Kurouzu City, my hometown.
What will I say to you is a strange story where happened in this city.
Vortex
Lost again.
CHAPTER I: PREMONITION
Oh no!
Jesus!
Yamakuchi.
Am I scaring you?
Looks like you're scared You can't blame me!
Are you angry? I like to scare people.
I see. What a hobby!
What?
Kirie... are you going to be my girl?
You scared me this time, I'm in a hurry.
Kirie!
I'm not kidding, I like you very much.
Isn't that Shuichi's father?
How are you?
Oh.
Here it is, I won today.
Bicycles can only carry one at a time!
Huh?
Narumon Scrolls Spiral space.
How are you?
Welcome back.
Everything is tidied up.
I really appreciate it.
The sign is missing Right, it's gone
Why do we have an exam?
It must be fun as fast as Shuichi.
When I was in middle school, during my class,
I managed to do well on the exam without even studying hard.
That's not enough after I went to high school.
Especially with Mathematics, This is an absolute puzzle.
If it really gives me a block of thoughts.
Hey.
Yeah... oh.
Only now do I see your father in the alley.
He is shooting snail bullets with video cam.
But it's a bit dark, Maybe it's someone else.
That's my father, Lately he's acting rather funny.
No, it's okay.
Shuichi, you're not yourself lately.
Too much work because of the entrance exam?
Relax.
You always do it well, you can enter the university you like
Kirie,
Do you want to run away with me?
Escape?
You should not do anything like that.
There are priorities for everything...
Never mind, let's go home, okay?
Shuichi.
480 yen, thank you
Yes.
20 yen, thank you
Right.
I heard your father won special prize
Yes, isn't that great?
We must now address your father as Mr. Gosima.
Please don't say that
I have prepared a present for you.
Very?
Yes, just like a celebration.
Thank you very much.
(which) is full of enthusiasm.
Mr. Gosima, right? won a prize?
This is just a coincidence.
Pottery is not art.
It is better to call the vortex art.
Vortex art?
Like a vortex! I always feel dizzy doing it!
Impressive!
Can you draw a pattern on that plate and give it to me?
A plate with a whirlpool?
Yes, whirlpool, round and round.
Round and round?
Yes.
Okay, I'll try to do that
There is something mysterious in the vortex
Something mysterious
Pak Gosima must be able to understand Vortex is the highest art form.
And you are the artist of the highest art form.
Your dessert We're fancy today.
This is from the fruit shop, as a sign to celebrate together.
Very?
It's all because of the good luck that you gave me That's all because of your work.
Shuichi's father also praises you Continue to work well.
Right.
Have fun.
So you see everything
This melon is really beautiful
Yes? It is very nice.
Great.
Amazing.
You are my guardian angel.
When Mom dies...
Kirie, stop crying.
Don't cry I'll be your mother I don't want a boy to be my mother.
Kirie, do you want to run away with me?
Escape.
Shuichi, I'm waiting.
Good morning.
Does Shuichi want to sit exam for the University of Tokyo?
Why?
I think so.
Didn't you discuss it with him? That's important
No.
That's not true.
Are you two dating now?
Not really dating.
If you continue with this doesn't matter-no way...
Am I scaring you?
You have no hope with Kirie, she already has a boyfriend
I know, Shuichi Saitou.
I really want you I'm girlfirend...
being jealous of others.
Idiot, you're really sad.
Wait.
Stop bothering us Kirie.
Kirie, the bookworm looked at us.
I was "ambushed" by him yesterday.
"Ambushed"?
You have to be careful A girl from another class is surrounded by her.
Very?
Because that person...
What?
Crazy love
Contact level X
Are you okay? Kirie.
I'm fine, thank you.
But it's horrible to see that kind of thing
Is he trying to do...
Stunts on the stairs?
She's lucky.
Sekino.
Isn't it lucky center of focus?
Life is meaningless if no one pays attention to you It's nice to be watched.
Isn't that right?
I don't like attention.
After all, he is dead.
He can't draw attention without dying
I like to attract the attention of others, especially lately.
To be honest, I want to be focused.
It's a spiral staircase.
How do you know?
Vortex
Vortex?
What about vortex?
Vortex patterns have confusing power.
Those who are interested want to attract other people too
That person must be interested in by the vortex
No, I think it's just a coincidence.
I have a bad feeling about this city.
Going through the tunnel always makes me dizzy
This city has been cursed.
But I don't have it there is a strange feeling
Didn't my father visit? Your place yesterday
He wants my father to make plates with a swirl pattern.
