September 9, 2024 12:13 pm
Spirals are much more frightening than you thought.
The creators of the anime series based on Junji Ito's Uzumaki (which means "spiral") have finally released a teaser for the most anticipated title of the year. The anime was supposed to be released four years ago, but for various reasons – either the coronavirus or the creators' desire to do everything perfectly – it was postponed several times.
Now it is known that Uzumaki will be released on September 28th on Adult Swim.
Who Is Junji Ito?
Junji Ito is one of the most famous mangakas working in the horror genre. He started creating his horror stories in the late 80s. The first work that brought him great success was a two-volume story about Tomie, a beautiful, eternally young schoolgirl whose fans kill her out of terrible jealousy.
Most of Ito's work consists of short novellas, which were later published in the multi-volume series Junji Ito Collection. His stories from the late 80's- early 90's, such as The Long Hair in the Attic, influenced the development of the horror genre in Japan. Images of beautiful girls with long hair and vengeful ghosts have become an integral part of horror films.
What Is Uzumaki About?
Uzumaki is Ito's most famous and longest work, and according to many readers, one of his best. It was published in three volumes in the late 90s.
In the first volume, we find ourselves in Kurouzu, a small town in Japan, where the events of the entire story will unfold. You can immediately feel the strange, mysterious atmosphere that reigns in this place. We meet the main characters: Kirie Goshima and her friend Shuichi Saito. He is the first to notice that the town is cursed by a spiral.
It is the fact that the spiral is the cause of the horror that makes the work truly frightening. After all, this pattern surrounds us everywhere – this is the frightening conclusion the characters come to.
Gradually, everything in Kurouzu takes on the shape of a spiral – the smoke from the crematorium chimney, the scar on the forehead of a beautiful schoolgirl, the hair of girls and the bodies of lovers who are not allowed to be together by their families.
Many moments in the manga resemble nightmares, dreams that drive you crazy, that intertwine with reality so much that you lose yourself in the space of creepy dreams.
Uzumaki Has Already Been Adapted, But Unsuccessfully
In 2000, a movie of the same name was made, but it failed to convey the full idea and beauty of the manga. The best moments were captured for the screen, but the movie will only be interesting for people who have read the original work.
So we are eagerly waiting for a new anime adaptation to follow the omnipresent spirals.
Spirals are much more frightening than you thought.
The creators of the anime series based on Junji Ito's Uzumaki (which means "spiral") have finally released a teaser for the most anticipated title of the year. The anime was supposed to be released four years ago, but for various reasons – either the coronavirus or the creators' desire to do everything perfectly – it was postponed several times.
Now it is known that Uzumaki will be released on September 28th on Adult Swim.
Who Is Junji Ito?
Junji Ito is one of the most famous mangakas working in the horror genre. He started creating his horror stories in the late 80s. The first work that brought him great success was a two-volume story about Tomie, a beautiful, eternally young schoolgirl whose fans kill her out of terrible jealousy.
Most of Ito's work consists of short novellas, which were later published in the multi-volume series Junji Ito Collection. His stories from the late 80's- early 90's, such as The Long Hair in the Attic, influenced the development of the horror genre in Japan. Images of beautiful girls with long hair and vengeful ghosts have become an integral part of horror films.
What Is Uzumaki About?
Uzumaki is Ito's most famous and longest work, and according to many readers, one of his best. It was published in three volumes in the late 90s.
In the first volume, we find ourselves in Kurouzu, a small town in Japan, where the events of the entire story will unfold. You can immediately feel the strange, mysterious atmosphere that reigns in this place. We meet the main characters: Kirie Goshima and her friend Shuichi Saito. He is the first to notice that the town is cursed by a spiral.
It is the fact that the spiral is the cause of the horror that makes the work truly frightening. After all, this pattern surrounds us everywhere – this is the frightening conclusion the characters come to.
Gradually, everything in Kurouzu takes on the shape of a spiral – the smoke from the crematorium chimney, the scar on the forehead of a beautiful schoolgirl, the hair of girls and the bodies of lovers who are not allowed to be together by their families.
Many moments in the manga resemble nightmares, dreams that drive you crazy, that intertwine with reality so much that you lose yourself in the space of creepy dreams.
Uzumaki Has Already Been Adapted, But Unsuccessfully
In 2000, a movie of the same name was made, but it failed to convey the full idea and beauty of the manga. The best moments were captured for the screen, but the movie will only be interesting for people who have read the original work.
So we are eagerly waiting for a new anime adaptation to follow the omnipresent spirals.
