THIS IS SO SCARY AND INCREDIBLE!! | Uzumaki Ep 1 Reaction

[@hannahschrenk7981]

"Is this body horror?" Oh, boy, she is not ready!

[@nopressure6986]

@@alexiaNBCohhh no… see, that wasn’t even what I was worried about.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

this is my first Horror Anime, so i ALSO am not ready..

[@anitaremenarova6662]

Some of if not the best, I might say

[@codywalker3469]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA can’t freaking wait

[@overlookers]

I walk outside and say "is this air I'm breathing???"

[@KingsBard]

Saying you're ready for horror and jumping into Junji Ito is like saying you've learned to swim and jumping into the ocean.

[@nicolasmiranda1598]

Jumping into the Bermuda triangle, actually.

[@slate8409]

Keeping it monochrome was probably one of the best choices they could've possibly made for this adaptation. Not because it necessarily makes it creepier - although it does - but because they learned from the last attempts at adapting Junji Ito's work. Toss color in and you water down what makes his artwork so good and so unsettling, which is the insanely intricate and detailed linework. Take color out of the equation like with the source material, though, and that adds so much more character to it since that's the only way you can really add highlights to certain details.

[@TheJerbol]

A thoughtfully made black and white production can be incredibly striking and beautiful

[@isaiascanete6651]

The animation strategy here was a wild bet: this is acted with mocap, then render on 3D and animated over it. That normally would be such a huge waste of time and resources, but we can see that it paid off SO much, it has that uncanny fluidity that makes it feel alive

[@thesevendeadlysins578]

That's awesome. And yeah, it worked so well here.

[@seanrussell6594]

4:56 the reason why you may feel that way is because the studio mocapped everything, did it in 3D and redrew it completely in 2D. It took them 5 years to do this

[@SherlockHyde]

As a massive Junji Ito fan, I can safely say that you really don't need to bother with the other adaptions of his work, they really, truly fail to capture the essence of what makes his stuff so unsettling and enjoyable. You should absolutely read some if this show gets its hooks into you. Tomie and Sensor are both really cool and his Frankenstein adaptation is phenomenal. One thing I will say about this adaptation though, the pacing is WILD. This episode alone covers about 3 chapters of the manga, which is a shame because it means that there's way less time dedicated to the Azami storyline(notably, there's a moment in that chapter where Kirie actually pulls Azami to the side to go "look, Shuichi's my man, you need to step off," and this is after Azami has repeatedly gone to Shuichi's house screaming at his door for him, shit's wild, it's great). I've heard that the other episodes are going to be longer, which is great, because there is a lot of stuff to cover and I don't think this is going to be a 10 episode season, so they're gonna need all the time they can get if they're gonna adapt EVERYTHING. Also, I think all the Junji Ito fans can all agree, Tomie's presence would absolutely sort out all this spiral business.

[@anitaremenarova6662]

Enigma of Amigara fault is my favorite and due to how short it is I recommend it to anyone new to Ito as well. Also yeah, given how long just this episode took it might be a while.

[@GrimmBones]

Honestly, I read almost all of his works, and I gotta say, I'm genuinely not a big fan of Tomie. I liked the first story. But the further they went, the more I felt like it went too long. And as much as I love Junji Ito, he sure can blueball with some of his works. The "Town With No Streets", which is one of my favs, also just feels like it's missing an entire epilogue, and is riddled with unanswered questions, but also just unfinished story beats. (and despite all that, it's still one of my favs, along with "Long Dream" one, which has an awesome idea.

[@pr0x1madigital]

Tomie would make the spiral her bitch 🤣

[@fattykthehumaneclipse1215]

I love this stories premise, a spiral is a good metaphor for obsession since it almost draws your eyes to follow it inward, like you have to see where it leads. Ito really ran with that idea.

