Uzumaki Review: The Junji Ito Adaptation Sticks the Landing, Even With a Shaky Lead-Up

Kirie and Shuichi Holding Each Other in the City of Spirals Below Kurouzu-cho in Uzumaki

Warning: Spoilers Ahead for the Entire Uzumaki Mini-SeriesWhile Uzumaki undeniably had a shaky lead-up, the Junji Ito adaptation has officially managed to stick the landing. Adult Swim's long-awaited adaptation of Uzumaki has officially come to a close after four short episodes. Since its announcement in 2019, the anime was hyped up by fans of the horror mangaka with every new trailer being more promising than the last.

Related Junji Ito's Most Powerful Story Isn't Just Great, It Made Me Finally Believe The Horror Master's Hype Junji Ito's Uzumaki didn't click with me on my first read-through, but a revisit solidified the horror master as one of my favorite authors ever. &#x2715 Remove Ads The biggest change made to the story though, by far, is an original post-credits scene that shows the aftermath of the story with two new characters, Satoshi and Eri, taking the place of Shuichi and Kirie in a newly rebuilt Kurouzu-cho. This one brief scene completely redefined Junji Ito's story because of how much it expands upon the manga's pre-established lore of Kurouzu-cho's fate.

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