Uzumaki anime revealed a preview for episode 1, slated to premiere on September 29 on adult swim, with next-day streaming on Max. The dubbed version of the episode is coming on October 3.
Production I.G (USA) and Adult Swim are producing the Uzumaki anime, animated by studio Drive. Hiroshi Nagahama is directing and Colin Stetson is composing the music. The anime adaptation was initially slated to premiere in October of 2022 but was delayed to improve the quality and give justice to the original work. The cast includes:
- Uki Satake / Abby Trott as Kirie Goshima
- Shin-ichiro Miki / Robbie Daymond as Shuichi Saito
- Mariya Ise / Christina Vee as Azami Kurotani
- Toshio Furukawa / Doug Stone as Kirie’s Dad
- Mika Doi / Mona Marshall as Shuichi’s Mom
- Takashi Matsuyama / Aaron LaPlante as Shuichi’s Dad
- Katsutoshi Matsuzaki / Max Mittleman as Katayama
- Ami Fukushima as Shiho
- Wataru Hatano as Okada
The manga by Junji was first published in 1998. It consists of 3 volumes, with 19 chapters. Viz Media licensed the manga for the English market.
Uzumaki anime synopsis:
A mysterious spiral shape, Uzumaki, haunts the small Japanese coastal town. Citizens suddenly become attracted to spiral-shaped objects. Shuichi Saito’s father is one of them. He becomes increasingly obsessed with spirals – snails, whirlpools, as well as decorations on pottery. This by itself isn’t a huge problem, but something more sinister is lurking. When his dead body is found positioned in a spiral shape, the town must prepare for the worst…
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