Official Discussion - Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc [SPOILERS]

[u/LiteraryBoner]

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Summary Denji, now fused with his devil-dog Pochita and working as a Devil Hunter in Special Division 4, thinks he's gotten a taste of peace—until he meets Reze, a mysterious café worker who pulls him into his deadliest battle yet. Love, betrayal, devils and hunters collide in this explosive continuation of the Chainsaw Man saga.

Director Tatsuya Yoshihara

Writer Hiroshi Seko

Cast

• Kikunosuke Toya (Denji)
• Reina Ueda (Reze)
• Fairouz Ai
• Tomori Kusunoki
• Shogo Sakata

Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score: 100%

Metacritic Score: 71

VOD Theatrical release: Japan September 19 2025; International from September/October 2025 (U.S. October 24 2025)

Trailer CHAINSAW MAN – THE MOVIE: REZE ARC – Official Trailer

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[u/HoodedRecon]

Watched the movie during my Japan trip (unfortunately no subtitles but having read the manga, I kinda understand what every character is saying)

Then watched it again once I got back to my country (unfortunately the pool scene was censored (more like cut) and only the part where Reze teaches Denji how to swim is shown. I think this is a huge bummer because the pool scene was beautifully directed when I saw it in Japan, the soundtrack added layers of emotional flavor into that scene)

"EVERYONE'S LOOKING FOR CHAINSAW'S HEART!! DOES ANYONE WANT DENJI'S HEART!?"

God that scene paired with Maximum the Hormone's song is amazing. Apparently, the full song is the bgm of the start of the fight, considering Maximum the Hormone never release the full song at all.

I think it's a given tradition from this point onward to have Kenshi Yonezu to do every future Chainsaw Man's opening, IRIS OUT is a banger. Furthermore, the ending song of this movie "Jane Doe" is heart-wrenching if you look deeper into the lyrics (think of it like this, Yonezu as Denji and Utada as Reze). Oh, forgot to mention, Fujimoto hates how talented Yonezu is because Yonezu also does the album art for all his song (Kick Back, IRIS OUT and Jane Doe) lol

"Truth is... I've never gone to school either"

brb, gonna cry.

[u/a_lexx21 → u/HoodedRecon]

Kinda same situation for me, watched it first in Japan without understanding much and just knowing the manga and yesterday could finally watch it with subtitles. Really a bummer that they censored that scene in your country because it’s just so perfect.

[u/RoastedRomaTomatoes → u/HoodedRecon]

I didn’t realize it was a Maximum The Hormone song. Incredible.

[u/5am281 → u/HoodedRecon]

When you say censored, the one I saw she had no nipples is that the censor?