Anime-focused distribution company Crunchyroll announced it has acquired the rights to the popular seriesChainsaw Man. Based on the manga series of the same name written and illustrated byTatsuki Fujimoto,Chainsaw Manis the bloody story of a teenager brought back to life with chainsaws in place of his arms.
First serialized in the magazineWeekly Shōnen Jumpfrom 2018 to 2020,Chainsaw Manquickly became a commercial success, with more than 12 million copies in circulation. In the United States, the manga got translated into English by Viz Media. Last year, the prolific studio MAPPA (Jujutsu Kaisen,Yasuke) announced it was developing an anime adaptation ofChainsaw Manthat kept all the bizarre gore of the original series.
The series first trailer, in Japanese, promised a 2022 release, but we still didn’t know how the anime would be distributed in the West. However, with Crunchyroll acquiring the rights forChainsaw Man, we can be sure we’ll soon be watching the bloody adventures of Denji, the teenage boy who shares his body with the Chainsaw Devil named Pochita – yes, this manga is wacky!
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Chainsaw Manis directed byRyū Nakayama(The Rising of the Shield Hero) from a screenplay byHiroshi Seko(Attack on Titan Final Season). The series character design is being handled byKazutaka Sugiyama(Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation), while devil design is in charge ofKiyotaka Oshiyama(The Secret World of Arrietty). Overall art direction is credited toYusuke Takeda(Sword Art Online), withKensuke Ushio(Devilman: Crybaby) composing the music.
Commenting on Chainsaw Man’s acquisition,Asa Suehira, Chief Content Officer at Crunchyroll, said:
“With dark humor, dynamic characters and a sharp story,Chainsaw Manis one of the most anticipated new series this year, and we are wickedly excited to bring it to fans on the Crunchyroll service. Anime fans will be up all night thinking about the spectacular visuals and high-octane action.”
Check outChainsaw Man’s official synopsis below:
Denji is a teenage boy living with a Chainsaw Devil named Pochita. 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. One day, Denji is betrayed and killed. As his consciousness fades, he makes a contract with Pochita and gets revived as “Chainsaw Man”–a man with a devil’s heart.
There’s still no release date forChainsaw Man, but Crunchyroll will be distributing the anime in more than 200 global territories. Dubs will include English, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, and German.
Check out the trailer and poster below:
