Episode 4 of Junji Ito’s famed Uzumaki follows Kirie, Shuichi, and their group as they finally attempt to escape Kurouzu village, which the sinister spiral curse has consumed.
They find more and more signs that the village is being affected by the spirals and the horror slowly creeps into them. Can they escape the curse?
Contents
1. Release Date and Updates on Uzumaki Anime Episode 5
2. What happens in Uzumaki episode 4?
3. Thoughts on the Finale
4. About Uzumaki
1. Release Date and Updates on Uzumaki Anime Episode 5
The final episode of the Uzumaki anime, episode 4, was released on Saturday, October 19 (Adult Swim) and Sunday, October 20 (Max).
The Uzumaki series has finished airing, and therefore, there will be no further episodes being released.
2. What happens in Uzumaki episode 4?
Uzumaki Episode 4, a fitting finale to the much-anticipated Junji Ito series, was released on October 20, 2024. The finale brought a dark and intense conclusion to the haunting tale of Kurouzu village.
The episode began with news reporters from Toyo TV arriving at the village to document the strange occurrences, only to fall prey to the seemingly omnipotent spiral curse.
Their car gets destroyed in a hurricane, leaving only Chie alive, who Kirie and her brother Mitsuo soon rescue.
The trio makes their way through the increasingly twisted village; they encounter more signs of the curse’s spread, such as children playing with whirlwinds and dangerous gang members feeding on cursed snail-transformed villagers.
The emotionless white and black visuals showcased the horrific descent of the village into madness. Every inhabitant seemed to either succumb to the curse or lose their humanity.
Kirie, Shuichi, and the remaining survivors eventually discovered the source of the curse—the spiral ruins at the village center. These ancient structures had been controlling the fate of Kurouzu village for centuries. It was only now that they decided to erase the village.
Despite their efforts to escape, Kirie’s brother, Mitsuo, succumbs to the curse, transforming into a snail. With their hearts hardened, Kirie forced the group to continue their desperate journey.
As they headed deeper into the heart of the village, Kirie and Shuichi were drawn into the spiral ruins, where Shuichi revealed the curse’s sinister history. Imbued with evil, the ruins had consumed villages for centuries, only to fall dormant afterward.
In a tragic final moment, Kirie chose to stay with Shuichi as the spiral ruins closed around them, sealing their fate and bringing the destruction of Kurouzu village to a harrowing end. The horror persists and almost jumps out and grasps the viewer.
3. Thoughts on the Finale
Episode 4 of Uzumaki masterfully concludes the haunting tale of Kurouzu village and its cursed inhabitants. The episode stays true to the eerie atmosphere that persists across the series.
The main characters had their fates sealed, no matter how attached viewers might have gotten to them. In the end, the spiral devours all.
The escalating terror that has defined the series, with its unsettling visuals and nightmarish spiral imagery, reached its peak.
Kirie and Shuichi’s tragic journey to the heart of the spiral curse is both heart-wrenching and inevitable, showcasing the inescapable nature of the horror that has plagued them from the start.
The final moments, where the spiral ruins consume the village and its last survivors, leave a lasting dread upon the viewers.
The post-credits scene hints at the curse’s rebirth in a new town and adds another layer of unease. How many disasters has the spiral caused until now? How many will it consume in the future? The cycle of terror is far from over.
Uzumaki’s finale offers a grim and deeply unsettling conclusion that perfectly encapsulates the series’ unique brand of cosmic horror. It is, after all, a Junji Ito series.
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Uzumaki is a horror manga series by Junji Itou. It was serialized in the Big Comic Spirits manga 1998-1999. An anime production is scheduled for fall 2022.
The story starts in a small town, Kurouzu-cho. This eerie town gives birth to a spiral curse that makes people paranoid about spirals and gradually leads them to their deaths.
Kirie and Shuichi plan their escape from the town and its curse, but it is tougher than they expected.
