![]() ![]() I just penned an article for GaijinPot about “The Western Influences Behind Junji Ito’s Manga Work,” but presumably because it’s a Japan-based site (and therefore not protected by American fair use laws, which enable the use of copyrighted images for commentary purposes), they had to go with stock photos and Creative Commons images in lieu of any of Ito’s actual manga art. This is the same shrine that inspired the face of the Disney character Baymax with its bells. For the latter, a Shinto ceremony was conducted at Hanazono Shrine in Shinjuku, Tokyo, blessing the miniseries and its creators and praying for their stateside success. There are many fan speculations as to why Shuichi is completely immune.The international exposure to horror manga artist Junji Ito looks to continue in 2023, with the release of the Netflix anthology, Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre, and the long-delayed Adult Swim and Production I.G. Whether this immunity is natural or achieved somehow is entirely unknown, though in the case of the Goshimas, is is very likely that it is natural, as they knew nothing of the Spiral. A few such people being: Shuichi Saito, who was fully capable of seeing and interacting with the Spiral without ever becoming contaminated, Kirie and Yasuo Goshima, who were contaminated multiple times and recovered, and Mrs Goshima, who was contaminated once and recovered. While most characters who became contaminated died within a few days, some people seem to have a heightened immunity to the Spiral. It is also incapable of forcibly making the town impossible to leave. Additionally, the Spiral seems not to be able to control animals or plants only humans. It can control the clouds, but not the rest of the weather or air pressure, and can only control the water in Dragonfly Pond as opposed to the ocean. In the movie, the Spiral is significantly less powerful it seems less skilled at infecting people's minds than their bodies, is not sapient in any way and thus cannot communicate, cannot affect the abilities of humans, and is confined entirely to Kurozu-Cho with no implication of controlling other galaxies. As shown in chapters 14 (Butterflies) and onwards, the Spiral is able to effectively close Kurozu-Cho from being entered or exited. It can use stones and bricks to produce a scorching light (see chapter 9). The Spiral can control the weather, atmosphere, and air pressure inside Kurozu-Cho, as well as the ocean within the town's limits. It can also deform and mutate humans into humanoid snails As also demonstrated in chapter 20, it is capable of telepathic communication with humans, and may be present throughout the entire universe and capable of controlling entire galaxies. As demonstrated in chapters 3( the Scar) and 20 (Galaxies), the Spiral can also grant humans supernatural abilities before killing them. It can also bend nature and the laws of physics to its own will, as it demonstrates constantly. It does not seem to be able to forcibly keep people inside the town.īeing a nearly omnipotent force, the Spiral can control the minds and bodies of humans and animals. The pattern of deaths is limited to the first stage loosely spiral-related deaths and disappearances, followed by a huge wave of deaths which wipe out the town. It also has a lesser effect on the plot than in the manga. ![]() In the movie, the spiral is shown as being less sentient than in the manga, and targets mainly Kirie. It is confirmed that the Spiral only affects Kurôzu-Cho, and follows a pattern when killing off the town: first come the "random" deaths and disappearances, and "strange" cases of obsession with the pattern, then come more severe effects such as multiple hurricanes and tornadoes, then the town becomes an inescapable pile of rubble, until finally, Kurôzu-Cho is rebuilt as a giant spiral row-house and everyone inside is sucked into the City of Spirals. From what is shown in the manga, the Spiral can only be seen, heard, or felt, by people who are cursed (with the exception of Shuichi Saito). It is shown to be able to infect, and then control, the minds and bodies of humans. Whether the Spiral is a curse, an infection, a being, or a force, is completely unknown. It may or may not originate from the City of Spirals underneath Kurôzu-Cho. The identity and nature of the Spiral are unknown, though it does seem to be sentient to an extent, as shown when it repeatedly takes an interest in Kirie (and to a lesser extent, Shuichi). Lost Chapter: Galaxies The Spiral is a mysterious and malevolent entity or force that brutally wipes out the entire population of Kurôzu-Cho every few centuries or millenia, at irregular intervals. ![]()
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