Chainsaw Man

There are several anime that time and studios haven't been kind to... in the case of MAPPA, "Hell's Paradise," "Yuri on Ice," and "Dorohedoro" have been set aside to take advantage of the fame of JJK or SNK.

With "Chainsaw Man," a middle ground occurs, because while MAPPA gave it a lot of love, its production fell between JJK 0 and Season 2, with the Shibuya Incident (with everything already known) and also the entire end of SNK.

That's why, almost three years after the premiere of Season 1, we're just getting the Reze Arc in movie format, already released in Japan and soon to be released worldwide.

The story of Denji and Pochita (as it was known in Spanish), added to the already classic shonen trio of Power and Aki, plus the immense presence of Makima, among other characters, gives the story a particular shine.

It's visceral, it's raw, it's violent, it's sexy, it has a lot of gore and risqué scenes-that tone that makes us love this anime.

It's superbly animated, the action scenes are epic, there are deaths that matter a lot, and many more will come.

For all this and more, "Chainsaw Man" is a great anime, somewhat mistreated by its studio but one that's going to explode, literally and figuratively, with the upcoming movie... let's hope for more news soon.

Chainsaw is one of my all time favorite mangas and seeing it get a anime made me feel free. The way they composed the episode like a movie is nothing ever done before in anime history. It was daring and it payed off. I've seen some complaints about the cgi and I would agree that in some scenes it did look off. Especially the scenes when he stands still in devil form. Other than that the cgi is the best anime cgi I have ever seen, it made the character feel real and life like. I also love the dark atmosphere the episode brought out and THE GORE there's not many anime where you can see gore in such high quality and detail. I can't wait for more chainsaw and I'm hoping it succeeds in the future.

Chainsaw Man isn't what it seems. If you haven't read the original series and only watched this season you might be thinking, ''It just follows all the other tropes in anime'' but soon enough it completely flips it on your head. For example Denji might just seem like a horny teenage boy who wants to cop a feel but that is completely incorrect. Denji isn't just a horny boy, he is confused, his whole life he hasn't had any proper human connection and has only been able to imagine what a normal life is, so when he gets that opportunity to eat good grub and even possibly get a girlfriend, he shoots for it. But nothing is what it seems for him. Denji doesn't understand humans, he doesn't understand himself. He lives life to fast as if it's his last day on Earth. The irony of him wanting to escape his past life just to be a pet for another person. I'd explain a lot more on why it is amazing but I can't without spoiling it. Oh and he can turn into a Chainsaw.

It'll bow your mind with insane plot-twists and world-building. I wasn't a fan of the beginning of CSM 'cuz it seemed a bit ludicrous and it took me some time to understand this unique world. After finishing the first vol, it was one of the best piece of manga I've ever got to experience. Top-notch quality.

Now, onto the first episode, I have to point out the wonky CGI fight was quite distractive. I thought they would only use it to an extend, at least for the first episode, but it felt over-used. Then, the OP was fire both visuals and music. And so was the ed. Then, the Cinematography, direction was very cinematic. So was the OSTs. Anyway, I'm looking forward to more CSM content.

The first episode of Chainsaw Man was an excellent pilot for the introduction of this long-awaited series, MAPPA did an excellent job (as always) and I am eager to see where the story will lead. Very good storytelling, character design and voice acting, and impeccably handled animation. World and characters equally interesting. At the moment it still feels quite derivative, but certainly as the story develops the anime will have the possibility of portraying its real strength and uniqueness. In any case, a really intriguing start for an anime already destined to become a new classic in the next few years.