Series Review Uzumaki: Animated TV Series (2024)

 

Uzumaki | 2024 | 4 episodes
Genre: Adult Animation/Anime/Body Horror/Seinen/Supernatural Horror/Animation/Drama/Horror | Country: Japan
IMDB: 6.5/10 
My Rate: 9/10

The residents of Kurouzu are haunted by the appearance of spiral-shaped whirlpools in various unimaginable places, with strange and terrifying events that seem to be a curse.

Warning:

Contains scenes of violence, self-harm, and disturbing pictures.

 
Synopsis:

Uzumaki is an animated film based on the horror manga by Junji Ito. It consists of 4 episodes with the following details:

Episode 1:

Strange things start to appear in the town of Kurouzu, spiral shapes appear in the water, air, and various other places. Shuichi, Kirie's boyfriend, realizes this and considers it a curse. Especially his father who has also been obsessed with spirals lately. Shuichi ask Kirie to leave the town, but Kirie doesn't think anything strange is happening in the town. Until she sees the strangeness in Suichi's father for herself.

Episode 2:

Spiral patterns start to appear strangely on people's backs. One of them is Katayama, Kirie's classmate. Strange behavior starts to be felt from Katayama, until one day Katayama comes to school in the form of a snail. Kirie also starts to experience strangeness when her hair seems to move on its own, forming towering spirals. Making Suichi have to step in to help her.

Episode 3:

Kirie, who manages to escape from the lighthouse grill, wakes up in the hospital. Another patient appears, who turns out to be her sister who is pregnant at the time. Strangeness appears in the hospital where millions of mosquitoes appear and seem to be an epidemic. Many patients also die from blood loss. Kirie doesn't realize that the pregnant women are part of the strange events happening at the hospital.

Episode 4:

The curse starts to get worse, causing a disaster that devastates the city. A typhoon appears and destroys houses. Everyone who survives tries to stay in the old houses that are left. Suichi, Kirie, and their family are evicted from the house they live in and force them to wander in search of another place. There is no way to get out of the city.

 

Review:

“Get away from this town before it's too late."

Uzumaki is an animated series adapted from the horror manga, Junji Ito. This animation has received a lot of mixed responses, although many are also disappointed with the animation quality produced. Difficulties arise when the production of this animation is hampered by Covid-19 conditions. So it inevitably affects the image quality presented.

The animation is presented in black and white like previous animations. However, it can be said that it is presented quite well. Although perhaps compared to the quality of animation lately, this animation does look quite lacking. It is natural if some viewers feel disappointed because it does not meet the expected expectations.

In terms of the story, it is presented very well and systematically. Viewers will not be able to guess the storyline in each episode. Even though it presents a different story, the main story idea does not become ambiguous. The ending of this series is more of a Cliffhanger Ending. However, the ending still provides an easy-to-understand conclusion about everything that happened from the first episode to the end.

Overall, this animation is suitable for you fans of Junji Ito and horror.

 

(Aluna)