MAPPA Unveils First Visual for 15th Anniversary Project Featuring Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc

Japanese animation studio MAPPA has unveiled the first wave of its special “15th Anniversary Key Visual” project. As part of the celebration, a new key visual for Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc has been released.

The artwork is part of a multi-phase campaign, with three total waves of visuals planned for the anniversary project. Fans can expect additional reveals in the coming weeks.

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15th Anniversary Key Visual (First Wave):

Credits for the released visual:
Illustration: Shoichi
Digital Paint: Misaki Nakano
Background Art: Taichi Uchima
Composition: Yusuke Tannawa

INTRODUCTION:
“Chainsaw Man” is a manga serialized in Shueisha’s “Shonen Jump+” that has sold over 30,000,000 copies. In 2022, the series was broadcast as a TV Anime series that was made by animation studio MAPPA (Notable works: “JUJUTSU KAISEN”, “Attack on Titan Final Season”, etc.), creating buzz all over the world. Now in 2025, the episode that made the world go wild during its serialization is coming to theaters as an animated movie!

STORY:
Denji (Kikunosuke Toya) became “Chainsaw Man”, a boy with a devil’s heart, and is now part of Special Division 4’s devil hunters. After a date with Makima (Tomori Kusunoki), the woman of his dreams, Denji takes shelter from the rain and meets a girl called Reze (Reina Ueda). The girl, who works at a nearby café, gives him a gentle smile, and they quickly grow close. From this encounter onward, Denji’s everyday life begins to change.

The first season of Chainsaw Man was a huge success, with memorable characters and a unique aesthetic. VIZ Media releases the manga in English, Crunchyroll describes the series as such:

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. 

Source: @MAPPA_Info

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