MAPPA
revealed on Friday during its
event
for the television
anime
of
Tatsuki Fujimoto
's
Chainsaw Man
manga the third promotional video, cast, and October premiere.
Crunchyroll
streamed an English-subtitled version and a 30-second version:
The main cast includes:
The anime will have a world premiere screening at
TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills
on September 19.
Crunchyroll
will
stream
the anime in over 200 countries and territories around the world. The company will stream the anime in Japanese with English subtitles, and with an English
dub
. The anime will also get Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, and German dubs.
Crunchyroll
describes the story:
Denji is a teenage boy living with a Chainsaw Devil named Pochita. Due to the debt his father left behind, he has been living a rock-bottom life while repaying his debt by harvesting devil corpses with Pochita.
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.
Ry? Nakayama
(
Black Clover
,
Jujutsu Kaisen
episode director) is directing the anime at
MAPPA
, and
Hiroshi Seko
(
Ajin
,
Attack on Titan The Final Season
) is writing the scripts.
Kazutaka Sugiyama
(
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
) is designing the characters, and
Tatsuya Yoshihara
(
Black Clover
,
Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls
) is directing the action.
Makoto Nakazono
(
DARLING in the FRANXX
,
Little Witch Academia
) is serving as chief technical director.
Kiyotaka Oshiyama
(
DEVILMAN crybaby
,
Space Dandy
) is designing the devils, and
Y?suke Takeda
(
Eden of the East
,
Vinland Saga
) is directing the art.
Naomi Nakano
is the color key artist, and
Yohei Miyahara
is designing the screens.
kensuke ushio
(
DEVILMAN crybaby
,
Liz and the Blue Bird
,
A Silent Voice
) is composing the music.
Fujimoto (
Fire Punch
)
debuted
the
Chainsaw Man
manga in
Weekly Shonen Jump
in December 2018 and
ended
its "first part," the "K?an" (Public Safety) arc, in December 2020. The manga's second part, titled "Gakk?-hen" (School Arc),
started
on
Shueisha
's
Shonen Jump+
service on July 13.
Sources: Press release,
Chainsaw Man
anime's
website