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Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror

Kirie Goshima is a teenager living in Kurouzu-cho, a small coastal town in Japan. Her quiet life begins to change when she notices strange behavior in the people around her, starting with the father of her boyfriend, Shuichi Saito, who becomes obsessed with snail shells and spiral patterns. Shuichi is convinced that the town is cursed by the uzumaki, the spiral shape that appears everywhere: in water, in the air, in plants, and even in the human body. As the obsession spreads among the residents, Kirie and Shuichi witness how the spiral consumes their neighbors, transforming their lives into a nightmare. What begins as a series of disturbing events soon becomes an inescapable descent into

Bastard

Seon Jin is a quiet, sickly high school student who is relentlessly bullied and largely ignored by everyone around him. At home, he lives alone with his father, a man admired by the community as a successful businessman and devoted parent. But Jin knows the truth: his father is a deranged serial killer, and Jin has been forced to help him carry out his crimes for years. When his father takes an interest in a pretty transfer student, Jin must decide whether to keep obeying him or finally defy the man who has made him an unwilling accomplice.

7 Seeds

Natsu Iwashimizu wakes up on a sinking ship with no memory of how she got there. Rescued by three strangers—Arashi, Semimaru, and Botan—she makes it to a deserted island that turns out to be Japan, transformed beyond recognition. A meteorite struck Earth and wiped out humanity. Anticipating the disaster, the government launched the 7 Seeds project: five teams of seven young people and a guide, kept in cryogenic sleep until the planet became habitable again. Natsu and her companions belong to Summer B, the group made up of those society considered failures. Now awake in a hostile world, they must find one of the seven government shelters, learn to survive, and figure out how to coexist with

August 9th, I Will Be Eaten by You.

Sakurai Aoi has lived with a secret since childhood: he is constantly followed by stalkers. He has never been able to tell anyone about the strange women who watch his every move and disrupt his daily life. One day, his classmate Ueda Miyako suddenly transforms into a monster before his eyes. She was one of his stalkers all along. When another presence appears to protect him, Sakurai learns that the creatures known as urban legends across Japan are drawn to him out of love. Now surrounded by beings disguised as beautiful women, Sakurai must navigate a world where affection and danger are impossible to separate.

Mysterious Disappearances

Ogawa Sumireko works as a bookstore clerk while dreaming of becoming a novelist, a goal she has pursued since finding some success in her youth. Her life takes an unexpected turn when strange occurrences begin to surface across the city. Teaming up with her flirtatious co-worker Adashino Ren, she starts investigating these urban legends. However, Ren is hiding a secret of his own. As they delve deeper into the supernatural mysteries, Sumireko discovers she has a dangerous knack for triggering their magical effects.

Nickelodeon

A serial killer stumbles into an unexpected romance. Historical figures return from the dead and must navigate a world that has moved on without them. A ghost with very particular tastes offers commentary on the lives of the men she observes. These are just a few of the strange encounters collected in Nickelodeon. This anthology gathers dozens of short, self-contained stories that blend psychological unease with absurd humor and sudden tenderness. Each tale introduces a new set of characters facing a bizarre or supernatural twist, from cursed objects to unsettling transformations. As the stories unfold, ordinary situations slip into the uncanny, and characters are forced to confront desire