Ryuu Nakayama is the director in charge of the anime adaptation of the manga written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto, Chainsaw Man. Little is known about what is happening inside the studio facilities, such as the project’s progress percentage, but the director shared an anecdote on his official Twitter account where he reported that he suffered a serious accident that left him out of the scene for twenty four hours.
- «I was cycling to go to a certain place and I don’t know if I was tired or what, but I got dizzy and fell hard and hit the ground full on. My head was bleeding and I scared a bunch of elementary school kids walking nearby, so I apologize. I went back to the house and washed up, and I’m glad the wound wasn’t too bad, but… The whole area is swollen and I have to keep it on ice.».
Apparently, the fear of having suffered an internal injury was too much and he went to a hospital, where, after some tests, he was told that there were no internal injuries, but that he should rest for twenty-four hours. In fact, the author had a photo shoot scheduled for a magazine the day after the accident.so the side of his face that was swollen from the accident will have to be photographed again when he recovers.
- «I went to the hospital to make sure, they said my brain was fine, but I had a slight headache and they told me to rest for 24 hours. My friends laughed a lot when I told them everything that happened».
Synopsis of Chainsaw Man
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 late 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 because 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: Official Twitter Account
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