Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc Gets September 19 Release Date in Japan
Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc movie revealed September 19 premiere date in Japan. Studio MAPPA is animating the movie under Tatsuya Yoshihara's direction. Updated visual with the date has been released:
The Chainsaw Man movie also revealed a short teaser trailer announcing the release date:
The staff for the Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc includes:
- Director: Tatsuya Yoshihara
- Screenwriter: Hiroshi Seko
- Character Designer: Kazutaka Sugiyama
- Assistant Director: Masato Nakazono
- Sub Character Designer: Souta Yamazaki, Shun
- Main Animator: Shoichi
- Action Animation Director: Sota Shigetsugu
- Devil Designer: Riki Matsuura, Kiyotaka Oshiyama
- Costume Designer: Aya Yamamoto
- Art Director: Yusuke Takeda
- Color Designer: Naomi Nakano
- Color Script: Riku
- 3DCG Director: Daiki Watanabe, Masahiro Tamai
- Compositing Director: Teppei Ito
- Editor: Masato Yoshitake
- Music: Kensuke Ushio
- Distribution: TOHO
Studio MAPPA animated the first season of the Chainsaw Man adaptation under Ryu Nakayama’s direction. Kazutaka Sugiyama is the character designer, with Kiyotaka Oshiyama, who is credited for creature designs. Kensuke Ushio is composed the music.
The main cast includes:
- Kikunosuke Toya as Denji
- Tomori Kusunoki as Makima
- Shogo Sakata as Aki Hayakawa
- Fairouz Ai as Power
- Mariya Ise as Himeno
- Kenjiro Tsuda as Kishibe
- Karin Takahashi as Kobeni Higashiyama
- Taku Yashiro as Hirokazu Arai
- Shiori Izawa as Pochita
- Reina Ueda as Reze
The Chainsaw Man manga has been split into two parts. The second part has been ongoing since July 2023. MangaPLUS app is publishing it in English for select regions. Viz Media is in charge of physical releases.
MAPPA channel describes the plot of Reze Arc movie as:
Denji became “Chainsaw Man”, a boy with a devil’s heart, and is now part of Special Division 4’s devil hunters. After a date with Makima, the woman of his dreams, Denji takes shelter from the rain. There he meets Reze, a girl who works in a café.
Source: AnimeJapan 2025
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