| Okay, so I'm not getting my hopes up too high, especially after the egregious attempts at adapting Itou's works in the past (Gyo, Junji Itou Collection). But with that said, there are a few reasons I feel this may be the first successful anime of his work. 1) The color palette. Judging by the trailer, it seems as though the series will be in full black and white. This is a strong choice for this particular story and will help enhance the dismal tone of the subject matter. 2) The soundtrack. Colin Stetson is a phenomenal composer. Having risen to prominence after his work on Hereditary—aka one of the most terrifying horror films of the decade—he's proven to be capable of creating some of the most unsettling soundscapes in the industry. 3) The direction. Hiroshi Nagahama is going to be at the helm, and for those unfamiliar, he's the guy who directed Mushishi. If there's any anime out there that's almost universally respected, even by those who aren't a fan of it, it would have to be that series. Both Mushishi and Uzumaki are highly atmospheric works, and while the former is mostly tranquil, I can see Nagahama's keen eye for detail working extremely well for the dreary, somber tone of Uzumaki. 4) It's only four episodes long. No beating around the bush or prolific exposition. It'll most likely take the best of Uzumaki's 20 chapters and condense them; seeing as many chapters of the manga are standalone, it shouldn't be difficult to weave the entirety of the main plot into such a short runtime. So, I'm not going to be pissed if it turns out terrible or anything, because Itou's works are the kind that play on the strength of his medium, but I'm actually pretty eager to see how this one turns out. What are you guys' thoughts? |
GreyleafSep 1, 2019 5:56 AM
 "I am not sure that I exist, actually. I am all the writers that I have read, all the people that I have met, all the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited." ― Jorge Luis Borges [url=]Goodreads[/url] | [url=]Letterboxd[/url] |
| I'm still waiting for The Enigma of Amigara Fault to get adapted, easily my favorite Ito work |
Phlaryx said: Gunbuster did it in its final episode.It’s been confirmed that the series will be in black and white. Someone had a link from another discussion where one of the people working on the project said so. It will be interesting to see an anime fully in black and white. I’ve never seen it done before and I’m surprised that other works haven’t really done this art choice. |
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bledsoe60 said: I'm still waiting for The Enigma of Amigara Fault to get adapted, easily my favorite Ito work Amigara Fault is my second-favorite Itou work. I'd love to see that as well, though it's not nearly long enough for anything longer than a short OVA. But that'd still be really cool. |
"I am not sure that I exist, actually. I am all the writers that I have read, all the people that I have met, all the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited." ― Jorge Luis Borges [url=]Goodreads[/url] | [url=]Letterboxd[/url] |
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Kirei looks really good in the anime.. tbh, this is all extremely impressive. Ugh, I told myself I wasn't going to get excited over an Itou adaptation, but I'm slowly starting to feel the hype. Please, please, please be good. xD |
"I am not sure that I exist, actually. I am all the writers that I have read, all the people that I have met, all the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited." ― Jorge Luis Borges [url=]Goodreads[/url] | [url=]Letterboxd[/url] |
bledsoe60 said: that's too short to be adaptedI'm still waiting for The Enigma of Amigara Fault to get adapted, easily my favorite Ito work |
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FinNote said: I was only thinking of a short OVAbledsoe60 said: that's too short to be adaptedI'm still waiting for The Enigma of Amigara Fault to get adapted, easily my favorite Ito work |
bledsoe60 said: Since it wouldn't even be one full episode, It doesn't make sense for a studio to design the characters for just a few minutes of animation. The only possible thing is for a bad studio to do it but nobody wants it if It'd suck.FinNote said: I was only thinking of a short OVAthat's too short to be adapted |
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FinNote said: or as an extra on a dvd or blu-ray which is very common. Hell, Amigara Fault itself was originally just an extra included with Gyobledsoe60 said: Since it wouldn't even be one full episode, It doesn't make sense for a studio to design the characters for just a few minutes of animation. The only possible thing is for a bad studio to do it but nobody wants it if It'd suck.I was only thinking of a short OVA |
bledsoe60 said: FinNote said: or as an extra on a dvd or blu-ray which is very common. Hell, Amigara Fault itself was originally just an extra included with GyoSince it wouldn't even be one full episode, It doesn't make sense for a studio to design the characters for just a few minutes of animation. The only possible thing is for a bad studio to do it but nobody wants it if It'd suck. Yeah, I wish I could've rated them separately because I personally hated Gyo, lmao |
"I am not sure that I exist, actually. I am all the writers that I have read, all the people that I have met, all the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited." ― Jorge Luis Borges [url=]Goodreads[/url] | [url=]Letterboxd[/url] |
| yes, already see the trailer, and its actually good. cant wait for watch it. this adaptation maybe do the right justice we all wanted since the last one so frickin bad tho. gonna love it if they do some army of one or enigma of amigara vault. |
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the cloud one got me shiver. they gotta the feel of manga. |
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| I have a really hard time telling apart the screenshots from the anime to the ones from the manga. Production values-wise Production I.G. (no pun intended) have always put more effort in their work than most studios ever put, so the adaptation is in better hands than J.C. Staff or Studio DEEN. |
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| I think it's safe to say this will be better than the Juni Ito Collection anime. Thank god. |
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| It won't be a good adaptation if they didn't put "walkin' on the spiral" by the pillows as the ending theme. That's what truly matters the most. |
ShitasteSep 18, 2019 1:39 PM
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| They got one of the most underrated directors around at the helm and from what we've heard an incredible soundtrack. This is gonna be incredible, I'm sure |
| I just read the entire manga and damn, I have no idea how they will adapt the best chapters and the chapters that are plot-based after a certain even in......just 4 episodes. |
| All weebs creatures of the galaxy, hear this message. Those of you who listen will not be struck by western animation. You will no longer know hunger, nor pain. Your Anime have come to lead you now. Our strength shall serve as a luminous sun toward which all intelligence may blossom. And the impervious shelter beneath which you will prosper. However, for those who refuse our offer and cling to their western animation ways… For you, there will be great wrath. |
| Official twitter account shared some storyboards: https://twitter.com/UzumakiAnime1/status/1270781882221735936/photo/4  |
| 4 episodes for the entire manga is kinda... |
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| Uzumaki is doomed. People in the industry should never touch his manga. |
| 5 years with just 4 bad production quality episodes damn |
| Junji Ito is one of the unluckiest Person in the industry. In every couple of years, somebody poops on his works for nothing. I realised that from now on, I DON'T WANT any Ito adaptation, just go away. Shoo shoo 🫳 |
| WISHED I COULD ALSO GET TRANSPORTED TO A WORLD FULL OF MAGIC And DUNGEONS, please take me there too if you could ( ◜‿◝ )♡ |
| This aged very nicely. |
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@deg Episode 1 is good, the quality dropped significantly in Episode 2 though
| @Mattness8 nah 1st episode is usually the best an anime can offer and i saw some clips of it and for a first episode its just mid if you factor in how long they produce it |
| I haven't read the manga, but I've gotta say I'm digging this show so far. |
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