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Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror

Uzumaki

1998, Manga, 20 ch, 79%

Recommended by 3 Ankoku Shinwa fans on AniList. Both have Cosmic Horror, Rural, Urban Fantasy.

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 According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the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…

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About Ankoku Shinwa

1976, Manga, 7 ch, 57%

A story of old myths, an ancient destiny, godly powers... And the young man who's expected to choose whether to be a saint or a devil while seemingly powerless against the forces that push him towards darkness.

Note: Contains the oneshot "Jofuku Densetsu (徐福伝説)", Gekkan Shounen Jump Zoukan 1979-01

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