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Oct 14, 7:31 AM

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The creepy factor is still there so that's good but whatever happened to that lighthouse from last episode? Did she somehow survive getting burnt? Also, even if she did, I am surprised she hasn't fled yet. They should really consider evacuating the town.




Oct 14, 8:34 AM
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Uzumaki is officially cooked, wow. Y'all shouldn't even have tried to make the entirety of Uzumaki if you were gonna do this. The 5 year wait for this is truly an embarrasment.
Oct 14, 8:53 AM

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- Episode 2 -> Characters stated the town stopped cremating dead people because of the spiral smoke. Thus, cemeteries are full.
- Episode 3 -> Shuuichi's mother is cremated.

Man, this is such a narrative mess. I actually feel sorry for those Uzumaki fans who waited half a decade just to witness this disaster of an adaptation.
Oct 14, 11:38 AM
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Animation was far better than episode 2, however nowhere near episode 1.
Oct 14, 12:02 PM

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how did kirie survive the lighthouse?
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Oct 14, 2:17 PM

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spirals? 😪😴😪
awful animation? 😨😱💀

There's nothing more boring of a concept than doing the same things in horror over and over again. Add the no color is just icing on the cake
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Oct 14, 3:43 PM
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lmao I woulda skipped town and worried about everything else later
Oct 14, 5:01 PM
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The really scary thing in this anime is the pacing, this is a problem since episode 1. The animation improved after episode 2, but still isn't anything near the 1st episode. Storywise this is one of the worst adaptations I have ever seen.
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Okay, this chapter was already better than the previous one, but the first chapter is still unbeatable

Well let's see what the last chapter will be like...
Oct 14, 6:47 PM
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Honestly so relieved to see that the animation quality picked up from episode two (which after some consideration I do think was as bad as people made it out to be) I did feel like it was rushed, especially the hospital murders. I just feel like there were some places where the suspense could have held out just a little longer. I’m really happy otherwise.
Oct 14, 7:10 PM
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very creepy yet very interesting, the animation looks better than in ep 2 tho
Oct 14, 11:00 PM

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how did kirie survive the lighthouse?
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Right? And how did she survive the typhoon sucking her and her boyfriend up in the air and then suddenly appearing next to a lake especially after they showed what happened to the other girl that got sucked up earlier.

Beyond the bad production values the logic behind this is all over the place such as what was just mentioned (maybe Kirie is immortal and is the reason behind this nightmare) and this feels so very rushed as they go to different scenarios with no break in between.
Oct 15, 1:53 AM
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Didn't like the pacing, there was some horror at least.
Oct 15, 3:44 AM

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animation was definitely better, and also the pacing (compared to episode 2), but it’s still so rushed. it’s not making the manga any justice unfortunately.
Despite this, it was the creepiest episode for sure, aside from the newborns. the mushroom kids segment was as dumb as I remember, and this was not the anime’s problem for once
Oct 15, 5:09 AM

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I've actually taken to the most disorienting way of watching this. I originally planned reading the manga but this just came around so Ive been reading the manga trying to guestimate what chapters to go through and this episode has terrible pacing and meshing the jack in the box boy with the typhoon story just felt so bad. First two were not too bad to me I felt the pacing was fine and worked to give a sense of chaos but this one really felt off. The animation is better than second episode but not as good as the first. Also there was nipple censorship, which I don't even know why with some of the things they've shown in this already which feels silly.

That hospital event with the mosquito zombie people was scary though how there is so little that could be done on the spot so little defense available and doors that dont even seem to lock.

I feel this should have been a five episode series. Even just one episode more would have been an improvement in pacing.


RioFS said:
The creepy factor is still there so that's good but whatever happened to that lighthouse from last episode? Did she somehow survive getting burnt? Also, even if she did, I am surprised she hasn't fled yet. They should really consider evacuating the town.

Kirie and all but one of the kids made it out by just a hair. They just didnt show the very last moment jumping out the door frame.

Alfredo-Sauce said:
Right? And how did she survive the typhoon sucking her and her boyfriend up in the air and then suddenly appearing next to a lake especially after they showed what happened to the other girl that got sucked up earlier.

