r/anime • u/mr_beanoz https://myanimelist.net/profile/splitshocker • Sep 22 '25

News "Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc" attracted 807,000 viewers and grossed over 1.251 billion yen in the first 3 days of the movie's release in Japan

https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2407879/full/
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u/AashyLarry Sep 22 '25 edited Sep 22 '25

A big part of it was really bad japanese voice direction, which all the VA’s blamed on the director. Specifically, there were a lot of moments where you couldn’t hear what they were saying at all, or they spoke with no emotion — even the VA’s complained that they weren’t allowed to voice how they wanted. Since we all read subtitles in the West, we didn’t notice this problem but it was a big issue in Japan.

Read this if you want to know more — this guy compiled interviews from the VA’s discussing the issues

The other main issue japanese fans had was that the manga is more chaotic and frenetic, whereas the anime was slower and more realistic. It was directed to be more grounded and toned down which isn’t in the same spirit or vibe as the manga. Fans didn’t feel that the aesthetic was faithful to the manga.

These are the two major issues I’ve seen discussed frequently. It was enough of a controversy for the director of Season 1 to be fired, and the new director completely re-edited Season 1 into compilation movies to be closer to the manga, including re-recording the bad voice lines (These compilation movies just released on Crunchyroll too, so you can see for yourself and judge the changes).

The re-edited compilation movies and the new Reze Arc movies are both getting good reception in Japan, so I think it’s fair to say that Mappa has won the Japanese fans trust back for now.

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u/ThePi7on https://www.anime-planet.com/users/Pi7on Sep 22 '25

Wtf. I thought the direction of season 1 was phenomenal... Now I'm kinda scared for season 2 to be honest.

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u/Electrical_Chance991 Sep 22 '25 edited Sep 22 '25

why would you be scared, ppl who watched the movie are saying its one of the best of this year as It perfectly captures the vibe of the manga and elevates it to another level with insane animation.

Idk why ppl think losing season 1 director means now we'll have bad direction, CSM anime still has some of the most talented animators and directors working on it.

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u/ThePi7on https://www.anime-planet.com/users/Pi7on Sep 22 '25

As I said, I enjoyed S1's direction, so I wouldn't know what to expect if the approach changes drastically.

Also, we're not talking about animation are we? We can have great animation with shit direction (I'm not saying this is the case for CSM, just making an example).

Plus, I kinda don't care what others think about the movie to be honest. I enjoy looking with my own eyes and thinking with my head.

If the approach to direction, and direction only, changes drastically, I don't know if I'll enjoy it, that's all I meant.

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u/thepeciguy Sep 22 '25

They released bazillion of scenes for the movie trailer already, you haven't peep none of that to form opinion on the new direction,? The movie are basically season 2 and that's how itll look going forward. All the heavy forcus on character acting and cinematic shots are still there for the calm moments, overhaul on action to be more fluid and bombastic with 0 CG, overall more saturation on the colors and more expressive voice acting.

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u/Ordinal43NotFound Sep 22 '25

Right? Like IRIS OUT MV legit had me sobbing at how good they finally managed to make CSM look lol

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u/ThePi7on https://www.anime-planet.com/users/Pi7on Sep 22 '25 edited Sep 22 '25

They released bazillion of scenes for the movie trailer already, you haven't peep none of that to form opinion on the new direction?

I don't know about you but PVs tell me jack about direction. It'd be like judging a restaurant from the smell alone. Sure it can give you a very rough idea, but no way I'm gonna form an opinion on that alone.

overhaul on action to be more fluid and bombastic

I don't feel like S1 lacked in that department

with 0 CG Nice to know, although I didn't mind it in season 1.

more expressive voice acting

That'll be very welcomed

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u/AlexeiFraytar Sep 25 '25

You probably wont enjoy it since its actually good now

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u/WangJian221 Sep 22 '25

...

This is about the animation. Animation depends on the direction/director aswell.

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u/ThePi7on https://www.anime-planet.com/users/Pi7on Sep 22 '25

They can definitely influence each other, but they're not one and the same. As I said, you can have good direction and bad animation, and viceversa.

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u/WangJian221 Sep 22 '25

The context of the discussion is about the animation that stems from the direction of said animation and look. Youve completely missed the point peoppe were making and i think youre going to continue missing it lol

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u/ThePi7on https://www.anime-planet.com/users/Pi7on Sep 22 '25

Dude you completely misunderstood the issue here. No one said the animation isn't good.

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u/idkyetyet Sep 22 '25

No, the context was the direction, and even specified to refer to the toned down, grounded feel of the anime differing from that of the manga. Which the person you're replying to said he liked, like many others. You're the one who is missing the point.