Chainsaw Man

MAPPA's adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's action shonen is revving up to be something fun.

Because the rest of the show is in 2D, a CG Chainsaw Man that’s also operating on a different framerate from the rest of the 2D world looks out of place, particularly when he’s in minimal motion. After determining that he’s a human/Devil hybrid, Makima gives him the choice to join her in hunting other Devils or die, and he easily accepts. After initial bits of stumbling as he gets used to the extra weight that comes with his new form, Denji starts moving around the battlefield like a bloody force of nature. Whatever MAPPA does with the debut season of their first series, Chainsaw Man’s already carved out an impressive, bloody niche for itself. He’s a good boy, yes, but the show doesn’t go out of its way to make him anything more than a dog that just happens to have a chainsaw for a face. It’s a shame, then, that the CG used to bring Chainsaw Man to life (and used earlier throughout the episode) can sometimes feel out of place. But in the same way that the show is blunt when it comes to its protagonist’s debt, Chainsaw Man doesn’t try too hard in regards to Pochita. Chainsaw Man starts out with a slower, almost melancholic mood rather than the often playful (but no less melancholic) vibes that Jujutsu has successfully operated with over the course of a You’ll find the call quality is enhanced as the four built-in microphones are used to suppress any ambient noise and amplify your voice those on your call only hear what you intend for them to hear. Aided by a dog-Devil with a chainsaw on his head named Pochita, the two have spent years gradually chipping away at Denji’s debt while the teen continues to live in poverty and long for a better life. Colors are muted for much of the episode’s runtime, as if to mirror Denji’s exhaustion and hopelessness, but they bloom towards the end during two key conversations between him and Pochita. [recently returned](https://gizmodo.com/chainsaw-man-manga-returns-shonen-jump-denji-pochita-1849170231) manga of the same name by Tatsuki Fujimoto, Chainsaw Man is set in a world where monstrous beings called Devils exist on Earth, and Devil Hunters are tasked with eliminating them.

Following the release of the first episode of Chainsaw Man in Japan today, MAPPA released the official opening theme movie for the series, “KICK BACK” by ...

Chainsaw Man Part 2 [began](https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/06/20/chainsaw-man-manga-part-2-revs-up-in-shueishas-jump-in-july) serialization on the Shonen Jump+ digital manga magazine, Shonen Jump app and Manga Plus app on July 13. Due to the debt his father left behind, he has been living a rock-bottom life while repaying his debt by harvesting devil corpses with Pochita. for episodes 1-3 is scheduled to release on October 26, Volume 2 featuring episodes 4-7 is scheduled to release on November 23 and Volume 3 featuring episodes 8-12 is scheduled to release on December 28.

Chainsaw Man is the most violent new anime of the season, but rich lore and a confidence in its mysteries makes for a strong start.

It definitely feels as if these violent battles will be what audiences most talk about in Chainsaw Man, but thankfully that’s not all that the show has to offer. It relishes and glorifies grisly moments that the manga otherwise dwells on with a certain passivity. This premiere hammers in the dark nature of this world, but it’s not completely void of levity and silliness. This is hardly a fresh anime trope, but hopefully Chainsaw Man manages to avoid the same pitfalls that held back these at-one-point similar seinen series. This first episode looks gorgeous, but there’s equally impressive sound design, especially when it comes to the vicious massacre in the final act when Denji’s Chainsaw Man form first reveals itself. This excess can function at the series’ surface level, but it’s also led to a trend where stylized expressions of magic, energy, or even violence can become powerful metaphors for the internal problems that consume us all.

We break down the climactic fight scene in the first episode of Chainsaw Man, the new supernatural horror action anime from studio MAPPA based on Tatsuki ...

One of the standout shots of the entire fight, and one which can be briefly glimpsed in the third trailer for the series, is when the Zombie Devil, in a fit of pain-induced desperation, grabs Chainsaw Man with one of his entrail tentacles to fling him across the room and smash into a nearby concert support beam. It’s not until the last third of the episode, after Denji is betrayed by his yakuza employers in exchange for a contract with the so-called Zombie Devil promising power, that we get to see Denji fully cut loose to rip and tear into action. After a momentary pause, Denji wastes no time leaping into action, darting past the Zombie Devil’s defensive line of droning masses and propelling himself forward to pierce the Devil’s skull with his head-mounted chainsaw and arm blades. From start to finish, the climax of Chainsaw Man’s debut episode is an exemplary feat of craftsmanship made possible only through solid production and careful planning that enables these artists and animators to do what they do best — make dope shit. From Hiroyuki Okiura and Mitsuo Iso’s work on the blistering shootout between Motoko Kusanagi and the spider-tank in The exact origin of Devils is unknown, though what is known is that these monsters are manifestations of negative feelings and emotions shared across the collective human subconscious, similar to the phenomenon of “Curses” in Jujutsu Kaisen.

