PEAK IS HERE 🌀 UZUMAKI Episode 1 REACTION!

[@regret.932]

This is literally my first Junji Ito story and I'm hooked already. You're telling me the guy who writes insane story's like this is sane and can sleep at night? Hell nah.

[@Regu269]

Junji Ito is a wholesome bean. Literally any interview with or picture of him is heart warming

[@moellerchen93]

@@Regu269 yeah he seems like the sweetest person! If you haven't, read his Cat Diary, it's a story about his cats and absolutely hilarious imo

[@alan_7390]

He's like the Stephen King of Japan, but without the blunts, and actually a wholesome guy.

[@julioc.3158]

Think of it like this but do mind me exaggerating a bit to get the point across: Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli sees the world as a rather dull, grey and sad place to live because he's able to imagine such wonderful, adventurous and colorful worlds. Junji Ito is a wholesome man that loves his cats, living and the world we live in because he's able to recognize it's essentially paradise for him compared to the nightmarish world's and lives he's able to imagine for his stories.

[@GeorgeWashingMachine69420]

He also has works about his cat and sometimes draws them in horror style, he draws all of his intrusive thoughts and peeves

[@moellerchen93]

I did read the manga, and they changed around some of the order of events, to make it less episodic (it is in the manga) and I've seen people complain about that. I like it actually, to make a more coherent story. Glad you enjoyed it as well!

[@imakecontent6883]

Yeah like how azami introduced after suichi dad death and not before in the manga

[@furosukki1301]

the pacing is still too quick overall, there's not enough time for the scenes to settle and you lose track of the time between scenes

[@alan_7390]

Would have been cool to add a little bit of context before some things, but it's good even then.

[@Afreshio]

It's because budget. There's just 4 episodes, my friend. I know episode 2 and 3 will be probably longer, like 35min long, aprox. But not enough to cover the whole story. They're gonna remove and mix stuff for sure. So it's understandable why they structured the plotline this way. The biggest loser in the story is the sense of tension and suspense as the pacing is hyperfast. But I blame the chichen shit investors. This masterpiece have a more-than-cult following. Sells like candy. It should be obvious and straightforward to finance an 8 episode season, at the very least. I think the "lets do a black and white" anime adaptation scared some fat wallets from this production, perhaps. Maybe COVID and experimentation or some other production-related problems arised that we may never know, but I mean, this needed a budget of david production's JJBA for fucks sake.

[@go_golden]

@@Afreshio That's just speculation, on it being 4 episodes due to budget constraints. I doubt they would have worked on this for 5 years if they were pressed for budget and time. The pacing works for anime, I personally like the fact that they are joining the stories for a motion adaptation. There is still tension, it's different, but adapting things exactly the same as manga isn't always the right call. You mention JJBA, and you might remember that David Pro's Stardust Crusaders was a 1:1 adaptation of every chapter keeping the episodic nature of the first half, and it was criticized for being exhaustive and having a slow pace due to being too close to the manga. Different mediums and all that.

[@Shivam-dr4pr]

8:44 Geto's Supreme Art : Uzumaki ( The mahito one in JJK S2 EP 22 used on Miwa ) was inspired by this very panel .

[@fallingawayfromthenorm]

I really loved that they brought Colin Stetson on for the music, he’s the artist that made the music for Hereditary. He’s really good at making unsettling ambiance with his work! They also used a piece of his in the preview in 2019!

[@ironxcrosss]

The guy who did the music also worked on the movie "Hereditary," and it just makes the scenes somehow crawl in the best ways

[@Mukatutu]

BROOOOOO the entire time I felt this show gave me hereditary vibes with the slow escalation of madness and the OST. Never in a million years would I expect that the actual dude behind Hereditary's music actually made this lol.

[@アキコ2003]

The rumors are wrong The only thing people slightly criticized is the pacing of this first episode

[@MadailinBurnhope]

pacing is going to be a little fast in general to really pull off the scares, but that's OK, everything else is good

[@アキコ2003]

@@MadailinBurnhope noooooo...I thought it was just the first episode,, thats a little disapointing just a little tho. The mangas pacing is fast but the first episode was even faster, too fast for my liking The episodic feel of the manga felt better to me, eh..but I supose it will still make me happy because this adaptation already looks and sounds amazing atleast, so the pacing wont ruin it

[@masneomlock5344]

@@アキコ2003Only 4 episodes so sadly they’re gonna have to cram everything into one continuous storyline. I think seeing the story unfold at such a breakneck pace will be interesting though.

[@VAC_BAN-w4d]

@@アキコ2003 Junji Ito though liked the way they paced it, even complimented (they showed him the script to hear his approval). I do agree with the pacing aspect, but we'll see how its gonna go with later episodes. Im sure some will get cutted from the series.

