Chainsaw Man The Movie: Reze Arc has had an outstanding debut in the West after its first exclusive screenings for subscribers of Crunchyroll. The film, which adapts the Bomb Devil Arc from the original manga, continues the story of Denji and presented his first official score on the site Rotten Tomatoes.
According to the first records, the film obtained a 100% approval by critics based on 14 reviewsin addition to a 99% audience rating. The first reviews highlight the combination of intense action, high-level animation and an emotional narrative that maintains the characteristic style of the work of Tatsuki Fujimoto.
A debut that exceeds expectations
The result positions Chainsaw Man The Movie: Reze Arc above its closest competitor, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castlewhich debuted with a score of 95% and later went up to 98% after more than 50 published reviews. Furthermore, this film becomes the second adaptation of a work of Fujimoto in achieving a perfect rating, after the independent film Look Back in 2024.
Japanese box office success
In Japan, the film was released on September 19 and kept the first place at the box office for five consecutive weeks. To date, it has sold 4.26 million tickets and accumulated 6.514 billion yen (approximately 42.7 million dollars), greatly exceeding the initial projections of its distributor TOHO.
Worldwide, the estimated collection amounts to 68.3 million dollarsa figure that almost triples the project's base budget and consolidates its position as one of the most successful anime films of the year.
A change of direction at MAPPA
The feature film was produced by the studio MAPPA with Tatsuya Yoshihara at the head of the management, replacing Ryu Nakayamawho directed the first season of the anime. Yoshihara recently stated that his intention was bring the visual and narrative tone of the film closer to the style of the original mangadifferentiating itself from the cinematographic approach of its predecessor.
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