Beyond the bad production values the logic behind this is all over the place such as what was just mentioned (maybe Kirie is immortal and is the reason behind this nightmare) and this feels so very rushed as they go to different scenarios with no break in between.

The typhoon just spun them around and then touched down into the pond where it simmered down leading to a soft enough landing and were pulled out. That is why they survived because it wasn't trying to kill them I guess only obsessed with making Kirie part of the spiral. Im not sure why it seemed as if that one girl died before hitting the ground but maybe she only died from the fall despite appearances.

The pond is right next to Kirie's home which I think they did explain early on in first ep it's location unless i recall wrong. The place they were relocated after the typhoon destroyed her home is also near the pond.

They also left out for some reason unless they are going to slip it into next ep briefly
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Oct 15, 7:07 AM
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its nice enjoyed it
Oct 15, 7:24 AM
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girl i was flabbergasted

also how hasn’t the main character lost her sanity after all that she’s been through ??😭
Oct 15, 7:46 AM
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i love kirie but man she is dumb as hell 😭😭😭 seeing all these events and still acting surprised every time. she also acts like shuichi is kinda exaggerating and going crazy over nothing 😭😭😭
Oct 15, 9:27 AM

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Better than episode 2.... marginally. None of the animation in this episode made me laugh in a moment of unintentional comedy. Nevertheless, the awful pacing remained. Hospital arc was handled pretty well, but everything after that was rushed as usual. I'd be totally lost if I had never read the manga.

I am watching this every week with my wife, who has yet to read the manga. She's been totally lost since the beginning of episode 2. When this episode started, she asked if there was a time skip? She asked how the lighthouse didn't kill Kirie? And also that her brother's health wasn't even addressed until after the hospital arc in this episode. She's totally lost.

Let's hope they stick the ending and return to the episode 1 quality. I'm not optimistic at this point. I don't absolutely hate the series, but it is so much untapped potential. I can't wait to read about the development hell after this wraps.
Oct 15, 10:33 AM
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why is everyone so chill lmaooo
Oct 15, 12:40 PM
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A good episode, the animation stays the same as the last, and the script and bizarre events are very cool.
Oct 15, 3:39 PM
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.................man
Oct 15, 3:39 PM
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.................man
Oct 15, 4:06 PM
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There’s still a lot of the story left, I don’t know how they’ll wrap it up well in just one more episode!!
Pacing is gonna be crazy in episode 4!!
Oct 15, 8:59 PM

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Shuichi looks so done. He and Kirie should just leave the city already lol.
Oct 15, 9:44 PM

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I honestly can't agree with anyone saying the animation was better than episode 2... I had to look away at times because it was giving me so much secondhand embarrassment. it's not even just how bad the animation is but also how stiff and uninspired most shots look, composition-wise. I'm really hoping the rumors about the last episode having the same director as the first are true.

leaving all that aside, again we're suffering with pacing issues, though I understand it was inevitable from the start, with only 4 episodes to tell the story. I beg anyone reading this who has not read the manga to please go and do so, even if you're not much of a manga reader! it would be a shame for you to only experience this story this way.
Oct 15, 11:36 PM

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A medida que a história avança as coisas ficam mais bizarras.
A expressão psicopata das grávidas chupadoras de sangue ficou macabro, e no terceiro episódio descobri que mulher grávida é detida com baygon. Gestantes comem cogumelo espiral, nasce bebês falantes, isso foi muito engraçado. Um tornado tem vida e declara amor à Kirie. O espírito de uma casa possui pessoa com mente maligna, mente maligna de um espiador que desejava a Kirie.
Sodoma e Gomorra
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Oct 16, 1:05 AM
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Extremely rushed - the animation quality improved from episode 2, but still a massive downgrade of ep 1.

