You ever get sucker punched by a trailer? That breathless moment, somewhere between “oh, that’s cute” and “wait, are they really doing that?” The new US trailer for Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc is exactly that—a sweet tease followed by a chainsaw to the heart. I blinked, and found myself grinning, then genuinely worried for these idiots and their unwise crushes.
October 29th. Mark it down. Sony Pictures unleashes the chaos in theaters across the United States, the first time Chainsaw Man steps, or rather shreds, onto the big screen. The word “epic” tends to get shredded by overuse, but here? It might be too small.
Let’s talk specifics—because this arc isn’t just pedal-to-the-metal spectacle. It’s the romantic crash that every tired genre-skeptic says anime never does. Denji (Kikunosuke Toya, the man can do heartbreak in one syllable) meets Reze (Reina Ueda, in that uncanny-melancholy register), a “cute café girl” who lands with the force of a plot twist. Ah, innocence. If you’re not wincing by halfway through the trailer—are you even watching?
Yoshihara (Black Clover, Wistoria, and hands all over the TV Chainsaw Man) directs, with Hiroshi Seko penning the blood-and-roses screenplay. This isn’t just “more” Chainsaw Man. It’s the bloodied beating heart of why this series stubbornly matters, even when it feels like something between grindhouse and soap opera. The MAPPA pedigree is there—every frame flexes confidence, too, black comedy and all. It’s loud. It’s a lot.
But strip away the devil-hunter jargon and what’s left? Boy falters. Girl appears. The rain falls. There’s a waft of coffee, the dread of heartbreak, and enough violence (kaiju, of course) to drown out the morning news. The soundtrack? Whiplash-inducing. I almost spilled my coffee when the title card hit.
Are there flaws? Let’s get real—this is Chainsaw Man. Melodrama and carnage on speed. But if you wanted subtlety, you’d watch, I dunno, golf tutorials? The trailer leans in—hard—on the messy cocktail of comedy, adolescent yearning, and sudden, gorgeous brutality. The weirdness is the point.
Some quick-threaded history if you need a refresher (stop reading, manga police, I know): Denji inherits his parents’ yakuza debt. Gets betrayed. Fused with Pochita, his devil dog. Now he’s Chainsaw Man, wracked by impossible feelings, endless enemies, and a hunger that’s only sometimes for food. Enter Reze—a wild card. The “Reze Arc” is where things get personal. Maybe even too personal.
What’s left, after all this? Just that rattle in your chest. The feeling that, sure, it’s a shonen bloodbath…but also the most honest thing about love and pain you’ll see in a multiplex this fall.
So yeah, I’ll be there, humming the theme by the popcorn stand, trying to look casual. Are you in? Or do you need another trailer to convince you?
