Statues more than redeems Junji Ito after the failed Uzumaki anime

Scarecrows, headless statues, a cozy town filled with maps, red strings, a circus — Junji Ito’s knack for making the mundane feel cosmically unsettling knows no bounds. Statues, which debuted in March 2026 and compiles several new and old stories into an English language release,is yet another descent into the macabre mind of the medium’s most storied creator, and redeems the missteps of the underwhelming 2024 Uzumaki anime miniseries. Woof, that happened.