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Uzumaki Trailer Breakdown: What to Expect From Junji Ito's Masterpiece?
Junji Ito's legendary manga Uzumaki is finally getting an anime adaptation after fans' skepticism and multiple delays.
Junji Ito, a prominent manga artist, is known for his detailed artwork, which is challenging to replicate in an anime, leading to skepticism among fans about any potential anime adaptation. Uzumaki is among his best works. When Adult Swim announced an anime adaptation of Uzumaki, fans were both thrilled and worried. The anime went through multiple delays, leaving fans to ponder if the anime would ever be released.
Uzumaki manga, one of the original anime projects announced by Adult Swim, is set to debut in the anime industry later this Fall. The Japanese language trailer for the anime has been released, and it has become a fan-favorite project. The final version of Uzumaki will be released in September 28th, 2024, marking the anime's long-awaited premiere.
With Uzumaki making its debut this September on Toonami, Adult Swim is planning to broadcast both its Japanese and English language broadcasts. First it will be premiering with Toonami with English subtitles, and that's the focus of the newest trailer released for the upcoming Junji Ito anime adaptation shared during the recent broadcasts of the Adult Swim programming block.
The anime has already announced the voice actors and what roles they will be playing in the adaptation.
- Kirie Goshima will be voiced by Uki Satake (Carol & Tuesday, Mob Psycho, Space Dandy, Hunter x Hunter)
- Shuichi Saito will be voiced by Shinichiro Miki (Rurouni Kenshin, My Home Hero, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, One Piece)
- Azami Kurotani will be voiced by Mariya Ise (Hunter x Hunter, Made in Abyss, Kakegurui)
- Tsumura will be voiced by Tatsumaru Tachibana (My Hero Academia, The Apothecary Diaries, World Trigger)
- Okada will be voiced by Wataru Hatano (Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, The Misfit of Demon King Academy)
- Toshio Saitou will be voiced by Takashi Matsuyama (the Prince of Tennis, One Piece)
- Yokota will be voiced by Koichi Tokchika (One Piece, Naruto, Fairy Tail)
- Katayama will be voiced by Katsutoshi Matsuzaki (Flowers of Evil)
Uzumaki is a psychological, supernatural horror manga by Junji Ito, published from January 1998 to August 1999. Set in a cursed fictional city, it explores the lives of people living in a long terraced house, using spirals to create a captivating narrative.
The series tells the story of the citizens of Kurouzu, a fictional city which is plagued by a supernatural curse involving spirals. The story for Uzumaki originated when Ito attempted to write a story about people living in a very long terraced house, and he was inspired to use a spiral shape to achieve the desired length.
Ito believes the horror of Uzumaki is effective due to its subversion of symbols which are positively portrayed in Japanese media, and its theme of protagonists struggling against a mysterious force stronger than themselves. Uzumaki continues to receive critical acclaim, deemed by many as Ito's magnum opus.
Uzumaki gained significant public attention and was hailed as his best work. The manga's success is attributed to its innovative representation of symbols, with the author stating that the subversion from positive light was key to its triumph. While Uzumaki is certainly the most popular work by Junji Ito, it is not the only one. The legendary mangaka is a trailblazer within the horror genre and his other works have helped the genre and the industry as a whole to improve. His other noteworthy works include Tomie and Gyo. Both of these titles have achieved considerable fame.
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