school, Azami was popular with the guys, even getting catcalled on occasion on the street, though Azami refuses to acknowledge this when it is brought up. Overtime, the wound would become a crescent-shaped scar. About the Author: Junji Ito made his professional manga debut in 1987 and since then has gone on to be recognized as one of the greatest contemporary artists. 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. 'Kurôzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. As a result of falling, Azami fell on her face, and started bleeding from her forehead. Viz Communications, 2001 - Comic books, strips, etc - 208 pages. During childhood, Azami had an accident at a playground, where she walked on the ropes to impress a boy she liked. ![]()
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