Chainsaw Man Movie: Reze-hen

If your closest cinema has 4DX option, just watch it, believe me the immersion was unreal, so many cinematic scenes and it was a worth it watch. The animation was sooooo damn good, it perfectly utilised many animation styles when needed just like in the s1 endings. reze was just sooooooo good of a character, her voice was done justice, to the seductiveness and to the action scenes, one word *BOOMB* . Overall the movie was a masterpiece, the 4DX elements were used so briliantly and the movie ended with no loose threads which made it feel complete, as its a mini arc but still important for the growth of denji as a character

As a manga reader i just cant seem to connect with the anime adaptation at all. The manga is very intimate to me, like other works of the author, the imperfection of the drawings works on imagination This film (and season1) is aimed at a huge audience. Its style is similar to other modern shounen adaptations, which are entry friendly The music, animation, camera angles and movements, even voice acting - it is just too cliche (manga is very punk) The opening scene (dream) was by FAR the best animated part of this movie (a whole ass 55 seconds, nice) Whats funny is during THE fight they went bombastic with the budget but created laser filled choreography where you cant see whats going on often. In the manga you can actually tell what everyone is doing /eh still pretty fun iguess The staff working on the adaptation is probably too normal for this job The director should've been someone as crazy as Fujimoto himself. I felt pretty empty like denji and makima at the cinema watching this / went home and watched someones camrip which was somehow better experience than cinema's crystal clear quality Meanwhile in the manga this was peak and probably my favorite arc I wish someday Chainsaw Man will get FLCL like, Mind Game like, experimental adaptation it deserves... (((Voice acting was a little annoying imo / they had better voices in my head lol))) still a 7 tho

As a manga reader, I would like to get this out of the way first: I am pretty biased toward Chainsaw Man. However, this review will try to remain somewhat unbiased so that people who haven't seen the movie yet can get a sense of the true quality of the Chainsaw Man movie. Art style: 9/10 First, the art style. This is one of the main changes that occurred in this movie compared to season one of the anime. Although I do miss the cinematic feel of the first art style, this new art style still looks great and helps deliver some crazy action sequences. It is more reminiscent of the manga art style that Fujimoto uses, which was what they were going for since it resolves one of the main complaints toward the first season of Chainsaw Man: the cinematic art style does not match with the vibe of Chainsaw man (frankly I disagree with that, but it is what it is). The way the characters are drawn on top of the beautiful backgrounds is an aesthetic choice that works well in delivering satisfying visuals and animation in the movie. Furthermore, the colors are more vibrant, making the story feel more chaotic and fun. Overall, there is not really a complaint that can be given about the art style chosen for the movie. Animation: 9.5/10 Hand in hand with art style, the animations in the movie are what you can expect from a shonen project made by MAPPA, to which I mean amazing. The action-scenes in the movie have some of the best animation produced by MAPPA, with explosions, smoke, and debris creating a pleasing chaos to look at. I can tell they had fun with the explosion animations, which were plentiful in the movie. Again, overall amazing animation with not much to complain about. Plot: 8.5/10 (This section is not going to be too detailed to avoid giving spoilers) The plot told in the movie is somewhat simple when you summarize it, but the way it is told is what separates it from the rest. When it comes down to it, the movie is basically a tragic love story. There are twists, there are unexpected moments where you switch your perspective on certain characters, and even if you feel that the plot is predictable, the way it is delivered is undeniably well-done. There are various symbols in shots that add to the scenes, sometimes a little too obvious, sometimes just the right amount to create a sense of unease. Animation and soundtracks work to emphasize key points in the story, which can feel exaggerated at certain times, but it does complete its purpose in conveying the atmosphere of the scenes well. There is the full-circle moment at the beginning and end of the movie that works perfectly to allow the audience to reflect on the events of the story, and the events rarely feel forced. Some people have talked about how the plot seemed to be "filler" and not that related to the growth of Denji and the progression of the story, which is only true in a sense that it could be an independent story that is separate from the rest of the series. Hence, they made this arc into a movie. However, I can confidently say that not only are the events of the movie essential for the growth of Denji and the buildup of certain characters, but it also directly leads to the next arc of the story. There was also some discussion about plot holes in the movie, like why the explosions seemed to do less harm on the characters later on, which admittedly is a fair critique. However, "plot holes" like why a character did not do this before, and why they did not just stop the certain events of the movie since they had the power from the start, are not really plot holes in context of the full story. They are just not revealed yet, and most of them will be explained later on. To summarize, the Chainsaw Man movie has a solid plot with amazing execution, setting up future impactful events in the story. Fight Choreography: 8/10 This is not really an important section, but I do want to talk about it because of some minor complaints I had for this specifically. The fights are spectacular, and the choreography of the fights are great, but toward the end, the explosions, as stunning as they are, seemed overdone and somewhat repetitive. I understand that the movie needs to flaunt the quality of animation, but without much variance in the attacks, it makes the fight appear less interesting. What adds to this was the fact that the characters seemed to be less impacted by the explosions as well, almost as if they gained some immunity toward it. This made the fight seem to drag on longer than it needed to be. These were the main complaints I had about the movie, which may not apply to everyone, but it did impact my viewing experience. Soundtrack/Sound design: 9.5/10 With amazing opening and ending themes by prominent artists Kenshi Yonezu and Hikaru Utada, the movie has no shortage of great soundtracks. However, I want to shine a light specifically on the background soundtracks. Chainsaw Man soundtracks have always been incredible, but in this movie, I could really appreciate the soundtracks not just musically, but also the impact they had on the scenes in the movie. They match the energy and mood of the scenes so well that even I was surprised with my high expectations. For sound design, perhaps partly due to watching in IMAX, but they were incredible as well, especially for the action scenes and relevant plot points. Overall Rating: 9/10 The Chainsaw Man movie is more than just a shonen movie showcasing a spectacle of fights and amazing visuals. It tells a compelling story, relevant to the main series, giving viewers a taste of the true themes and essence of Chainsaw Man. It is only going get better from here. I strongly urge you to see the Chainsaw Man movie yourself when it comes out in cinemas for your country.

