Easily Scared Girl Reads Uzumaki 

Your hair is really spirally, looks nice :)

you holding up the first snail image: this is the most disgusting thing i've ever seen me knowing how the chapter ends: that won't last

The ending is rather divisive, but it's supposed to be a bit "unknowable" or "cosmic" in the "why" this curse or cycle is happening. It's classic cosmic horror. The horror of cosmic horror is by proposing that there are ancient unfeeling forces and beings that dwarf our world and understanding and we have no power to fight it or understand it.

it's been 4 years and i'm still scarred by the snail story lmfao 💀

Junji Ito has a short story called Slug Girl...maybe you should read that? Haha. As a more serious recommendation, definitely check out Tomie. It was Junji Ito's first and longest running work. It's really cool to see his art and horror improve over the course of the chapters. Also, one thing I want to point out about Junji Ito's horror is that he is a master of taking advantage of the panel format of manga/comics. There's build up to something horrific, but you have to turn the page to see it (take the dad's death, the girl with the spiral in her head, the un-pregnant woman in the hospital, the snail boy, even the final panel of Amigara Fault). It's almost like an interactive jumpscare.

The enigma of amigara fault was so amazing

it's the Jack In The Box chapter that got me,, conceptually, it's silly, but the sight of that kid wedged inside the bottom of a car will stick with me forever

Sorry its been a minute but one that really stuck out to me in this one is where this woman's husband "spirals up" and it breaks her and she starts to become terrified of her own body and finds out that there is a spiral in her own ear and starts tripping about it

I find it very surprising that no one has mentioned it already, but please, if you haven’t already, read the short story Long Dream (also by Junji Ito). After Uzumaki, it is, in my opinion, the most disturbing (yet beautiful) work he’s ever done.

trail of blood, killing stalking, and berserk are other great horror series. I think comics are really good with horror. Like its meaningful horror. BTW uzumaki is getting an animated series in 2022, there's 2 teasers out and it looks great. I remember when I was bored in class I'd always draw spirals all around the paper, just because it felt nice somehow. I then heard about uzumaki and became so aware of it lol I think I kinda stopped at that point

I really love the way you explain the plots and totally agree with your view about what is that scares us about Ito's stories. I read Uzumaki and most of his stories many years ago; as soon I saw the full edition of Uzumaki available in my country I got it immediately! I'm sure I'll enjoy it as the first time I read it. I'm also starting to get his short stories collection (I'm not sure if there are editions of these in English, I'm getting them in Spanish), where I hope to find the two stories you mention at the beginning, which I also enjoyed at the first time I read them! Thank you so much for sharing your review, I'll definitely keep checking more of your videos.

OMG this author is a genius... I'm terrified after just hearing your synopsis of the two short stories you read.

If you want another junji ito suggestion, try reading "tomie". It's his other second longest series of stories. It's great, and a big deep dive into what makes someone a human and what makes someone a monster

junji ito, the only person who can make you feel fear from a spiral

Adult Swim is doing the Uzumaki anime in October, now everyone else gets to experience it too!

Guess who's getting an adaptation? Look it up, it looks so beautiful

This was the first book I have read from him!! The whole time I was like wtf? But I loved it lmao and definitely recommend it

It’s jUnji ito. The “u” is pronounced “oooo”. Please don’t take this the wrong way, I don’t want to sound pretentious haha

Just Binging reactions to my favorite mangakas work lol l thought id leave a comment love the reaction

This sounds incredibly creepy... Idk if I could handle this lol.

Intersection pretty boy or lovesick dead is one of my favorites

Great video.

I think you should read The Human Chair (by junji ofc)

jack in the box made me sleep with the lights on for a week

I just finished reading this and holy crap it's creepy...

I'm definitely easily scared as well. Not sure if I could handle reading that 😬😬

my favorite junji ito story is hellstar remina

You might read red turtleneck from junji ito... one of my favs.

Honestly....this story didn't get to me until the mosquito/pregnancy chapter....I was NOT a fan of that part

I read it while High... Interesting story...

I guess that's leaves out going to Target dept. store. Being it's logo will turn into a... Spiral. Lol

Read layers of fear without throwing up

Something that’s marginally lighter that I enjoyed was the promised neverland manga, it’s chilling similarly to midsummer where the setting is beautiful and comforting but the story is terrifying

Did you ever read the hunger games

Tomie is still my favorite of Junji Ito’s work.

Now that you have dip your toe in the world of horror manga, how about do a live reaction of Berserk.

I agree that it's an amazing story. Reading the end just made me really sad. It gives just the right amount of closure, whilst still leaving the viewer with more questions than answers. The only bit of Uzumaki I didn't like was the bit with the babies. I skipped that bit originally because it's just too disgusting. This isn't supposed medical body horror (like Gyo). I just can't fucking read stuff like that. And though didn't disgust me nearly as much, the mosquito ladies sucking people's blood also seemed equally out of place (again, zombification is a different kind of body horror). If you just removed chapters 10 and 11 from the story, nothing of value would be lost. Neither of those chapters fit in a story that's about existential body horror.

anything FOL says regarding uzumaki rings just a tad more credible/persuasive all because of her very pretty & CURLY hair (oh no)

Please review more manga, could you please review utsubora

What I love about Junji Ito is that he puts politics inside his mangas. The human-shaped holes are based on a Japanese proverb that goes "If a pole sticks up you must hammer it down". E.i. Do not stick out. Do not draw attention to yourself. Comform to society. No matter the price.

If you haven't read A Trail of Blood.... Do that xD

Uzumaki naruto

You should read his short story "Layers of Fear"

is not Horror but more like...... Psychological Horror.

Your reactions to this were priceless 😂