If you’ve been hankering for some Chainsaw Man in anime form, MAPPA is taking the shonen anime to theaters with the upcoming Reze Arc movie. During this weekend’s festivities at Anime Expo, the studio unleashed a new trailer show how much love, death, and caranage await Denji and the gang in September.
Set after the anime’s first season, things kick off with Denji’s boss Makima finally agreeing to go on a date with him. Just as he’s reeling from getting to achieve another facet of normal life, a second girl by the name of Reze arrives and hits his heart. The more he hangs out with Reze, the more Denji finds himself conflicted about which girl he’s crazy for, or if there’s room for both of them in his heart.
But this is Chainsaw Man, and that means Denji can’t ever get a break. Not only was Reze lying about her intentions, she’s actually the Bomb Devil, and wants him to join her side by any means necessary, which soon puts all of Tokyo in danger. This new trailer spends some more time showing Denji’s thoughts on the two objects of his affection and his individual dates with them both, which involve subtly manipulating his teenage heart. And once Reze shows up in her Devil form, all hell breaks loose as Denji takes to the sky to fight his crush and his fellow Hunters Aki and Angel enter the fray.
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc hits theaters in Japan on September 19, then internationally on September 24 before hitting the US on October 29.
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