"Chainsaw Man" - MAPPA Came Through with the Goods!

[Yojimbo]

7/9: They have not yet decided if the next material after Reze will be another movie or be season 2 of the series.

8/13: End theme is "JANE DOE" performed by Kenshi Yonezu and Hikaru Utada.

 

[Space Cadet]

7/9: They have not yet decided if the next material after Reze will be another movie or be season 2 of the series.

8/13: End theme is "JANE DOE" performed by Kenshi Yonezu and Hikaru Utada.

Crazy they got Kenshi Yonezu and the legend herself, Hikaru Utada to do a song together.

 

[Yojimbo]

8/26: After a special and a recap program airs in Japan on September 5, there will be a new short that adapts the manga's bonus chapters titled "Chainsaw Days".

Crunchyroll will stream the 2 compilation movies next month.

9/3: Director Tatsuya Yoshihara talks about the changes they made for the Reze movie in order to get back to the artistic qualities of Fujimoto's original manga.

9/5: Reve Arc Movie releasing a little earlier in North American now, October 24.

9/6: New 15 sec. promo posted for the Reze Arc Movie.



edit: The compilation movie is now streaming on Crunchyroll.

9/10: Reze Arc dub trailer posted.



9/11: Director Kazuomi Koga comments on fellow director Nakayama Ryu’s name not being listed in the credits for the compilation movies.

9/15: Kenshi Yonezu released the "IRIS OUT" music video and a new Reze Arc poster.



9/17: Will be screened at Animation is Film festival in Los Angeles between October 17-19.

9/18: "Jane Doe" end song previewed.



9/27: Alexis Tipton voices Reze in the English Dub.

10/3: Will have 3D screenings, too.

10/7: "Opening Movie／Main theme: Kenshi Yonezu – IRIS OUT" video posted.



Crunchyroll members to get early screening on October 22 in conjunction with Fandango.

 

[wonderfly]

From the front page of AnimeSuperhero.com:

"Chainsaw Man The Movie: Reze Arc Holds NYCC Panel, Reveals Opening Sequence"​

"With Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle having broken all sales records, we imagine Sony must be feeling good about the chances for their next big anime film, Chainsaw Man The Movie: Reze Arc. Picking up where the lone season of the Chainsaw Man series left off in 2022, it arrives next week in US theaters.

In Chainsaw Man The Movie: Reze Arc devil hunter Denji, who literally became a Chainsaw Man after merging with his pet devil Pochita, has finally convinced his boss Makima to go out on a date with him. Enthused about the possibility of lightening up his grim life, he’s blindsided by running into Reze — a different girl he barely knows, but develops a fast infatuation for. Now Denji doesn’t know which one to pick, and he’s torn between two loves.

There’s a bigger issue, though…this is not a spoiler because it’s in all the promos, but Reze is a Devil in disguise with the power to blow things up. The real reason she’s latched onto Denji is to lure him to her side. Will temptation get the better of him or will Makima keep him on the correct path?"

Read the full article here.

 

[Yojimbo]

10/15: Clip from Reze Arc Movie.



10/23: Another clip from Reze Arc Movie.



12/20: The anime is returning with a new season that adapts the International Assassins Arc.

 

[Space Cadet]

12/20: The anime is returning with a new season that adapts the International Assassins Arc.

I'm assuming they're not going to pull a Demon Slayer and make the Reze Arc part of the anime series.

 

[Yojimbo]

I'm assuming they're not going to pull a Demon Slayer and make the Reze Arc part of the anime series.

12/21/25: I don't know if they can pull off International Assassins Arc for one cour but we'll see. I think this will be like the recent season of Blue Exorcist where each of the two cours had its own name from the arcs they adapt (Beyond the Snow, Blue Night) and for Chainsaw the end of this cour/cour 2 will be the next arc which is a big one.

1/18/26: A rumor popped up that the Assassins Arc will air in 2027 but take with salt.

6/19: New Assassins Arc teaser played at MAPPA 15th anniversary livestream.

 

[wonderfly]

From the front page of AnimeSuperhero.com:

"Chainsaw Man Anime Continues With Assassins Arc…But What Form Will It Take?"​

"Studio MAPPA’s Chainsaw Man made the leap from television to film with its most recent adaption, Reze Arc. The film opened with $8.46 million in Japan and $17.25 million in the US…which isn’t quite Demon Slayer numbers, but enough to worry if, like that series, Chainsaw Man could choose to leave TV permanently.

The next arc to be adapted has been revealed: Assassins Arc, covering chapters 53-70. MAPPA put out a short teaser consisting of a series of completed shots with no dialogue set to a techno beat. What you need to know is that the events of Reze Arc caused so much commotion that the existence of Chainsaw Man has been revealed to the world, and now the world’s top assassins are converging in Japan to target Denji. It’s never easy being this guy.

But the real question is…are we looking at TV clips, or movie clips? MAPPA won’t say. The only possible lead we have is that their website does not specifically label Assassins Arc as a feature film like they did with Reze Arc. That could mean a return to TV, or it could just mean they didn’t bother with a label."

Read the full article here.