[@JohnRalvo]

I mean the animation of episode 2 is getting the biggest flak giiven the rumours now.

[@ChrisJoestarr]

btw the music is made by the guy who did the score for Hereditary and several other horror movies.

[@buggydes]

Random thought, I love that you guys put the blue spiral emoji in the title. Really makes it pop :)

[@skavenengineer9084]

9:43 Geto: Supreme Art UZUMAKI

[@nyarlathotep616]

Spooky season is now here. We got thriller bark and uzumaki.

[@birdobert]

I think the criticism comes from the episode count. When Uzumaki was first published it was 3 volumes, since the announcement we're only expecting to see 4 episodes. Imo, the first episodes' pacing was impacting enough to warrant 4 episodes🤘I was floored with the sound design 🥹 and those iconic images brought to life!🤘

[@birdobert]

And then I saw episode 2...

[@deb9548]

Indeed peak is here

[@Eyesonly302]

Funny that the replay button is also a spiral, and you couldnt help to press it

[@RotsWells]

music producer is actually the one who produced music for a horror movie hereditary🐻

[@ken_gem]

I remember after reading this manga for the first time, I was noticing natural spirals everywhereeee. Also some of the body horror imagery just would not leave my brain.

[@baseball_tomorrow-sv9tk]

Hype for this Naruto sequel

[@Bogglemanify]

This is the Boruto's dad anime we've all been waiting for

[@kero3104]

I am a fan of Hiroshi Nagahama, the director of this work. Nagahama has adapted many manga into anime, and his approach varies greatly with each work. In Japan, manga is a medium expressed in black and white, so I believe he is trying to animate the drawings as faithfully as possible in this work. “Uzumaki” was drawn by Junji Ito at the end of the 90s, but the history of horror manga in Japan is long, and Ito is a writer who revived the old-school style of horror manga. Nagahama has openly stated that he was strongly influenced by the works of Kazuo Umezu, one of the oldest horror manga artists in Japan. This work attempts to directly translate the old-school style revived by Junji Ito into anime. Therefore, I understand that some may find it lacking in balance as modern entertainment. As for Nagahama’s other anime adaptations of manga, I recommend “Mushishi” and “Flowers of Evil.” Especially “Flowers of Evil” was a unique work that received very mixed reactions when it aired.

[@vashmdk]

I love the fact that they kept it black and white because the way all Junji Ito works brings that feeling of dread and paranoia.

[@frankthatank4900]

Happy to see u guys enjoy this anime i have high hopes for this anime and your reactions. side note Carsons hair looks luxurious.

[@MeanDeeds589]

i think the kid in the class room that was all moist was a snail or slug thats the reason he only comes out when it rains and he why he was so slow when they dragged im out he slopped on the floor and had a spiral on his back..... i have never read the manga this is just a guess

[@Ricardo_Alves0]

Great reaction! The stories are being adapted very faithfully, but instead of one plot per chapter like in the manga, they're having multiple plot threads in a single episode. I'm pretty sure not all stories are getting in, but I'm really happy with what we're getting!

[@rafaelrivera9346]

Love the show. Big fan of H. P. Lovecraft and Ito is very Lovecraftian. All should check out the golden ratio, you may never look at a 🌀the same again.

[@Afreshio]

You always react to HQ stuff. I'm glad about that. Yeah the waiting has been long. I've been longing for a Uzumaki adaptation since 2010 or earlier. But I didn't fully read the manga back then. It wasn't until 2012 I did and I was flabbergasted! I showed panels to my then soon to be gf (now ex) and we were just amazed by the artwork. Also something that allured us was the themes of being cursed by a town. Which touched both of us on a deep level because that's how as young Venezuelans felt, and even more so in our shanty ass town. I was like the protagonist: idealistic, anxious, gloomy and very moody. Always feeling like the first guy to announce the Titanic was sinking but no one paying attention. That a curse was upon us (and in some ways it was, and it still is) and slowly but steadily invading every aspect of our lives. I sensed a foreboding, a classical sense of impending of doom. It eventually came to pass as the country basically collapsed. We left shortly, contrary to our protagonists. The themes and fate of this cursed town reminded me of One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez. Not exactly the same but the cyclic nature of the curse, and the fixed tragedy of fate is right there. Also the way characters behave in Márquez magical reallism's works and Ito's eroguro nansetsu style... somewhat similar! Anyways the ending of Uzumaki and the aforementioned piece of literature left me with the same sense of shock. Back then I told her the only way, the proper way to adapt this masterpiece was just to respect the ink of the sensei: just use graytones, meaning zero color. I never believed some studio or producers would find the budget by pitching this simple but controversial idea. I also was disappointed by the previous adaptations of shorts that used color and you can see how Ito's vision suffers greatly. The frequent complaint about the pacing (was too fast) and that I also share is obvious and right. But as we know the budget wasn't that great and the sacrifice is runtime which I understand and respect. I wish people weren't so gray-prejudiced but at the same time I understand why most people are just that way. The result is less budget for this bestselling masterpiece which is fucking heartbreaking. Even with black and white... shit, maybe thanks to that they should've went all-in with the budget as this work has a massive following. Even here in South America the VIZ English hardcover edition print sells like hot pancake... I blame the philistines and the blind investors, honestly. Goddamn misers and cowards! Well enough for the rant and ramblings. Your reaction was interesting and delightful as usual. Forgive me if I commit grammar mistakes I fast type with little redacting because tendonitis.

