Chainsaw Man Celebrates Its First Episode With Stunning Visuals

On the official Twitter account for the anime adaptation of the manga written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto , Chainsaw Man , a variety of illustrations were shared to celebrate the broadcast of the first episode of the series. The first was done by Ryuu Nakayama , project manager at MAPPA studios .

The second was made by Tatsuya Yoshihara , the project's animation and action director.

The third was made by Souta Yamazaki , who participated in the animation for the episode.

The fourth was made by Shu (駿) , who participated in the animation of the episode.

The fifth was made by Takuya Niinuma , who participated in the episode's animation.

The sixth was made by Hideki Hamazaki , who participated in the animation for the episode.

The seventh was made by TOOBOE , in charge of one of the closing themes of the project.

The eighth was made by Kiyotaka Oshiyama , who is in charge of the design of the monsters.

The series has been broadcast since October 11 in Japan and is confirmed with a total of twelve episodes, while the Crunchyroll platform is responsible for its distribution in the West. On the other hand, Fujimoto began publishing the Chainsaw Man manga in Shueisha 's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in December 2018, ending the first part in December 2020. The second part of the work moved to the Shonen Jump Plus digital service. , where it has been published since July 2022.

Synopsis for Chainsaw Man

The story takes place in a world where Demons threaten the peace of humans, making them targets to be eliminated. Denji is a young and depressed man who has sold several of his organs and works as a lumberjack and demon hunter to pay off his late father's debt. Denji owns a dog (who is also a demon) named Pochita, who has chainsaws and which he uses to do his work.

This is explained because humans can make contracts with demons. After returning home from a job, Denji is called in by a Yakuza to infiltrate a building and assassinate another demon. However, the plan was a trap to kill him as part of a Yakuza contract with the demon, gaining them more power. But Pochita comes to Denji's aid and bonds with him, becoming a half-man, half-demon and acquiring Pochita's chainsaws.

Source: Official Twitter Account