[@lunatic-k5209]

I finally can think of something to compare this animation style to, it’s like those moving photos in Harry Potter where only people are moving in 3d space but backgrounds remain flat and still

[@maxojavierrojasurzua5746]

I bet Junji Ito and his fans are happy to have a good adaptation of one of his works and it just had to be his most acclaimed work. But let's not forget the long road to get here and how terrible GYO and the Junji Ito Collection were.

[@krajicsek13]

Let's hope Uzumaki is a big enough success so they can remake his other stories even if it takes 5 or 6 more years

[@draila7022]

nature is healing

[@PhantomShadow224]

As much as people harp on the anime, it’s the thing that got me interested in ito’s manga. I own 11 of them now 😅

[@sheeeshibanji]

It's not the best but very good nonetheless 👏

[@steffanocavero5872]

Bro, I'm now hopeful for a great adaptation of Hellstar Remina after seeing this ❤

[@draila7022]

Hold on...THEY MADE AN ACTUALLY GOOD JUNJI ITO ANIME??

[@montyclown223]

@@draila7022 yeah!

[@isaiascanete6651]

5 years in production well worth the wait

[@ginsover]

Yeah, seems like the super atmospheric creepy noir aesthetic works really well in b/w instead of jojo's color schemes

[@mr.notseen2409]

I am the same

[@GoatLuffy_97]

FINALLY!!!

[@shadowwordpain3138]

16:37 "are yall tweakin bc I'm tweaking!?!" Successfully JunjiIto'd 😂😂😂 🌀🌀🌀🌀🌀

[@fattykthehumaneclipse1215]

Fun fact: you can actually get the Father in the Tub as a dinner plate. Have fun with that knowledge

[@Samagachi]

Imagine serving those to guests

[@kenjutsukata1o1]

@@Samagachi I'm genuinely not sure how I'd feel about that. Usually eccentricity gets immediate bonus points for a person in my book, but that might actually deduct points for me. Junji Ito's art is just too unsettling for a dinner setting. Reminds me when I saw a guy at a Disney park wearing a button-up shirt with Ito-sensei's art on it. I thought that was really fucked up, considering how many kids were in the park. Surprised he wasn't asked to leave and change, to be honest. Then again, maybe he was, it's not like I followed him to find out.

[@thesevendeadlysins578]

@@Samagachi That would be good for Halloween.

[@diamondrhino64]

The reason this adaptation hits so well is because of the love put into the animation and the black and white i feel. i'm schlobbering the meat too

[@NotInTheFace111]

Im so happy this show has finally released after so much blood sweat and tears went into its completion.

[@Robertbobert869]

Uzumaki is one of the best horror works and the anime recreation is fantastic so far. I wouldn’t recommend watching the previous shorts they’ve made out of his works, as they really butchered the mangas they adapt. However, I love all your content, so I’d be happy to watch your reaction regardless

[@domidium]

The manga was my very first introduction to Junji Ito. And I was in high school at the time. And this has haunted me to this day. And now, to see it moving…come to life… It has revitalized the unremitting horror…of the spiral…

[@jonatanp.1976]

LETS GOOOO!! Junji Ito finally got some pretty fucking good adaptation!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@diamondrhino64]

I've been waiting so long for this series, you're in for a ride if you continue... I wasn't exactly scared since i read it nothing could startle me, but i was kinda miserable because of how overwhelming the mood in this anime is, it's so masterful how they adapted it.

[@Meeegl]

YEEEEEES YOURE GONNA BE SO SCARED AND WERE GONNA LOOOVE EVERY SECOND OF IT, IT ONLY GETS WORSE FROM HERE

[@swiftninja91]

The fact that you felt uncomfortable almost straight away is a testiment to how good Junji Ito is as an artist. Also there's a video of him looking at pictures of people's cats. It's very wholesome.

