Picture: Uzumaki – Production I.G.
The anime adaptation of Junji Ito’s beloved Uzumaki is coming to Netflix exclusively in Asia in December 2024.
Uzumaki is a Japanese anime series and the animated adaptation of Junji Ito’s beloved horror manga of the same name. Hiroshi Nagahama directed the series overall. However, each episode had its own director. Production I.G. USA and Adult Swim’s in-house production studio, Williams Street, produced the anime.
When is Uzumaki coming to Netflix?
Netflix has confirmed that Uzumaki is coming to the streaming service on December 20th, 2024.
However, it’s always best to read the fine print, as the trailer’s excerpt revealed that Uzumaki will only be available on Netflix in Asia.
Uzumaki was released in the USA in late September 2024 on Adult Swim and was available to stream MAX the following day. In the UK, Uzumaki can be streamed on Channel 4.
There’s no word on whether Uzumaki will be coming to Netflix outside of Asia in the near future.
What is the plot of Uzumaki?
High school student Kirie Goshima lives in the quiet, small town of Kurouzu-cho, where the population is slowly being driven mad by their growing obsession with spiral shapes. Kirie and her boyfriend, Shuichi Saito, witness how the spiral curse affects those around them, and their attempts to escape from the town have dire and dramatic consequences.
Who is in the cast of Uzumaki?
The Japanese and English dub casts are already known:
| Character | Japanese Dub | English Dub |
|---|---|---|
| Kirie Goshima | Uki Satake | Abby Trott |
| Shuichi Saito | Shin-ichiro Miki | Robbie Daymond |
| Yasuo Goshima | Toshio Furukawa | Doug Stone |
| Chizuko Goshima | Shino Kakinuma | Dorothy Elias-Fahn |
| Mitsuo Goshima | Yuko Sanpei | Laura Stahl |
| Toshio Saito | Takashi Matsuyama | Aaron LaPlante |
| Yukie Saito | Mika Doi | Mona Marshall |
| Azami Kurotani | Mariya Ise | Cristina Vee |
| Tokuo Katayama | Katsutoshi Matsuzaki | Max Mittelman |
| Okada | Wataru Hatano | Kaiji Tang |
| Kazuki Tsumura | Tatsumaro Tachibana | Sean Chiplock |
| Ikuo Yokota | Koichi Tochika | Jonah Scott |
| Shiho Ishikawa | Ami Fukushima | Erica Mendez |
| Kazunori Nishiki | Yuto Uemura | Khoi Dao |
| Yoriko Endo | Satomi Hanamura | Brianna Knickerbocker |
| Mitsuru Yamaguchi | Kappei Yamaguchi | Erik Scott Kimerer |
| Kyoko Sekino | Yoko Hikasa | Jenny Yokobori |
| Keiko Nakayama | Shiori Koshikawa | Amber Lee Connors |
| Wakabayashi | Yuji Ueda | Stephen Fu |
| Pregnant Woman L | Sumi Shimaoto | Larissa Gallagher |
| Chie Maruyama | Ai Koboyashi | Courtney Lin |
| Tanizaki | Satoshi Mikami | Patrick Seitz |
| Butterfly Tribe Leader | Yuto Nakano | Kirk Thornton |
| Takemoto | Yukito Soma | Brent Mukai |
What is the episode count?
Uzumaki has a total of four episodes. Each episode has a runtime of 25 minutes.
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