As One-Punch Man's painful season 3 continues to roll out new installments, it often deceptively feels like this is an abnormal disappointment among anime fans. Yet, one year prior, the long-delayed release of Production I.G and Adult Swim's Uzumaki had already proven what true disappointment can look like. Beyond downgrades in animation, its horrid pacing was what broke fans' hearts.

Officially announced at 2019's Crunchyroll Expo, Uzumaki featured the collaborative output of Production I.G and Adult Swim. On the surface, everything looked great, with strong directors attached and a clear, visible devotion to adapting Junji Ito's uncanny visuals. However, the premiere acted as a smokescreen ahead of the rest of the 4-episode miniseries, where the source material's true betray

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