Uzumaki
Spiral into horror.
On Adult Swim
A visually stunning, avant-garde horror miniseries that spirals into psychological and supernatural dread through obsession and cosmic wrongness.
Kirie tries to escape from her town Kurouzu-cho, where the residents get obsessed with spirals due to an unexplained curse.
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Questions people ask
Is Uzumaki easy watching? No. Less comforting than 100% of series.
Is Uzumaki scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of series.
Does Uzumaki leave you hopeful? No. Less hopeful than 96% of series.
Is Uzumaki one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 96% of series.
Is Uzumaki sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of series.
Is Uzumaki violent? Yes. More violent than 81% of series.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
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Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like Uzumaki, and what each one shares →
Like Uzumaki
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Uzumaki
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Uzumaki, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Uzumaki, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Uzumaki, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
