Horror Manga Uzumaki By Junji Ito to Get an Anime! Check Out the Visual and Teaser!

What You Need to Know:

  • At Crunchyroll Expo today, there was a Junji Ito panel where it was announced that Junji Ito's horror manga, Uzumaki, will be getting its own anime!
  • A teaser for the anime was shown at the panel before being uploaded online. Hiroshi Nagahama (known for his work on Mushi-shi) will be directing the series at Production I.G. and Colin Stetson will compose the music. The United States will get the anime's release before Japan through Adult Swim's Toonami block.
  • The pre-2000 manga was about a town where the people start to notice a strange spiral shape popping up all over. Viz released the three manga volumes from 2007-2008 and the manga even inspired a live-action movie in 2002.
  • That's all we know for now, so check back here to stay updated!

Source: Official site


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Horror!? I-I-I'm not very good with scary stuff.
Uzumaki-manga-1-349x500 Horror Manga Uzumaki By Junji Ito to Get an Anime! Check Out the Visual and Teaser!
Ha! I wonder how scary this will actually be.