This feels like a parody of Ryu Nakayama's work in the first season. An empty shell with no soul. Messy and cheap. The first season perfectly embodied the somber yet somewhat surreal nature of the story, with wacky but realistic fights and most importantly characters that felt alive. If you are someone who loved the first season for it's uniqueness, this is NOT it. Not even close. It's pacing is too rushed, the attempts at conveying emotions fall flat, the fights are a mess (literally just bright flashes and a character jumping around, you can't even tell what's going on), the whole atmosphere feels fake, and even the main characters don't feel the same. It's a joke. Really the only good thing is the art style they kept from S1, so at least it's nice to look at.

In a fit of irony, Makima's quote: "It looked like they spent a lot of money on it though" somehow serves as a microcosm of this movie. The intricate and detailed battle sequences had a clunky pacing to them, feeling too fast and too slow at times. The in-between 'breaks', like when Denji was enlightened to ride Beam, often overstays their welcome, completely dissipating the excitement previously built up. To audiences, it seem that the director was stressed to fully adhere to the manga due to the backlash the previous director faced. Due to this, the explosive expressions which works perfectly in a still medium like manga were translated into a medium where perhaps the implications of those movements were unnecessary. An example is Denji's iconic jump before the date, where the manga panels are drawn to depict the bursting excitement from Denji. There was no need for such a faithful depiction here as anime can allow audiences to directly associate with those emotions through the way the character moves. The problem here was the long sequence of Denji's movement, immediately breaking the audience's immersion, whereas in the manga the panel was short and often gazed over (Since that's all the time one needs to fully absorb it). Compare this to the 2022 series, where, the mute undertones served as a basis for the explosion of colours to instantly break through and apart again, leaving audiences shocked yet still fully believable due to the careful planting of juxtaposing scenes to allow the passing of time and express the shock. This excitement is also never broken, as when pauses in battle occur, they are often unnerving and don't insult the stakes presented previously. It truly is a shame that the series was more cinematic than the movie. All in all, still good movie though, just could've been better. TLDR: Season 1 was better directed, manga was better.

