It was disappointing news for many Junji Ito fans that the anime version of Uzumaki is postponed until next year. But we can still see teasers while we wait, like this tweet showing people at work on the series:
A look behind the scenes of the recording of the Japanese dialogue. #UzumakiAnime pic.twitter.com/mGTllDvg4B
— UzumakiAnime (@UzumakiAnime1) July 29, 2020
This isn’t their first sneak peek. In the past, they’ve also shown us some of their storyboards.
UZUMAKI fans, we are working hard on the series and will have more updates for you soon. In the meantime, here’s a quick look at some storyboards for episode one. As you can see, we are using Ito-san’s manga as our guide! We can’t wait to terrify you all… pic.twitter.com/Feg6VbYdBl
— UzumakiAnime (@UzumakiAnime1) June 10, 2020
And they’ve shared videos and photos of actors from the Japanese cast:
Uki Satake to voice Kirie Goshima in the Japanese version of Uzumaki Anime. pic.twitter.com/vxQAvKLy4U
— UzumakiAnime (@UzumakiAnime1) July 8, 2020
Shin-ichiro Miki to voice Shuichi Saito in the Japanese version of Uzumaki Anime. pic.twitter.com/tUG22PoJKm
— UzumakiAnime (@UzumakiAnime1) July 15, 2020
Toshio Furukawa as Kirie’s Father. pic.twitter.com/OY2HmMtKs8
— UzumakiAnime (@UzumakiAnime1) July 22, 2020
Takashi Matsuyama as Shuichi’s father. pic.twitter.com/wMCCqNHggd
— UzumakiAnime (@UzumakiAnime1) July 22, 2020
Katsutoshi Matsuzaki as Katayama. pic.twitter.com/TzzjrVRy6k
— UzumakiAnime (@UzumakiAnime1) July 22, 2020
Wataru Hatano as Okada. pic.twitter.com/6CjP5DGtT2
— UzumakiAnime (@UzumakiAnime1) July 22, 2020
Koichi Tochika as Yokota. pic.twitter.com/pwR0VoCMxL
— UzumakiAnime (@UzumakiAnime1) July 22, 2020
Another year gives plenty of time for more teasers before we finally get the real thing!
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Danica Davidson is the author of the bestselling Manga Art for Beginners with artist Melanie Westin, and its sequel, Manga Art for Intermediates, with professional Japanese mangaka Rena Saiya. Check out her other comics and books at www.danicadavidson.com.