i read the hardcover version and not only is it fat as hell, but also as good as i rmbr it. this is the first manga (i think) i ever read, back in grade 10. so its been about four years and its now also the first actual manga novel i own. im nothing if not sentimental like that. anyways, i was lowkey expecting a happy ending? i mean the ending doesnt really make sense, so ito-sensei couldve at least made it a happy one yknow. but its fine. i read this thicc ass manga in one day, bc just like the spiral, the story sucked me in ~~~ ooo scary. my fav chapters are the spiral obsessions. the goriest was either jack in the box or the umbilical cord. reading that in the dark of my room with only my phone flashlight illuminating some horrifying lineart was definitely an experience i suppose. consistently had a crush on both shuichi (def doesnt have anything to do w the fact he looks just like akaashi) and kirie from beginning to end, and im glad they stayed together til they died in e/os arms. anyways, uzumaki and junji ito will always have a special place in my heart. if we're talking art - 100/10, plotwise, 8/10
Uzumaki