Reddit wonders what upcoming anime might break the Internet upon its release. We say: Junji Ito's Uzumaki, adapted by Adult Swim.
Uzumaki is among the most famous Junji Ito’s works, and it is currently being adapted by Adult Swim. Let’s take a look at all the elements.
Junji Ito is a wonderful horror manga artist, who has won three Eisner Awards, and Uzumaki is one of his most famous creations. It has already been adapted in 2000 in the form of live-action, which has a 6.1 rating on IMDB as of writing this. Unfortunately, live-action might not have been the best medium for Uzumaki.
Having learned this lesson, Adult Swim does not just use animation for the upcoming show; it uses black-and-white animation, which makes a lot of sense. Uzumaki is a black-and-white masterpiece, and it might be easier to translate the visuals into a black-and-white animation. As you can see from the First Look video by Adult Swim, it seems to be the way to go.
As for Adult Swim, which has been around for the past two decades, its creators are no strangers to horror. At the very least, they are familiar with absurdism that inches toward horror. Their YouTube page is home to some truly disturbing narratives. Some examples of their takes on horror are Unedited Footage of a Bear and Too Many Cooks. We want to avoid spoilers, but do be warned that both of those start innocently enough before devolving into bizarre and frightening imagery.
Both of these Adult Swim pieces, while being bizarre, can be used to discuss actual, real-world issues. Whether Adult Swim meant for them to be interpreted in that way is not clear, but the absurdism can be unraveled into something understandable or perhaps even poignant.
Junji Ito is similar to Adult Swim in that manner. He is a master of the cosmic horror; of horror that just happens, but we, the fans of this manga artist, find meaning in it. Uzumaki does not need a meaning, not when the spiral curse is a perfectly good and very unique premise for a horror story, but if you want to, you can make one.
And when you combine all these elements: an acclaimed manga artist, a studio that is truly interested in the bizarre and the macabre, and a masterpiece of a manga that got adapted in the past but has not benefited much from a live-action adaptation… this whole situation seems very promising.
Adult Swim has both their expertise and the example of the previous adaptation to work off. Let us hope they produce a worthy adaptation, one that, quite possibly, will break the Internet with how good it is.
Reddit wonders what upcoming anime might break the Internet upon its release. We say: Junji Ito's Uzumaki, adapted by Adult Swim.
Uzumaki is among the most famous Junji Ito’s works, and it is currently being adapted by Adult Swim. Let’s take a look at all the elements.
Junji Ito is a wonderful horror manga artist, who has won three Eisner Awards, and Uzumaki is one of his most famous creations. It has already been adapted in 2000 in the form of live-action, which has a 6.1 rating on IMDB as of writing this. Unfortunately, live-action might not have been the best medium for Uzumaki.
Having learned this lesson, Adult Swim does not just use animation for the upcoming show; it uses black-and-white animation, which makes a lot of sense. Uzumaki is a black-and-white masterpiece, and it might be easier to translate the visuals into a black-and-white animation. As you can see from the First Look video by Adult Swim, it seems to be the way to go.
As for Adult Swim, which has been around for the past two decades, its creators are no strangers to horror. At the very least, they are familiar with absurdism that inches toward horror. Their YouTube page is home to some truly disturbing narratives. Some examples of their takes on horror are Unedited Footage of a Bear and Too Many Cooks. We want to avoid spoilers, but do be warned that both of those start innocently enough before devolving into bizarre and frightening imagery.
Both of these Adult Swim pieces, while being bizarre, can be used to discuss actual, real-world issues. Whether Adult Swim meant for them to be interpreted in that way is not clear, but the absurdism can be unraveled into something understandable or perhaps even poignant.
Junji Ito is similar to Adult Swim in that manner. He is a master of the cosmic horror; of horror that just happens, but we, the fans of this manga artist, find meaning in it. Uzumaki does not need a meaning, not when the spiral curse is a perfectly good and very unique premise for a horror story, but if you want to, you can make one.
And when you combine all these elements: an acclaimed manga artist, a studio that is truly interested in the bizarre and the macabre, and a masterpiece of a manga that got adapted in the past but has not benefited much from a live-action adaptation… this whole situation seems very promising.
Adult Swim has both their expertise and the example of the previous adaptation to work off. Let us hope they produce a worthy adaptation, one that, quite possibly, will break the Internet with how good it is.
