Adult Swim’s Horror Anime Miniseries ‘Uzumaki: Animated TV Series’ Hits EST Platforms Today (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comJamie Lang Leading anime and manga distributor Viz Media is bringing all four episodes of the highly anticipated miniseries adaptation “Uzumaki: Animated TV Series” – originally titled “Uzumaki” on Cartoon Network’s Toonami – to EST (electric sell-through) platforms today.
Produced by Adult Swim and Production I.G USA, the U.S. branch of legendary Japanese anime makers Production I.G, “Uzumaki” arrives just in time for Halloween.
Based on Junji Ito’s hugely popular manga of the same name, the body horror series is animated, like the book, using black-and-white 2D drawings.
To heighten tensions, producers recruited “Hereditary” composer Colin Stetson to put together the show’s otherworldly score. “Uzumaki” unspools in the fictional town of Kurouzu-cho, where everything from a strange whirlwind to billowing smoke from the crematorium and the residents themselves turns into spirals.
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