On the official website of the television station Adult Swimming A new promotional video has been revealed for the anime adaptation of the manga written and illustrated by Junji Ito“Uzumaki: Spiral into Terror“. The video confirms once again that the premiere is scheduled for September 28th in both Adult Swimming as on streaming services a day later (HBO Max.).

Although the series is confirmed with only four episodes, it has been postponed on several occasions. Originally scheduled to premiere in 2020, it was delayed to 2021, then to October 2022, and then indefinitely to June 2022.

voice cast

• Uki Satake as Kirie Goshima.
• Shinichiro Miki as Shuichi Saito.
• Toshio Furukawa like Kirie's father.
• Takashi Matsuyama like Shuichi's father.
• Mika Doi as Yukie Saito.
• Maria Ise like Azami Kurotami.

Production team

• Hiroshi Nagahama (Mushishi, Aku no Hana, Detroit Metal City, THE REFLECTION WAVE ONE) is responsible for directing the anime at the studios Drive.
• Aki Itami (Mushishi, Fruits Basket, Mangaka-san to ANIMATION Assistant-san, Aku no Hana) is responsible for writing and supervising the scripts.
• Colin Stetson (Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022), Out of the Stars (2022), Color Out of Space (2020)) is responsible for composing the soundtrack.
• The studies IG USA Production and the programming block Adult Swimming is co-producing this adaptation.

Synopsis of Uzumaki

In the city of Kurouzu-cho, Kirie Goshima lives a relatively normal life with her family. However, one day, when she is walking to the station to meet her boyfriend, Shuuichi Saito, she notices her father looking at a snail shell in an alley. Without thinking much, Kirie tells Shuuichi about the situation, to which he replies that his father has been acting very strangely as well. Shuuichi also reveals his desire to escape the village with Kirie, claiming that people have become obsessed with the spirals. But his father's obsession soon turns deadly, setting off a chain of horrific and inexplicable events.

Source: Official Twitter Account

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