Warning: Spoilers Ahead for Uzumaki Episode 4!The shocking post-credits scene forUzumakijust redefined mangakaJunji Ito’s masterpiece. The long-awaited anime adaptation ofUzumakihas finally drawn to a close, and for the most part, it was a pretty faithful adaptation. While it hit some bumps along the way,including some controversial animation, the series did a great job bringing the horrifying graphic novel to life. However,the final episode features an original scenethat changes what fans knew about the manga’s ending.
In the post-credits scene ofUzumaki’s fourth episode, Kirie voices over a rebuilt Kurouzu-cho after the events of her and Shuichi’s story. For the most part, it’s incredibly similar to how the town looked in the first episode, mirroring what Kirie suggested would happen at the end of the manga. However, the story goes further with little details that imply something far more twisted. At a train station,a boy and girl named Satoshi and Eri recreate Kirie and Shuichi’s interactions in the first episode, but this time with the genders flipped.It’s a brief scene that doesn’t last more than 15 seconds, but it holds so much meaning to how the Spiral Curse returns every 100 years.
Kurouzu-Cho is Doomed to Relive the Same Uzumaki Story Every 100 Years
History Literally Repeats Itself
What’s fascinating about this short scene created for the anime is how much it hints that Kurouzu-cho literally can’t escape its past. The introduction of Satoshi and Eri hints that the events from theUzumakistory will continue. However, there won’t be a new batch of spirals changing the formula.It’ll be the exact same events that haunted Kirie and Shuichias their supposedly reincarnated selves face similar stories that plagued the town.
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However, this time, Satoshi and Eri will encounter minor differences inUzumaki’s story and characters. The fact that they are different genders in this repeat of the anime’s beginning shows that while the story as a whole will stay the same,it will have some minute details that are different from what Kirie and Shuichi experienced.The overall story will still play out the same way. However, usingJack-in-the-Boxas an example, it’s likely a female student will get hit by a car to prove their love to Eri, rather than a male student.
Uzumaki’s Final Twist Proves Why No One Learns from the Town’s Cursed Past
The Story Must Play Out as It Always Has
One of the most notable moments inUzumaki’s final episode features Shuichi and Kirie pondering over why no one had heard of the curse before, if it’s a process that continues to repeat itself every 100 years. The post-credits scene forUzumakisubtly answers this in a pretty brilliant way byshowing that the story is cyclical. Every time it happens, there are no major changes to the haunting events that happen within the town. It always ends with everyone falling into the center of the spiral, encased forever by the curse. The town then rebuilds, and a whole new group of citizens fills in the roles left behind by the previous victims, playing out the same story again and again.
Given how faithful every take on the manga’s terrifying chapters was for the most part, it was shocking to see an original addition to the story at the very end. However, it adds so much to the lore ofUzumakithat it’s a welcome addition overall. This choice will forever redefineJunji Ito’s masterpiece, changing how fans view the spiraling events in Kurouzu-cho, as people continue to be doomed to fall into the same mistakes every 100 years with no hope of escape.
Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror
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Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror is an adaptation of Junji Ito’s acclaimed manga, directed by Hiroshi Nagahama. The series unfolds in the town of Kurôzu-cho where inexplicable events related to spirals plague the inhabitants, leading to terror and madness. Highlighting the psychological and supernatural, the show follows high school student Kirie Goshima and her boyfriend, Shuichi Saito, as they confront the spiraling horrors that engulf their town.
