Crunchyroll has announced that it has acquired the streaming rights to the highly anticipated anime adaptation of “Chainsaw Man.” Crunchyroll will simulcast the series from Japan later this year, subtitled and dubbed, in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. Dubs will include English, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, and German.
Based on the widely popular and award-winning manga of the same name written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto (“Fire Punch”) and serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shōnen Jump, “Chainsaw Man” tells the story of Denji, a teenage boy living with a Chainsaw Devil named Pochita. Living a rock-bottom life, Denji must harvest devil corpses with Pochita to pay off the debt his father left behind. One day, Denji is betrayed and killed. As his consciousness fades, he makes a contract with Pochita and gets revived as “Chainsaw Man”–a man with a devil’s heart.
“With dark humor, dynamic characters, and a sharp story, Chainsaw Man is one of the most anticipated new series this year, and we are wickedly excited to bring it to fans on the Crunchyroll service,” said Asa Suehira, Chief Content Officer at Crunchyroll. “Anime fans will be up all night thinking about the spectacular visuals and high-octane action.”
“Chainsaw Man” is directed by Ryū Nakayama (“Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia”) from a screenplay by Hiroshi Seko (“Attack on Titan”). Additional “Chainsaw Man” credits include character design by Kazutaka Sugiyama (“Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation”), devil design by Kiyotaka Oshiyama (“The Wind Rises”), art direction by Yusuke Takeda (“Vivy -Fluorite Eye’s Song-“), and music composed by Kensuke Ushio (“The Heike Story”).
“Chainsaw Man” is produced by MAPPA (Maruyama Animation Produce Project Association), the prestigious anime studio from Japan known for “Attack on Titan Final Season,” “JUJUTSU KAISEN,” “Yuri!!! on Ice,” “takt op.Destiny,” and the upcoming “Hell’s Paradise.”