ENG: Somewhat bipolar between genuinely engaging but overly controlled experimentation and a stupidly faithful adaptation (they traced at least a dozen panels from the manga! without adding or taking anything away!). It could've work as a great dynamic to highlight moments of high dramatic relevance, but it ends up as a malnourished idea because it falls into a somewhat sloppy rhythm with a sequence of scenes that are bothersome by minimizing the impact of the plot at certain crucial moments. Despite appearing to be the director's first feature film coming from serialized anime and short films, judging by his filmography, I think it still holds up thanks to the power of the adapted screenplay and the emotional weight of the narrative as a whole (I'm biased, though. XOXO Fujimoto). PT-BR: Meio bipolar entre a experimentação realmente engajante, mas demasiadamente controlada, e uma adaptação estupidamente fidedigna (pô, traçaram pelo menos 1 dúzia de painéis do mangá! sem tirar nem por!). Poderia soar como uma dinâmica ótima para destacar momentos de alta relevância dramática, mas acaba numa ideia desnutrida por cair num ritmo e encadeamento de cenas meio desleixados que incomodam ao minimizar o impacto do enredo em certos momentos cruciais. Apesar de aparentar ser o primeiro longa-metragem do diretor, vindo do anime serializado e curta-metragens, visto a filmografia aqui do site, acho que ainda assim se sustenta pela potência do roteiro adaptado e pelo peso emocional da narrativa (sou suspeito pra falar).

I'm not going to bother detailing the good parts of the movie because you already know what I'm going to say. Phenomenal animation, bombastic fight scenes, poignant character drama (for some characters at least), and the ever-present intrigue that pervades throughout the setting of Chainsaw Man. Setting aside my more surface-level complaints for now, I have two major issues with this movie (which it shares with the first season). First, CSM still cannot decide what it wants to be. It tries very hard (and often succeeds) at being thoughtful, serious, gritty, and incredibly artsy, while also trying to cram in dumb shouting humor and ridiculous barely-serious action. Out of the 900+ anime I've watched, there are extremely few that manage to balance that sort of thing well, and few of those try to be quite as gritty/dark/serious as CSM. This probably just doesn't work for me personally, but I think the way our titular chainsaw boy himself acts and sounds is often just fundamentally, jarringly incompatible with the more serious aspects of the show, beyond the limits of what would constitute workable contrast. The Shark Fiend is just that but worse, the spiritual twin of ear-grating characters like Zenitsu from Demon Slayer. This is obviously a fairly subjective take, but I think it's important for people to consider before deciding if they want to dedicate their time to watching something. Now for a far more objective criticism. CSM seriously has some of the worst cases of "lethal or tickle?" you'll find outside of a braindead battle shounen. There is zero, ZERO consistency in how effective attacks, abilities, or other forms of damage are in these fights. An explosion ability will vaporize half a dozen devil hunters, level entire buildings, or turn the sky into the airspace over a WW2 battlefield. Those same explosion attacks will also seem to barely scratch a character even as he's being flung through multiple buildings and enduring free fall drops of hundreds of meters. Except those attacks suddenly do disarm him at another point, and also a simple basic-ass kitchen knife with no special properties can apparently do far more severe damage with ease. Almost every fight ends simply because the writer decided it should end, and this feels very frustrating and even unsatisfying as a viewer. I'm not asking for thoroughly systematized power scaling or lengthy monologues about how abilities work. I'm just begging for something more than the anime equivalent of two elementary school children banging their action figures together in the sandbox. CSM never adequately explains how damage and durability work in its universe beyond "devils are nebulously more durable and recover to varying degrees if they have enough blood", which makes many fights feel like pointless spectacle. That's a bad problem to have when a huge part of your movie is your extremely well-animated action sequences. To finish off with some other assorted complaints, The Typhoon devil just left me wondering why it was even there if not just for the spectacle. Sick animation bro, unironically, but I genuinely have no clue what I'm looking at half the time and you've taken hyper-rough squiggly line art to such an extreme level that it's physically nauseating. I'm not sure who thought it was the correct idea to put an anime opening music video at the beginning of a cinematic experience or to have Reze awkwardly singing a kiddie song in broken Russian with minimal background noise for what felt like 2+ minutes straight. Like I get it, it's a part of her character that makes sense in retrospect once you finish the movie, but that doesn't make it any less awkward when you're sitting through it the first time. The points of a review are to explore noteworthy aspects of the anime and to help you decide whether or not to watch it. I do think the CSM movie is worth watching, but I also think that it's lacking in plenty of important places. I recommend you ignore the people glazing it as some kind of flawless masterpiece and go in with more measured expectations.

I This is the best adaptation MAPPA could ever make for Chainsaw man, probably MAPPA best work. The story, animation, visual, soundtrack (especially Iris Out by Kenshi Yonezu), and direction is really good. The set up for the main conflict is done very well, makes it very easy for the audience to fall in love with Reze, really making the ending feel very impactful to the audience. I also really like how they incorporate the horror aspect in this movie, which the manga lack of. I can't think of a single bad thing about this movie. This movie is highly recommended to watch for everyone even to non chainsaw man fans.

