Anime & Manga Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc / Discussion Thread

[RobertoTheOharaSurvivor]

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
劇場版 チェンソーマン レゼ篇
Gekijō-ban Chensō Man Reze-hen

Premiere Date: September 19, 2025 (Japan) / October 24, 2025 (Worldwide)

Main Theme | Kenshi Yonezu - 「IRIS OUT」

Ending Theme | Kenshi Yonezu & Hikaru Utada - 「JANE DOE」

Insert Theme | MAXIMUM THE HORMONE - 「Hawatari Nioku Centi (70% Unlocked Edit)」

Chapter(s) : Bomb Girl Arc / 39 - 52

Original Story / Tatsuki Fujimoto
Director / Tatsuya Yoshihara
Screenwriter / Hiroshi Seko
Character Designer / Kazutaka Sugiyama
Assistant Director / Masato Nakazono
Sub Character Designer / Souta Yamazaki, Shun
Main Animator / Shoichi
Action Animation Director / Sota Shigetsugu
Devil Designer / Riki Matsuura, Kiyotaka Oshiyama
Costume Designer / Aya Yamamoto
Art Director / Yusuke Takeda
Color Designer / Naomi Nakano
Color Script / Riku
3DCG Director / Daiki Watanabe, Masahiro Tamai
Compositing Director / Teppei Ito
Editor / Masato Yoshitake
Sound Director / Yasuhiro Nagura
Music / Kensuke Ushio
Theme Song / Kenshi Yonezu
Distribution / TOHO
Animation Work / MAPPA

For the first time, Chainsaw Man slashes his way onto the big screen in an epic, action-fueled adventure that continues the hugely popular anime series. Denji worked as a Devil Hunter for the Yakuza, trying to pay off the debt he inherited from his parents, until the Yakuza betrayed him and had him killed.

As he was losing consciousness, Denji’s beloved chainsaw-powered devil-dog, Pochita, made a deal with Denji and saved his life. This fused the two together, creating the unstoppable Chainsaw Man. Now, in a brutal war between Devils, hunters, and secret enemies, a mysterious girl named Reze has stepped into his world, and Denji faces his deadliest battle yet, fueled by love in a world where survival knows no rules.

Kikunosuke Toya / Denji​

Shiori Izawa / Pochita​

Tomori Kusunoki / Makima​

Shogo Sakata / Aki Hayakawa​

Fairouz Ai / Power​

Karin Takahashi / Kobeni Higashiyama​

Natsuki Hanae / Beam​

Yuuya Uchida / Galgali​

Maaya Uchida / Angel​

Kenjiro Tsuda / Kishibe​

Hidenori Takahashi / Vice Captain​

Kenji Akabane / Nomo​

Kenji Nomura / Mysterious Man​

Eri Kitamura / Typhoon Devil​

Reina Ueda / Reze​

 

[MUUGEN]

10/10 MASTERPIECE


Making me miss Reze even more now /:

she should've ran away, her & denji couldve had a happy life after makimas death /:​

 

[RobertoTheOharaSurvivor]

10/10 MASTERPIECE


Making me miss Reze even more now /:

she should've ran away, her & denji couldve had a happy life after makimas death /:​

its implied from Makima looking out at her office window that she was watching Denji and Reze the entire time (from the cafe date, school, and festival). And when Denji mentioned Makima's name during his fight with Reze, Reze had a 'oh fuck' reaction, realizing that she wasn't going to be able to escape with Denji like she had said since Makima would just come track her down regardless of whether she actually manages to kill Denji.

Spoiler

Reze is actually still alive in Part 2 unlike Makima and her reincarnation Nayuta who are both dead, it's just that either she lost her memories or was brought back to the Soviet Union. Even Quanxi who 'died' in Part 1 came back to help Denji a bit in Part 2. Although Asa currently has won over Denji's heart more than Makima and even Reze did

I watched it yesterday as well and it was great. But I realized midway that it was just Standard so I bought a ticket for next week to watch again it in Dolby Cinema lol

Ueda Reina was the perfect casting as Reze <3

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[DarkWitch]

Really awesome movie! As someone that really enjoyed the Reze arc in the manga, the movie was all around really great and fun.

 

[RobertoTheOharaSurvivor]

Really awesome movie! As someone that really enjoyed the Reze arc in the manga, the movie was all around really great and fun.

as soon as i walked out of the theater, i bought another ticket to go next week, this time in Dolby Theater 😅

 

[Monster Zoro's Tesla Supplier]

as soon as i walked out of the theater, i bought another ticket to go next week, this time in Dolby Theater 😅

Best movie this year or not quite?

 

[RobertoTheOharaSurvivor]

Best movie this year or not quite?

better experience than Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Part 1 for sure, especially (like Mugen Train) being a standalone arc in the manga. I do expect Infinity Castle Part 2 (especially for Kanao) and/or 3 to be on par in a few years time. A spot on adaptation of the Bomb Girl Arc in the manga with the animation, music and voice acting significantly elevating it all.

What I really liked was Ueda Reina's performance as Reze, the perfect casting choice possible for her (she also voices Kanao in Kimetsu no Yaiba so 2 major movie roles in 1 yr; coincidentally Hanae Natsuki also appears in both, Tanjiro in KnY and Beam in CSM lol).

for me

• Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Part 1 - 8.7/10
• Chainsaw Man The Movie: Reze Arc - 9.2/10 (will be watching it in Dolby Theater next week so this rating might be higher after I watch again)

 

[MUUGEN]

better experience than Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Part 1 for sure, especially (like Mugen Train) being a standalone arc in the manga. I do expect Infinity Castle Part 2 (especially for Kanao) and/or 3 to be on par in a few years time. A spot on adaptation of the Bomb Girl Arc in the manga with the animation, music and voice acting significantly elevating it all.

What I really liked was Ueda Reina's performance as Reze, the perfect casting choice possible for her (she also voices Kanao in Kimetsu no Yaiba so 2 major movie roles in 1 yr; coincidentally Hanae Natsuki also appears in both, Tanjiro in KnY and Beam in CSM lol).

for me

• Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Part 1 - 8.7/10
• Chainsaw Man The Movie: Reze Arc - 9.2/10 (will be watching it in Dolby Theater next week so this rating might be higher after I watch again)

just watch in imax

 

[RobertoTheOharaSurvivor]

just watch in imax

i already did a few days ago, going to watch it in a different format to compare

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[thisnewtechnique]

Didnt watch it yet. But I bet its a masterapiece, based solely how I felt reading the arc.

 

[RobertoTheOharaSurvivor]

Didnt watch it yet. But I bet its a masterapiece, based solely how I felt reading the arc.

plz watch it in in your country asap if there is an available screening, i cannot recommend it enough

 

[thisnewtechnique]

plz watch it in in your country asap if there is an available screening, i cannot recommend it enough

Theres a time slotted for me, this weekend.

 

[RobertoTheOharaSurvivor]

Theres a time slotted for me, this weekend.

nice, I'm going a 3rd time later today lol (Standard, IMAX, Dolby Cinema)

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dolby cinema is better than imax for sure....

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nice insert from an old CSM ED 3 in CSM Reze Arc /

 

[thisnewtechnique]

Its coming closer

 

[moreha9685]

Goatbeard

Wrong thread.

 

[Daniel]

It is pretty far from where I live to drive to a theater that has 4DX or IMAX, since it is about a two-and-a-half-hour drive. I will need to find alternative means to watch it.

I drove that far for Infinity Castle, but that one was "special".