The Anime That'll Blow You Away In 2020

The new year is bringing new anime that fans across the world will love. Are you ready for a series about historical warlords in the bodies of modern pet dogs? How about the story of a girl who realizes she's the villain in a video game? All this and more are in store for 2020.

Junji Ito is horror manga's undisputed king. If anything from his vast library of work can be considered his magnum opus, however, it is Uzumaki: the slow, sordid chronicle of one small town's descent into madness.

The story encompasses everything from cannibalistic body horror to isolation-induced psychosis. Ito's always had a gift for balancing absurdism with horror, but Uzumaki takes it further than ever before.

Uzumaki has been adapted before, most notably as a series of video games and a 2000 live-action movie. Nothing, however, has managed to equal its source material in sheer intensity, until now.

In partnership with Adult Swim, Production I.G. has produced a four-episode adaptation that will air concurrently in Japan and the United States. Ito's densely-inked style is a massive challenge to animate, but teaser trailers reveal uniquely detailed visuals that should intrigue newbies and seasoned fans alike. Just make sure you watch this one with the lights on.

It might have taken five years longer than expected, but at last, the finale of the Rebuild of Evangelion series has a premiere date. These films have always been unique: Though they're most widely known as a retelling of the original Neon Genesis Evangelion anime series, they've grown steadily different from the source material with each installment. Entirely new characters have taken center stage, old characters have been woven into the narrative far earlier than in the original series, and a completely different ending is promised to close out the series.

If the previous films are anything to go by, 3.0+1.0 will be an innovative presentation of everything that makes Evangelion the anime touchstone it is, from dazzling animation to a clear-eyed look at trauma on the precipice of adulthood. Keep watching the video to see all the anime that'll blow you away in 2020!

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Uzumaki | 0:16
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 | 1:16
Drifting Dragons | 2:18
My Next Life as a Villainess | 2:58
Smile Down the Runway | 4:03
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 | 5:14
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! | 6:12
Dorohedoro | 7:00
Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga | 8:07
Brand New Animal | 9:26
The Promised Neverland | 10:32