Chainsaw Man Movie - Reze Arc: Absolute Cinema Let's just keep it short: Chainsaw Man Movie: Reze Arc exceeded my expectations more, even though we all know it is just Studio MAPPA doing what Studio MAPPA should do. The visuals, animation, and directing are as 'sakuga' as Lazarus. Every angle and nook is explored. Studio MAPPA once again proves that an anime having 3D backgrounds does not equal being horrendous. As a non-manga reader, I believe the directors didn’t stick to a strict 1:1 panel recreation of this arc that Fujimoto-sensei had already drawn in his manga, instead bringing a more cinematic and expressive style, which is excellent. Plot-wise, the script is done so well that the movie does not feel like a TV series forced into a movie. The mix between romance, action, thriller, gore, and comedy is balanced. I could not explain much about the premise because it itself is already a spoiler. I love many kinds of music, so let's just talk about it. Kenshi Yonezu's "IRIS OUT" is catchy and upbeat, with a vibe reminiscent of "Charli XCX - Brat." The second bridge reminds me of "Dog Blood (Skrillex & Boys Noize) - TURN OFF THE LIGHTS". The visuals are addictive, with Pochita dancing and TV scenes. "JANE DOE" by Yonezu and Hikaru Utada is a decent R&B/Alt-Pop tune, though not my cup of tea. The soundtracks composed by Kensuke Ushio do not disappoint either. He returned with 30 new electronic tracks—no, CLUB BANGERS! Ushio is, without a doubt, the G.O.A.T. of EAM (Electronic Anime Music). In conclusion, this movie is brilliant and packed with tireless action scenes. Not a single minute feels wasted or boring. Go and watch it in your cinema when it comes out next month.

16 year old me would have loved this movie, but now that I'm older it's easy to see where it falls short of being great. The Good: The action and animation are hyperactive and incredible. There are some downright awesome sequences during the battles that feel fresh and have you glued to the screen. Colors are flying everywhere, and fights both feel and move FAST with artistic flair that you wouldn't get out of typical anime. The main characters feel well developed and have enough depth to draw you into the story. The ending is actually pretty decent. The Bad: The main issue I have with both this movie and the TV series is that there's always just enough plot to make the action scenes work, but not enough to forge a really rewarding watch. The side characters feel like lame plot devices: especially Beam who seems to solely exist to show up out of nowhere and save Denji's ass right when he's in real trouble. A few other side characters get so little development that I'm not sure why they're in the movie at all. It all feels really forced and formulaic at times and the formula is simply hypersexuality meets ultraviolence. The "romance" is super juvenile which I suppose makes sense as Denji is only 16, but feels very cringy to watch at times. Even though there's only a few love interests involved it still manages to feel like cheap harem in a way. Summary: Overall, it lacks an actual compelling story but if you like action and flashy animation you'll probably enjoy this enough that it's worth the watch. It is far from a masterpiece however and I highly doubt people will talk about it 10 years from now. It's purely dumb fun. 7/10

This shit was so peak. The art style, story and fights, everything about it was peak. I finished season one the day before watching the movie and I went with my friend, and it was one of the best cinema-going experiences of my life. The story is unpredictable. You never know what's going to happen next unless you read the manga and Reze is now one of my favorite fictional characters of all time. (slight spoiler ahead) One of my favorite scenes was the pool scene, everything about it, the music, composition and animation is so fucking peak dude, I can't even put it into words. It makes you want to cry at how peak it is. And I deadass cried in the theater at the end of the movie because of the plot twist. My final verdict is 1000000/10 absolute cinema

