Uzumaki

Junji Ito used a similar character design for both of his longer stories, though with evil twist and a grain of salt the size of tropical island on the part of Gyo. Overall athmosphere is almost equally as disturbing in means of imaginairy and storyline as Uzumaki, though leaves the reader in more intense sense of bitter loss at the end. 

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Another exceptional horror by manga-ka Junji Ito. While Tomie was some of his first work, we are here treated to better art and darker, more horrific subject matter and ideas. 
The story takes place in a small sea-side village where a girl named Kirie starts to notice strange behavior and occurences in her town, all having to do with spirals(uzumaki), an unstoppable and irrisitable menace. I don't really want to ruin any of the stories here, as the whole creepy charm of this story comes from not knowing what to expect storywise, but I can say that it is full of gruesome, macabre stories and that Junji Ito writes manga like no other horror comic author does. If you want something truely original and exceptional and are slightly jaded with horror manga like I am, this masterpiece is not to be overlooked. If ever I were to pick an author who makes horror believable, even when using fantastical ideas, Junji Ito is it. 

Not for the feint of heart but guaranteed to hypnotize the seasoned horror fan into a spiral of non-stop reading. read more 

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Hyouryuu Kyoushitsu addpermalink

Both are horror series dealing with the worst case scenario effects of inhuman and monstrous phenomena encroaching on human territory. Different plots, same 'defenseless humans versus monsters and disease' deal, with a similar creepy ambiance to boot. 

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Soil addpermalink

Centered around a town and its strange and creepy happenings. 

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Isekai no Shikisai addpermalink

Uzumaki is the closest thing you'll get to a lovecraftian cosmic horror. 

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Franken Fran addpermalink

Both are rather twisted and fun horror series. Franken Fran is considerably more light-hearted and features less disturbing imagery than Uzumaki but still manages to maintain a similar grotesque appeal. Definitely not for the faint of heart. 

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Goth addpermalink

If you enjoyd GOTH then Uzumaki is the one for you!
both manga has dark athmosphere and a young couple (if you can call it that) that are trying to figure something out.  

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6000 addpermalink

Horror stories where people are trapped in an isolated location and terrible things start to happen 

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Gantz addpermalink

When reading Uzumaki, it made me think of GANTZ regardless of being different plot-wise. The morbid and twisted scenes, along with the weird and strange creatures that definitely have a likeness to the Aliens featured in GANTZ.  

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Both mangas have surreal events
Both mangas events take places in small Japanese towns
 

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Tales of the Unusual addpermalink

Ito's work is much scarier but if you enjoy his goofier stories you might also enjoy the Korean webtoon Tales of the Unusual. Though not as scary, Tales is certainly as funny and as creative as any of Ito's writing. These are absurd horrors that might make us laugh at the same time that it gives us nightmares. 

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Manga: Innsmouth no Kage: Lovecraft Kessakushuu

Innsmouth no Kage: Lovecraft Kessakushuu addpermalink

A small town is plagued by increasingly weirder occurences due to eldrich horror influencing the area. This paints a bleak situation for the protagonist. 

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Goth: Wristcut Jiken addpermalink

Young couple solving a weird mystery. Both have dark atmosphere and go into some quite explicit imagery. 

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Shounen no Abyss addpermalink

Thou shall not leave the town. 

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Happiness addpermalink

While Happiness leans further into drama than Uzumaki, I think the two works have a number of similarities. The things that stood out for me the most were the atmosphere and the pacing/delivery of the horror elements. Both stories had a very measured, deliberate delivery of the high impact horror moments. This creates a feeling of apprehension as the reader begins to understand and anticipate how the darker elements of the story will manifest themselves.

I think people who enjoyed the aforementioned aspects in Happiness will be able to appreciate Uzumaki. 

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Hideout addpermalink

both have great art and are excellent horror stories 

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Kiseijuu addpermalink

It is obvious that both have totally different history and plots, but in both works they present similar elements, for example: a society being disturbed by a series of deaths caused by “supernatural” events. 

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Kami no Hidarite Akuma no Migite addpermalink

Both are VERY crazy and often disturbing mangas. Junji Ito was inspired by Kazuo Umezu's works, so there are many similarities. Uzumaki's art is way better, but KnHAnM is a classic 

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Semi-episodic horror manga with female protagonists. They consist of loosely related short stories revolving around a central theme, Uzumaki being about spirals and Dementia 21 being about… old people. The horror is mostly body-horror in both, but Uzumaki is supposed to be more haunting and suspenseful while Dementia 21 leans more towards surreal comedic-horror. 