The plot is just a jumbled mess of short stories - just shock minus all the suspense. Whoever directed this should've been fired
Oct 16, 4:48 AM
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why can't they just move to a different town and buy a new house there? I mean, ik that's not how horror stories work...but I'd like to know if anyone had this thought....
Oct 16, 7:34 AM
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The animation looked a bit dull
Oct 16, 10:36 AM
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Oct 2020
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demn the pacing is faster than the flash
Oct 16, 1:31 PM

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Kirie made it out of being cooked by the lighthouse? It was a hand-cranked drill?
What Kirie's cousin brought to the hospital was a drill to enact her mosquito-like behaviour like the other pregnant women.
Buried with the suspension spring of the car that ran him over and now he's a literal Jack in the box. So they are back to cremations, Shuuichi's mother couldn't escape the spiral in the end...

Novels I have read/am reading pending approval: since November 10 2022
Oct 16, 4:20 PM
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The animation was very mid but the story is good.
Oct 16, 4:33 PM

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I should've known a Junji Ito manga getting adapted well was too good to be true, let alone my personal favorite of his works. This is just depressing to watch.
Oct 16, 7:54 PM
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Episode with problems in animation again. The movement and proportions are incorrect.
Regarding its development, it is not completely polished, there are sections that are missing or need explaining, in this third episode, the worst has been this point, the adaptation, bad.
For those who do not know Uzumaki, I hope it helps you to read the manga, because it has greater potential.
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@Ranxomare Agree
Oct 16, 11:11 PM

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Bruh, I can't handle how the hospital, ya know, other than all the crazy spiral happenings in there, is just going on about its business. PEOPLE ARE GETTING MURDERED AND EATING REGENERATIVE PLACENTA MUSHROOMS HOW HAVE YOU NOT EVACUATED AND QUARANTINED THE PLACE ALREADY?
Oct 17, 2:33 AM
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Good not as good as the manga
Oct 17, 3:31 AM

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The first episode was so good but the second and third episode pacing was so fast. They're missing out so much stuff.
Oct 17, 12:18 PM
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How is episode 3? seeing peoples reaction to episode 2 has put me off watching, is it at least a step up from episode 2?
Oct 17, 3:26 PM

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The wait was definitely not worth it smh
Oct 17, 3:49 PM
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if the villagers sacrificed Kirie in the first episode, nothing would happen probably
Oct 17, 6:15 PM

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Bruh, I can't handle how the hospital, ya know, other than all the crazy spiral happenings in there, is just going on about its business. PEOPLE ARE GETTING MURDERED AND EATING REGENERATIVE PLACENTA MUSHROOMS HOW HAVE YOU NOT EVACUATED AND QUARANTINED THE PLACE ALREADY?
@-Trippwire-

Simply explained (because the anime is rushing everything) once the lighthouse started working, the whole town went insane. No one except Shuichi and maybe Kyrie are functional human beings.

Now you may be wondering why all of this is even happening. Well that should be explained on episode 4. Pretty cool stuff in the manga.
Oct 17, 9:43 PM
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I'm feeling that this series would be so much better with more time on the oven. Maybe more kindness doing it with the animation, with more episodes it would reach something great. Unfortunatelly it's missing so many things... animations, events order is all over the place. It's a shame. I still feel interested in the story but I think it's something personal, maybe. But in terms of quality it lacks a lot.
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I'm feeling that this series would be so much better with more time on the oven. Maybe more kindness doing it with the animation, with more episodes it would reach something great. Unfortunatelly it's missing so many things... animations, events order is all over the place. It's a shame. I still feel interested in the story but I think it's something personal, maybe. But in terms of quality it lacks a lot.
Oct 17, 10:13 PM
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Still a freaky ahhh anime👻
Oct 18, 12:59 AM
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BIG disappointment !!!!!!
Oct 18, 1:47 AM
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Absolute Mindfuck.

Classic Junji Ito disturbing horror.


For god sake, LEAVE THIS FCKING TOWN!!
LMAO
Oct 18, 5:43 AM

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Well, it's not that bad, but I feel a difference with the first episode. It lacks something.

"When you die, I'll be the one writing your name in my Death Note" - Ryuk.
Oct 18, 7:40 AM
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It moves through several genres and ends up being nothing and in a dull, emotionless way.
Oct 18, 7:50 AM

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I find it funny how after Episode 2 I see absolutely nothing online about this series.
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