I feel like you have to have a certain level of insanity within your brain in order to truly grasp the so-called 'peak' that is Chainsaw Man. The type of insanity that makes you think "What is the point of the story?" rather than "What IS the story?" Unfortunately, I don't think I'm there yet. And as common sense would apply, that isn't a compliment. Chainsaw Man, specifically hghlighted through this movie, has proven to be a pile of shock factors being presented as some sort of new-age form of development. Allow me to briefly explain the plot of this movie, along with my thought process as I watched: Character is introduced (ok, let's see how this goes) -> Bonding happens between characters (ok, we're getting somewhere) -> BOOM! POW! SKADOOM! (...huh?) There were so many beautiful moments during this movie that made me smile and want to root for the characters just a bit more. But there were also many moments that made me want to press a skip button, as it just felt like a bunch of unnecessary cutscenes for the sake of cinematography. I can't blame MAPPA for that though, they're just trying to get back some of the money they lost after investing in this this anime project and thinking it was going to make them a fortune (spoiler, it didn't). The only one I can blame for so many empty moments in an otherwise good movie, is the author himself, Tatsuki Fujimoto. Tatsuki Fujimoto has been glazed for the last few years for reasons I fail to understand. I'd even go as far as to say that his former assistants have severly surpassed him with their own mangas. Even so, I'll give credit where credit is due when it comes to Chainsaw Man. He presents things in a way that help the story seem fresh and interesting. For example, take the concept of demons, put them in the current time period, and then create different versions of demons that have specific powers. BUT, make the demons be on both sides, of good and evil, and then create an exuberant amount of chaos and nuances that results from the paradox. By all means, this should work great, I mean that. The power system and worldbuilding are the reasons I was able to get through both the first season and movie. However, there are also two big probems I have with it.... 1. The Characters I'll keep it a buck with you. This one is severely an subjective standpoint...but I really don't give a damn about these characters, as much as I want to. The more I watch, the more I continue to see them as nothing more than goon bait, or as nothing more than objects for edgelords to worship. The main character himself is nothing but raging hormones, and I understand that those who are going through puberty may find that to be great (same goes for those that are perhaps still wanting to reminisce their days of going through puberty...for whatever reason, I don't know), but I personaly don't care for it. Also, for a large part of the movie, I'm pretty sure Reze WASN"T EVEN WAERING CLOTHES. Like why am I watching a final battle and seeing cheeks spread across my screen instead of fists? Trust me, I'm not the type to hate fan service. But I am the type of person to call out people for hating on other animes that will show even the sightest of fan service, but then glaze this one. At least remain consistent, innit. 2. The Story What story? No seriously, what is the story of Chainsaw Man? I'm a whole season and movie deep into this IP and still have no idea what I'm even watching. A story goes as follows: A beginning to introduce the characters and give reason as to why the viewer should follow along their journey -> the middle to show the personal struggles that characters go through -> an end to resolve the answers to the questions that we the viewers ask along the way. At this point,we're in the middle of Chainsaw Man...but it feels like I'm still stuck at the beginning. Not for the introducing the characters part, we've aready cleared that. No. I'm talkin about the GODDAMN REASON PART! He wanted to touch women...he's touched plenty of em at this point. So now what? All in all, the movie itself was extremely well done from the production and animation side. The ony thing that fall short for me is the story, and it's extremely unfortate that that ONE thing is so damn important. I promise I'm not trying to persuade anyone not to watch this movie. I think everyone should try it out for themselves. However, I will say this: If you are like me, and were left a little disaappointed after all the overhype that came for season 1 of Chainsaw Man, watch this movie with an open mind. However, learn your lesson, and realize that these swarm of Chainsaw Man fans will glaze anything that Fujimoto touches (they've become the new one piece fans, it seems), so don't let the score fool you. It's a good, but average movie at best.

Chainsaw Man Reze Arc ✅ 10/10 Absolute cinema, zenith of animation as an art form, apotheosis of visual storytelling, orgy of color, motion and madness. Oh my God I’m so moved. Not even the best story ever, but something about the short time Reze and Denji spent together resonated with me and made the ending that much more impactful. It was really only like 40 minutes of them doing “normal” stuff until the epic climax, but I clung onto every second they were on screen together. Their chemistry was so good and it reminded me of how truly messed up Denji’s life has been to this point that such a short normal teenage experience for him was so life changing. Can’t really say much more than that without spoiling, but I loved Reze’s character so much. She reminded me of some of the older femme fatales I grew up having a crush on as a kid. Ueda Reina once again put in an amazing performance. The last 40 minutes.. where to even start man. Is it an exaggeration to say it’s one of the best animated sequences ever, full stop, period? I kept waiting on it to end thinking one peak after the other would be the final, but it just kept getting crazier and crazier, legit had my mouth open with awe for a minute there. The awe inspiring visuals+ Ushio Kensuke’s OST.. just wow man. I know MAPPA gotta be putting them animators thru hell, but thank you for your service. Again, not the strongest story, but there’s some really cool visual storytelling and cinematography that’s fitting as Fujimoto is a massive cinema nerd. A few scenes make you forget it’s even an anime because of how fluid the animation is, the composition, ahh I could gush over this for days. I previously wasn’t a CSM fan, thought it was overhyped, but credit where it’s due man this is one of the best anime films ever made and I’m going to be thinking about Reze for a very long time.