[@skyguyflyinghigh]

it's actually hilarious how much of a carefree happy optimistic guy he is, chilling with fans with cat ears on whilst simultaneously making some of the most haunting eery art in manga

[@Lucas-gz3wy]

RAHHHHHHH I LOVE ART AND ANIMATION RAHHHHHHHHHH I LOVE SEEING EFFORT BEING PUT INTO PIECES RAHHHHHHHHH

[@brianmartin6486]

They really nailed it. Worth the wait. It took a while with COVID and other unforseen circumstances .

[@darrinlake2343]

When you look at a spiral, your eyes are drawn to the center. Like a raging whirlpool there's no escape.

[@moneilwisby61]

The way everyone moves so deliberately slow adds to the creepiness.

[@justastudent8099]

Really cool this came out my cousins 30 year olds said they were looking forward to it, also realized the spiral is like the honeycone shape in blood borne even with the same effects. People noticing it and going mad from looking at the sky the tiles and architecture of the buildings like a omnipresent force speaking.

[@anitaremenarova6662]

funny you should mention that, no clue if you've read Uzumaki before but you've hit the nail on the head with that observation.

[@OneReallyGrumpyJill]

this IS well made, take it from life long Ito fan, holy shit I am crying and pissing ms

[@kodytiffany5686]

Lets see how twisted this reaction is. All people must respect the spiral or fall into its way.

[@GirlycarDawn]

This series is going to be a major trip. This is still it being mild.

[@anitaremenarova6662]

Idk, Kirie is the most iconic panel for a reason but yeah it does get more insane.

[@dchen8874]

ah body horror... a junji ito specialty apparently a lot of movements were rotoscoped, they kinda look like zombies due to this, unsettling

[@Menneken01]

Just gotta love the uncanny feeling you get from the anime, it’s unsettling, and that is exactly the vibe we want 👏

[@rmelzhim6033]

I had NO idea this had been turned into an anime. I read this so long ago like as a teen and it traumatized me. Oh my god I need to watch this now and your reaction was 10/10.

[@TrueRiderFan]

Fun fact: Junji Ito used to draw comedy manga before he hit his stride with horror.

[@AlexanderJimenez-qz1wt]

​@@alexiaNBCawww i did not know that 🥺

[@nopressure6986]

I can definitely see that. He’s pretty funny too.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

my dude woke up late one night and said, i'm going to draw out my nightmare and show it to everybody... then decided to make that a regular thing. yikes...

[@ryangreen2879]

@@alexiaNBC Dude's just a teddy-bear of an artist, making art about the most horrible shit. He's an inverse Hayao Miyazaki.

[@MadMadNomad]

It tracks. Both Comedy and Horror hinge on build up and release, and subverting expectations to provoke a spontaneous reaction. Even Uzamaki had me burst out laughing more than once when I read it, and not just in a "That's hilariously Fucked-Up" way, either. When people are zipping around as little mini-tornadoes, ya gotta admit, some of this stuff is just straight up goofy. I Think that's part of the charm, its all ...unsettling, and its not like western "Camp" horror, exactly, but its not taking itself 100% seriously either. It's like Ito's committed to following a weird idea through to its logical conclusion, whether that ends up somewhere deeply uncomfortable or just kinda silly. There's a dream logic to his stuff, and like dreams, its often pretty ridiculous when you think about it in the morning, but when you're in the middle of it, its REAL SHIT.

[@coraline2770]

Junji ito is my fav manga artist and this does his work justice for once

[@mysticalspace2596]

DAWG I THOUGHT THIS WAS JUST A RUMOR ITS SOO BEAUTIFUL 😭

[@cndsquared]

I'd be freaking out if my eyes started spinning uncontrollably

[@TheStarchamber]

Oh god, I read this like 8 years ago entirely in one sitting from afternoon to evening...

[@JackgarPrime]

This show was in the works for YEARS, and I'm still amazed it actually came out. After some previously disappointing adaptations of Junji Ito's work into animation (and if you've read the manga that he's published, you can see why it was such a challenge) they wanted to make extra-super-sure that this one in particular worked. Uzumaki is arguably the number 1 all-time work of horror manga, and if they screwed this up, heads would have rolled.