[@eddyrehman9026]

This has be get best horror award

[@uurjitdebbbaasu7314]

This and Dandadan are the perfect shows to watch this Halloween

[@devenandplants7253]

If you look at it again, there are SO MANY hidden images behind scenes. For example, when shuichi and mom goes into dad's study room, there's a GHOST right on the wall.

[@davidklochko7143]

Being quite honest, altho i really love the black and white aesthetic here, i dont think color takes away from Junji Ito's art, its just that all the previous adaptations sucked that badly in art design. Color could be used to make those creepy illustrations look even more disgusting, use of texture etc. But tv anime duo to their schedule a lot of times make bad decisions when it comes to color choices, the fourth season of AoT comes to mind with their compositioning and finished colored drawing omitting all the detail from the genga and whatnot. Its a matter of execution! But again, i really love the black and white look of it.

[@austinseaman1913]

Fun fact jjk geto’s uzumaki is inspired by this manga

[@ShikageBlackthorne]

All episodes more then likely been fast paced due to the fact that that they are trying to fit 20 chapters into just 4 episodes

[@tapiocajack3004]

Hell yeah, let's go!!!!

[@sarafontanini7051]

the thing people may be complaining about is how they put some stories together that are seperate in the manga. the bits about the mother and father are all the first chapter, with the Asami stuff being completely disconnected from that, and the stuff about the slow boy is from even later.

[@GreenTeam-re3jy]

Episode 2 unfortunately

[@GAINABAND]

This kind of Japanese horror has been around for decades, with the works of Kazuo Umezu being a prime example.

[@rafaelrivera9346]

@@GAINABAND Yes, that is also very good work, but there is many mangas based on H. P. Lovecraft stories or characters as far back as the 80s for example from newer to older H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Out of Time in 2018, At the Mountain of Madness in 2016 or Haiyoru Cthulhu no Kyouki: Nyarlathotep in 2011, Imawashiki Cthulhu Shinwa: Innsmouth no Kage 2010, Call of Cthuihu in 2009, Outsider 2002, The Challenger to Great Old Ones 1987 Even a comedy slice of life call Gyaru to Cthulhu from 2021. However Junji Ito’s work is special and slightly deferent.

[@CheesyDale]

The reason the animation looks really smooth is because it's a 3d model animation with a really good cell shading, there are some scenes that are animated in 2d but most of the time it's 3d

[@dustymuffinsss8879]

I thought it was rotoscopped?

[@Bogglemanify]

It looks rotoscoped not 3d

[@bankaispirits]

It's not 3d, maybe some scenes (with azami's eye) but most of its rotoscoped, the director of this adaptation uses it alot in his other works

[@Nik-md4to]

Absolutely wrong, most of it is 2d and looks smooth because of rotoscopy.

[@hachidayo]

The ending song is “Dojoji no Kotoriuta” There is a legend about Dojoji Temple. 　kzbin.info/www/bejne/opTamptsp7dkq7s

[@Ken_Mochi]

Welcome to junji ito's world ❤

[@EmpireAnts42]

Outside of the changes to the sequence of events and a few scenes being made less dialogue-heavy it's literally perfect 😍 Edit: WELL THAT JUST HAPPENED (Episode 2)

[@femtoblk]

Who is out here saying some details ain't what they were expecting like wow just accept that this is the best you are ever going to get just embrace it.

[@omiku9103]

This anime is not available in Japan yet! How nice!

[@tritiumH3]

I traveling back from the future to say... I'm sorry. At least we got one great episode.

[@Shad0wmoses]

you can tell its not fully a japanese production even though it has japanese people involved, because for one you dont hear this type of music ever from the majority of anime these days. they are usually few and far between that have music that is different. their choice of hiring that composer was a perfect one. As a whole, this animation brings me back to the era where we had more crazy out there anime...like lain, ergo proxy, paranoia agent. we dont get so many of that creative off kilter stuff these days.

[@arnavmekala4578]

Since this is only gonna be 4 episodes, they probably had to change the order of the events, but I still like it.

