FIRST LOOK: Uzumaki | Toonami | adult swim

Based on the original graphic novel “UZUMAKI” by Junji ITO published by Shogakukan Inc.
© Junji ITO , Shogakukan / Production I.G.,LLC

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[Percy]

Are you kidding? The way that this is literally the manga panels coming to life is nothing short of amazing. I can't wait for the release.

[CDCaptainFalcon]

I can see why this is taking so long - the attention to detail in the animation and how closely it matches Ito’s art is genuinely incredible.

[skeletongwen]

Kirye's little attempts to move her eyes independently are so endearing, I'm glad we aren't losing any of the silliness that goes hand in hand with the unrelenting horror in Ito's work

[spookiebiscuit]

If this is the level of quality we can expect throughout the entire final product, I wouldn't mind waiting to binge this in the retirement home in however many years.

[lchap]

I love that little detail of her attempting to spin her eyes like he was describing. It’s kind of silly to say, but it’s small stuff like that that makes me so excited for this adaptation and confident that the people creating it actually care and are going to deliver a fantastic show.

[FUNKe]

Such an unbelievably expressive adaptation of these scenes, brilliantly faithful to the original work. It's looking to be well worth the wait.

[stokerbramwell]

Every adaptation I've seen of Junji Ito's drawings into another medium has always felt like it lost something in the translation... except for this one. This is the first time I've ever seen anyone make his art look as good in motion as it is on the still page. I'm deeply impressed

[mkbeatz]

Anyone else still coming back once in a while to just savor these 2 minutes and 51 seconds until we get the anime ? 😭 i can’t wait STILL

[boreddude]

I feel this is probably the best 1-to-1 visual translation of Junji Ito's work ever. Like it's exactly his art style come to life.

[broskydoodle]

This is the exact style in which any animated Junji Ito adaptation ought to be made in! The horror is so inherent to the manga style, so why not just animate in a manga style?
The director knows what they're doing. This is beautiful

[grodmanboll]

i LOVE that they kept it in black and white, they can focus more on the details of the animation aswell as it's more true to the manga and it fits the horror vibe more

[tonywords]

Colin Stetson as composer is a stroke of genius, his style heavily incorporates circular breathing and lots of arpeggio patterns that perfectly fit the idea of getting pulled into a whirlpool.

[ty]

I missed when studios/creative teams stuck to the "it'll be ready when it's ready!" approach without fear of forced crunch time to meet a deadline. This was worth the wait.

[Atarashifatan]

The director saw how literally every Junji Ito's adaptation review are "the art style stuck, they can't replicate the manga's amazing horror art" and then did the most amazing looking anime adaptation of uzumaki ever

[datboi]

The animation and art looks way better than I thought it would. I cant wait!

[johnvito]

Insane fact I just learned, the guy who is making the soundtrack for Uzumaki is the same guy who made the soundtrack for Hereditary.

[BrokenFingerParadise]

I will wait as long as it takes for more of this, Hiroshi Nagahama did an amazing job with Flowers Of Evil and Mushishi so I have faith this will excellent too.

[jaketheimmortal]

This looks legit like the pages from the manga. I’m really impressed! This is gonna be worth the wait!

[therealkodami]

I believe the producers of Uzumaki understood that the only way for a Junji Ito adaptation to have a fraction of the charm that his manga had, is to straight up bring his manga panels to life, which they did spectacularly. Hats off to the animators and everyone involved in the making of this anime, it looks truly incredible

[KeyboardOtaku]

Here after episode 2. My poor sweet summer child