The A man with a chainsaw the anime will have its world premiere on September 19 with a special preview screening of episode 1, which is limited to 300 lucky raffle winners on the franchise’s official Twitter. The event will be held in Japan and the sweepstakes involves following the official Twitter account and retweeting their upload trailer. Rize’s theme songs and voice are expected to be revealed at the event. You can watch the anime trailer below:
The trailer also introduces the main voice cast. Kikunosuke Toya will voice Denj, Tomori Kusunoki will voice Makimai, Shogo Sakata will voice Aki Hayakawa, and Fairouz Ai will voice Power. Ryu Nakayama is directing the anime at MAPPA, and the rest of the staff includes:
- Deputy Director: Masato Nakazono (JUJUtsu KAISEN;SSSS.Gridman)
- A script: Hiroshi Seko (Mob Psycho 100; JUJUtsu KAISEN)
- Art director in the background: Yusuke Takeda (Vinland Saga; JUJUtsu KAISEN)
- Character design: Kazutaka Sugiyama (Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Rebirth)
- A diabolical design: Kiyotaka Oshiyama (Flip Flappers; Space Dandy)
- Action director: Tatsuya Yoshihara (Black clover; Yaterman’s night)
- Music: Kensuke Ushio (Quiet voice; Devilman Crybaby)
Crunchyroll will also be streamingA man with a chainsawanime in October and they describe the story:
Denji is a teenager living with a chainsaw devil named Pochita. Due to the debt his father left behind, he lives a life at the bottom while he pays off his debt, collecting devil corpses with Pochita.
One day, Denji is betrayed and killed. As his consciousness fades, he makes a pact with Pochita and revives as “Chainsaw Man” – a man with a devilish heart.
While 300 lucky fans will be able to watch A man with a chainsaw episode 1 previewed on September 19th, the rest of us won’t have to wait too long until the world premiere in October either.
source: Official site
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