The official Chainsaw Man movie release dates are out a new character not featured in the first season is well-regarded by manga readers as a vibrant and intricately developed personality which adapts chapters 40 through 52 of the manga The events in this Chainsaw Man movie takes place directly after the events of the first anime season we saw a brief preview of a girl in black socks walking up stairs a character set to have a substantial influence on Denji’s development as a novice demon hunter The Chainsaw Man movie releases exclusively in cinemas across more than 80 countries and territories READ MORE: 5 highly rated MAPPA anime that aren’t Attack on Titan, Jujutsu Kaisen, or Chainsaw Man Sign up for a free ONE Esports account and start engaging with other fans You'll also receive a monthly newsletter and other goodies Chainsaw Man is revving up for an upcoming movie release instead of season 2 officially titled Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Fans who expected to get a season 2 of the popular anime show might still feel disappointed by this unusual turn of events but there are reasons to be hopeful – the upcoming movie actually looks pretty great continuing Denji's story as a Public Safety Devil Hunter and member of Tokyo Special Division 4 If you're familiar with the source material you probably know that the next part of the story is going to be explosive As announced during the weekend of AnimeJapan Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc is releasing on September 19 in Japanese cinemas and October 29 in the US and UK Reze Arc's release is being staggered in other territories: it's sit to hit most Asian regions on September 25 and September 26 while France is the first western territory to clap eyes on the Chainsaw Man movie on October 22 several other countries (including Germany and Belgium) will also get Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc on October 29 Rounding things off is a release in a clutch of territories (such as Spain and the majority of South America) on October 30 it appears the Chainsaw Man movie will hurtle through the explosive Bomb Girl arc (chapters 40-52) and will set up the International Assassins arc (chapters 53-70) for TV episodes down the line The synopsis of the Chainsaw Man movie reads "Denji became Chainsaw Man a boy with a devil’s heart and is now part of Special Division 4’s devil hunters The first season of Chainsaw Man adapted the first 38 chapters of the manga if you want to read ahead to see what the movie will cover then you’ll need to start from chapter 39 it’s unclear how far the feature film will reach in terms of adapting the source material We’re about 40% of the way through the manga’s first part (the Public Safety Saga) though there’s likely a little too much material to cover for just one movie but the woman seen at the end of the season 1 finale – Reze – will factor heavily into the movie The overarching threat of Gun Devil will also be keenly felt as the now-merged Division 4 of Public Safety and its team of Devil Hunters encounter new friends and foes On the topic of Chainsaw Man season 2: yes we're just as surprised as you are that the anime is going into a canon movie directly after its first season A second season will surely arrive down the line and will likely cover the aforementioned International Assassins arc which (to keep it vague) features Denji's notoriety increasing something which puts him on the radar of various hitmen Still catching up on one of the best anime series around The first season of Chainsaw Man revolved around a boy called Denji and his Chainsaw Devil/dog companion After inheriting his father’s debt from the yakuza Denji becomes a Devil Hunter – but is killed by a Zombie Devil one of many creatures that manifest from humanity’s fears is revived and fuses with Pochita to become the titular Chainsaw Man Much of the first season saw him grow into his role as Public Safety Devil Hunter alongside partners Power They face off against the likes of the Bat Devil and Katana Man – who they eventually capture The season ends with the Snake Devil killing Akane the team being on the hunt for the Gun Devil and the introduction of a mysterious new woman who asks whether someone would rather be a "country mouse" or a "city mouse." puts the spotlight on Reze and her fledgling dynamic with Denji The second 30-second trailer again teases Reze's disruptive qualities with her inclusion setting up some serious shock and awe in Denji's life Kobeni (Karin Takahashi) Power (Fairouz Ai) and Aki (Shogo Sakata) all to return in the Chainsaw Man movie One major newcomer will be Reze (Reina Ueda) while we also anticipate much of the English dub cast to reprise their roles Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc continues where the first season left off and will be canon to the events of the anime it's a must-watch if you want to continue Denji's saga - in much the same way Mugen Train was effectively presented (and later adapted) as Demon Slayer's