New horror anime based on one of Junji Ito's scariest manga lands a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score
Sep. 25, 2024Uzumaki is set to scare us silly
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Uzumaki, the horror anime adaptation of one of Junji Ito’s scariest manga stories, is getting early rave reviews – and a perfect score on reviews aggregatorRotten Tomatoes.
First announced five years ago before being met by delays, the four-episode horror series – set to air on Adult Swim in the US and Channel 4 in the UK – follows the stories of the citizens of the quaint Japanese town of Kurouzo-chu, as each seemingly succumbs to a terrible fate. Thenew Uzumaki traileralso previewed some of the body horror and eerie, spiral-centric sights we can expect from thenew anime.
“If the series can maintain its presentation and momentum, it has the makings of an anime horror classic,“Paste Magazine’s Elijah Gonzalezwrites in his review.
ComicBook.com’s Evan Valentineis similarly positive, writing, “Horror anime is something that viewers don’t nearly get enough of and so it is beyond satisfying to finally see what might be the perfect example of the genre arrive right in time for the spooky season.”
Io9’s Isaiah Colbertalso points to Uzumaki doing the impossible: breaking the long spell of Junji Ito adaptations (including the Junji Ito Collection and Gyo) that have failed to shine on its leap from page to screen: “Uzumaki‘s first episode casts an enchanting spell of its own through the detailed technical innovations of Production I.G’s animation that will hopefully keep up its winning momentum to end the Junji Ito anime adaptation curse once and for all.”
Uzumaki hits Adult Swim and Channel 4 on Sunday, September 29. That kicks off an overflowing anime fall season, which features the likes ofBlue Lock season 2, Re:Zero season 3, andDragon Ball Daimahitting our screens.
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