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| I don't get it DDD: Did they mention who or why the spiral was built? Did I miss it or was it never said... lol maybe I'm just too stupid to get it. OTL crowslayer91 said: and lol, wtf. the spiral closed without the little brother? LOL. that sucks :P I guess that means he escaped the spiral? Or he could be found a few years later and be named as a new species of giant snails. |
RainriJan 22, 2009 8:45 PM
| It doesn't make sense at all why the town citizens didn't leave at all. All of this happened over a long time. The mangaka didn't explain why the spiral even forms. It made me feel like I wasted my time reading this pointless story. 4/10 |
| I really, really, really disliked this ending. I really wanted Shuichi and Kirie to get out together, I loved both characters (especially Shuichi) and to see that they basically give up and die -- no matter how "romantic" the basis of it is -- really bothered me. Sigh. I thought the manga was going somewhere better than this. :< |
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| I also liked the way it ended. I thought it was bittersweet that they had to face death, but who better to face it with than the one you love, you know? In mythology as well as my nature-based faith, the spiral symbolizes death. Yet it's easy to forget that it's part of a cycle of death then life (if you believe in reincarnation). The entire city went back to the Earth from which they came and the cycle will begin again in umpty-hundred years, which is an interesting thought. A lot of people like clear-cut, explainable endings. I like the fact that the mangaku left it up to the reader to feel the ending as they wish. Although this was definitely a horror manga, it seems that the ending wasn't nearly as horrific as it could have been, especially considering that whole bit with the babies and the "mushrooms". *shivers in disgust* So that's my take on it. I liked it and thought it was somewhat sweet that the lovers die within the spirals. |
| My first thoughts when I saw Kirie and Shuichi hug... YAY! They turned into a n evil crazy Sea Snake!!! XD So why were that Spiral ruins.. or even that Spiral twon... or Spiral stairs build for? Who knows... the Mangaka never told us why they were built.... But one think is for sure... just as hazumuchan pinted out... It pretty much symbolizes the cycle of Life and Death.... Can mean something else... like we have space as much as the spiral can give us... In fact that's pretty much the reason why the Row Houses were built the way they were... But definitely the weirdst place out of everywhere was DragonFly Pond.... a pond... with endless water... yeah sure... The ending was romantic... maybe not the bet... but it somehow makes it original... I liked the Underground Spiral City.. if someone offered me a space inside it I'd love to take it hahahaha... That big eye like the Lighthouse Light was amazingly stunning... I loved that double spread.... Signs, Green |
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| I like stories with bittersweet endings. So even if they didn't escape, I'm just glad they got to stay together :3 9/10 - ish.. |
| I thought it was a nice ending and a great manga. 9/10 |
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cantius said: arimakenshin said: It doesn't make sense at all why the town citizens didn't leave at all. All of this happened over a long time. The mangaka didn't explain why the spiral even forms. It made me feel like I wasted my time reading this pointless story. 4/10 My thoughs exactly! |
| Oh, well, that's a weird manga. I know it doesn't explain anything at all and lacks totally of common sense, but I liked it some way. I think if the author try to explain, would just mess up even more, you know? Because nothing makes sense, like, snail people, c'mon! But is creepy and interesting in a really weird way. I don't think I wasted my time reading, has some good stories, if you analyse it one by one. The end is not terrible too, I totally wanted Kirie and Suichi out of the town (they survived until now, they could make it somehow...), but I liked both died together (that hug was the best part, wish it was a full-page image). So, I will give 8/10, because it made me laugh and feel disgusted at the same time, has a incredible art (man, those spirals are cool) and it made me dream with cannibal schoolmates when I read it before going to sleep. |
| I know it's not like me to get angry over something like this but... What the literal fuck?! I loved the manga, it was amazing, but an explanation would have been nice, and the ending was romantic and wonderful and all... but... Ugh. Forget it. Over all it was a really great manga, despite the ending. |
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yesy92 said: cantius said: arimakenshin said: It doesn't make sense at all why the town citizens didn't leave at all. All of this happened over a long time. The mangaka didn't explain why the spiral even forms. It made me feel like I wasted my time reading this pointless story. 4/10 My thoughs exactly! Yep. This right here. |
| It's been a while since I've read this, but wasn't the point that they couldn't leave? Everyone gets caught up in the inescapable and infinite nature of the spiral, which twists space and time. In the end, everything spirals towards death and horror, the center. I didn't feel an explanation for the origin of the spiral was needed at the time I read it. Because of its theme, the ending was a perfectly logical conclusion, as it takes place in a world ruled by the spiral (including time and space). Of course, if you are not a fan of the metaphoric and open endings, this one was indeed horrible. Personally, I loved the ending. Plus, if nothing else, it was hilarious. |
MissileSoupMar 6, 2012 11:47 PM
| Wow people here even expect an explanation. Go back to your kid's mangas. |
| So it just stopped by itself.. lame.. |
Talvi said: Wow people here even expect an explanation. Go back to your kid's mangas. Nah, I stopped caring for an explanation when all the premise went way too surreal, just like with Gyo. Personally, Junji Itou should be labeled as a mastermind in supernatural stories instead of horror ones, since most of his chapters were more bizarre and/or laughable than frightening actually. I probably think this way as I started reading Uzumaki short after Ibitsu, when the latter really made me shiver like hell... O_O Overall, it was a weird read, but nothing that made me want to have my time spent on it back. At least I admit the author sure have guts to come up with such oddities. |
