Chainsaw man anime series

Chainsaw Man isn’t what it seems. If you haven’t read the original series and only watched this season you might be thinking, ”It just follows all the other tropes in anime” but soon enough it completely flips it on your head. For example Denji might just seem like a horny teenage boy who wants to cop a feel but that is completely incorrect. Denji isn’t just a horny boy, he is confused, his whole life he hasn’t had any proper human connection and has only been able to imagine what a normal life is, so when he gets that opportunity to eat good grub and even possibly get a girlfriend, he shoots for it. But nothing is what it seems for him. Denji doesn’t understand humans, he doesn’t understand himself. He lives life to fast as if it’s his last day on Earth. The irony of him wanting to escape his past life just to be a pet for another person. I’d explain a lot more on why it is amazing but I can’t without spoiling it. Oh and he can turn into a Chainsaw.

After a two-year wait and much anticipation from fans, the first episode of “Chainsaw Man” premiered on Oct. 11 on Japanese TV, Hulu and , a popular anime streaming platform. New, 24-minute installments are released every Tuesday and the series is currently on its seventh episode as of this article’s publishing. After only a month and a half on the air, “Chainsaw Man” is already a bonafide hit and has achieved critical acclaim along with a dedicated fanbase.

Although the popularity of Japanese anime has not quite hit the American mainstream yet and pales in comparison to recent franchise series such as “” and “Andor,” stellar shows such as “Chainsaw Man” are making a lasting impression on those turning in and helping the genre gain a foothold.

While many anticipated a season 2, MAPPA announced in December 2023 that Chainsaw Man would return with a movie. The studio Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc at the 2024 Jump Festa. The same staff from the anime series has reportedly worked on the project, with Tatsuya Yoshihara taking on the role of director. (Yoshihara also directed two episodes of the anime’s first season.) Hiroshi Seko wrote the screenplay based on Tatsuki Fujimoto’s original story.

Weekly Shonen Jump also announced that, unsurprisingly, Chainsaw Man would get an anime series next year produced by MAPPA, the studio currently on a roll with stylish and eye-catching anime adaptations of Jujutsu Kaisen and Attack on Titan: The Final Season.