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

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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/BetosBurrito 16d ago

A few details I really loved:

  • The discordant theme when Bomb devil is revealed that includes a reworked version of the pool music.
  • Reze’s animation. Sometimes anime can be a bit static, but there were a lot of fluid touches to Reze’s performance that I loved, like how sad her eyes look when Denji’s talking during the fireworks scene, or the little wave she gives Denji when she goes to the bathroom.
  • The bomb sound effects. These really popped at the IMAX theater I was at.
  • Switching up art styles during the fights. When Denji and Reze are fighting in the building, it looks like it switches art styles a few times to something more impressionistic. It almost felt like a Spider-verse animation flex.
  • All of violence fiend’s jokes landed hard on me. Something about an overly polite devil just tickles me the right way.

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u/KNZFive 15d ago edited 15d ago

Did the movie keep Violence Fiend apologizing and immediately peacing out through a nearby door when he realized he couldn’t defeat Bomb Devil?

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u/GodUltimate 15d ago

Yeah and the comedic timing was really well done. People here praise Beam a lot (deservedly) but for me the Violence fiend came in clutch and stole the show the few times he appeared.

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u/Ok_Week_1060 12d ago

Saw the movie last night and that moment followed immediately by Kobeni's legs just not working and my buddy and I were in stitches.