[@KumoKumiko]

hopes are so high for this adaptation. as someone for whom the manga lives rent-free in my brain, they lived up to the hopes, it's incredibly faithful not only to Junji Ito's masterful art, and his signature page-turn reveals, but also to the v i b e s this story is about obsessive paranoia, patterns that draw your attention and trap you, unable to look away. it borrows a lot from cosmic horror and standard horror staples, but expresses it in a way that makes it uniquely horrifying.

[@narutosensei77]

Yea This setting looks like the World of Horror INdie game and it is in black and white.

[@enbygremlin6993]

OH YEAH!! I AM HYPE FOR THIS! I loooooove Ito’s works so much!

[@bloodydjehuty]

so glad Alicia is being introduced to my favorite horror story! Uzumaki is great! and I hope this adaptation doesn't suck!

[@redgunnit]

Colin Stetson fuckin rules. He plays a saxophone while wearing a mic on his neck and SINGS while playing to create these weird moaning sounds that work so well for horror. Mans was just perfect for the genre.

[@philhank]

Junji Ito's art is horror. But it isn't really scary, per say. It's..... haunting. His art and stories have a way of sticking in your head for a week or two. He is my favorite mangaka for those reasons really. And I'm just happy that he's getting a faithful adaptation. And if we only get that 1 good adaptation, I'm glad it's his magnum opus. And, yes, a lot of this is 1-1 with some manga panels.

[@kenjutsukata1o1]

I was about to disagree about them not being scary, but after reading your full comment I think I agree. Most of his works haven't 'scared' me in the moment. Some of them even made me chuckle (the balloon one comes to mind). But then I would find myself lying wide-awake in bed the night after reading with a creeping sense of dread as I thought about the story. And as you said, it usually stuck in my head for a week or two. The balloon story, while absurd on (literal) paper, is really freaky the more you think about it. I don't know what his secret is, but Ito-sensei's ability to take seemingly silly premises and have them fill you with potent, underlying dread is masterclass. I still haven't read all of his works because I have to be mentally prepared for a couple of weeks of that dread that are guaranteed to follow.

[@philhank]

@@kenjutsukata1o1 I remember in an interview, he was asked where he got his ideas or something. I tried to find the quote but he said something like, "I like to find things and look at them backwards." That wording is bizarre, but it somehow explains his vibe.

[@michaellindley2292]

I love Uzumaki it was the first manga that I read from Junji Ito a very good manga/anime

[@alexanderjamesaustin]

I know the show is fancy and new but god Wendigoon's video on uzimaki is gold to watch

[@L2PlayJ]

Yeaaahhhh... I read Junji Ito's stuff and I was like, "okay I won't have to look at this again." How wrong I was.

[@PhantomShadow224]

Finished the manga a couple months back, this adaptation is amazing.

[@kodytiffany5686]

It might be moving but I think they decided to go directly from page for this one... Please correct me if I am wrong here but it looks that way to my untrained eye. Which is F'n out of this world for them to do. Ito deserves this sort of love letter to his impressive work.

[@rukiakira5757]

YAY, Uzumaki!! I'm so excited for this anime as a Junji Ito fan, but also scared because they only made 4 episode for this...

[@doubleasworkshop1692]

They're leaving some stuff out and combining some events. But so far, it's very very faithful to the manga. Not just that, It's incredibly well made to the point it feels likenthe manga just came to life

[@AndrewInmanartist]

Love the decision to keep the manga look for the anime. It might be because it's black and white, but it made me think of The Twilight Zone. Also making spirals a haunting entity is very out there.

[@SadYolken]

This is a miracle!!! The black and white is sooo goood!! 🥵

[@SadYolken]

I spoke to soon 😭

[@UltimateGamerCC]

this would be my first foray into Anime Horror... i'm already unnerved... this is the shit that Nightmares are made of, holy shit!