Praised by your father, Daddy was very excited and excited.
So this is the vortex.
You're imaginative
Vortex pattern nothing extraordinary
You say that because you don't understand Sorry.
My father is very obsessed with that You can call it sick.
He doesn't work anymore,
He spends his time collecting vortexed items.
He's just staring at all these vortices He won't answer You don't matter How hard you call him,
he only saw a vortex.
Last night,
I'm sick.
Mom, you can't continue like this
He'd better go to the hospital.
You must have had a long day today.
Let me have a few more Narumon Rolls, please?
That's all we have.
What? That is all?
I'm sorry.
You don't need to apologize.
How can you have miso soup without Narumon Roll?
Daddy looks satisfied with that.
That's not funny.
But...
Want to go to my place now?
If you see it, you will understand.
Idiot.
What are you doing?
How dare you
Please don't Daddy, what happened?
He dumped everything mine favorite collection
I threw it away.
They should be.
What do you mean? What do you know?
Please return to your old one. Please wake up.
Too bad, they are all thrown away!
Vortex isn't just about a material.
I finally realized this filospohy
Vortex can be made
Remember,
swirls can be expressed by our bodies.
Like this.
ACT II: EROSION
What happened? You look terrible
Haven't you seen Shuichi lately?
Are you fighting?
Does he have someone else?
You dumped
Come on, tell me what happened.
Ishikawa.
Yes...
You don't care if you fail again?
Pak Katayama,
which class do you think? You have?
Sorry, I left home on time.
Sir,
That person is walking very slowly.
Worse than a snail.
Tsumura.
Snail...
Sir, you are fat...
Stop singing.
Why did you come to school only when it rained?
Come to the teacher's room after school.
It takes two more years to go there teacher's room.
Have we all passed at that time?
Anyway, sit down.
I don't side with Tsumura, but Katayama is really slow.
Ishikawa.
Yes...
I don't ask you to sit down.
Disgusting.
It makes me sick to see you, fat!
Go to hell, you make me angry I'm angry.
Stop it.
Oyama, Tsumura, back to your seat
Yes, right.
Am I scaring you?
Excuse me.
Will you open it
I can't accept.
Just open it, right?
Happy?
Don't do this again.
Why do you hate me so much?
I don't like your hobby called.
Kirie, I will not give up.
You will change your feelings towards me.
Daddy, I'm at home
Welcome back.
I'll prepare dinner now.
Kirie.
Can you bring this plate? Shuichi's father?
There is a problem
If he doesn't like it, I can do it again.
Hello?
Shuichi?
Shuichi, are you there? Shuichi.
Shuichi?
Where are you Shuichi...
This is Kirie.
Kirie.
What happened? Kirie.
Kirie, what happened?
Vortex
Do we know the cause of death?
Isn't that a heart attack?
I heard it was suicide.
Even families don't know why.
There is no autopsy?
So what actually made him die?
Thank you.
Are you okay? You don't look good.
You don't either.
That doesn't surprise me.
I'm more worried about Mom.
Even though he doesn't say anything,
we plan to leave this city after weeks of mourning.
Madam, what happened?
What is that?
Will you stop? Don't go this far.
Mother, what's up
Shuichi!
Mother, calm down, what happened?
Shuichi, that! That's daddy
Mother!
Hey... call an ambulance.
Mother.
Dragonfly pond
Passion!
Kirie.
Leave this city as soon as possible.
It's under the curse of the vortex.
What about your mother?
He needs several days to overcome it.
Are you Shuichi Saitou?
Ichirou Tamura, Local News Section, Midoriyama Newspaper.
What happened really...
Do you know about my father?
A few weeks ago, your father went to our office
It was played back when he died.
Wait a minute, play again.
Mirror?
That's my mom's pocket mirror.
Why did he take the mirror? Besides that...
Let me save the tape.
I will inform you immediately I get anything
You're always with shuichi
Yes, we have been friends all our lives.
Beautiful and lifelong friendship.
He always helps me.
He enlightens my days.
However,
I can't do anything for Shuichi.
He must face this situation He himself...
You really support it.
Support...
Have confidence, don't give up.
Yes.
Tell me when it's near where you live.
Turn right next.
Turn right.
Watch out!
Daddy!
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
What happened? You are all muddy
I have returned some mud from the pool
Daddy.
You will catch a cold!
Don't come, sleep now!
But...
Don't worry, I'm fine, go to sleep.
Yes.
Yes, okay
Kirie...
Have you studied Biology Test tomorrow?
You haven't forgotten, right?
Okay, next.