second season we still expect an actual Chainsaw Man season 2 to be released at some point after the movie the watch order will go: Chainsaw Man season 1 It's safe to assume the Chainsaw Man movie will be released theatrically and will likely stream on Crunchyroll down the line and interviews with some of the biggest names in film and TV you'll find me marveling at Marvel and providing analysis and room temperature takes on the newest films I love getting lost in a good 100-hour JRPG and kicking back on the (virtual) field with Football Manager you will then be prompted to enter your display name By | 04/03/2025 9:59 pm | Be the First to Comment! Sony Pictures has acquired worldwide theatrical rights to the anime Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc while global release in 80+ countries will begin from September 24 Toho will distribute the film in Japan on September 19 Directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara and written by Hiroshi Seko, the film is a direct sequel to the 2022 television series Chainsaw Man. The film is produced by Japanese studio Mappa The franchise is adapted from Tatsuki Fujimoto’s manga series of the same name The new film, which is an adaptation of the manga’s Bomb Girl arc takes place after the events of the first season The overall story of Chainsaw Man follows Denji a teenage boy living with a Chainsaw Devil named Pochita who is working to repay his father’s debts by harvesting devil corpses he makes a contract with Pochita to become resurrected as “Chainsaw Man” — a man with a devil’s heart Key credits on the upcoming film include Kazutaka Sugiyama (character design) Riki Matsuura and Kiyotaka Oshiyama (devil design) Souta Yamazaki and Shun (sub character design) Sota Shigetsugu (action animation director) A new poster for the film can be seen below: Amid Amidi is Cartoon Brew's Editor in Chief By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy This weekend at AnimeJapan 2025, an official release date for Chainsaw Man The Movie: Reze Arc was announced by animation studio MAPPA for Japanese theaters fans in japan will be the first of global audiences to see the feature-length debut of the hit anime seiries Along with the announcement the show’s creators revealed 12 character visuals with the new designs for the entire cast director of episode four and ten of season one is at the helm of the film with Hiroshi Seko returning to write the script and Kazutaka Sugiyama as Character Designer The news release also includes Souta Yamazaki the aSub Character Designer; Sota Shigetsugu the Action Animation Director; and Riki Matsuura The highly anticipated and long-awaited Chainsaw Man anime movie has finally set a premiere date Announced at AnimeJapan 2025 this past weekend Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc will hit theaters in Japan on September 19 A new promotional image and character visuals were shared in celebration of the announcement. There was also a brief video cut down from the previously released teaser trailer. Chainsaw Man is a manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto. The story follows Denji, an impovershed teenager who attemps to pay off his debt by hunting down devils with his dog-like Chainsaw Devil, Pochita. After being betrayed and killed by someone he trusts, he makes a contract with Pochita that not only revives him, but grants him devil-like abilities including the power to transform parts of his body into chainsaws. An anime TV series adaptation was produced by MAPPA and released in 2022. The first season of the anime covered the Introduction, Bat Devil, Eternity Devil, and Katana Man arcs from the manga. Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc is a continuation of the story, picking up where the anime left off. The film is directed by Tatsuay Yoshihara, who also directed the fourth and tenth episodes of the TV anime series as well as much fo the Black Clover TV anime.  The Chainsaw Man anime series is currently available to streatm on Crunchyroll, with a series synopsis that reads: A dark fantasy action series, both the manga and anime adaptation of Chainsaw Man have been praised by critics and fans alike. The storytelling, characters, dark humor, and especially violent action scenes have all been praised. VIZ Media currently publishes the English-language version of the Chainsaw Man manga. The first volume, available to preview for free, teases: Denji’s a poor young man who’ll do anything for money, even hunting down devils with his pet devil Pochita. He’s a simple man with simple dreams, drowning under a mountain of debt. But his sad life gets turned upside down one day when he’s betrayed by someone he trusts. Now with the power of a devil inside him, Denji’s become a whole new man—Chainsaw Man! With over 30 million copies in circulation as of December 2024, Chainsaw Man is one of the best-selling manga series of all time. Unfortunately, we have no news about a release date for the west, but with the film coming to theaters in Japan