[@rafaelrivera9346]

I’m a big fan of H. P. Lovecraft and Jinji Ito terror stile at least in UZUMAKI is very Lovecraftian. I read that they call him Japan’s Lovecraft. The spirals reminded me of the mathematical life pattern known as the Golden Ratio that is president in life like flowers, snails, faces and some sea shells like the nautilus.

[@humourlessjester3584]

Uzumaki is one of Junji Ito's masterpieces. There are so much more, but nobody can draw hysteria and existential horror better than this man.

[@GoatLuffy_97]

After all these years it appears we FINALLY have a good Junji Ito adaptation. I fell bad for him because his work as a mangaka is legendary but whenever it becomes an anime nobody gets it right.

[@fierygallades6122]

I didn't expect this but this is peak.

[@flyingorange2482]

5:36 Visually wise, yes, Its pretty faithfull. But pacing wise is very different, all those stories (The dad, Azami, rain slow guy) all happen in different chapters and not all at the same time. I guess if they want to fit everything in 4 eps they would had to speed things up a little, Its understandable.

[@fattykthehumaneclipse1215]

I actually like the build up approach to multiple stories. Since the anime doesn't have to follow the rigid structure of a weekly manga, they are allowed to fold multiple stories and have them happening simultaneously. Also removes a bit of that 'Why are they still here' vibe when things are happening so fast

[@flyingorange2482]

@@fattykthehumaneclipse1215 I think It makes sense why they are still there. They are already affected by the spiral, thats why they dont leave no matter what

[@juzox5161]

👉🌀 This is both a Jojo Reference and an Uzumaki Reference

[@megaboy767]

Alicia should take a look at Junji Ito himself. She's gonna love him.

[@kredproductions6713]

Oh my god this show!!!!

[@endless013]

In the west we have Cronenberg, in Japan they have Junji Ito.

[@ODProductions805]

I've been waiting for this anime for years. Watched and I own the movie but it didn't do the manga any justice. This anime has been delayed for years, like before COVID times. So excited that I finally get to watch it and yes it's way closer to the original art.

[@thekingofstillwater5890]

She's not gonna be able to handle this show at all. If you find this disgusting or terrifying, you ain't seen nothing yet

[@kongfeet81]

I don’t think my heart can handle a good Junji Ito adaptation lol

[@caseyrau]

Aside from how well the black-and-white works as an adaptation, I also just think black-and-white animation looks incredible and is far too rare in general.

[@DonFrozty]

About the adaptation being just like the manga... Is a mixed bag, the visual style is just like a manga panel and is beautiful, but the way things happen is very different and they are shoving like 4 chapters of the manga per episode of anime so its a bit rushed and they change the pacing of things, yet they still keep the story beats and scares pretty much intact, so its a great adaptation, I love it

[@Shinesart]

Oh yeah, this one is the closet to the original manga art they can get for visual. I hope Uzumaki got popular and will help other books of Junji Ito sensei get animated like in this style. I really like to have Ramina got animated.

[@allare1earth704]

This adaptation scared the crap out of me… and I loved every second 👻

[@no_one01-5]

Uzumaki is the best cosmic horror manga I have ever read, and this looks so good, and so accurate to the source material.

[@kammhia397gaming9]

Junji Ito the Stephen King of Japan.

[@TwilightLink77]

This took 5 years in the making

[@alchemicpink2392]

There is one, and only one, fact we know about the spiral: It. Hates. Us.

[@purpleguy319]

That's not known for certain. Do you hate the microscopic particles in the air? We may be nothing to the spiral.

[@pandanoko729]

Uzumaki is GOD TIER! The Junji Ito collection is absolute dog water, if you want a detailed explanation, you can watch Super Eyepatch Wolf’s video on why it’s so bad. Also if you’re still wondering why the animation is the way that it is, that’s because the entire anime is Rotoscoped. All the scenes were done by live actors and then the frames are drawn over. It’s honestly no wonder why this took 5 years to be released, no complaints though! If god tier takes 5 years then take all 5 of those years and then some!