The first time I read Reze's arc I felt very depressed afterwards and the film managed to do the same thing after I finished watching it. Reze grew to be one of my favourite characters ever, but I hate - or maybe I am already used to it now - how Fujimoto treats some of his characters. So by reading the manga, you can prepare yourself because anything can happen and sometimes nothing at all. I really like the OST, better yet everything sound related to this movie is a 10/10, it impressed me while I was watching it because I don't usually pay attention to those things and yet it caused a great impression on me, I left my screening very happy with the quality of what I heard. On a similar line, you couldn't ask for a better voice actress for Reze than Ueda Reina, perfect casting. Now there are some things that are questionable in this adaptation: we have the art change that isn't bad, but it is different and I disliked how it looked, it feels like a downgrade, but from what I read on twitter it is the sort of art the Japanese people prefers, so we can take from that the next season will look like the film; the animation had some good moments, specially in actions scenes, but there was also some weird scenes, there is this one scene that reminded me of early Dragon Ball Super, yeah those bad scenes, still it isn't bad, but it is worthy pointing out; as some people have said in other reviews, it sort of feel like a 3 episodes of a season glued together to make a film, couldn't they either get Fujimoto do or at least get his blessing on the storyboard that would improve this "cuts" some parts of the film obviously has? It wouldn't amount no more than 5 minutes to the total runtime of the film and it would have made it more fluid and fans would love these new scenes that wouldn't necessarily be filler, just better adapting the manga to the silver screen. Overall, it is an honest film, 7/10, I don't think the average movie goer that haven't heard about Chainsawman would totally get, after all it is never explained in the film the motivation of the antagonist's objectives, sure as a reader or if you watched the first season you can tell why, but aren't these kind of movies supposed to be self-contained? Yet another reason to have some extra scenes in the film, you know, for the common people that might give this a try. By the way, it is just so funny to think that this arc is almost 6 years old and it is still so vivid in my memory, curiously, for the whole year of 2020, Fujimoto had Reze as his favourite character, I also hold Reze in a nice place, she is a lovely character, I'm loving seeing all the fanarts and one page comics she's been getting on Twitter, everything so wholesome and cute, she deserves the best.

Never have an Anime movie achieved this level of cinematography. Everything felt so new and interesting to watch, it is directed not as your average anime, but a proper piece of pure Kino. I can name 10 sequences in the movie that I'm willing to pay my money to go watch again and again, each time discovering something new. The directing is top notch, but that's not the end of it, the music is godly (Kensuke Ushio the goat) and the new change in artstyle really fits the movie, I'm glad they did the change for the movie, love the more colorful approach for a fight filled with explosions. 10/10 for production quality, the fight scenes might be too chaotic for some people though, but it needs to be chaotic. The dynamic between the characters are conveyed not through flashbacks or mere words, but through their actions and what we've known of them, and the movie did a fantastic job at that, really brings me joy as a manga reader. The story isn't something too grand, it's simple but beautifully written and fully conveyed within a single short story arc, and the movie really elevated it to a whole new realm. And of course this is a 10/10 for me, next arc is gonna be even crazier, can't wait. The most fitting arc for a movie, 11/10 would watch 10 more times. Totally recommend for anyone who doesn't just want explosions on the screen, but also beautiful story. For anyone who are not used to this type of story telling though, better give it a try at least.

Basically picture a hole in the wall restaurant that only makes one weird sounding dish, but that plate is the best shit your taste buds have ever touched. Visually, the best piece of art I've ever seen. BAR NONE. Like, without exaggeration. Actually at a loss for words at how much life this movie crammed into every single scene. So many challenging insane decisions to commit to animating and they pulled off all of them. One scene in particular is so absurdly difficult it belongs in animation hell, but somehow they did it so well that you just sit there in disbelief at what you're watching. Every other action scene is just so GOOD. Even "slow" scenes were given so much care such that there's always something interesting to look at. Storywise it's also a home run. Fujimoto's blueprint is a breath of fresh air in anime slop. No cliches. No overly complicated storyline that has holes and leaps of faith that make you roll your eyes. No MC that tells you how you're supposed to feel. It's a simple but airtight plot that still gives the audience a lot to think about, relate to, and enjoy in one way or another. Way more appreciation for this arc after knowing the total plot of CSM. Imo this is as good as anime and maybe art can get.