Karura_JiinsaruApr 21, 2012 11:25 AM
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MissileSoup said: It's been a while since I've read this, but wasn't the point that they couldn't leave? Everyone gets caught up in the inescapable and infinite nature of the spiral, which twists space and time. In the end, everything spirals towards death and horror, the center. I didn't feel an explanation for the origin of the spiral was needed at the time I read it. Because of its theme, the ending was a perfectly logical conclusion, as it takes place in a world ruled by the spiral (including time and space). Of course, if you are not a fan of the metaphoric and open endings, this one was indeed horrible. Personally, I loved the ending. Plus, if nothing else, it was hilarious. ^this They couldn't leave the town. The few complainers in here didn't pay attention. Although the characters were stupid not to try and leave right from the beginning. |
| @above Agreed. Yep they cannot leave. About the ending though I don't get it either. I wish there was more meaning to the spirals because the manga felt like an abrupt ending even tho the two characters reunited. |
| If the people here complain about the ending they should read some of other works Ito Junji has done,they all have a episodic feeling to them and never really get a explanation,more like a urban legend but they all work |
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| C'mon, some things cannot be explained. Let's leave it that way. Anyway, as for the ending, I thought it was fine. I was actually expecting a more gruesome one like Shuichi being a snail man and got eaten by those freaks but nah, the two of them had to be together I guess. (excuse that, I wasn't very fond of Shuichi and all his mumblings). |
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| My head is spinning over this conclusion. |
| I can never look at spirals the same way as before reading this manga |
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| Mm, I think the ending is fine. |
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| Absolutely terrible. The author it seems got lazy and skipped too much useful information that he could've used to make this story a little more... coherent? Yeah, a wasted story. 2/10 |
| I don't mind the ending. When you actually understand what's going on it's not much of horror anymore...that said this was more funny than anything. Still a good read. 7/10 |
| It stopped being horror after Whirlwind Wars. Horror SHOULD have some explanation, otherwise it's really not as scary. In this case, we see it kind of just remained stupid. |
| From the time I started reading 'till the end my cat was doing spirals even asleep. |
| Weird. Great beginning, decent middle, and terrible ending. Felt rushed. Whirlwind wars was ridiculous |
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| The snail people were the most disturbing thing that the mangaka could have ever imagined. Thank god the couple turned into the sea serpent over those disgusting things. Creepy, cringe-worthy, and disturbing manga. |
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| I will never look at spirals the same way... |
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| I didn't really care we got no answers, I'm perfectly fine with a unknown evil haunting the town. However, it took way long for the characters to finally attempt an escape and find out they can't. Too many chapters before that I kept wondering why these people are so dumb for sticking around and shortly after half way some of it just felt goofy. It's still fairly creepy with some fine unique and grotesque art so it wasn't a complete waste of time to me. |
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| The ending was simple yet fitting for this story, the spiral was complete... |
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| Lol ppl don't know how to read and experience Ito Junji's works. Screw explanations, keep it creepy, surreal and mysterious. |
| So did Shuichi and Kirie die at the end? Or could they escape out of it? I didn't quite get the ending, it was more like an open end...damn. This whole story is so disturbing. I still would like to know WHO made those spirals or HOW they got there. And why no one of the citizens tried to escape at the beginning of the incidents. I mean I wouldn't be staying there if weird things were happening. And it's also disturbing that no one knows about that curse and that it was forgotten over the centuries. |
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| Oh please, that's it? Yeah, the artwork is nice and all, but I fail to see what else people find in this. Overall, a very mediocre manga. |
| I fucking knew that would happen. 5/10 |
| Aw, I kinda hoped they both would survive, but when they started to go down those stairs I knew they weren't coming back up anymore. I really liked Shuichi so it was a shame seeing him go down like that. If he only had left right from the start.. Overall not the scariest thing out there, but surely creepy and messed up. I felt so bad for the snail people.. At least Mitsuo got out..? Probably. Although it's sad Kirie can never go back to find him like she promised. And I'm not annoyed by the "unexplained" ending, I think we got quite good explanation even though some things were left unknown. I feel like most of the people complaining about it, didn't pay enough attention, or can't use their imagination. I'll be definitely checking out more Junji Ito's work. 9/10 |
| "Oh, I wasn't trying to be funny.. I would've put a 'Haha' at the end of it." |
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| This manga starts creeepy but started to go downhill from those tornadoes thingy. |
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| The ending was just perfect for me.. The spiral, noone knows why it forms or how, all some of them knew is that it slowly drives you mad and finaly kills you. The misteries around the spiral is what makes it interesting and how some of the people had a chance to choose how to die like the main characters, they died embrasing each other, for a horror manga this is kind of warming end.. |
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| the ending did feel rushed lmao..and just when it was starting to pick up from the last few lagging chapters :( oh well, a good manga overall! |
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