Thank you for your continuing patience and support. We'll be back with a firm premiere date once we are confident this adaptation is as good as we know it can be. We remain fully committed to pursuing the completion of this work at the highest caliber. 'As much as we'd like to deliver this show to the public as soon as possible, we don't want to compromise its quality by delivering a mediocre final product. 'In order to replicate the the quality of the intricate designs and detailed line work of classic manga, Director and the production team have asked for additional time to recreate Ito's masterpiece properly,' the note continues. Last week, we learned that Adult Swim would be producing an anime miniseries based on horror manga legend Junji Ito’s Uzumaki.The teaser looked like Ito’s startling drawings come to life which. Unfortunately, the premiere date of the series must again be delayed.'Īn important update for our Uzumaki Anime. While there is no further information about when exactly that we will get to see the new series (meaning whether it's a delay until a later point this year or to 2023 in general), a note from the production team shared with fans on Twitter begins as such, 'Thanks to everyone for their interest, and positive comments about out Uzumaki anime adaption. Composing the music for the series is multi-instrumentalist Colin Stetson. Based on the manga series written and illustrated by Junji Ito, Uzumaki is a 4-episode series directed by Hiroshi Nagahama. Hiroshi Nagahama is in the director's chair for this series, and his previous experience in directing Mushishi - a supernatural slice-of-life. It is produced by Production I.G USA and Adult Swim. Adult Swim Uzumaki's cast and crew are top-notch. With the previous delay from the production team slating Uzumaki for a release some time this year, the production team behind the series has once again announced a delay to the series' premiere. The series is animated by Drive and co-produced by Production I.G USA and Adult Swims in-house production arm Williams Street. Uzumaki is an upcoming psychological horror anime mini-TV series.

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