The story follows that of Denji, a teenage boy driven to poverty thanks to the debts amassed by his deceased father. Denji—along with chainsaw dog sidekick, ...

(ET) on [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/). (ET) [Chainsaw Man](https://www.pennlive.com/life/2022/09/each-chainsaw-man-episode-will-have-a-different-ending-theme.html)” anime premiere is happening Tuesday, Oct. The story follows that of Denji, a teenage boy driven to poverty thanks to the debts amassed by his deceased father. (PT)/ 11 a.m. [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/)

The long-awaited, much-anticipated release of Chainsaw Man episode 1 has finally arrived, with the episode premiering on Crunchyroll on Tuesday, ...

Chainsaw Man episode 1 then centers on Denji using his newfound powers to defeat the Zombie Devil and the zombie Yakuza members in an incredible animated fight scene. Chainsaw Man episode 1 then transports viewers to Denji and Pochita’s shack, where the latter is resting on the former’s chest, who says he can’t sleep. [Yakuza](https://www.sportskeeda.com/anime/funniest-anime-of-all-time) boss into the warehouse, where Denji points out that the Devil doesn’t seem to be there, with no response back. In the car on the way to the Devil, Denji laments that he’s not even allowed to dream by his employers. The next scene sees Denji giving the Yakuza boss a Devil corpse, asking to become a Devil Hunter for them. The two then return to their shack, where Denji complains that normalcy is a pipe dream for them, and that he might not even pay off his debt before dying, let alone find a girlfriend. The Yakuza member, apparently a boss, then explains to his worker that Denji works to pay off his "deadbeat old man’s debt." He successfully kills the Devil off-screen, when a Yakuza member arrives to tell Denji he did good work. As Denji speaks, what appears to be the legs of a dog with orange fur skitter along as he concludes he still owes 38 million yen. Fans then see Denji traversing various roads and paths on his way to work, as he begins pricing out the various tasks he does, the organs he sells, and how much everything is valued at. Chainsaw Man episode 1 also manages to string together a fantastic pilot episode in the process, emphasizing that no substance is being sacrificed for flair and flashiness. Based on the shadow that appears, whoever is approaching the door seems to be a child, as a hand reaches out and is shown gripping the doorknob before the screen cuts black.

We all know how adorable Denji and Power are, but you've never seen them this small and cute. Megahouse's Rukappu line of palm-sized figures revealed today ...

Both will be released in late April 2023 separately, though some stores will sell the two as a pair because really, they shouldn’t be left on their own. [Hold SPY x FAMILY's Anya in the Palm of Your Hand in This Adorable SMOL Rukappu Figure](https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/05/10-1/hold-spy-x-familys-anya-in-the-palm-of-your-hand-in-this-adorable-smol-rukappu-figure) [revealed](https://natalie.mu/comic/news/497130) today that the pair of [Chainsaw Man](https://www.crunchyroll.com/chainsaw-man?utm_source=editorial_cr&utm_medium=news&utm_campaign=article_driven&referrer=editorial_cr_news_article_driven) characters will be coming early next year, showcasing just how lovable the pair are in some pre-release images.

The hype surrounding the new series is real, and the culmination of a long effort to popularize anime and manga in the U.S..

The acquisition of the Chainsaw Man anime is a coup for MAPPA and Crunchyroll. The anime adaptation of Chainsaw Man arrives not long after the manga series returned from hiatus and began its second story arc. Chainsaw Man is the culmination of a long effort to popularize anime and manga in the U.S. Nine years ago, Crunchyroll and Hulu premiered Attack on Titan in the U.S., and that turned out to be the biggest anime series of the past decade. The series premiere is a panel-for-panel adaptation of the first chapter of the manga. The yakuza forge a new partnership with a devil and leave Denji for dead in a dumpster at the scene of a massive ambush. Netflix licenses and produces a lot of popular anime, and its high-profile launches in recent years led many fans to assume Chainsaw Man would premiere on Netflix in the U.S. The first episode of Chainsaw Man, as in the first chapter of the manga, follows a scruffy young man named Denji as he wanders the countryside with his strange puppy, Pochita, a “dog” that’s really a devil with a chain saw protruding from his forehead, and a pull cord for a tail. In the meantime, Denji and Pochita chop trees, hunt other devils—who have migrated to Earth using the power of human fears—and sell Denji’s expendable organs to make a living. Now, Denji and Pochita live together in a darkened shack, subsisting on scraps of white bread; Denji dreams of the day they’ll afford to eat bread with jam. The Chainsaw Man anime is part of the subculture’s broader success story of the past decade: a resurgence of big-budget action anime (after a drought that began in the last 2000s and ran through the early 2010s) and an explosion in international manga readership. In December 2018, the manga artist Tatsuki Fujimoto published the first chapter of Chainsaw Man, a modern twist on the figurative deal with the devil, in Japan’s Weekly Shonen Jump.