The platform Crunchyroll issued a press release announcing that it will exclusively broadcast the anime adaptation of the manga written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto, Chainsaw Man. The statement also revealed that the premiere remains scheduled for this year in Japan, and that the project includes a dubbing into Latin Spanish, details of which will be revealed soon.
«With dark humor, dynamic characters, and a witty story, Chainsaw Man is one of the most anticipated new series this year, and we’re extremely excited to bring it to fans via Crunchyroll.“, mentions Asa Suehira, Chief Content Officer at Crunchyroll. «Anime fans won’t be able to sleep all night thinking about the spectacular visuals and high-octane action».
On the other hand, Fujimoto started publishing the manga Chainsaw Man in the magazine Weekly Shonen Jump from the publisher Shueisha in December 2018, ending the first part on December 14. The eleventh volume ended the first part of the work, and the sequel is still in the works. The literary franchise already has more than 12 million accumulated copies in circulation.
Production team
- Ryuu Nakayama (Black Clover, Jujutsu Kaisen) is in charge of directing the anime at the studios MAP.
- Hiroshi Seko (Ajin, Attack on Titan The Final Season) is in charge of writing and supervising the scripts.
- Kazutaka Sugiyama (Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation) is in charge of character design while Tasuya Yoshihara (Black Clover, Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls) is in charge of directing the action scene, Kiyotaka Oshiyama (DEVILMAN crybaby, Space Dandy) takes care of the design of the daemons and Yuusuke Takeda (Eden of the East, Vinland Saga) is in charge of the artistic direction.
- Kensuke Ushio (DEVILMAN crybaby, Liz and the Blue Bird, A Silent Voice) is responsible for the composition of the soundtrack.
Chainsaw Man Synopsis
The story takes place in a world where Demons threaten the peace of humans, making them targets to be eliminated. Denji is a young and depressed man who has sold several of his organs and works as a lumberjack and demon hunter to pay off his deceased father’s debt. Denji owns a dog (who is also a demon) named Pochita, who has chainsaws and which he uses to do his work.
This is explained as humans can make contracts with demons. After returning home from a job, Denji is called in by a Yakuza to infiltrate a building and assassinate another demon. However, the plan was a trap to kill him as part of a Yakuza contract with the demon, gaining them more power. But Pochita comes to Denji’s aid and bonds with him, becoming a half-man, half-demon and acquiring Pochita’s chainsaws.
Fuente: Press release
© Tatsuki Fujimoto (Author) / SHUEISHA Shueisha