in September, hopefully we will get some more details in the coming weeks. Your Ads Privacy ChoicesIMDb, an Amazon company© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc. Your Ads Privacy ChoicesIMDb A new 30-second trailer was released today You can see the new character visuals/designs below Kazutaka Sugiyama as the character designer and Kensuke Ushio as the music composer and is now part of Special Division 4’s devil hunters Tatsuki Fujimoto first started the Chainsaw Man manga in 2018. Part 1 ended in 2020 with a total of 97 chapters compiled into 11 volumes. Part 2 began in July 2022 and is currently ongoing. Viz Media licensed the manga in English. Source: Chainsaw Man Official X A stage event at AnimeJapan 2025 on Sunday announced the September 19 opening for Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, the film based on the Reze Arc of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga The film's staff also revealed the visual for the character Bomb Reina Ueda plays Reze in the film he makes a contract with Pochita and gets revived as "Chainsaw Man"--a man with a devil's heart The manga inspired a stage play adaptation that ran in Tokyo and Kyoto in September to October 2023 Source: Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc AnimeJapan 2025 stage During Sony Pictures’ CinemaCon presentation last night the studio announced its acquisition of worldwide theatrical rights for Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc and set an October 29 An international release across 80-plus countries will kick off September 24 Toho will premiere the film in Japan on September 19 Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc is a direct sequel to the hit 2022 anime television series Chainsaw Man which has become a global cultural phenomenon Directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara and written by written by Hiroshi Seko the movie is produced by the series’ animation studio Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc also features the returning voice cast from the television series a key character from the fan-favorite Reze Arc The deal was negotiated by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions’ Virginia Longmuir We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below The cookies that are categorised as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site We also use third-party cookies that help us analyse how you use this website and provide the content and advertisements that are relevant to you These cookies will only be stored in your browser with your prior consent You can choose to enable or disable some or all of these cookies but disabling some of them may affect your browsing experience Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors Performance cookies are used to understand and analyse the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customised advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyse the effectiveness of the ad campaigns Big news for anime fans in the United States and the rest of the world Sony Pictures announced at CinemaCon in Las Vegas that it has secured the worldwide theatrical distribution rights (excluding Japan) for the highly anticipated Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc The film is officially set to hit theaters in the United States on October 29th with international releases in over 80 countries starting from September 24th Here is the official tweet from Sony Pictures on X confirming the news of the anime film coming to the US #ChainsawManMovie is coming exclusively to theatres October 29. pic.twitter.com/Je02zmQ5nm the movie will premiere earlier on September 19th as was revealed a few weeks ago during AnimeJapan 2025 The movie adapts the fan-favorite “Reze Arc” from Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Chainsaw Man manga and emotional ride that fans came to love from the TV series the same studio behind the anime’s stunning visuals and brutal action known for directing standout episodes of Chainsaw Man and his work on Black Clover Hiroshi Seko also returns to write the screenplay with Kazutaka Sugiyama back as character designer Supporting the visuals are Souta Yamazaki and Shun as sub character designers Sota Shigetsugu as the action animation director Devil designs will be handled by Riki Matsuura and Look Back director Kiyotaka Oshiyama which means fans can expect a visually intense and creatively twisted portrayal of the fiendish enemies a mysterious girl with a connection to Denji that turns both romantic and deadly With the arc’s blend of heart-wrenching storytelling this movie is shaping up to be a major event for anime cinema based on the manga of the same name by Tatsuki Fujimoto The series is currently streamed on Crunchyroll in both English Dub and Japanese They describe the story for Chainsaw Man as: Denji is a teenage boy living with a Chainsaw Devil named Pochita he has been living a rock-bottom life while repaying his debt by harvesting devil corpses with