Adult Swim Reveals First Footage From Two New Series: ‘Uzumaki’ And ‘Common Side Effects’ [Video]

At San Diego Comic-Con last week, Adult Swim revealed sneak peeks at two of its most highly-anticipated titles: Uzumaki (pictured, top right) and Common Side Effects.

First up is Uzumaki, an adaptation of Junji Ito’s supernational horror manga. It will premiere Saturday, September 28, at 12:30 am during the Toonami block, with new episodes airing weekly in Japanese with English subtitles. Both the Japanese and English dub will be available to stream the next day on Max.

A trailer has been released online:

The official series description is as follows:

“Let’s leave this town together,” asks Shuichi Saito, a former classmate of Kirie Goshima, a high school girl who was born and grew up in Kurouzu-cho. Everything from a strange whirlwind, billowing smoke from the crematorium, and the residents is turning into spirals. People’s eyes spin in whirls, a tongue spirals, and the bodies twist unnaturally. In an attempt to escape the curse of the spirals, Kirie …