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Animator Henry Thurlow who is popular for his work on One Piece, Boruto and other anime, recently put out a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter) shedding light on what possibly could have gone wrong with the Uzumaki adaptation.

The anime has gone through an alarming downward spiral when it came to its animation quality, leaving everyone quite disheartened.

While Thurlow admitted that he was not fully aware of what happened behind the scenes of Uzumaki’s production, he lashed out at western producers for probably having ruined the show.

He pointed out that some producer from the anime, in a bid to just get done with production and release it, might have involved some subpar studio to work on the it.

“As for the Uzumaki production, at the end of the day it’s almost certainly *some* western producer’s fault. ‘This is taking too long so force...

Uzumaki anime’s executive producer Jason DeMarco recently took to Bluesky account to address fans’ concerns about the sudden dip in the animation quality of episode 2.

Despite the anime being in production for over 5 years, there were many issues and setbacks, according to DeMarco.

The team was ultimately faced with three options, i.e., to cancel the show, air only the first episode, or complete all four episodes despite the issues.

In the end, they chose the third option out of respect for the hard work invested in the series, even though they anticipated some backlash.

“It’s fine, we knew this would happen. I can’t talk about what went down but we were screwed over and the options were A) not finish and air nothing and call it a loss, B) Just finish and air ep 1 and leave it incomplete or C) run all four, warts and all.

After eagerly awaiting Uzumaki for over five years and enduring multiple delays, there was a considerable hype when the anime finally started airing.

However, there has been a noticeable drop in animation quality of the anime in episode 2, which premiered on Oct 6.

The moments of the characters were robotic and stiff, while the art itself was questionable at many points. In fact, if you mistake this episode for a fan animation, there would be no surprises.

Following the impressive debut of the first episode, which showcased stunning visuals and atmosphere, the drastic dip in the animation quality of episode 2, has naturally led to a wave of critical reactions online.

Many expected the animation to maintain the same high standard seen in episode 1.

Uzumaki Anime Sees a heavy drop in animation in episode 2.

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This setback will...

After facing multiple delays, San Diego Comic-Con unveiled the much awaited release date for the anime adaptation of Junji Ito’s Uzumaki.

Uzumaki anime is all set to start airing on Sep 28 at 12:30 a.m. Edt on Adult Swim’s Toonami programming block. It will also stream on the Max streaming service.

A brand new trailer was also revealed to commemorate the announcement.

The anime was initially set to premiere on Toonami in 2020, ahead of its Japanese debut. However, the production faced multiple delays. Initially postponed to 2021, it was later rescheduled for October 2022. In June 2022, another delay pushed the release date further.

Uzumaki anime’s cast includes:

Uki Satake as Kirie Goshima Shinichiro Miki as Shuichi Saito Toshio Furukawa as Kirie’s Father Takashi Matsuyama as Shuichi’s Father Mika Doi as Yukie Saito Mariya Ise as Azami Kurotami Katsutoshi Matsuzaki as Katayama Wataru Hatano as Okada Tatsumaru Tachibana...