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This story was originally published September 5 and has been updated ahead ofUzumakis premiere.
The timing didnt help, either: The COVID-19 pandemic threatened to derail the show entirely.
The pandemic completely stopped production on the show for close to a year.
It was very challenging to bring the show back from the dead.
Their efforts, however, have borne fruit.
What, exactly, is an uzumaki?
The word translates towhirlpool, swirl, or vortexin Japanese.
The story circles teens Kirie and her boyfriend, Shuichi, who first notice the demonic spirals.
Exactly how they appear is what makes the manga and the show so visually arresting.
The spirals are insatiable, inexorable, and all-encompassing.
They also drive people mad.
I still see spirals.
Everyone who worked on the show does millions and millions of them, DeMarco says.
Its a miracle it got made and we all survived it.
Why is it animated in black and white?
The idea actually came from Flying Lotus DeMarcos friend and a longtime Adult Swim soundtrack collaborator.
I thought that was an amazing idea and suggested it to Nagahama in our first meeting about the show.
He said he had actually been thinking about the same thing and that he was thrilled I suggested it.
Creatively, it serves to reproduce the look of Itos manga.
You said theres a new trailer?
Honestly, its pretty fucking gnarly!
When does itcomespin out?
On streaming, Max will have both the Japanese and English-dubbed versions the day after they initially debut.
