The long-awaited premiere of the anime adaptation of the manga written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto , Chainsaw Man , is not only having an effect on social networks, but also on streaming platforms. The common sin that Crunchyroll commits with every major release is that it doesn't prepare its servers for the expected influx of people connecting to the service at the same time to enjoy the episode.
That was what happened again at 11:00 a.m. (Mexico time), when the first episode of the anime was released in the platform's catalog, and even though it was a Tuesday, probably hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world They entered to enjoy this premiere. Or so they thought they would, since all they found was an error screen stemming from Crunchyroll's servers being unable to handle the high flow of concurrent users.
- Gateaway time-out : « Most of the time, the 504 error is caused by another server taking it too easy, being down, or not working properly. (…) In general terms, the most common is that the server you are trying to communicate with is receiving a large number of requests and is currently overwhelmed or down. It can't work fast enough and the browser returns a 504 Gateway Timeout status code to the user .
While some fans took the issue as a joke and shared memes making fun of the situation, others were quite upset with this constant problem that the company does not bother to solve. However, being the leading anime distribution platform in the West and even absorbing the competition, do they really have a need to fix their problems if no one competes with them?
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: Twitter
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