[@Ms10430]

このアニメは日本語版であるにもかかわらず、日本では公開されていないことをご存じですか？ 不思議な時代ですね。 海外で日本語版の作品が発表されるのも、人気が出ているのも、とてもうれしいです。

[@GKinslayer]

Wow I never would have imagined

[@shivanshshekharsingh4368]

Thanks guys for reacting to this i was so waiting for both anime and the reactions of this series i didn't like tomie as much as I did this so it's really feels good to see such good adaptation and let people complain they always do

[@maxojavierrojasurzua5746]

Absolute Spiralma 🤚😐🤚🌀🌀 Junji Ito and his fans in 2024 are happy. ❤ We can finally forget about those things called Junji Ito Collection, Tales of the Macabre and GYO. This was the impossible adaptation and for the moment they showed some trailers and this first episode drop, it shows us that little by little we can adapt mangas that were thought to be unadaptable. It's not just the money, it's not just the licenses, and it's not just the name of an acclaimed work, a good adaptation is one that was made by people who respect, love, and understand an author's work and want to do it justice. Can we please now have an adaptation of Vagabond, 20th Centuary Boys and Berserk? (A GOOD one this time, I'm sorry 90's version you're amaizing but even you had your faults and also you haven't aged very well). 😢

[@Isabella-tu9fb]

There are two other anime that come from the same manga that you could react to

[@kevinlin343]

Anyone else want them to remake Gyo in this style?

[@leonieschnieders190]

The manga is always better, but so far I love the anime

[@DarkKnight2037]

I kinda feel like the pacing is a bit too fast but i think it porbably had to be if they wanted to release it in the time they did and to cover everything they wanted to. Sadly. I thought theyd maybe skip a few things to allow for things sort of sit and breathe more. Given the 4 episode limit. You know?

[@christianmccollum5157]

I've heard that episodes 2 and 3 will be 40 minutes and long and it will have a 1 hour finale. 160 minute run time is enough to adapt the manga at an OK pace, and there are parts I wouldn't mind them cutting really. There are a couple chapters later on that are a bit comedic that I feel the anime could cut.

[@emelindaferrer4455]

You said u have manga of junji ito but you dont know uzumaki plot? The most well know of his work.

[@Nik-md4to]

Looks like he has only read tomie

[@piorgeracaoreact]

anime mais doido do ano? 💚💛

[@ashaygomashe4253]

I’ve read the manga, loved the manga… The problem with anime adaptation is, the animation and art is great no problem in that… I don’t like the way it’s paced …. They tried to exactly replicate the manga in terms of pacing, which according to me is not working in the anime… there’s not much flow to the scenes, it feels choppy… i wish they were smoother

[@Regu269]

Brother this shit was not easy to make and it's only 4 episodes. They have to speed run the story

[@ashaygomashe4253]

@@Regu269 but why choose to make it only four episodes?… I’d have preferred a slower approach, filling the gaps … the main thing about this manga is that the town itself is a character, 4 eps is so less to build the town as a character

[@Lari_A]

@@ashaygomashe4253did you want them to keep the same level of detail, rotoscoping, animation and quality through out many more episodes, where the quality would most likely drop as it goes on? because i prefer a (extremely) well made adaptation that covers everything from its manga than a longer one that would tire out the animations and the quality, or level of detail could drop. 4 years to make this and going through a pandemic and still delivering the most faithful adaptation that people have made yet and fans still complain lol

[@ashaygomashe4253]

@@Lari_A ok that all is cool... I don't support overworking animators and all... But the bottom line is different, I'm not complaining about them not working enough...if I wanna eat a tasty bowl of Ramen suppose, and I don't like the Ramen that I'm served that much, then I'll say to myself it's an alright ramen but I don't like it that much... And then a guy comes and tells me what adversities and hardships the guy who made this Ramen went through in opening this Ramen business and making Ramen, that doesn't change the fact that I didn't like the Ramen as much... So yeah man chill, it's an opinion

[@Regu269]

@@ashaygomashe4253 even the rotoscoping and everything else aside. Animating in black and white is very difficult. We're lucky to be getting this adaptation at all

[@GeorgeWashingMachine69420]

The thing that very very minorty manga readers are peeved about is the pacing but thats it

[@yogibhardwaj297]

Please react to monster anime

[@shenoyvaibhav9847]

So far from trailers, I see they have adapted the spiral obsession dual chapters, Azami Chapter, the Snail chapter (That shit was fucking gross), the mosquito chapter, the black lighthouse chapter, the hair spiral chapter, the eye of the storm chapter. let's see how they are going to fit all of those in a coherent 4-episode series. It'll be fun, but my only gripe is the length, I hope the series has longer length as the series progresses.

[@FelixRodriguez-ct9ll]

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