It has been announced that the anime film " Chainsaw Man Arc," a sequel to the TV anime "Chainsaw Man Man" based on Tatsuki Fujimoto 's popular manga, has surpassed 4.3 billion yen in box office revenue. The total number of moviegoers exceeded 2.88 million. According to the movie attendance rankings for October 3-5 (surveyed by Kogyo Tsushinsha), the film attracted approximately 577,000 moviegoers over the three-day weekend, bringing in approximately 897 million yen in box office revenue, surpassing the previous week's results and making it the number one movie for the third consecutive week.
The "Reze" arc, which also appeared at the end of the TV anime series that aired from October to December 2022, is the story of Reze and the main character, Denji, who became a hot topic. While Denji is excited about a date with his crush, Makima, he takes shelter from the rain and meets Reze, a young girl who works at a cafe. The film is directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara, who served as the action director for the TV anime, and produced by MAPPA. It was released in 421 theaters nationwide on September 19th.
" Chainsaw Man" is a dark hero action story that follows Denji, a boy possessed by a demon, as he works as a devil hunter. Part 1 was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) from December 2018 to December 2020. Part 2 has been serialized on Shueisha's manga app "Shonen Jump +" since July 2022. The total number of copies of the comics published has exceeded 30 million.
