The Uzumaki anime, in Trailer

Anxiety and terror are back with the release of the trailer for the anime Uzumaki, an adaptation of Junji Ito's famous horror manga. The series perfectly captures the distinctive visual style of Junji Ito's Uzumaki manga, with ubiquitous spirals that snake through scenes of terror and anguish.

The anime series Uzumaki (4 episodes) premieres on September 28, 2024 in Japan.

Genre: Seinen, Psychology, Tragedy/Horror

Synopsis – Uzumaki

Uzumaki plunges us into the strange and disturbing little town of Kurouzu, hidden between the sea and the mountains, where Kirie Goshima, a very ordinary high school student, begins to witness supernatural events. It all starts when Shuichi's father, her boyfriend, develops a disturbing obsession with spirals. What seems like a harmless eccentricity quickly turns into horror when this fixation on spirals turns into a real curse that falls on the city.

Spirals, symbols of infinity and continuity, begin to manifest themselves in a sinister way in Kurouzu. They influence not only objects but also the bodies and minds of the inhabitants.

Kirie and Shuichi find themselves confronted with a series of gruesome phenomena that defy logical explanation, from bodies contorting into morbid spirals to mysterious whirlwinds engulfing everything in their path.

Uzumaki anime trailer

All seasons of the Junji Ito anime

Junji Ito Collection (12 episodes): January 2018
Junji Ito Collection OVA (2 episodes): April 2018
Itou Junji: Maniac (12 episodes): January 2023
Uzumaki (4 episodes): September 2024

Information about the Uzumaki manga

The manga Spiral (Uzumaki) by Junji Ito began in 1988 at Shogakukan Editions and has a total of 3 volumes (new edition: 1 volume) in Japan.

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