ABSOLUTE BULLSHIT The main point why this movie literally sucks, cuz nothing changes after it. There is no character development, no advancement of the story, absolutely nothing. It literally ends in a condition it started. It wasn`t worth waiting 3 years. The half of the movie is a boring fight, it doesn`t even entertain. Even 4DX didn`t save this. It`s beyond understanding why people hyping and enjoying this pure fluff so much. There`s no reason for this movie to even exist. I was disappointed. Do not expect something special from this piece! P. S. the first season was fire though, looking forward to the second one

I don't normally watch anime movies anymore because they tend to be way over the top, often even breaking canon. Decided to give this a chance because I'd heard it was canon(?). Anyway. Visually stunning of course. It looks great. And reze/bomb devil was very enticing. But that's about where the positives end for me. As per usual the fight scenes were often completely nonsensical. Several times I was sitting there wondering wth I was even watching anymore. Some of it just made absolutely zero sense. Just very silly tbh. Not at all like the fight scenes in the anime. Those at least follow some type of logic still. This was just vibes-based. Which brings us back to why I don't typically watch anime movies anymore; they're mostly just very unserious. The plot was also extremely surface level. Even calling it a plot at all is quite generous tbph. There really wasn't much there at all. And the writing was very weird, anyway. I feel like a lot of people who loved this are just very.. anime-brained? Like they've lost sight of what's normal. Because the way a lot of interactions/dialogues are written.. how do I put this kindly.. a lot of it feels very.. not neurotypical... And it feels like people aren't really recognizing that? While for me it ruins my immersion. So yeah erm.. 5/10. Not the worst thing I've seen.. but there's better things to watch.

I have no words for this movie. There is not a SINGLE boring moment in this film, the animation is so ridiculously fluid and vibrant the story is incredibly cohesive and the choreography blew the manga out of the water, it's one of those anime where the adaptation not only matched the source but exceeded it. The soundtrack was also phenomenal, it fits so well and it's incredibly dynamic. But I would be lying if I said there are no issues. For starters the introduction of the shark devil is very obviously contrivance and plot convenience, he's still incredibly fun but you can tell the author kind of shoe horned him into the story. Another problem is, even tho reze is an otherwise beautifully written character it's hard to deny the author could've done more with her development with denji and her backstory, it's hard to not feel like it's forced sometimes but other than that the movie was simply perfect

The first season of the Chainsaw Man anime had some pretty huge issues and I'm not gonna act like I was expecting the movie to fix those issues but I'm also not gonna act like I was blown away by this (haha get it). Mappa's direction on the series as a whole makes no sense - the manga is drawn in an almost amateur style and the pace is so fast that it ends up having this very chaotic feel to it. By contrast, the anime adaptation looks way too clean and washed out and the pacing is totally fucked. Those things plus the overdramatic soundtrack end up totally removing the chaos from a series where the chaos is the main appeal. Take, for example, the part where Reze sings a song on the roof of the school. In the manga, this part takes up about two pages and you'll probably flip through it in less than ten seconds. In the movie they felt the need to include the entire song, so you have to sit there for a minute or so listening to Reze sing. The end result is a totally different vibe between the two versions and given that I like the series because of the manga, I'm inclined to prefer the fast-paced version that isn't trying to be melodramatic or linger on anything for longer than necessary. The first half of the movie generally suffers more due to this Mappafication or, as some would say, fitting a square peg into a round hole. The second half feels better but still has problems. The anime series relied on CGI way too much and often ended up looking like shit in the most important parts, the action scenes. The CGI crutch isn't used as much here but in its place I did notice a lot of rotoscoping that, again, I just don't think fits the vibe of Chainsaw Man. A series that's playing everything fast and loose shouldn't really care that much about using realistic movements and proportions everywhere. So overall, I don't think this is a bad movie or anything because the source material is good and the animation looks fine, but it's just kind of disappointing because I feel like an adaptation of the manga could have been so much more if it was more stylized and the pacing was faster.