[@MacCoy]

this is such a treat. great animation, great adaptation. jun ji ito is a master at body horror. what upsets me the most is that we could have had a silent hill game with hidejo kojima, jun ji ito and guillermo del toro involved but all we got was a playable teaser (P.T) for the project in 2014. we live in the wrong timeline, somewhere somewhen. that silent hill game was produced and im upset im not in that universe.

[@mauricegreen5321]

I thought it was gonna turn out like the berserk anime, im pleasantly suprised

[@princedreadhead88]

Uzimaki?? Oh, this is going to be good

[@GandalfDilagaf]

I saw a Moistcritical vid and he recommended this anime and then I saw you randomly posted a reaction to it so I went to go and watch the episode I’ve never watched an anime that looks like like this. The animation uses hybrid animation which is a mix of 2D 3D animation techniques and they also used rotoscoping.

[@sheeeshibanji]

25:01 I think they're aware that's why it took until now to adapt. It was a cult classic

[@ComradeArthur]

4:55 Feels uncomfortable? Anything in this anime that makes you feel uncomfortable is on purpose.

[@CeltiesSin]

Oshit, we spiraling? 😬 hell yeah 🤙

[@kodytiffany5686]

After this Short count series is over if you truly want more I suggest diving into the manga. As manga go its pretty short and it will guaranteely test your horror tolerance. And your Nope levels.

[@johnsmith-mi2uc]

I remember my intro to junji ito. I was into Japanese horror for a bit in the 2000s, and the live action movie of Uzumaki was my first junji ito experience. Also cant remember the name but theres a game that heavily inspired by junji ito. Fun

[@ASEN555]

Do you know junji ito in real life is very wholesome and sweet 😂

[@avaw.7350]

Starting Haloween right with Junji Ito

[@drnemo4820]

its kinda funny how Araki and ito handled the concept of a spiral.

[@anitaremenarova6662]

I've read the original and while it's not perfectly adapted they came pretty close, the reveal of Shuichi's dad is a two-page spread which functions as a more effective jumpscare in the manga however other things had more impact when animated. Going with the colorless style was the right choice.

[@StopChangingMyNameYoutube1]

Speaking as a Junji Ito fan, you're not missing anything with the other adaptations. They just don't capture the feel of his manga at all. THIS though, I've been waiting on this one for years.

[@edugoncalves7540]

Omg the mind fuck is here this manga is so good thanks god they actually made a good Junji Ito anime🙏

[@shadowwordpain3138]

Other fun fact: junji ito is a sweet, funny guy and he loves doin the whip and the neyney 😂

[@Paschendale2]

I forgot this was coming out. Now I have to decide to watch it on my own 1st or see it here completely blind.

[@SerphymyGames]

there are cuts of the episode in this reaction tho... you could miss some stuff here.

[@PainCausingSamurai]

I guess that Azami girl was really... *Self Absorbed* 😎

[@ImVeryWholesome]

Alicia bullying a kid for being weird and then says wtf when the other kids start bullying him lol, little does she knows that happens next :D

[@rogueshadow7731]

I don’t think this is what they meant by “Power of the Spiral” in Gurren Lagann, guys…..💀

[@arkauthor]

The master of horror.

[@PainCausingSamurai]

I would kill to see this in theaters

[@sheeeshibanji]

5:45 yep even the framing to fhe panels. Unfortunately the manga only 20 chapters, hence it's 4 episodes long probably covers 5 chapters per episode

[@raxsand2297]

think of the spiral as a Jojo stand. the city is the user

[@anitaremenarova6662]

That Weather Report ultimate ability reminded me of Uzumaki, could be a reference

[@willm772]

Lovecrafrian Cosmic Horror is my favorite type.

[@edwardt.8704]

Oh... 😶 It Begins 😵‍💫😈