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Jisatsu Circle addpermalink

Supernatural, horror and mystery, this manga is a page turner just like Uzumaki and Gyo. 
I read each one of them in a single sitting  

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Berserk and Uzumaki have one very big thing in common, despair, the feeling of hopelessness you get when reading both of these mangas is very real. It feels as if you are watching the world end before your eyes and being able to do nothing but watch it end. The hellish landscapes and the vividness are also very very similar in both mangas.  

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Kouishou Radio addpermalink

Creepy, unsettling horror about a curse regarding a specific theme - spirals/hair. 

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Shibito no Koe wo Kiku ga Yoi addpermalink

Similar gory horror per-chapter plot that builds up to a full on arc at the end. Both are fun reads with great art. 

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Distant Sky addpermalink

The main characters seek an answer for the nonsense that's happening in the world around them. 

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Litchi☆Hikari Club addpermalink

I'm recommending one of Junji Ito's series because his works and this series feel incredibly similar. It may not be just Uzumaki, but his Museum of Terror (Tomoe, perhaps) feel really the same. However, Uzumaki had me genuinely frightened without being explicit, whereas it felt like Hikari Club did things just because they could (tie it to the characters if you want).  

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Kurosagi Shitai Takuhaibin addpermalink

It isn't as much of the horror concept as Uzumaki,I don't think I'll ever find anything as horrific as Uzumaki it scares you and no gore,and no happy ending.The kurosagi corpse delivery service is quite funny compared to Uzumaki but and just as Uzumaki it is enjoyable. 

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Dragon Head addpermalink

Both are creepy and fall into the semihorror genre.  Uzumaki is a bit stronger then what I've seen so far in Dragon Head though. 

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Shiki addpermalink

Both are horror series that centre around a series of strange phenomena threatening the residents of a small town mostly cut off from the outside world. 

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Fuan no Tane addpermalink

Fuan no Tane is a collection of one-shot stories and doesn't have a larger plot like Uzumaki, but both have a creepy element...that's the best way I can put it. 

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Nijigahara Holograph addpermalink

Both stories are about the very strange, creepy, and sometimes unexplainable happenings that centre around a town and its not-quite-normal occupants. 

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God Save the Sugekoma-kun! addpermalink

Uzumaki contains themes exploring the objectification of women in the context of cosmic lovecraftian body horror - while not an exact relation to the topic of Sugekoma-kun!, it is interesting to see the evolution of themes surrounding this motif from the 20th century to the contemporary age (particularly in relation to bugs)  

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I Am a Hero addpermalink

Both are horror mangas that focus on horrific images that stay in your mind forever. Uzumaki is more psychological while I am Hero is about zombies. 

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Orochi addpermalink

They have similar artwork, and both follows a girl who gets involved in the lives of others, often with some kind of sorrounding mystery. Uzumaki is more horror and contains creepier images than Orochi, though. 

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Class Room addpermalink

Both are horrors setted (Uzumaki only partly) at school about strange things suddenly happening. Uzumaki is more dementia and more scary though. 

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Battle Royale addpermalink

They both provide constant stimuli, while demonstrating the dark side of human kind, and what everyone is capable of doing when giving the proper motivation.
 

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Mimi no Kaidan addpermalink

The female protagonist is similar. They both live in a town where they witness strange supernatural things happen. 

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Ibitsu addpermalink

Both are horror manga that are actually scary, not like some shoujo wannabe horrors. Both contain explicit violence, altrough Uzumaki is still way more... creative. If you´ve read it you know what I mean. Stories actually aren´t similar, but they give off the same genuinely creepy atmosphere. Artwork in both is fitting to the genre, but still kind of... pretty. Okay, not pretty, since it´s strange to call such scenes pretty, so I´ll say well-drawn instead.
Uzumaki and Ibitsu are definitely must read for all horror fans. 

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Hanashippanashi addpermalink

They both are twisted and have supernatural creatures in them.
 

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Youkai Kyoushitsu addpermalink

Both are horrors happening with partly school setting where main character is a female that meets a guy/has a boyfriend that starts acting weird. Both have unexpected ending and some grotesque scenes. Uzumaki is more dementia. 

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