Pochita he makes a contract with Pochita and gets revived as "Chainsaw Man" — a man with a devil's heart More regional release details and ticket information will be revealed in the coming months Will you be watching the Chainsaw Man anime film in theaters when it lands Who is your favorite character in the series Sony Pictures announced on X (formerly Twitter) that MAPPA’s Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc anime movie will be released internationally in U.S Over 80 countries will begin screening the film even earlier Readers can check out the previously released visual below ALSO READ:Sydney Sweeney in ‘Final Talks’ to Star in Gundam Live-Action Movie replacing Ryu Nakayama.Crunchyroll licensed the first season of Chainsaw Man The story for the Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc movie is described:Denji became “Chainsaw Man,” a boy with a devil’s heart Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc‘s release date date is set for September 19 in Japan and October 29 in the U.S. 80+ countries internationally will screen the film starting September 24. Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures are distributing the film overseas.Source: Sony Pictures X (formerly Twitter)©Tatsuki Fujimoto/SHUEISHA A September 19 JST Japanese premiere date has been announced for Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc A slew of character visuals were released as well: Chainsaw Man is based on the Shueisha-published supernatural action manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto which began serialization in 2018. Viz Media describes it as: Denji’s a poor young man who’ll do anything for money even hunting down devils with his pet devil Pochita But his sad life gets turned upside down one day when he’s betrayed by someone he trusts Denji’s become a whole new man—Chainsaw Man The first part of the Chainsaw Man manga ran from 2018 to 2021 in Weekly Shonen Jump The current second part began serialization on the Shonen Jump+ app and website in July 2022 There are 19 tankoubon volumes as of December 2024 The anime series premiered in October 2022 and ran for one cour • Kikunosuke Toya as Denji• Shiori Izawa as Pochita• Tomori Kusunoki as Makima• Shogo Sakata as Aki• Fairouz Ai as Power• Kobeni as Karin Takahashi • Natsuki Hanae as Beam• Yuya Uchida as The Violence Fiend• Maya Uchida as Angel Devil• Reina Ueda as Reze  Your Ads Privacy ChoicesIMDb MAPPA has debuted a new teaser for the upcoming Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Spoiler alert for those who are yet to finish season one of the anime series will pick up immediately where season one left off; Denji has now transformed into Chainsaw Man and has joined Special Division 4’s devil hunters the lead character takes shelter from the rain and ends up crossing paths with Reze The trailer ensures to keep the big plot points under wraps but teases Reze’s massive influence in the story Sony Pictures Entertainment previously announced that the film will open in the United States on October 29, and it will also open the film earlier in more than 80 countries on September 24. The film will open in Japan on September 19 Source:Sony UK X/Twitterfeed The month after Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc was announced, it was revealed that the Chainsaw Man TV anime’s director Ryu Nakayama had founded a new studio making it clear that the former freelancer wouldn’t be returning for the movie a new teaser trailer provides the first good look at the anticipated film while also unveiling Nakayama’s successor and a 2025 release date Surrounding Yoshihara are various familiar faces from the Chainsaw Man TV anime: character designer Kazutaka Sugiyama, screenwriter Hiroshi Seko, costume designer Aya Yamamoto, music composer Kensuke Ushio, devil designer Kiyotaka Oshiyama There are also some notable new names, like the sub-character designers Sota Yamazaki (co-chief animation director on Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2, character designer and animation director on Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines‘ second ED animation) and Shun (Chainsaw Man co-chief animation director) Also in the Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc credits are: • Main animator: Shoichi (Chainsaw Man key animator and Ep 12 co-animation director)• Action animation director: Sota Shigetsugu (Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 key animator)• Devil designer: Riki Matsuura (Fire Force Season 2 co-main animator)• Color script: Riku (Eve “Kororon” music video director [as Ligton]• 3DCG director: Daiki Watanabe (Chainsaw Man 3D setup and animation staff)• 3DCG director: Masahiro Tamai (takt op.Destiny 3DCG modeling director) Aside from the teaser trailer and staff unveiling one of Denji in his Chainsaw Man form and another more peaceful illustration of human Denji and Reze at a café Chainsaw Man and Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc are based on the Shueisha-published supernatural action manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto and Ani-One ULTRA streaming the MAPPA-produced show Update: Added the synopsis for Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc • Kikunosuke Toya as Denji• Shiori Izawa as Pochita• Tomori Kusunoki as Makima• Shogo Sakata as Aki• Fairouz Ai as Power• Kobeni as Karin Takahashi • Natsuki Hanae as Beam• Yuya Uchida as The Violence Fiend• Maya Uchida as Angel Devil• Reina Ueda as Reze  Source: @CHAINSAWMAN_PR The previously announced Chainsaw Man: The Reze Arc movie revealed the second trailer and a 2025 premiere date in Japan The information was announced during the Jump Festa ’25 stage Studio MAPPA is animating the movie and the staff includes: The manga has been split into two parts: the second part has been ongoing since July 2023. MangaPLUS app is publishing it in English: all chapters are available to read for free while using the app. Viz Media is in charge of physical releases and describes the plot as:Denji’s a poor young man who’ll do anything for money Denji’s become a whole new man—Chainsaw Man!MAPPA channel describes the plot of The Reze Arc movie as:Denji became “Chainsaw Man” Source: Jump Festa ’25©Tatsuki Fujimoto / Shueisha The film will open in Japan on September 19 The manga inspired a stage play adaptation that ran in Tokyo and Kyoto in September to October 2023. Your Ads Privacy ChoicesIMDb Following a year of radio silence since its initial announcement studio MAPPA has returned to the Jump Festa Super Stage with the long-awaited trailer of the cinematic adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Chainsaw Man — Chainsaw Man: Reze RELATED: ‘Chainsaw Man’ Anime Ditches Second Season, Announces Story Will Continue In Explosive ‘Chainsaw Man -The Movie: Reze Arc’ Easily one of the year’s most anticipated trailers this first look at the upcoming film was unveiled during the series’ Super Stage presentation at the recent 2024 Jump Festa event courtesy of the voice actors for Denji (CV: Kikunosuke Toya – Fubuki in The Elusive Samurai) Aki Hayakawa (CV: Shogo Sakata – Jun Shirosaki in Love Is Indivisible by Twins) Makima (CV: Tomori Kusunoki – Karen Kohiruimaki in Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online) Power (Ai Fairouz – Kikoru Shinomiya in Kaiju No 8 ) and Angel Devil (CV: Maaya Uchida – Christine in Lazarus) Adapting the bloody and heartbreaking fifth arc of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s original manga MAPPA’s upcoming film will see Denji falling head over heels for the titular Reze (CV: Reina Ueda – Shizuku in Takopi’s Original Sin) a soft-spoken young woman who takes a quick liking to the rip-cord-wielding hero little does Denji know that the woman who has currently set his heart ablaze is actually the Bomb Devil a USSR-trained super-soldier-slash-Devil hybrid sent by the Soviets to literally steal Chainsaw Man’s heart – as in physical beating organ – by any means necessary RELATED: ‘Chainsaw Man’ Mangaka Tatsuki Fujimoto Expresses Interest In Retiring From Art In Order To Focus On Writing it seems studio MAPPA listened to Japanese fan feedback regarding their animation direction as unlike their work on the anime’s first season wherein they controversially attempted to translate Fujimoto’s work into a realistic it appears their take on Chainsaw Man: Reze will keep true to the source material’s chaotic the brief teaser also confirms we’re getting more Devil-on-Devil bloodshed as the film’s fight scenes will be extended from their original form the drastic shift in art direction comes at the behest of the film’s new director Tatsuya Yoshihara Perhaps best known for directing both the Black Clover anime and the action sequences in Chainsaw Man‘s first season Yoshihara is stepping in to replace overall Chainsaw Man Season 1 director Ryu Nakayama following the aforementioned wave of backlash he received from fans While the film has yet to receive an official release date, during the Jump Festa panel, Toya offered the hint (as machine translated by DeepL) that Chainsaw Man Reze would release “around the time of the typhoon in 2025” this may have been a reference to Japan’s annual typhoon season thus suggesting that it could come out sometime between May and October of next year there’s also the chance that the Denji voice actor was making a specific reference to October 7th the day when the second main antagonist of the Bomb Girl Devil Arc made their 2019 debut in Chapter 42 of Fujimoto’s manga whether there’s something to this speculation or not will come to be revealed as the new year progresses all 12 episodes of the Chainsaw Man anime’s first season are available to stream on Crunchyroll while new chapters of the Chainsaw Man manga are released every Tuesday on Manga Plus and Viz Media at 10 AM EST/7 AM PST NEXT: EXCLUSIVE: Industry Insider Provides Insight Into ‘Drama Queen’ Post-Release Dialogue Edit, Suggests “The Change Request Could Be from Manga Plus Or It Could Be From The Client Publishing On The Service” More About: