The horror genre of the anime industry has finally gotten the much-awaited Junji Ito’s Uzumaki as Adult Swim recently released its first episode. The terrifying series was announced years ago, and ever since then, fans have been waiting to see the bone-chilling narrative, which has earned Ito a lot of praise and appreciation and improved his status as a horror manga creator.
Uzumaki follows the story of a mysterious town called Kurouzo-cho that gets the horrifying spiral curse. This curse wreaks havoc on the entire town in the most dreaded way, and the protagonists, a young girl, Kirie Goshima, and her boyfriend, Shuichi Saito, experience these horrors. Uzumaki is considered one of the greatest hits in the horror community.
With the release of the first episode, the series and its creator have become the talk of the community. Every horror and thrill-loving anime fan is head over heels for the series, and rightfully so. The series has gained a lot of traction on social media platforms, and fans have nothing but appreciative words for it as they wait for the second episode.
Junji Ito’s Uzumaki Brings a New Kind of Horror
Uzumaki was originally released as a manga in 1998, and ever since then, it has been deemed one of the greatest horror stories ever. Its popularity reached a point where fans constantly demanded an anime adaptation. Ultimately, Adult Swim announced an anime adaptation of the masterpiece in 2019, but it kept getting delayed until its release was announced with the trailer a few days ago.
The trailer itself caused major hype among Uzumaki and Ito’s fans, and it was particularly appreciated for using a black-and-white theme for the entire series.
The first episode came shortly after with a release on September 28, and it was everything that fans were hoping for. The episode perfectly adapted the introduction of the story and set the premise for the terrifying aspects that are about to come.
While it started quite peacefully, things slowly started going out of control, and within a few minutes, chaos was unleashed, revealing the spiral curse. The curse quickly spreads all over the small town, and many of them are already affected by it.
Overall, fans loved the episodes as they had the perfect blend of terror and fear that reflects Ito’s original style and brings the scariest themes to life.
Fans Can’t Get Enough of Uzumaki
The first episode is just the premise of the bone-chilling story by Junji Ito. It is only going to get more horrifying and jittering as the spiral curse gets even more control over the town of Kurouzo-cho. Kirie Goshima and her boyfriend Shuichi Saito are the only ones who are safe from it, but not for long.
The first episode’s release has gone extremely viral, and fans decided to offer their positive opinions about it.
While some fans were just happy about the series finally getting the anime adaptation, others were impressed by the extremely horrifying aspects of the first episode.
w.a.r.ds commented:
If berserk or vagabond get an anime adaptation, it should be done like this. Animate in black and white, focus on the animation quality not colouring.
kenny_a_gamer commented:
Now that’s what peak horror anime looks like
bleachor commented:
People finally be entering the dark bosom of Manga
_a_s_kumar commented:
My head is spinning after watching this anime
luckie1319 commented:
Watched it last night and I have to say it’s scarier / creepier than most horror movies out there
The first episode of Uzumaki has got the love that it deserved and now fans desperately wait for the second episode which is scheduled to release on October 5. The second episode is only going to take the horrors of Uzumaki to the next level.
Uzumaki is available to stream on Adult Swim and Max.