Kirie, it seems like that is quite disturbed lately.
Hey look.
Sekino's hair is ready and curly even in the morning
Yes.
Impressive.
Good for you, Sekino.
You will get tired easily, If you drink so much water.
Oyama.
Yes.
Sink the mirror down from a pool, indicating a snake returns to its favorite water.
Symbolism. Snake culture
Mirror, the body of a snake... a snake.
Snake
Mirror. Snake.
Mirror... Snake Eye.
Snake worship. Culture. "Toshioke" (annual bucket)
Ancient mythology The ancient snake cult Corporal transformation into a snake.
Suicide. Immortality.
Kurozu changed to 'City of Death'. The typhoon destroys the dragonfly pool.
An unprecedented hurricane attacked Kurozu. 300 Fear of death
A large number of mirrors are excavated from the dragonfly pool Elders speak: Ancient mirror and snake cult.
Catastrophe:
Typhoons have caused more than...
5,000 is dead, and it will approach Japan.
This is all for your mother...
He likes candy.
Thank you.
My mother can't eat this
Sorry.
My mother...
will think of Dad when he sees objects shaped like vortex.
I'm sorry.
Hair or fingerprint also in the form of a swirl.
So don't let me see it.
Do you want to?
Sorry to be dressed like this.
I have told the hospital to pay pay attention to things in the form of swirls.
Mother noticed it Things in the form of swirls on her body.
Is he a lot of vortex?
By removing the vortex,
I hope he can be cured of his vortex phobia.
Mother.
Kirie.
Mr. Saitou, please go to the reception if you are in the hospital.
Excuse me.
Yes.
I am Shuichi Saitou.
Tamura calls, says it he wants to contact you
Thank you.
This is Shuichi.
I have found several important points.
I'm going to Dragonfly Pond now.
Mind if I join you?
I'm on my way.
One more here
Shuichi, what are you doing?
If you see this vortex, The result will be a disaster.
Tamura might have found something So because of this person...
You treat me like dirt.
Kirie, who is she?
If you have chosen it, I can give up.
We go, get lost.
Damn, Kirie, to make you remember I always...
Yamakuchi!
Kirie!
Kirie.
We usually play here all the time.
Kirie is very shy.
I told you there was a giant snake in the pool...
The girls who come here have eaten.
You are afraid to cry.
Shuichi, you don't know what to do.
You said you would protect me,
as if everything will change the way you want it
If this is not a dream, people are really dying The city is cursed by a vortex.
Kirie.
Shuichi, I... I'm very scared.
I will protect you.
Shuichi.
ACT III: INVASION
Yukie... Yukie.
Actually, there is still a vortex in your body
In the deepest part of your ear.
He wants to turn into a vortex and fall asleep in your ear.
Don't
With an hourly speed of 6 to 9 km...
"Strange, Kurouzu City Horror"
Hello, I'm Chie Maruyama.
I'm in Kurouzu City now is approached by a typhoon.
Recently, a lot of strange events have happened here First of all,
giant snail the size of from someone found
"Strange! Giant snail"
Wait a minute!
What is that? Funny thing!
It was shot by a student.
Looks like Katayama who's in the same class as me
A swirl pattern has appeared on his back He only goes to school on rainy days
That's definitely Tsumura, they're both photogenic Just think of him make people happy
It must be Tsumura, swallowing water like this.
He is getting slower and slower, like Katayama
Even though my father ran fruit and vegetable shop,
he saw "Hitomaimai" on the path to the hill.
A giant snail is actually a human.
Two called "Hitomaimai" s
heading towards from the hill
Teenagers in this city try the best to look for it,
but the strange story of Kurouzu City doesn't end here.
Beautiful.
All events already exist one thing in common: vortexes.
This city is finished.
Let me get Daddy Kirie!
I will go with you.
How long does it take?
We're almost there, the tunnel only reaches the front.
Good, next time let's a better car
That's strange, I can't find a way out.
Vortex
Only now is he here.
Is he in the place of Tsuyomi?
Daddy?
Where is he?
Daddy.
What happened? Shuichi.
Kirie... I'm also surrounded by a vortex.
Don't come
Run, I'm done.
No, we said we would run together.
Kirie...
Sorry, I can't protect you anymore.
Don't say that, wait a minute.
Kirie, I like you very much.
Shuichi?
No, don't we have an agreement?
Don't you say you will protect me?
Don't die Be a vortex too.
Be a vortex too.
Kirie.
ACT IV: TRANSMIGRATION
Kurouzu City, my hometown.
What will I tell you...