Denji is now Public Enemy #1–at least for the assassins.
As part of its 15th anniversary line-up celebration, Studio MAPPA revealed the second trailer for the highly anticipated “Assassins Arc” of Chainsaw Man. The teaser has confirmed that this will be a television anime with Tatsuya Yoshihara returning from Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc to direct this arc. The second trailer introduces all of the assassins will be gunning for Denji’s head, beginning with the brothers from America then moving to Quanxi and her girls from China. Yoshida also makes his debut.
The “Assassins” Arc will adapt the manga’s six arc and focuses on a staggering number of assassins from all over the world who will be coming all the way to Japan to kill Denji and steal his heart. This arc will also probe a little deeper into Denji’s memory of a closed door and Pochita’s warning to never open it.
Based off of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s bestselling manga series, Chainsaw Man follows a teenager named Denji who is struggling to pay off his dead father’s debt by killing devils with his best friend Pochita. But when the yakuza betray him and leave him for dead, Pochita sacrifices himself and merges with Denji to save him, thus turning Denji into the Chainsaw Devil. Soon after, Denji gets recruited to the Public Safety Division and becomes reluctant colleagues with Aki and Power. The manga’s first part, titled “Public Safety Arc” ran from March 2019 to March 2021 and transitioned to introduce a new character named Asa Mitaka in the second part called the “School Arc.”
Chainsaw Man has won the Harvey Award for “Best Manga” from 2021 to 2023 and has earned acclaim from critics about the writing, humor, world-building, and themes.
Season 1 of the anime adaptation was directed by Ryu Nakayama although it received mixed reviews from fans and even sparked a petition to change the director. The first season contained 12 episodes and aired from October to December 2022. News about the anime’s continuation was not forthcoming despite the massive popularity the manga had. MAPPA announced the next arc, “Reze Arc,” would be adapted into a movie with Tatsuya Yoshihara replacing Nakayama as the director. The film released in Japan on September 19, 2025 and then later on October 24 in the U.S. and Canada, and has grossed over $175 million worldwide.
Chainsaw Man is currently available to stream on Crunchyroll.
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