A nonetheless from ‘Uzumaki’
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Grownup Swim has lastly unveiled the primary trailer for its extremely anticipated anime adaptation of Junji Ito’s iconic horror manga Uzumaki. After years of delays, the four-episode sequence from Manufacturing I.G. (Ghost within the Shell) is ready to premiere on September 28, bringing Ito’s haunting spiral-themed horror to life.

Uzumaki follows highschool pupil Kirie Goshima as her small city turns into consumed by a mysterious and terrifying obsession with spiral patterns. What begins as an eerie curiosity quickly transforms into grotesque physique horror, with the spirals driving the townspeople into insanity. The anime’s distinct black-and-white visible model pays homage to the intricate linework of Ito’s unique manga, enhancing the eerie and unsettling environment.

Initially slated for launch in 2020, Uzumaki confronted quite a few setbacks, together with a year-long delay brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a latest interview, Uzumaki government producer Jason DeMarco mirrored on the difficult manufacturing, saying, “The pandemic utterly stopped manufacturing… It was very difficult to convey the present again from the useless.”

DeMarco additionally revealed that longtime Grownup Swim collaborator Flying Lotus steered the anime’s black-and-white CG animation to higher seize the horror of Ito’s manga. “Nagahama [the director]… was thrilled I steered it,” DeMarco defined, including that this inventive selection created important manufacturing hurdles, however the finish outcome “seems terrific.”