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| I was uncomfortable all the way, but I want more. |
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| It was awesome and I'm eager for more! It was a safe and also a different choice to go black & white, but while it could also just be a copy of the manga if animation isn't done right, they chose to use a lot of rotoscoping, making some key scenes to feel uncanny and weird and that's actually good, it's a horror story after all. Way better than what Deen did and it's not because of the colors alone. |
| I was distracted by how hot shuichi was the entire episode. Anyway, very enjoyable, animation is absolutely bonechilling and masterfully done |
| ryo asukas rebound boyfriend & megane enthusiast |
| Really enjoyed the unsettling atmosphere, the pacing was a bit too fast though. |
| For my liking the pacing is too fast. I prefer a slow build up and mystery events taking place like a usual horro movie. 10 minutes into the episode so much happened already. I also didnt get to know anything about the characters thats why it feels a little empty to me. Instead of a horror/mystery show its more like a splatter lol. But it was still interessting and gripping. I am looking forward for more. Its on the other hand always nice if someone takes a different route and does it different than the others. I can see with the artstyle and pacing thats what the authors are trying to do. Be different and special. And it can pay off big time in the end for sure. At least thats what I think. |
| A spiral of strange events... ba-dum-tss! ୭ ˚. ᵎᵎ |
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| Animation looks very beautifully done. Seems a little fast paced but i understand it needs to fit 4 episodes |
| 太陽のように 笑うあなたへあの日と同じ 歌をうたうよ Halloween candies:   |
| I have moderate expectations for this. Unfortunately most of this episode I saw prior in trailers so lost some shock factor with that but raises some questions. Why didn't she leave, WHY DOESN'T HE LEAVE?! Before this episode released, I read some reviews of the manga and looks like will continue to be good for a bit, then drop off. However, time will tell. 4/5, the quality is pretty nice with my favorite part probably being Kirie's alternating blinking hahaha. It is definitely horrific, but wonder if I can spiral into it. |
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| Well that was what I hoped it would be for the most part. I have a little quibble with how some people move like they're riding skateboards but the rest of it was nice and creepy. Can't wait for next week |
| Well that was what I hoped it would be for the most part. I have a little quibble with how some people move like they're riding skateboards but the rest of it was nice and creepy. Can't wait for next week |
| Is this being animated on 1s for the most part? |
| Good, but not outstanding. From a visual standpoint: absolutely insane. From a storytelling standpoint: this is just a rushed showcase of manga panels. Some moments hit here and there, but cramming in so much content in 20 minutes doesn't work to build an actually eerie atmosphere. For me, this is just an opportunity to see some beautiful manga panel being animated. Looks gorgeous, I'll enjoy it, but it doesn't build the proper ambience. |
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| Oi, oi it's not even spooktober yet. |
| Regarding the pacing: I think it makes sense, everything is spiraling out of control, no stopping here, it's basically a descent into maelstrom. :3 |
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| Solid 9/10 episode. They perfectly captured the manga’s art style and the Hereditary type discordant music adds to the horror. |
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| Spirals too spooky for me. Honestly felt rather cringey, these types of shows don't really resonate with me. The chick seems slow-witted as fuck. At least is wasn't too dreadfulfy boring nor bad to watch. |
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| I really like the intro music. The art is extremely well done, but still really weird. The music really enhanced the feelings of visceral cringing and just really well done. The way they walked was offputting, especially the guy's stance. What the hell did I just watch? This took avant grande to a whole new level tbh. |
As a wise man once said, "No one hates anime more than anime fans"  |
| Hmmm, the story goes quite fast, so it doesn't creep up on you like the novel does. I'm also a bit saddened by how computer generated everything feels. Still, I'm excited to see more. |
| i like it, is this weekly anime? |
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| IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR HALF A DECADE NOW THAT'S CRAZYYYYY AND PERSONALLY WORTH IT as someone who never really ever gets scared nor creeped out, this one definitely did the job. i watched this while eating too, and i was eating okra, so the sliminess 100% added on the whole experience T_T so far so good though. fingers crossed that it won't disappoint me somewhere along the way, cuz how much can you mess up a 4 episode anime that took 5 years to make? right? |
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| Cool I guess, more silly than horror but whatever. I like the slow guy, he's funny. I thought Uzumaki was a really cool novel adaptation so I was excited but I guess it was just Juuni Ito horror stuff, meh |
Reply to erikkamirs
I was vaguely reminded of the "Aku no Hana" anime here. I had no idea it was the same guy lol!
