Tag: Junji Ito
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Uzumaki ends with a terrifyingly apocalyptic finale that doesn’t quite undo the weaknesses of the series post-Episode 1. While the series overall has struggled with pacing issues, Episode 4 is focused and tight, rarely feeling rushed or overpacked with plotlines. The result is a wonderful cosmic horror ending that ratchets everything up as far as…
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The third episode of Uzumaki is more focused than the previous two, but the cracks in the show’s structure are showing more. Thematically, this episode continues to expand on the ideas of generational conflict, leading to breakdowns in society, while ramping up the scale of the narrative. While episodes 1 and 2 contained overlapping narratives…
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This week’s episode keeps much of what made the series premiere so effective, though there is a noticeable drop in the quality of the animation. Still, the horrors of the spiral contamination in Kurouzu-cho are fascinating and disturbing to witness, even if this episode highlights some of Ito’s humor more than last week’s episode did.…
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Fans have been waiting for upwards of five years for the Adult Swim Anime adaptation of Uzumaki, Junji Ito’s horror Manga masterpiece. After some delays, fans were skeptical that it would ever find a release, and when it was announced that it would only be 4 short episodes (the manga is about 650 pages), fans stayed…