Crunchyroll has confirmed that the Chainsaw Man anime will be arriving to the platform this October. Studio MAPPA is in charge of the production, with Ryu Nakayama as the director. They released a 30-second trailer, which you can watch below:
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The full trailer is available on MAPPA’s YouTube channel, also featuring English subtitles.
The recently released key visual:
The main cast for the anime was also revealed, and it includes:
- Kikunosuke Toya as Denji
- Tomori Kusunoki as Makima
- Shogo Sakata as Aki Hayakawa
- Fairouz Ai as Power
The Chainsaw Man anime staff:
- Director: Ryu Nakayama (JUJUTSU KAISEN Episode 19 Director)
- Assistant Director: Masato Nakazono (JUJUTSU KAISEN; SSSS.Gridman)
- Screenplay: Hiroshi Seko (Mob Psycho 100; JUJUTSU KAISEN)
- Background Art Director: Yusuke Takeda (Vinland Saga; JUJUTSU KAISEN)
- Character Design: Kazutaka Sugiyama (Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation)
- Devil Design: Kiyotaka Oshiyama (Flip Flappers; Space Dandy)
- Action Director: Tatsuya Yoshihara (Black Clover; Yatterman Night)
- Music: Kensuke Ushio (A Silent Voice; Devilman Crybaby)
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Crunchyroll describes the story of Chainsaw Man:
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
Source: Press release, Crunchyroll YouTube channel, MAPPA YouTube channel
©Tatsuki Fujimoto / Shueisha, MAPPA
