Uzumaki drastically cut this story from the manga and I'm very disappointed

Warning: Spoilers and disturbing images ahead for Uzumaki Episode 2!One of the scariest stories in Uzumaki The manga was cut down a lot in the anime and I'm very disappointed. Junji Ito's masterful horror story is filled with terrifying chapters that demonstrate the terrifying nature of the spiral curse in Kurouzu-cho. However, the following especially stands out: “Jack in the box", a stand-alone story that features some of the most chilling imagery in a graphic novel. When I saw that it was being adapted into a second episode, I was excited... until I noticed how stripped down the story was.

IN Uzumakisecond episode"Jack in the box” is presented and adapted quite accurately: Mitsuru Yamaguchi constantly scares Kirie in an attempt to please her. In fact, when the story gets to his demise, the image of him being crushed by tires after jumping in front of him to prove his love for Kyrie is just as disturbing as it is on the page. However, after this scene the anime abandons the story entirely before it can even hint at its horrifying climax in the manga. Instead, he continues to focus on other stories such as "Jellyfish" And "Twisted Souls' and it left me devastated to see such a terrible story being completely ignored.

Uzumaki's complete disregard for the second half of Jack in the Box left me extremely disappointed.

The scariest part of the manga was completely cut out

In the original manga, Mitsuru's story goes far beyond his death in the anime.and that's what made this story so outstanding. It follows Kirie as she begins to feel haunted by Mitsuru and feels guilty for his death. She then enlists Shikhur's help to dig up his corpse to ensure he is truly dead after a disturbing vision. As they exhume the body, they are both shocked to see Mitsuru's corpse still moving and jumping after them. However, as the body is dismembered with each bounce, it is revealed that the spring from the car that crushed him became lodged in his spine, turning him into a jack-in-the-box man.

It's such a solid horror story that makes great use of Junji Ito's signature disturbing art to tell a story separate from the main one. Uzumaki story, but fits into recurring themes and imagery. The fact that the anime cuts this horrific second half from the final product is completely disappointing because he ignores what made this story one of Uzumakibest. The ending of the story, as the best part approaches, is by far the most disappointing part of the second episode, even despite the controversial drop in animation quality that sent fans into a frenzy.

Uzumaki turns Mitsuru's corpse into a cheap post-credits scene

Mitsuru's story deserves better

What's frustrating about how "Jack in the box"has been processed is that the anime actually touches on the scarier second half of the story after the credits. The final scene shows Mitsuru's grave before the ground gives way. Suddenly, Mitsuru's corpse jumps onto the screen, making the same noise he made to scare Kirie. It's so brief that I wonder why he couldn't have just taken a clip from the anime to give this horrific episode more context. It doesn't even show why he runs out of the grave, completely negating his connection to the spiral curse since the spring in his spine is what makes him jump in the story.

Additionally, the decision to scrap this part entirely and save it for the post-credits scene means that one of the most terrible images in historyThe jack-in-the-box with the demonic face is shown completely out of context. When he appears in the anime, it's a short segment where Kirie drops a gift and Mitsuru is hit by a toy popping out of a box. He then makes a scary face and is never approached again. This completely ignores the reason for this iconic disturbing piece of art by Ito, as Kirie sees it in the manga when she hears Mitsuru's voice late at night in a fit of guilt, prompting her to check if Mitsuru is really dead.

Jack in the Box would have been better off if it hadn't been made into a film at all.

Uzumaki need enough space to breathe as is

If I were given the opportunity to rework the anime adaptation of this story, I would ultimately decide to cut it entirely. The biggest problem I have with anime is its fast pace due to the fact that it only consists of four episodes. While this has been a decent adaptation so far, its speed completely ruins the experience of what should be a slow-paced story. "Jack in the box"It's such a disconnected story from the rest of the story. Uzumaki the narrative is that I would be willing to cut it out completely rather than try to force it in and risk cutting out the most important parts.

To say that I was disappointed with the performance"Jack in the box“would be an understatement. This is such a terrifying story in the original manga, and to see it completely reversed before it gets to the second half takes away what made it scary in the first place. This Uzumaki a story that was needlessly shortened, and while I wish it had been cut altogether to give the series more room to breathe, it feels like nothing more than wasted potential given the horrendous source material.

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