| @erikkamirs The only comment that matters |
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Reply to IzanaSolos
Junji Ito. The man needs no introduction. What also needs no introduction is that when it comes to adaption of his works, they're not the most faithful to the original source. And there's a reason for that. Simply being, his work's aren't something that are easily translatable into anime. Hell, this work itself already had an iffy enough live action movie.
Many years later though, after constant delays and the such, here we are.
Right off the bat, you can clearly tell this ain't your average anime. From the black and white aesthetic, to Hiroshi Nagahama's INFAMOUS rotoscoping. You may know him as the one who brought you the infamous Aku no Hana, and holy hell did he improve his game in the time frame from that to now.
Visuals aside, it's clear that this ain't your average anime even besides the visuals. Main dude's dad is obsessed with these "Uzumaki's". Not to be confused with Naruto Uzumaki or anything lol, but the literal translation of it, a spiral. And he's more than just obsessed, I mean this dude just embracing it. Dude legit just turned his tongue into a Uzumaki itself LOL.
Then we got miss crescent moon on her forehead, who is just bugging out because main dude was the first to ever reject him ever since she got it. As if it wasn't weird enough with that whole ordeal, we go to the funeral of main dude's dad, to which we get the backstory leading to his death, and yeah, it's a Junji Ito manga all right. Only he would be able to think of WHATEVER THE HELL THIS IS
And from there it just gets even creepier and eerier. It's clear that this "Uzumaki" is just the second coming of the devil or some shit, because people in this anime just want to throw everything away at the sight of one apparently. Though, some do make sense why they would freak out, like whatever the hell was going on with Kirei's face.... AND IT WAS WORSE THAN JUST A SIMPLE UZUMAKI, THE SHIT JUST SUCKED EVRYTHING INCLUDING HER OWN BODY IN??? HUH?????
So many questions, so many.. I don't even know what I just watched. But I'm hooked. BRING ON MORE.
Many years later though, after constant delays and the such, here we are.
Right off the bat, you can clearly tell this ain't your average anime. From the black and white aesthetic, to Hiroshi Nagahama's INFAMOUS rotoscoping. You may know him as the one who brought you the infamous Aku no Hana, and holy hell did he improve his game in the time frame from that to now.
Visuals aside, it's clear that this ain't your average anime even besides the visuals. Main dude's dad is obsessed with these "Uzumaki's". Not to be confused with Naruto Uzumaki or anything lol, but the literal translation of it, a spiral. And he's more than just obsessed, I mean this dude just embracing it. Dude legit just turned his tongue into a Uzumaki itself LOL.
Then we got miss crescent moon on her forehead, who is just bugging out because main dude was the first to ever reject him ever since she got it. As if it wasn't weird enough with that whole ordeal, we go to the funeral of main dude's dad, to which we get the backstory leading to his death, and yeah, it's a Junji Ito manga all right. Only he would be able to think of WHATEVER THE HELL THIS IS
And from there it just gets even creepier and eerier. It's clear that this "Uzumaki" is just the second coming of the devil or some shit, because people in this anime just want to throw everything away at the sight of one apparently. Though, some do make sense why they would freak out, like whatever the hell was going on with Kirei's face.... AND IT WAS WORSE THAN JUST A SIMPLE UZUMAKI, THE SHIT JUST SUCKED EVRYTHING INCLUDING HER OWN BODY IN??? HUH?????
So many questions, so many.. I don't even know what I just watched. But I'm hooked. BRING ON MORE.
| @IzanaSolos uh haven't you read the manga? if you havent i highly recommend and it's better than the anime |
| looks like someone has a fascination with 1.618 aka phi aka the golden ratio. good horror, but at some points i had a chuckle with how ludicrous it was. very interesting. |
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| So this is the new anime Naruto Uzumaki... I will no longer look at the spirals with the same eyes  |
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| brought me back to anime :) |
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