Anime studio MAPPA put all its production costs into making Chainsaw Man, and were able to pull it off. But CEO Manabu Ohtsuka still wishes more people would buy Chainsaw Man through DVD and Blu-ray instead of streaming. “To be perfectly honest, I wish [Chainsaw …Read more »
Nowadays, we’ve all heard of Chainsaw Man. The series, based on Tatsuki Fujimoto’s hit manga, revved its way onto the scene to much praised. The manga itself is still running strong. And if you find yourself curious what else he’s done… you can see that, too! …Read more »
Mixing it up with the latest and greatest animation this year at Annecy will be none other than Chainsaw Man. That’s the word from Crunchyroll, the US distributor of the series. Chainsaw Man episode 1 will compete in the festival’s television category, “for which it was …Read more »
If you’re hoping to follow up on the latest Chainsaw Man manga cliffhanger as normal, you’ll need to wait a little longer to see what happens next. The ongoing second part of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s hit manga announced that it will be taking a week off …Read more »
Variety Intelligence Platform did a report on the most pirated TV shows in America, and discovered that five of the top 10 are anime titles. All the anime titles in question are licensed in America, currently streaming, and easy to access legally. HBO’s House of …Read more »
One of the best features of the Chainsaw Man TV anime was the fact that each episode had its own ending theme and fresh animation to go along with it. One of the contributors was four-member Japanese rock band QUEEN BEE, who lit up the …Read more »
When it comes to popular series being adapted into stage plays, it’s only a matter of time. Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Chainsaw Man wasted none of it, because shortly after the anime aired its finale, a stage play adaptation was revealed. Chainsaw Man the Stage is set …Read more »
Following yesterday’s Chainsaw Man finale, we’re throwing a spotlight on the music from the show’s first season, led by the global success of the series’ opening theme “KICK BACK” by Kenshi Yonezu. Released on October 12 alongside Chainsaw Man’s premiere in Japan and on Crunchyroll, …Read more »
It’s hard to believe, but we’re already just a week away from the finale of the Chainsaw Man anime. To make sure everyone is appropriately prepared, MAPPA started releasing daily character trailers as we build to next Tuesday, and the first one is here to …Read more »
Let’s say you’ve got a super successful anime. Like, the biggest of the season. What do you do now? Why, collaborations, of course! At least, that’s the case with Chainsaw Man, MAPPA’s big hitter based on Tatsuki Fujimoto’s devilish manga series. There have been lots of collabs …Read more »
It’s time once again to see what Google has deemed to be the most-searched topics of the year, and 2022 has certainly proven to be the year of Chainsaw Man. Denji leads the pack in the list of most-searched TV anime in Japan, while Makoto …Read more »
This month’s rankings for NPD BookScan’s Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels recently came through, and Chainsaw Man has utterly destroyed the competition both in terms of manga and beyond. In addition to holding the top spot as it has in the past, Tatsuki Fujimoto’s series …Read more »
Chainsaw Man is one of the biggest anime out right now. Toru Kitajima, a.k.a. TK from the rock band Ling tosite sigure, is behind the ending theme “first death.” An official music video for the song was released today, and to coincide with this, TK …Read more »
Is Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto on Twitter? In the past there’s been a Twitter account called Koharu Nagayama that claims it’s Fujimoto’s little sister. It would tweet artwork and commentary on the anime. The general belief was that this was probably Fujimoto himself behind …Read more »
One of the many treats the Chainsaw Man anime provides is a new ending theme song by a new artist each week. The series closed out its first episode on October 11 with the help of Japanese singer-songwriter Vaundy, who belted out “CHAINSAW BLOOD” over …Read more »
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